The Ringling Thread Part Deux (2005 hopefuls) + summary of old thread

[sula_nebouxi]

Wow, I haven't posted here in a while. I love the new design of the site. Honestly it was horrible before. I'm loving the new pics too. I might head down to Sarasota in June if I get accepted heh...just to check out the campus and all. Gonna head down there for a vacation anyway in Orlando so I might as well visit Ringling while I'm there.

Oh...so, yeah...I need a massive loan to pay for tuition and the only one who has the credit history to be able to get a loan is my brother. He's looking to buy a studio apartment in manhattan or something in hoboken. Just to let you know, the prices for these places are friggin insane. We're talking somewhere between $500k and $800k and yes he can afford it. This also means that if he gets a mortgage, he can't get a loan for school. So, now I gotta convince him to hold off on getting a place so he can co-sign for a loan. Ugh...I don't know who else to turn to for a loan if this doesn't go through. My parents can't do it since they don't have the credit. He's the only one in my family that the banks and lending places would consider a "good risk". Maybe if I do get that acceptance letter, it might hold some weight. I just hope he hasn't bought anything yet...

In the meantime, time to check out fastweb.com to get some scholarships goin.

[Hett15]

UPDATE***********


I just got word from a person that has ALL the inside information and they told me that the CA department went through a marathon day and night last friday and made their decisions. It is officially over. Now everything goes through admissions and they do their thing and then the letters get sent. Good Luck and God Speed everyone. :yayca:

[jejuhorse]

thank you for the info Hett!!
can't wait~~!!so~~~nervous
damn now i'm gonna be checking my mail box everyday desperately lol
i can call right?...but maybe i'll wait...hmmmm....
well Good Luck everyone! and best wishes~ :wink:

[Hett15]

I have to admit that I am probably more nervous now then I ever was, but this just means that the long wait is coming to an end.


and at the same time I'm strangely excited that this could be great news!

[Hett15]

Just a good read...


Animation Career

http://www.animationarena.com/animation-career.html

by Shanna Smith

The term "persistence of vision" describes the optical phenomenon that makes animation possible. The human eye retains an image for a split second after the source of the image disappears, so when 24 frames per second of an animated film zip through a projector, the flow of motion on the screen looks seamless.

The same phrase could also be applied to the mind-set of a young (or not quite so young!) person who has his or her heart set on becoming a Disney animator. For generations, the debut of each Disney animated feature film has ignited in the minds of thousands of individuals the desire to be a part of the marvel they see on the screen.

What does it take to be a Disney animator? What spectrums of talent and elements of training are needed to produce these wonder-working "actors with pencils" called animators? We recently put these questions to Frank Gladstone, Manager of Animation Training for Disney, who works out of the Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World.

Gladstone begins by explaining that natural talent will come out at a young age. Every parent knows that a child with an artistic bent considers the family home a vast and inviting canvas. Such children "draw all the time... everywhere, on everything. They see Mommy and they try to draw Mommy. They see the dog and they try to draw the dog," Gladstone says.

Children go through different phases as they explore their skills. Three that Gladstone cites are: 1) The very young child who tries to render his or her own creative fantasies. Mom or Dad may not be able to recognize it as such, but according to the child, that blue scribble is a dinosaur eating an ice-cream cone! (And who is to say it isn't?) 2) The older child who is fascinated by visuals, who sees cartoons or illustrations and attempts to copy them as accurately as possible. (This "draftsman" stage may be difficult and frustrating - more on this later.) 3) The high school student who goes back to the beginning and gives free rein to the imagination, rather than adhering to straight copying.

"This is the bridge," Gladstone says. "This is when someone may be a serious artist. If they draw things they see - the real world - that is a big jump. The intent to interpret what they see in the three-dimensional world is, for me, the tell-all that somebody's interested in art in a serious way."

Getting to that "bridge," that third phase, though, requires passing through phase two - easier said than done.

Gladstone explains, "Most young people who start drawing are trying to make things as accurate as possible. They work very hard to get the eye right, and that's where a lot of people get discouraged.

"There's a certain strength in being an artist, he says "in that at some point every artist I know is trying to draw Mom or Dad and somebody will come up behind them and say `that doesn't look like that.' This is when many people's art career ends."

He continues, "The only time they'll draw again is if they can copy something exactly, which is why many people are good at drawing from a picture, but they can't do the other [draw from life]. The person who is strong enough to say `So what? It's my version of this'- that's another step."

Practice is paramount to maturing as an artist. "Go to the zoo and sketch: draw your friends," Gladstone suggests. "Drawing people and their animals, trying to capture something that's moving - this kind of thing comes with time. It's not something that many children do early on. It comes with experience."

Milton Gray, in his book Cartoon Animation: Introduction to a Career, recommends studying animated films frame by frame, using a VCR or laser videodiscs.

Gladstone agrees. "I had the opportunity to put an old-time print of "Pinocchio" on a Moviola and spent an entire night going through the scenes I like frame by frame and finding out how they created that movie.

"It won't teach you everything," he warns, but, "we still do that. We still study how [certain segments] were done - how did Frank Thomas approach this problem. It's a very good way to do things, but it's only one of the ways."

Hand-in-hand with practice is formal art training. A young person, brimming with talent though she or he may be, needs structured schooling to make animation a career.

"They're not going to get a job here when they're fifteen years old," Gladstone says. "We recommend not only high school, but additional schooling as well - hopefully a college degree."

This schooling would, of course, have art as its primary focus - not merely drawing, but other disciplines as well, such as painting and sculpting. Milton Gray recommends studying actors and books on acting, learning something of staging, choreography, and principles of music.

Beyond the fine arts, some background in history, geography, the life sciences, et al., makes for a more knowledgeable, flexible animator.

"You have to bring things to the table," Gladstone explains. "Half of doing Disney-style feature animation is the ability to draw, paint, run a computer, or whatever, but the other half is communication skill. We find that people who have some post-secondary education are more well-rounded, more adapted to the needs of our studio.

"We realize," he adds "that not everybody can go to college, but we seem to see more seasoned players if they have." Can you be an animator without being able to draw? Gladstone replies, "If a kid wants to do animation and he or she can't draw, there are ways to do that. There always have been ways to do that - stop-action, pixilation (which is stop-action using people instead of objects), things like that. Now there's another one, the computer. You don't have to learn to draw to learn how to animate on a computer."

He cautions, however, "Computer animators just have a very fancy electronic pencil. If they can draw traditionally, they're that much ahead of the game. In all the computer work that I've seen in my life, [work] that has really pushed the animation limits - not just the movement limits, there's a difference - the animators have either come from traditional areas or had good traditional skills."

These skills, be they traditional or high-tech, can be utilized in a variety of ways. An animated feature film employs the talents of a wide variety of artists. Animators make up a fairly small population of the people that create an animated film. There are also assistant animators; in-betweeners; breakdown, background and layout artists; effects animators; storyboard artists; visual development or inspirational artists; computer animators; and graphic designers - to name a few!

All these individuals work as a team (hence the importance of communication) during the long, arduous process of producing an animated film. Gladstone gives an example of how the artist (in this case the layout artist), director, and art director work together. These individuals interpret the storyboard into the various sets, backgrounds and foregrounds for each shot of an animated film.

"The layout artist has a lot to do with the lighting of the film, the scope, the way the camera moves through the sets," he explains. "The layout artist is in a very great way the cinematographer of an animated film, deciding what the camera is going to see and where the characters will be blocked in a scene."

The in-betweener has traditionally been looked upon as the first rung on the ladder of a animation career. Although there are exceptions, Gladstone says, "Most people come up through the ranks, starting as an in-betweener and working their way up to an animator. I think that's a good way to do it. Eventually, if they become an animator, they will have had the experience of the people that follow them up. They were there before."

