I'm only going to continue to bolster the SCAD choice up for you first because I am a SCAD student, and as you know I love it here.
Okay, so the aesthetics are your weak point. Wouldn't you want to improve your weak points? By taking these classes, it will make them far from weak points. And art really is a learned thing. My first art classes were in 9th grade. Look at my stuff now. The more you do it, just like anything, the better you get at it. Anyone can make art, and yes some are better at it than others, but to be in game design, and to know how to do the full circle of the programs and such would be positively to your advantage. And you want to be happy with your life right? Make yourself happy and do what you want to do.
What is your reason for studying physics anyway?
To me, the next choice after scad would be change majors, then add minor, then usc (but going so far away and not actually moving there i dont think would be worth all the extra money to me) then it would be sticking it out. I wouldn't stick it out because you are in college to learn what you want to learn and you obviously aren't at least not for the next year, and that my dear sounds like a waste of time money and effort.
ALSO, after only probably a quarter or two at scad, you would already be able to take computer classes too, since they accept a shit ton of IB credits and such. I take my computer apps class in the spring already, and my room mate (denise) is taking it now.
Like I said, I would do what I knew would make me happiest.
I'm changing my major to software engineering, and probably just going to minor in physics (or just drop it all together for applied mathematics).
I looked into SCAD's master of the fine arts for game design and it looks really good, so I might go there for graduate school. Having a solid base in programming on top of getting my masters in game design would be a pretty good route for a future in video games.
Cool. I get 10,000 a year in scholarship, a stafford student loan for about 3,800 a year I think, and then it's between 7,000 and 8,000 per quarter maybe. So after three quarters, around 23,000 out of pocket I guess. I am not entirely sure of these, seeing as they all go to my Dad, but that's what I could gather from my online statement for this quarter.
I was supposed to get 3000 a year from bright futures, but it never went through I guess. Those bastards...
Out of pocket for books and supplies per quarter (so at least three times a school year) is anywhere between $500 and $1000 depending on your classes.
Okay, so the aesthetics are your weak point. Wouldn't you want to improve your weak points? By taking these classes, it will make them far from weak points. And art really is a learned thing. My first art classes were in 9th grade. Look at my stuff now. The more you do it, just like anything, the better you get at it. Anyone can make art, and yes some are better at it than others, but to be in game design, and to know how to do the full circle of the programs and such would be positively to your advantage. And you want to be happy with your life right? Make yourself happy and do what you want to do.
What is your reason for studying physics anyway?
To me, the next choice after scad would be change majors, then add minor, then usc (but going so far away and not actually moving there i dont think would be worth all the extra money to me) then it would be sticking it out. I wouldn't stick it out because you are in college to learn what you want to learn and you obviously aren't at least not for the next year, and that my dear sounds like a waste of time money and effort.
ALSO, after only probably a quarter or two at scad, you would already be able to take computer classes too, since they accept a shit ton of IB credits and such. I take my computer apps class in the spring already, and my room mate (denise) is taking it now.
Like I said, I would do what I knew would make me happiest.
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I looked into SCAD's master of the fine arts for game design and it looks really good, so I might go there for graduate school. Having a solid base in programming on top of getting my masters in game design would be a pretty good route for a future in video games.
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If I end up not liking the classes in software engineering here, I'll just switch over to SCAD. ^_^
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Hope it all goes well for you! Keep me updated on this of course.
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How much do you pay a year on top of scholarships?
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I was supposed to get 3000 a year from bright futures, but it never went through I guess. Those bastards...
Out of pocket for books and supplies per quarter (so at least three times a school year) is anywhere between $500 and $1000 depending on your classes.
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