So we sat down and attempted to figure out the financial aid. Basically - MIAD = less loans to pay off, but MCAD = less expensive ( Read more... )

AHHHHHH

Ok, I now have all my financial aid packages.

So far, by my hasty and sloppy mathematical calculations, I think that MCAD has given me the most?

Which is good! My top two have both given me a lot.

AND NOW I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE I SHOULD ATTEND.

It's like being trapped between two boyfriends and you have to choose which one to marry.

Except ( Read more... )

The Milwaukee Insitute of Art and Design was very impressive. Milwaukee itself is really industrial and interesting. The downtown area is way smaller than Minneapolis, and the college is located in the safest and most artistic/theatrical area of the city. (Seriously, there are like, 3 theatres within walking distance. Sweet. Actually, everything is ( Read more... )

Guess who just got an $8,000/year visual competative scholarship from MCAD ( Read more... )

Guess who just got their first college acceptance letter?

I DID.

Yes, that's right, I am accepted into the Minneapolis College of Art and Design!

I feel fantastic!

Even though other stuff has still kind of got me down, I am kicking ass in the college department. Which really, REALLY means a lot to me.

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

*dance epidemic*

Better day today, I think. :D Psychology was a waste of time. We attempted to watch like, 3 different movies and it was lame. But Vekke was sketching my Christmas card and I'm excited for it because it's AWESOME so far :D

Ummmm... G.A.T.E. was OK. We're like, 2 pages away from finishing reading The Glass Menagerie. Ummm... and it was cold. And there ( Read more... )

homygodhomygodhomygod

So. Portfolio Day. Went to MCAD booth first. It went well. He loved me. He loved me so much that he gave me an application fee wavier, and told me that I was the first person to recieve one that day. I was excited. Then I went to the MIAD table. She liked my portfolio. She said that based on the portfolio alone I would be ( Read more... )

Welp, got my hair cut, although it's a little longer than I'd like. Got my school supplies (and new colored pencils, huzzah! I wanted a 75 pack except that it was RoseArt and I hate RoseArt ( Read more... )

Whaaargh *collapse*

So. Spent the entire day at St. Benedict's/St. John's. Had tours and everything. I REALLY like the campus at St. Ben's, it's so large and utterly gorgeous, minus the construction for the new dining hall. X3 And Sacred Heart Chapel = AMAZING. They had this huge silver pipe organ and it was awesome. I wish I had brought my camera ( Read more... )

My Autobiography

1.Where did you take your default pic?
I drew it, fool. o_O

2.What exactly are you wearing right now?
Um, my navy cargo pants that have been goobered/peed on by little Mr. Axel... X3 And the orange t-shirt I got yesterday. X3

3.What is your current problem?
I have a lot of things that I want/need to do but I don't know where to start ( Read more... )