So, the path is charted - now, where to go for the all-important formal instruction? There are many schools that offer good fundamental art programs and consistently produce graduates with the skills necessary to become Disney animators. These schools are by no means the only choices available to the future animator.

Gladstone speaks from experience, "If you need to go to a state school - great! Find a state school that has an art program and take the best advantage of it you can. Learn how to draw well. Draw better than everybody there. If you can only go to trade school, great! Go to trade school and do it that way."

The various roads to an animation career all demand hard work, discipline, and patience. We asked Frank Gladstone what crucial advice he would give animators. He responded, "Keep trying. Don't get too frustrated. Realize your potential, be honest with yourself, and apply yourself to whatever that particular goal is you want to reach."

It takes, in a word, persistence!

For information on the Disney Animator Training Program, please write to:

Walt Disney World Casting,

P.O. Box 10,000,

Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-1000.

[dadamafia]

yup, it was a good read. i just wanted to comment on i agree on how nice the new ringling site is. thats all for now.

[sula_nebouxi]

Wow...really? Hoo boy, I'm all nervous now...I wonder if I should call. I can't believe it was all done in one day. That's one helluva lot of portfolios to go through. Anyways I'm the impatient type...I think I'll call tomorrow...But yes, best of luck to all, hope to see you all in Sarasota come September. :)

Now to get back to class and worry for a whole day.

-Anthony

PS Hett- yep that was a good read...and damn good job on posting that monster of a thread about animation too.

[jejuhorse]

thank you for sharing it hett
yea that was a really good read :)

[jayneko]

Good luck to all! :D

[dadamafia]

i neeed to know NOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Avelena]

*has a huge heartattack* N-need to know...must w-wait for letter...Gah! *twitches*

[jayneko]

Meh. Called today and they still don't know. XD~

[jejuhorse]

hehehe I'm thinking of calling them tomorrow:)
and Feb. 27th~! don't miss the awards on animated short film! :^^:

[jayneko]

Hehe, The admissions lady told me they would know by monday at the soonest but go ahead! :D Hopefully they'll know by tomorrow! X_X The suspense is killing me. x_X

[dadamafia]

its amazing that ringling just received my high school transcripts 1 and a half months after i sent them out (its cming through the snail mail in jamaica). thank god they had my college ones a long time ago.

[Pixeldragoon]

Hey all, since I'm new I'll just say:


I went to portfolio day (Jan 30th I think), and it was great. 3 of my art teachers went there, and it helps taht I only live 40 minutes from it. It was awesome. I went through the animation line, illusrtration was too long. But the lady there, don't remember her name, but I should, said I showed alot of potential (whippe) and to keep drawing from real life. Anyone else go to Portoflio day?

[Avelena]

Oh! I was at Portfolio day! It was nice, it's what made me difinantly decide that that's where I've got to go.

[Lokklyn]

We called on Friday, and they said they'd know around the end of the month (ie the 28th). Good luck, everyone~

[ScatteredLogical]

That's always a good sign, when they tell us all different things and the different things are coming closer together. =)

My name's Vincent, and I'm a CA Ringling Brother applicant. If I get some time tomorrow I'll upload what I can find of scans and such of my work. In the meantime here's a pic stored on a Deviant account of my sis that I drew a couple summers back (I like portraits...very structured and organized):

http://ic1.deviantart.com/images/i/2003/42/3/6/April__s_Dawn.jpg

And most importantly, I wish you all the most appropriate of fortunes for your artistic paths.

[sula_nebouxi]

Heya Vincent...welcome aboard.

I can't see the pic. I don't think DeviantArt lets you link the pic...you might have to get some webspace to host it on. Good luck though!


Oh yeah and Lokklyn, I'm pretty sure they should know by Monday or so. I've talked to Jayneko who called and they told him to call back Monday so I'm assuming that's what it means. They also did this when they reviewed the portfolios. They went through pretty much all the portfolios in one or two days and gave the list to the Admissions people so they could send out the letters. So I'm guessing they did a marathon of printing and sending out letters. Did that make any sense at all? :dur:

I am so calling Ring-ding-a-ling on Monday, I can't wait anymore.

[sula_nebouxi]

I'll let this speak for itself.

http://www.eden.rutgers.edu/~atso/ringling-letter.jpg

[ScatteredLogical]

I can't use my main site so I uploaded it to AngelFire. Yes, a copy-and-paste-the-URL deal:

http://www.angelfire.com/weird/feon/DELETEConceptArt.jpg

My apologies for the inconvenience. How anti-climactic of me.

[jayneko]

The pic loaded fine for me here, Scattered. :D Pretty good!

Heh, looks like the admissions office was taken over by the Chik-Fil-a cows. ;D *Cackles* XD

[sula_nebouxi]

I think that's a pretty good drawing...I hate angelfire for not being able to hotlink images. Is that from life or photo?

And about the pic...I had no idea what chick-fil-a cows were till i google'd it heh. Yep, Ringling has been taken over by super-intelligent cows and well on their way to world domination. Their first order of business is to admit everyone in this thread so they can make us their puppets designed to spread their propoganda. Wo0o0o0...

Seriously...I was just bored heh. I need something more productive to do :P

[jayneko]

Hehe, those cows rock. ;)

So back to the oscars! Lets hope Blur studio wins, and on a side note, the Colombian actress Catalina Sandino has been nominated for Best Female Actress (Or something like that) for the movie Maria Full of Grace. XD Sorry to spam with that..but she's the first Colombian to get there soooo. Yay. :D

And since I'm back home, I hope some of the channels here have the Oscars live tonight. o.o Any idea which US chains will broadcast it?

[ScatteredLogical]

It's photographic in subject, but it's based on life. I -can- draw from photos but it's basically just rendering practice and I actually have more trouble drawing flat things for some reason. Anyhoo my sister's a model and she agreed to pose for me after a shoot because the assignment for the class was to get a portraiture. Best of both worlds. Took me an hour and a half too, one of the reasons I rushed through the hair. I'm a more mature artist now, but back then there's pictures like that, where I got way too ambitious and screwed the whole thing over, for example the top and bottom of her head coming out at two totally different angles (But hey it captures the motion!).

Nonetheless, I included it as a portfolio piece because even though it's not recent it's one of the best of the old things and trumps some of the newer stuff. Maybe they'll find the pattern and see that magic word: Potential. Right? Right? =)

[CatHicks]

I'm scared to call. I think I'll just wait for the letter. :^^;:

[ScatteredLogical]

Agreed. I said it on AWN, it isn't like they'll revoke it or something but I personally think the class walk-on-eggshells thing to do is be patient and get it in writing :$

[dadamafia]

i think the best thing to do is wait also. i bet the admissions lady must be tired of hearing the same voices call everyday. well it doesnt matter cuz we are all nervous here and cant control the anxiety.

[ScatteredLogical]

Honestly, maybe twice I've gotten anxious over it. I'm not paying it any mind. I believe in the power of words and thought, and I'm too afraid my perception of it will wreck the reality. I don't wanna jinx myself with either "Gee it'd be nice" or "I hope this won't hurt" all the way until "Who the hell is my backup school now that UCF's disbanding?"... Everyone has indicated I don't have to be terribly concerned with a backup but I also cannot function unless that next stepping stone is in front of me before I need to take the step.

[ScatteredLogical]

Like I said, there's no sane way anyone would be held accountable (or rather liable) for calling and the school would be a fool not to expect it. Just imagine what the barrage is going to be like though. I don't wanna feel burned or brushed off because the other 399 CA applicants are jumping the gun and gave the people on the phone a tense and busy morning.

How will they be releasing the info over the phone? Do they just have a list of yesses and nos on a monitor off of which to read? :dur:

I'm being totally honest, I don't know what it is but it's not getting to me. My heart rates goes up a bit but my mind is clear and I can concentrate. Que sera sera, I suppose.

[Hett15]

Wassup Vinny, you finally made it here. It's about time.

