When a person wants to enter a profession that's considered hard to succeed in, what's the best course of action? Should he or she March straight toward that risky career goal with no other backup plan or go the safer route and pursue a job that's known to be more stable? When it comes to Wanda Sykes, she did the latter and headed to Hampton University in Virginia, earning herself a marketing degree, per BET. She made that move despite always wanting to be in entertainment.

Sure, graduating from college probably thrilled Sykes' parents but if given the chance, she'd do things differently. "If I had to go back, in college, I probably would've gone to be a theater major or something like that instead of business marketing, because I knew what I wanted to do," Sykes told Backstage in 2020. "I made the safe decision: Let me get a degree I could use down the road if this stuff doesn't pan out. I would say [to someone], take a chance. Always bet on yourself."

Yes, it's true that Sykes might regret not betting on herself from the start, but in the end, she got in the game, plunked down a few aces, and won.

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