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[un_photomaton]

I'm going to do it.
I'm withdrawing my enrollment from the Art Institute.
I already applied for Evergreen.
I'm getting a job.
I'm starting winter quarter.
I'm moving out as soon as possible.
I'm talking to my parents about it tomorrow.
I don't know how I'm going to tell Kate.
I hope she understands.

Comments

[wearestatistics]

oh my god...

Oh my god...

This changes everything.

Nicole...if this is what is truly right for you do it, but if your doing it only because your scared. Stop. You can do the art institute, I know you can make it.

[un_photomaton]

I really think that this is what's right for me.
For starters, to be completely honest, the main reason I applied for the art institute is because it was easy. The application proccess took about ten minutes. There was no essay. I was guarenteed to get in because they basically let anyone in who is willing to pay for it.
Secondly, I don't think I could stand to go to school and not study real subjects. I feel like I would get restless and feel like I'd boxed myself in.
I'm 18.
I have no idea what I want to do with my life, and I'm starting to realize that at the Art Institute there is no room for exploration, whereas at a college, there is. You can take classes in different subjects, find out what you like, and decide from there what the major in, what to study, etc.
I know I could do the art institute, easily. But not happily.

[2_4_6_8motorway]

Its weird because when you get close to the time where you're supposed to be graduating and starting your life suddenly you unsure of just about everything. That's normal I think. Everyone wants to be happy in life and in reality theres no way make certain it happens that way.

I recall wanting to be a stay at home mom with 10 kids when I was little. After that I think it was a mission worker in 3rd world countries. At some point I wanted to be a tattoo artist, or a get into graphic art.

The point is that we're all highly subject to change. And although the best strategy is to probably find something you kind of like and run with it for lack of other options,I find this whole thing very wise of you. Everyone just wants to settle on something, find their nitch, work towards something specific, and have direction -even myself. Not knowing is a pretty scary thing, but being stuck is worse.

Besides, now you can be nauseatingly cutesy with chris for as long as you want!

.ape

ps: you still owe me coffee!!!!!!