Wednesday huh? Well I can wait until the letter gets here. They will probably get mailed today (Monday) and get here by the end of the week.

Me on Wednesday -> :pump:

Me after I find out -> :vodkamachine:

[ScatteredLogical]

Vinny's a little mafioso for me =P

I had to come before the big reveal! If they send it out today, and it's true what the other person said about Priority Mail (or did I misread that) most everyone especially the nearby folk would be getting it Wed afternoon, wouldn't they?

Has anyone ever heard of exceptions to the thick=acceptance, thin=rejection rule?

[Avelena]

*chews her fingers off* I am soo in need of calm...I need my lucky insense!

Anywho, Yeah...a few days ago I got a thin little letter from Ringling, and it was only a news letter about their summer programs, but it was really thin. I nearly cried as I walked to the door with it...I swear I was so sad...so I don't know if I could take hearing it on the phone if i got rejected.

[Lokklyn]

My dad called admissions for me at around 4p est.

I'm in, apparently.

So.. good luck to everyone on your responses! I've been incredibly nervous the past few days after I learned the acceptance rate to the CA program. I can just hope everyone else the best of fortune.

[EccoXile]

congrats lok :D everyone else, don't get too nervous before finding out :Pyour like time bombs ready to explode.....which is kinda of amusing actually...ahem.

good luck waiting :yayca:

[ScatteredLogical]

Don't take this the wrong way, but...apparently? With the bundles of nerves so many are being, wouldn't you want a -clear- answer?

[Avelena]

*applauds* Congrats Lok, so do you suppose they'll have sent out the letters either today to tomorrow...I can't take the nerves much longer. Could someone fetch me my smelling salts? *faints*

[jejuhorse]

yea seriously congrats lok:)
i called them arround 3 o'clock and they said that they were still working on it so...i guess i'll call them maybe day after tomorrow or tomorrow...
ah!!!so nervous i just can't wait till i get the results

[ScatteredLogical]

I wonder what he said to them that got a reveal out of them before they were willing to give it to anyone else...

Congrats though, definitely, I'm just a very curious person...

[Hett15]

http://home.comcast.net/~hett15/z_k_Walt_Inspiration_from_reference.jpg
"I have been up against competition all my life. I wouldn't know how to get along without it."

"All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles have strengthened me."

Wlater E. Disney

[Lokklyn]

Argh, sorry, yes, I used the word "apparently," because I didn't hear it with my own ears. The whole thing just seems a bit surreal. Not that he'd lie to me or anything.. nothing has really sunk in yet.

I have no idea what he said to Admissions, but he has been calling for the past couple of days, relentlessly. He did so on his own accord. I'm only.. slightly annoyed by this. (silly overbearing parents!)

I've got no clue when the letters will be mailed out, although Tues or Weds is a good estimate. :D

(I took a nap after being so jittery, so now I'm pretty mellow.)

[Hett15]

Thought i would finally put up some of my stuff.

http://home.comcast.net/~hett15/apostles.jpghttp://home.comcast.net/~hett15/Triple_Portrait_N_Rockwell_small.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~hett15/Shoes.jpghttp://home.comcast.net/~hett15/a__Blue_Still_Life.jpg

[sula_nebouxi]

Usually thick letters means acceptance since they include a bunch of forms and stuff along with it. They kinda send everything in one shot to save on postage. Thin...well you know. I'm not sure if they're sending it by priority or express mail...Even if it were sent my regular mail, it would still get to its destination within 3-5 days depending on how far away you are.

And congrats Lok! Our very first Ringlinger :) I'm also interested to know what your dad said to those admissions people. They seemed pretty tight-lipped about the whole deal. I'm thinking that when he called some of the letters had been sent out so they were able to tell you about it. Needless to say I may call tomorrow heh ;)

edit: Heh I think Ringling finally caved in and told your dad after he kept calling :)

And Hett, good stuff man :) I faintly recall seeing that drawing with the guy making a self portrait of himself somewhere. Good luck bud.

I'm just so anxious...and yes I'm about ready to pop. :^^:

[dadamafia]

@Lok- i looked at some of ur deviantart stuff and i like. its good to hear you got in. with the work i see i dont even think you should have been worrying.

@hett- cool drawings. is that rockwell i see there? cool beans.

well people i am ashamed to say i did not apply for computer animation, instead i opted for illustration. i just think that the path i wanna go kinda leads more down that road. its funny cuz everyone in here seems to b goin for CA and i didnt wanna tell yall illustration cuz.... well i dunno y. i have known for like over a month that i got in at ringling because the honors college director at my campus are close friends with an admissions dean dude. the only issue i still have to cover is how much money they are gonna give me... hopefully its a decent amount... im prayin its a decent amount. so basically im in the hostage negotiation stage.

[sula_nebouxi]

Hey Dada...if your heart tells you that illustration is what you want to do, then that's what you gotta do(that probably sounds kinda cheesy). So, are you absolutely sure you got in? Like, did an admissions dean tell you? Don't be ashamed about the whole deal, we won't bite;).

You are so lucky that you know someone on the inside...heh

Ok till next time all...

[dadamafia]

well yea, i know for a fact i am in.

[Hett15]

Hey Dadamafia don't sweat it. Illustration is just as difficult and rewarding as long as you give it all you have. Good Luck with that, and hopefully we'll see you around campus (praying that I got in :\ ) we'll just make fun of you when the animation gang passes by the illustrator gang. ha ha ha jk :overhere:

Yea that Rockwell is his Triple Portrait. At the end of my portfolio I made 3 drawigs from 3 of my inspirations. Raphael (and most of the Renissance of course), Norman Rockwel (I just love his style and the stories he can tell with a single painting), and Walt Disney (everything he did and for what the animators did). I figured if I was going to draw "copy" something from a reference it might as well be something difficult, so I thought Raphael, Rockwell, and a photograph of Walt would suffice.

[sula_nebouxi]

Well...in that case, congrats to ya Dada! :) Heh I was actually kinda confused since a few posts ago, you said you couldn't wait anymore :P Well, that makes two of us now that got in! I think I'll keep score heh ;)

[jayneko]

Yeah, congrats guys! :D :D

I'm gonna call tomorrow. o_@ The letter would take years to get here. On the meantime I'll go read some animaiton books to kepe my hopes up. x_x

Edit: Oh, and Hett, GREAT work! ...Darn you for being so good! XD And thanks for the animation reading material. Must print it.. *Gets tired reading from the screen for too long*

[Hett15]

runs to the mail box seeing the mailman drive up... :overhere:

sorry no letter today... :nohope:

shoots the mailman! :uzi: :eyeloss:

ponders what another 24 hours has in store for me.. :frustrated:

[ScatteredLogical]

Nothing here either. Not that I expected it with the forecasts here. How about they take the 4 dollars off of the app fee and send it media mail lol If I've waited this long I can wait a week and a half longer.......

[EccoXile]

Hhaa, s'alright dada. Congrats though. Another one in, woot.

I've seen that rockwell one too, kinda. I guess people use that as an inspiration, I saw a very similar set up but using monster faces all that. *looks it up* Yeah, @iliam Stout, and it even says on it with apologies to rockwell :p yay, I've learned something today.
Good art and good quotes Hett.

*prodes ringling to give me a sign*

[Avelena]

I didn't get the letter either...I'm so scared...I swear if negative thinking effects whether I get in or not I'm soo seriously screwed.

Congrats Dada!

Any speculation on how long it would take that letter to get to someone in the state of Florida not three hours away?

[ScatteredLogical]

When I was in California I've seen conventional non-package mail get over from the east coast in as quick as five days.

[Avelena]

Hrm, so shouldn't take very long at all then!

[RSADHopeful]

mine came in a 9x11 envelope; big folder w/ the acceptance letter, info flyers and assorted forms to fill out (illustration major, so I got mine a couple of weeks ago)

[Avelena]

I think if the letters not there today...I might call, not tell anyone, just call just to know and put it out of my mind no matter what it is.

[Hett15]

AAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH




ha ha ha

just patiently waiting :bashful:

[ScatteredLogical]

No one's come on to say they called? What time do the offices open?

[sula_nebouxi]

They should be open already...

[jayneko]

I tried calling. ;) I got voicemail, though, so they{re prolly busy still...or celebrating they got done with the applications. o_o Either way I{ll try after lunch.. (Pst, the lunch break there is over at 1:30, I think.)

[ScatteredLogical]

I had a relative call because I'm between classes at another college.

The official word from the school is that all of the decisions have -not- been made. They're finishing up this week, and the absolute latest that work will take would be Friday. They have already made some decisions about some people getting IN, but they've also made some decisions already about people being REJECTED. I am in "limbo," they said; the reason those decisions exist isn't because they necessarily stood out as awesome or terrible, that's just how far they've gotten. As they progress they make decisions. They haven't gotten to me yet (My submission did culiminate pretty late in the game).

As a plus they said call as often as you'd like, and it won't bother them. In a given day you could go from limbo to knowing.

[sula_nebouxi]

Kinda odd that they make decisions as they go along... What happens if they have a superhuge amount of people that are good? That kinda goes against their policy of only admitting as many people as they have room for. Meh oh well...whatever works. Don't worry bout it Scattered, it'll only be a few more hours or at the most a few days ;)

As for me, I think I'll wait for the letter, even though I said I couldn't wait anymore :p. There's something about the feeling of walking over to the mailbox and seeing that wonderous folder. The thick, heavy envelope holding the most amazing words you can hear, "Congratulations, you've been accepted". It just seems so much more real to have that letter in front of you. If you call, the experience just seems so surreal that you have a hard time believing that it's real and that you're not dreaming. You kinda need to have that reassurance that you are actually processing it all right. Hopefully, I'll get my letter in a few days, so I'll let everyone know what goes down.

-Anthony
:) :) :)


Andoo- Oh damn...I'm really sorry to hear...I'm really at a loss for words. All I can say is, it's their loss. Don't let this little snag get in the way of your dream. It's just a hurdle in the way, all you have to do is jump it. You'll get where you want to be.

[Hett15]

Fuck...

Now I'm depressed... I'm sure you can guess why... :[

Trust me Andoo (and the rest of you/us) it is DEFINATELY NOT the end of the world or anything. I have already been through 4 years of college and I have been working as a video editor this whole year and I am just now applying. It is actually better if you get all your art history and liberal arts courses out of the way at a community college before you apply to Ringling. That way you only have to take art related classes when you are there. The rush to get in and out of college is the stupidest and most immature thing too many people do. The other thing is don't just go to college, take classes, and pass. I regret that I did that in a lot of classes. Soak up as much as you can as a freshman and then specialize in something. LEARN A SKILL. College seems to just churn out "gradutes" left and right, but 75% of them don't go on to work in the field they graduated in. A degree is just a degree. The skills you can learn while in college are something you will have the rest of your life.

If I remember you are just graduating from highschool right?
My advice (and I am definately am right on on this) take a year of classes at a community college. (I know people think going to community college right out of highschool isn't cool, but isn't it about time to grow up? You can still meet plenty of new people and you can get involved in all kinds of activites.) Take Art History, Drawing 1 & 2, Figure Drawing, and get the liberal arts english, math, and cultural studies finished. You will not only greatly improve your drawing skills, but you'll get a lot of credits finished at a fraction of the price.

I'm writing this before I know whether or not I got in so don't think that I am up on my soap box talking down to anyone. I might not make it either.

p.s. I didn't get accepted to film school when I graduated highschool.My ideal job then was to be a video editor. A guy from my school did get in to the same school though, even though I knew I was so much better then him (we were in the same tv/media production classes in highschool). He failed out his first semester from partying too much (pissed me off!). Five years later I am the one working as a video editor, because I stuck with it. Setbacks sometimes are really opportunities in disguise. I learned as much as I could from other sources and proved that I could do it. I paid my dues as an intern, but experience is the best teacher there is. I have a nice steady job now and I guess it's ironic that I am giving it up to pursue an even greater dream of mine that I thought was impossible, all because I didn't get what I wanted the first time.

[dadamafia]

OK ihave another cheesy story even though i know you prolly wont read it.

I am currently in a community college myself and i dont think that if i applied str8 out of highskool i would hav even gottena chance to get in. first off- i was studying business admin, second off- nobody never really encourage art as a living in my family (filled with doctors, lawyers etc), they wud laugh. when my father died my eyes kinda awakened toalotta things in this world. i said to myself that im gonna do wat i wanna do and not what they tell me to do. i didnt do artin the longest while but then i decided to gostudy it at a community college. i got accepted to a college here in florida and they gave me a full scholarship becuz of my academic grades. i said "hey, nobody can argue with me cuz im goin toskool for free". i went and did my thing and found out that everything happens for a reason. when i went there, i found out about ringling from my professor. when i spoke to the director of the program i am in, i found out thathe and bucky wetherall were mutual friends. then he hooked up a visit and i went up there to stay in some dorms and visit. what i discovered there was i world i had never imagined, i never knew this art stuff was so serious. these people were creatiun art 24/7. at that point i never had that talent toeventhink i cud get in but i got motivation from the students. they told me that even their work looked like shit, but when u become dedicated to ur stuff then u will see results. funny enough, the student of the year at their skool last year was a kid who transferred from my college. so now my skool has a history of havin kids go there and do well. now theywant kids from my skool to go there and i kinda get an edge becuz even if theydont think iam grade A stuff, they kno wat a com. college is like and all theyare seein is how good you would get with their instructors. now that i plan to go, i talk to bucky all the time with my program director, and even if i got in thru hiskool, i dont think i wud b gettin the deal iam gettin now without all the support and opportunities my college presented me. i have so much service learning hours. iam in like 10 clubs, i went to the grammy's, i am going to austria, i met the US presidents mom, i have met so much peopl in high places, and bucky now sees me as a leader, someone who canstep in amy situation and take the inatiative to make the best out of it. before icame here, i was a BUM. so there are benefits from goin to a com college, just make sure you know whatu want out of it and make haste to get it.

hopefully out of all my gibberish u getsomething from it. i dont even think i remember what i wrote but somewhere ther is a lesson learned.

[jayneko]

Andoo, what they said. I had to go get an Associate's degree (or two -.-) before I applied to RSAD. It's been a hectic 2 years.. so I know how you feel (yeah, it's happened to me too), but it's not the end of the world. ^_^ Keep going at it..Take this as a..catalyst to work harder! (Excuse my poor spanish expressions translated to english. They prolly won't make much sense!)

And.. n.n And I think they're pretty much done now. I called a bit ago.. Good news. I hope I didn't dream it all. I'm kinda weirded out that I got in after how pessimistic I've been lately but.. o_o;;; Now, I gotta win a lottery.

BTW, I heard that Ringling doesn't charge per credits, but per semester. So if you transfer the year would cost the same. Or something like that. o.o Just so you guys know in case you didn't. I was hoping to lower tuition like that but.. XP Still, gonna transfer all those math and yucky courses so I can draw. o_o (Althought I heard every non-art class was art-oriented..so..that might be interesting!) Correct me if I'm wrong though.

And keep updated till april..that's when they give scholarships out for merit. o_o;;;;

[Hett15]

First off...Jayneko you got in? Congratulations! :yayca: :cheerleader:

Second, you are correct about the tuition per semester. It is not per credit. If you were to go part time and do it per credit they charge you about $900 as opposed to the $720 that a whole semester breaks down to. The transfer credits won't make it any cheaper, but you will be able to get more out of it art wise.

[ScatteredLogical]

Well not having to take the full amount of years is always a discount.

Congratulations Jayneko! It's starting to happen for some people...proof that it can happen....rays poking out through the, well...I'd say clouds but today was gorgeous and clear....rays poking out through the atmosphere =)

[jejuhorse]

hey guyz i also got in :)
but right now another problem just poped out
and it's about the financial aid
sadly i'm still working on it because my dad lives in korea and to get in touch with him was mostly by email so it took 1-2days for my dad to check the mail
and respond me back and when i recieved stuff from him and check i forgot to tell him one more thing and had to send another email so took lot of days
and finally i'm almost to the end of finishing it
The most Depressing news was when i saw the deadline for financial aid...march 1st....OMG!!arghh
i just regret it so much how i misunderstood about financial aid if i understood it back then i would've been done with Financial aid long time ago...
I wish the financial aid will somewhat work....i hope.....
Damn i was so happy when i heard that i got in...
but now i'm kinda pissed and just regretful..

[jayneko]

Jeju - Financial aid (At least, the fafsa thing) is only for US citizens or legal residents. So a student on a visa won't have to do that form anyhow.

There's a chance intl. students get a scholarship at Ringling for merit. According to the amdissions peep I talk to, we're eligible too, so hey, there's still a way.

You might wanna check these websites, cause you never know!

Scholarship websites:
Internationalscholarships.com
Fastweb.com or Finaid.com
Brokescholar.com
Collegeview.com
Collegeboard.com
Scholarships.com
Salliemae.com
Wiredscholar.com
Iefa.org
Onlinecollegecenter.com
Financialaidsupersite.com
Collegenet.com
SRNexpress.com
Educaid.com
AES.com
Petersons.com
Students.gov
NASFAA.org
Scholarshippage.com
Collegescholarships.com
Studentawards.com
Fedmoney.org
E-Scholar.com
Princetonreview.com
Eduprep.com
Grantsnet.org
Esfweb.com

So good luck with that! ^.^ Personally, I'm taking a student loan with a cosigner from amedfi.com . Check that out too. ^_^

[jejuhorse]

ah thanx for all the lists jayneko
i'm defenantly gonna go and check it all out~!

BTW CONGRATS~!

[CatHicks]

My pre-college pal, Rob, just made it in! He got the news from an email...

I'm still going to wait. Man... getting nervous now.

[ScatteredLogical]

Damn, nice connections.

And congrats jeju...

I'm actually starting to get concerned. Not only does that equal more spaces filled, but I have a different style from the acceptances I've seen so far (online and off)...and I certainly don't know anyone there...

I have to make it bare bones... Oh well...Everything facet of my application I truly believe was above-average. That has to stand for something.

[sula_nebouxi]

jayneko and jeju...you guys rawk, for sure! like totally... /end valley girl:cheerleader:

seriously, I tip my hat off to you guys...you worked so hard for this and it's awesome that your efforts paid off. :)

Congrats to ya.

[ScatteredLogical]

Making a waiting list sounds like decisions were pretty much wrapped up. I should probably call then. That's way earlier than Friday though...hmm

[sula_nebouxi]

Come on...call...jump on the bandwagon ;)

All the kewl kids are doin' it. :p

[ScatteredLogical]

from AWN:

"Wait-listed. Much better than a rejection, but they have no rankings determined as of yet and he said the list was "not long" but described it as near 100 applicants. Considering 45-60 were what was said to be accepted, even if everyone declined their acceptance I still could be halfway back on the waitlist and not get in. I understand that the school isn't in a position timewise to know anything but I almost feel bad for calling to only now be more uncertain than I ever was before =) He also said there's a month deadline for acceptances and waitlisted to get back to them and see if any clearing-out has taken place. Thanks everyone for their support and I'll keep you posted!"

[dadamafia]

its really good to hear that all yall got in. im happy for that. ill be seein you on campus. if you didnt get in then thats just motivation. you know what you can do to make an impression, call and tell them that they made a mistake and they need to correct it. i had a friend who got rejected to a school and he called them and he eventually got accepted with some scholarship money. show them that you really wanna go. i know alot of ppl wont do that cuz of their pride but hey, its worth a shot.

[ScatteredLogical]

I don't know how to feel. I can't be overjoyed but I can't be sad either lol...at least not yet. I live in limbo for the time being... I'm just not sure what they're after...we'll see...

[Hett15]

ok I still am waiting on the letter, but what's the tally of who got in?
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GOT IN
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Jayneko (CA)
jejuhorse (CA)
Dadmafia (Illustration)
the horror (CA)
kgb (CA)/(Illustration)
Avelena (Illustration)
Precollege Rob (CA)
Precollege Kendra (Ca)
Precollege Cathicks friend :) (Photography)
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waiting for letters or other schools
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me- Hett15 (CA)
CatHicks (CA)
Sula_Nebouxi (CA)
WayoftheStrega (Illustration)
EccoXile (Illustration)
jerkobs (CA)
AnarchyAo2 (CA/Illustration?)
filtered (Graphic Design)
Velo (illustration)
RSADHopeful (?)
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waiting list
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andoo45 - Andoo i went back through the thread and saw your photos and drawings and they are really good. you should think about applying to the illustration or photography programs. Who knows, you might be able to take the core courses and then transfer in if someone drops out after the first year.

scattered_logical - I know you are just racking your brains being on the waiting list after all of this, but from what I know of you, whatever happens, you always find the opportunity that others don't see and you roll with it. I know you have some back ups, so during your strenuous wait you should pursue those and set your self up for something better. I guess i won't suggest trying for the illustration major, becasue I know your heart is set on animation. Good luck on everything.

Of course I might be joinging you on the waiting list. The thing is i don't have any backups. I will just try again next year. It's NEVER to late to start.

[Ray of the Dead]

Hey guys,
i know its been a while since i've posted but its been very hectic lately, i'm actually getting some freelance work. Just thought i'd hop on the accepted list and wish everyone else luck. To everyone thats accepted, good luck with financial aid and i'll see you guys on campus.

PS: anyone from florida or even better sarasota that knows anywhere thats hiring close to campus?

[sula_nebouxi]

w00t...congrats horror :)

My my my...I think we can start out own little CA.org clique when we all get there :P Seriously...this is awesome. Well...anyway no letter today. I'm guessing the letter should be here either tomorrow of saturday, monday at the latest.

Biscuit!

[Hett15]

i see you all lurking sula_nebouxi & RSADHopeful at 9pm on a thursday night

ha ha

[jayneko]

@_@ Iwannabetherealready!

Just checking in to see what's been going on. :D Congrats to zee others! Have you guys heard of the new minors available at Ringling due to the huge donation that was recently made there? ^^ (Dunno if this has been posted before.. o_o)

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradentonherald/10996304.htm

Neat eh? :)

[Avelena]

Ohh, nifty indeed!

I was told that they'd know for me tomorrow...*bites hand off*

[CatHicks]

Still waiting on the letter. I'm riding on academic excellences from pre-college. I'm also on Ringling's Director's List.

I should know sometime early next week!

I'm just guessing here... but am I the only chick here in the Ringling thread? CA is mostly a male dominated class. There's usually only about 10-15 or so girls who major in it. That might change this year though. Their are 60 students instead of only 45 now.

[CatHicks]

^ Just saw the post about Goldstein. RSAD had been thinking about adding those minors for a long time now. I really want to minor in visual development but minors are a bad idea for CA majors at Ringling. I may just shoot for it anyway and drop it if things get too busy. I got a whole year to think about it. CA majors don't even touch a computer until their second year.

And the watercolor painting that was presented was done by my Illustration teacher (from Pre-College), Don Brandas. He. Is. Amazing.

[jayneko]

I hope you two make it as well, CatHicks and Avalena! :D Keep us posted. ^^

And yeah, CA's are supposed to be working all the time.. But I guess it all depends on how bad you wanna be the best. Although never overwork yourself too much.. Some guys at college in Canada kept fainting for not sleeping for days and eating crap at the computer labs. XP

[Avelena]

*pokes Cathicks* I'm a girl! Well, I mean, it's been confused once...but I was three and they were blind.

[CatHicks]

CAs at RSAD are known for being the only ivory white people in Florida. They never see the sun.

When I got there they warned me, "You'll never have a tan. You'll stay up until 3-4 am in the morning in front of a computer doing work in the dark. You'll melt in the light like a vampire after leaving the labs."

And I was like, ".... that's no different from my life right now."

Haha!


Well, HOWDY AVELENA! =D Woot! Another girl! I'm not alone!

[Avelena]

Eh, no different than now for me, I'm nearly type 2 albino, I might actually need to visit my doctor and get a sunscreen prescription soon, cause I go out when the sun is setting and I burn...it's worrisome. I also go to a school that works their students pretty hard so I'm not terribly attached to sleep anyway.

[CatHicks]

Where are ya from Avelena? BTW, you can just call me Cat.

What got you interested in animation?

[Avelena]

I'm just on the otherside of Florida in Melbourne (another obcenely sunny place)

Well, oddly enough it really started a couple years ago when I first saw Finding Nemo and asked my now favorite question: "How'd they do that?" I did some research, looked into some schools, played with some programs, and yeah...

What about you?

[Daissan]

Heyo, I'm a bit of a lurker recently (been buried in classwork) but congrats and welcome to all you accepted-y type people. Ah, I remember the good old days when I was waiting frantically for my letter. I think I still have bite marks on my fingers from the tension.

You shouldn't believe the thing about CA's being exclusively pale. We illustration majors will get within a shade or two of you by the end of the first semester. The true thing is that nobody here sleeps. Personally, I rarely go to sleep before 3-4am, and if I do it's because I have a class early the next morning. At this point I'm onto day 3 without sleep, and one week since I went outside to do anything except go to class. Big E's will be your best friend, especially if you remember to order the C-16. (ask the other ringling students, they know.)

Also, there are lots of girls in CA, I'm friends with a whole pile of them. You three will fit right in as far as I can tell.

Anyways, I'm rambling and I need to pack for spring break. Congrats again to all you new Ringling-ites. And to those of you waitlisted, keep pestering them. If you're persitent enough they'll let you in, and the waitlist shrinks faster than you might think. (the financial side of things deters a lot of people who get accepted to other good schools) Good luck, and I hope to see the lot of ya around campus next year.(I'll be the tall, lanky pale sophmore with square glasses.... shit. Might as well say I'll be drawing for all the good that'll do ya. How about this, I'm the handsome one. ^-^)

[CatHicks]

I think I was "called" to be an animator when I was younger. I started making flip book animations every day in my school books. I've always loved animation. It's always sort of sent me into some kind of weird trance. I'm a huge movie buff. I want to be part of the busisness.

It was offical after pre-college. At pre-college I just knew this was what I wanted to do for a living.

[Avelena]

When I was little I was a studier, which may have effected my decision a little, but It's a rather recent decision (well, the past two years) but it's been a strong one.

Oh yeah, movie buff too! My friends and I (besides seeing movies obsene numbers of time) are always watching old movies, new movies, semi-old-nes movies. I gues I was the one of my group that said "Dude! Look at that, how'd they do that!? I'm so having their animators' babies!"

Hey Daissan!
We can all sleep when we're dead!

[CatHicks]

Ooo thanks for the info Daissan!

Avelena I can't wait to meet ya! We're gonna have fun.

[ScatteredLogical]

And to those of you waitlisted, keep pestering them. If you're persitent enough they'll let you in, and the waitlist shrinks faster than you might think. What exactly would make them let me in, barring the people going to other schools? Genuinely curious. I can pester my heart out if that's what it takes, but I don't wanna do it if it's without reason and I'd look ridiculous if I got in from shrink and I'd been bothering them the whole time needlessly haha I ask because that's the second person that said they'd beaten "The List" by being persistent like that...

I just read from a professor they doubled to -90- CA slots this year. I hope I'm near enough on the list to allow one of those generous openings to become mine. Money is the least of my issues. I'm not rich, no, I'm just that insane and willing to take on every dollar of the burden as a sacrifice to be able to do this. Now it teeters on whether they'll have me or not, and who will decide to have them. :teeth:

[EccoXile]

I'm told I'll find out in a couple weeks, they are getting busy with all the people who rushed to meet the scholarship deadline. but i still have high hopes...unless they really really dont like fresh out of high school kids.

*sees the pile of postage since started this reply and got distracted*

*blinks*

Im a female too, though not CA. if anyone cares. Cat...>O but i spose you've earned it. I really want to do precollege there...if i dont get in i might. Just dont know if its worth the money for how many credits you get out of it.

Another thing is, money shouldn't be your first concern. If you really want something, theres alway a way to get it. A few of my teachers have said that, either its youll get more money from financial aid if you go to a more expensive school depending on how much you can pay. Or liek my art teacher and just straight out dotn think about the money. Somethng like that anyways....anyways...its one thing that veered me more towards ringling. Im sure I could get into a more local school here much cheaper and all, just not as challenging that way.

And great info Daissan. I've always loved lack of sleep. Thats a reason why I plan to head down south a few weeks early if i do get in. Enjoy the sun while it lasts.

[Daissan]

...unless they really really dont like fresh out of high school kids.


I'd say 70% or more of the freshmen this year are fresh out of high school. Also, you say you're not CA? That mean illustration?

[ScatteredLogical]

I am an expert at going without sleep when the need arises. If I'm bumped to full acceptance though, it's going to kill my complexion to do all that. Ah well, they don't pay me to be cute =)

[jayneko]

Working hard is good and all... but there were a couple of students up in my old college in Canada who tried a bunch of sleepless nights eating only packed snacks to finish a project. Both of them fainted and one had to be taken to a hospital... That's when college decided to close the labs at 12:30 am. XD

So yeah. It's all about time management. Never let a deadline creep up to you. o_o

[EccoXile]

oh, thats good news daissan. woo.

jay- thats a bit extreme :P very unhealthy too.

[Daissan]

Heh, I remember the good old days when deadlines did the creeping thing. Here it's more like a zergling rush. It's not a matter of one sneaking up on you becasue of laziness. They have the numbers to try other tactics now. The hope a dealine has here is getting through after its deadline bretheren pound against you for several weeks without relent, and then you suddenly realize that it is now through your defenses and is ravaging your base.... err... sleep schedule... or lack thereof.


Oh, BeechDBum is here and agrees this is a good analogy. That makes this the largest collaboration by concept art people since our acceptance at Ringling. :dur:

P.S. The labs here stay open until 3am, or all-night on special occasions (like when there's a big project due that the monitors need to work on. :P) Only we're not allowed to have snacks in the same room. That decreases our fainting time by 30%.

[jayneko]

Ecco- Hey, it's not like I'm making it up! ;)

[Hett15]

Hey EccoXile, I just checked out your homepage...wow! That is some fantastic stuff. Good job S.D.

[Lokklyn]

I'm just guessing here... but am I the only chick here in the Ringling thread? CA is mostly a male dominated class. There's usually only about 10-15 or so girls who major in it. That might change this year though. Their are 60 students instead of only 45 now.

Nah, you're not alone. I'm female too.

I don't think I'd mind being in a male-dominated class though. Not drastically different from my old physics class, which was about 80% male. I actually didn't notice it a whole lot, but that's because I was too busy working my butt off for my grade.

[jejuhorse]

Well i love sleeping hehe
It might give me hard time but it's all good i guess...
i should start practicing waking up early and try to get used to it
Oh and about that financial aid problem i send an email to a financial aid staff and they replied to me back saying that not to worry about the deadline
so now last thing for me to do is to register for financial aid and wait for the results to comeout :)
hehehe what a great news for me, now i feel much better

oh and jay thanx for the email address:)

[Avelena]

I called a couple minutes ago aaaand....I didn't make computer animation

However, my application is perfectly acceptable for any other major I'm interested in and I'll wait for a little letter that explains my options and I'll just take illustration (I was pretty on the fence as to which one I wanted anyway, I've just been leaning toward CA for some time)

So I suppose that means I've been accepted then.

[sula_nebouxi]

I'm really sorry to hear about that Avelena...if you really really want to be in CA, there's always a chance you can get into the program your sophomore year. Someone has to drop out though...Illustration is a cool major though. There's plenty of great teachers there. And yeah, you've basically been accepted into illustration I think. I think most of the time they offer admission into the illustration program if you don't make it into CA.


Oh and Cat...remember last night when we were chatting on AIM? Well...I called(I keep my promises :P). They won't tell anyone but you whether of not you've been accepted. Don't worry about it Cat, you'll be fine, they won't bite ;) Oh yeah...the deans of admissions weren't there the whole day today...so i talked to an admissions counselor named Bucky. He's a nice guy, if none of the others are in, you can ask for him. Trust me, don't worry about it...you've got an excellent chance. :)

[Avelena]

Oh please, don't be sorry, I'm happy to have just been accepted!

They told me illustration was open to me, aswell as any OTHER major I'd like, but to wait for my letter before talking to them about stuff like that. I'll try to get in next year and I have the option of going on the waiting list, but I don't want to give up going there if I'm Almost as fond of illustration. Like I said, I'm just happy to be accepted.

[CatHicks]

Oh man. Thank you for calling.

I guess I gotta call now. -_- (Eeeeee!) I've talked to Bucky before. I met him this past summer. Does anyone know the number right here off the top of their head?

I'm about to check the webpage.

[sula_nebouxi]

Oh...that's good to hear then ;) Good luck with Illustration then, i'm sure you'll love it. I'm gonna call my dad up and see if my letter came yet...I'm at school right now in the computer lab and I won't be coming home till 11...bleh I gotta see a play for my acting class. It better not be as boring as the last play I had to see...God, I could go on and on about how much A Death In Venice reeked...*shudder*

Oh and Cat the number is 800 255 7695

edit:no letter today :/

[CatHicks]

Thanks! I had just found it on the website. I just called but they're office is closed. Drats! Maybe I should email them.

[sula_nebouxi]

Hmm...I think their office closed around 4:30...I'm not sure if anyone else will be in tomorrow either... You might have to wait on either the letter coming in tomorrow or waiting until monday to call :(

[CatHicks]

Oh piffle!

I'll call Monday. Who knows... maybe the letter will have come by then. Mobile's not that far away from Sarasota.

[Hett15]

Hey I was wondering...did anyone get my letter by mistake, becasue I didn't get a letter today? It should be addressed to me and it should say I got in. If you find the one that says I didn't get in...that's not mine. I think it got lost somewhere between Ringling and here and I think I am starting to lose it.

(hysterical laughter can be heard in front of my computer)

no seriously...
WHERE IS MY FREAKING LETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sula_nebouxi]

I heard they got sent out either wednesday or yesterday....so at best it'll get there on saturday. In my case it may be sitting at the post office till monday :(

[ScatteredLogical]

And in my post from Wed they said work could go through Friday. Then I called Thurs and they had already determined my current fate (and I have reason to believe I was one of the later evaluations). Point being if it's either day, unless they do it in a singular fashion as opposed to group mailings, I'd err on the side of Thurs as far as when they sent it.

[Avelena]

I'm crossing my fingers for you Cat! I'm hoping to get my letter tomorrow or Monday (either way I can't call any earliar than Monday afternoon to talk to them about it.)

[EccoXile]

Thanks hett :P

i believe you jay, hah. i just...like sleep...and food...and sleeping in...and meep. Ehh, I'll live. just four years of that...maybe.

I got a really small letter from them today, I was so freaked out. (that happened to someone else too here...im too lazy to check who) Luckily it was just telling me I have everything in. Yay. Except some transcripts...I have to get to that yet.

Congrats Ave, though I would wonder why, besides limited size, you can't get into CA but you have a chance at others.

Good luck to those still waiting :yayca:

[Avelena]

Oh, it was me that got a small letter and freaked out.

I think the reason why is because I guess I was good enough to be accepted elsewhere but I didn't have what they wanted for computer animation. *shrugs*

[kgb]

I'm another one that has been accepted for CA. Now I have a tough choice to make CA or Illustration.

[ScatteredLogical]

KGB, I checked out your site. I like the use of the Half-Life pic as a graphical header.

As far as your decision, besides that gun I haven't seen what you can do in 3D, and obviously since it's a model I haven't seen any animation. It would appear to me though that either way you go you're gonna do a good job. But when I saw your drawings I thought immediately of those previews and magazine articles that show movie/game concept work "behind the scenes" because your style lends itself to illustration (the art, not the major, I mean)...I also have seen quite a bit of the work from that department looking at the site and touring the school, and you'd fit right in (and honestly, already be ahead of most of the fresh/soph work that -I- saw. I could be underexposed to their leading students though)

In my life I generally don't do something unless I am precisely 100% FOR a decision. It prevents me, perhaps, from experiencing some things, but it never fails me on those experiences that met the 100 mark. If you think CG is your mark, go there, if it's illustration, go there. If it's neither, why not do what the hybrid-acceptance student did in that post above and get your feet wet in illustration for a trial year and hop to CG if you can if you're not happy there?

Just my two cents. Congratulations.

[ScatteredLogical]

Just checked out the sketchbook. You'd have to make a strong case to beat your own support for going to illustration. If it turned out that you specifically were the person to get in before me (not that it could happen, I'm being hypothetical) I can honestly say I wouldn't have a problem with it.

[sula_nebouxi]

Very cool kgb :) The list keeps growing! Imagine if like 1/4th of the CA freshman class knew each other going in...that'd be so weird.

[kgb]

Thanks ScatteredLogical for kind words and input. Have you applied? And did you get in?

sula_nebouxi, that would be actually cool when we all meet "So you must be kgb. Yes and you must be sula_nebouxi." :) Did you apply? Get in?

Thing is I love to draw and paint. But what I really want to do is create 3D worlds. I do not want to animate. I believe in strong traditional background in 2D and it is very important for me to be able to draw and paint with high skill. But again, that will lead up for me to create 3D worlds. So that is my dilema. I don't want to animate but I want to learn and do 3D which will lead me up to be very proficient in 3D. I understand though that animation and modeling are two different job positions and two different diciplines.

[WayOfTheStrega]

Gongrats to all those who've been accepted. I don't know if I've been accepted yet. I'm still awaiting word. I'm assuming that I won't know for a while, cause I didn't send in my stuff until a week before the deadline date. Anyhoo, I hope I get in.

I'm also excited about those new Minor programs that Ringling has approved of. They should prove interesting to look into.

Alrighty, here's to looking forward to that beautiful acceptance letter!

[sula_nebouxi]

As the original poster, yes I did indeed apply :P Although I'm still waiting on my letter so I can finally let you guys know what's going on. All in due time ;)

edit:Time doesn't really matter *that* much...I sent in my stuff a few days before the deadline.

[Avelena]

I sent in my stuff a few days After the deadline, my mother and I talked our way into an extension, though it doesn't appear to have done me too much good, eh?

[ScatteredLogical]

KGB... if you're not animating, I wonder if they will let you take illustration, and bust your chops and get better than you already are, but also meanwhile use the labs on campus even if it might not be for a class to build those worlds and perhaps incorporate drawing/coloration in there? Seems like the route to take. Because then you keep your fine arts handy, you get lots of practice on great comps/software for that world-building, and you get the crown jewel of a career center to help port you into a job (it's not like just because you're one major they're going to force you to only get jobs in that specific major)...On that relief map in the center there were quite a few game development firms. If you set a goal, and have them help you with a campaign getting a job toward something like that (or for whatever purpose you see your worlds holding, maybe feature film sets?) I can't imagine a better setup...Does that make any sense?

I was wait-listed for CA acceptance. No letter, but I called and "Bucky" told me the news. I'm still fighting to get in though. Half of me wonders if there isn't someone named Vincent Flaria trying to get instead of me, Vincent Florio, and he misheard me on the phone, and my letter will actually be an acceptance! haha kidding of course...a man can dream :D

[CatHicks]

Very cool kgb :) The list keeps growing! Imagine if like 1/4th of the CA freshman class knew each other going in...that'd be so weird.

I'd say 1/4th sounds about right. The pre-college people know each other. Though livejournal we've been keeping each other updated on who's been accepted. There haven't been any pre-college CAs (who I know applied) who haven't been accepted into the program. There are still more of us who are waiting on letters.

Still no word about 'lil 'ol me. I'ma call Monday.

Two of my other pre-college friends found out they were accepted today! One into Photography the other CA. =D Y'all will love Kendra... she's a hoot.

[Hett15]

There haven't been any pre-college CAs (who I know applied) who haven't been accepted into the program. There are still more of us who are waiting on letters.

Just how many precollege CA students are there? You guys are slowly hacking away my hope of getting a spot. :frustrated:

Really though, good luck to all of them and you. It will be quite an interesting bunch once "the team" is finally assembled :yayca:

updated tally
ok I still am waiting on the letter, but what's the tally of who got in?
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GOT IN
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Jayneko (CA)
jejuhorse (CA)
Dadmafia (Illustration)
the horror (CA)
kgb (CA)/(Illustration)
Avelena (Illustration)
Precollege Rob (CA)
Precollege Kendra (Ca)
Precollege Cassie (Photography)
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waiting for letters or other schools
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me- Hett15 (CA)
CatHicks (CA)
Sula_Nebouxi (CA)
WayoftheStrega (Illustration)
EccoXile (Illustration)
jerkobs (CA)
AnarchyAo2 (CA/Illustration?)
filtered (Graphic Design)
Velo (illustration)
RSADHopeful (?)
-----------------------
waiting list
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andoo45
scattered_logical

[dadamafia]

hey ppl wassup. i finally landed in austria. i have a couple drawing i wanna upload but i have a meeting now so ill do it later. peace out.

[CatHicks]

I think there was about 45 or so of us. I've only kept in touch with about 15. There's a rule that says pre-college people get "special attention"... but I think if someone else has a better portfolio than them they'll be cut. Ya know?

The other friend of mine in Photography's name is Cassie... just for the record... and the tally.

[jejuhorse]

Cool
45 pre-college students...darn that's like a whole group of CA students...
oh well i'm sure our portfolios were better :P
yea it would really be great if 1/4 of CA ppl are from this forum hehe
and i'm so glad that i'm part of this forum so much help and motivation :)
special thanx to sula for making this wonderful thread
Now when i get to go Ringling i'm not gonna worry about being so lonely hehehe :teeth:

[jejuhorse]

HEY LOOK AT WHAT I HAVE FOUND!!!HEHEHE
http://album26.damoim.net/data/2005/0306/412997_1110045603.jpg
edit: another one hehe
http://www.newsltr.com/sarasota/scannedimages2/161ringlingschool.jpg

[Hett15]

For anyone that doesn't know about livejournal

http://www.livejournal.com/community/rsad/

[CatHicks]

I've got a Ringling tag border thinger.

I just got a letter from SCAD saying I have been awarded the Artistic Honors Scholarship! $20,000. Pretty cool.

Maybe I should call them and be like, "Horay! But.... no."

[Hett15]

Congrats Cat. You should ask them (since its already been awarded to you) to give you the money so you can use it at Ringling.

[CatHicks]

XD I don't think it works that way. I wish it did though!

I got the letter and was like, "WHHEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! ................wait."

Haha!

[jayneko]

Hey, you never know if you don't try, Cat. ^_~

Congrats tho! Big accomplishment. :D :D

edit: Ohyeah. XD Cool license plates! Wish I had a car to put one of those on it. o_o ...And have a custom one, too. JAY .... On a Mazda RX-8... Too kool.

*Passes out*

[jejuhorse]

yea Cat Congrats! $20,000 damn that's alot of money...

[ScatteredLogical]

Twenty grand? I'd like to see a side-by-side comparison of the schools with an offer like that lol...wow...Congrajitations...

No Ring-mail today, btw. Must be Monday?

[sula_nebouxi]

hehe you're welcome jeju...I had a blast making it and having all you guys here contributing to it :)

It definetly looks like the letters will be coming in at the very earliest, monday. No letter today. Oh well...I've waited over a year for this...I can wait a few more days

Oh and congrats on the scholarship there Cat heh. $20k is quite the grant.

[kgb]

Also for everyone who has been accepted for CA, Ringling offers to Minor in Game Art and Design. So not only you can get BFA in CA but also Minor in Game Art. But it is only for CA. Which is actually makes me lean toward picking CA.

[ScatteredLogical]

I've never heard of someone taking a major for its minor lol

What are the specific classes involved?

[kgb]

Rules of the Game
Games and Society
Concept Development for Games
3D Game 1: Level Design
3D Game 2: Building a Game Specific Demo Reel

Only like I said it is exclusive to CA majors. Sounds like interesting classes and only 5 of them.

[CatHicks]

I was told by everyone that having a minor when you're a CA major is a BAD BAD BAD idea. CA majors have zero spare time.

I really want to minor in Visual Development though.

[EccoXile]

congrats on the scholarship cat :P not that it does much good, but congrats anyways.

i wonder how many people would take that minor if its only for ca people...haha. really smart of them.

so i just read the fortune on my jones bottle (soda for thsoe that dont know) "good news will be brought to you by mail". I like that one :D

[kgb]

Listening to everyone else or doing and going for what you really want. Then I always choose what I want. CatHicks if you want to minor in Vis.Dev. then go for it.

Besides it is known majority of students procrastinate, so I would be very cautious who I listen to.

[ScatteredLogical]

All of those minors do sound very romantic, but I'm not touching them if I get accepted. Like Cat said, the chances you'll be able to expend yourself to do something else like that in the way of additional formal classes is taking away your focus. The only thing is, in your circumstances, those few little classes
-are- your main focus.

I don't envy your decision but when it all comes down to it I'd probably end up either going for the decision I mentioned/described before a few posts back, rationalizing that especially with as new as they are, there's really nothing in those classes you can't replace with knowledge found elsewhere, and likely for cheaper. That's just me though, I play it safe all the time and I'd like to see things proven, and with a track record before I bank my future and my wallet on them. It's like Cat's decision; to drive a Lamborghini Countach for 200 grand or drive the Viper for free. They're both hot and amazing and functional, but only of them is a supercar. You've got to distance yourself from the glorification and take a real long reasonable look at how this could play out in your life in the years to come.

Ultimately, the golden rule stays as what you've just said; do what's in your heart. But don't blow apart what other people say...the heart still has to manifest its desires with reason and in a practical way. Doing what you want, exactly, isn't an option. You have to make a sacrifice either way regardless of the department you choose.

Incidentally though, if you go into Illustration, I'm baking you a cake =)

Talking to the teachers, the impression is that this might be the one place in the world I've seen where most of the students give more than they have to give and only a small fraction suck and procrastinate.

Like you said though, take most things you hear with a grain of salt. I've heard all kinds of BS, like affirmative action-type acceptance standards because they get kids from all over the world, or that transfer students are automatically waitlisted (which we can disprove right here on the board because someone with a BA got accepted. That definitely counts as previous educational experience =)...rumors will fly but in the end the only things that matter are what the reality is.

[sula_nebouxi]

Oh yeah...you can't even have a part time job after the 1st year. The really dedicated CA people spend about 80-100 hrs in the labs per week. And even more time in their dorms working when the labs close. That basically just leaves them with time enough for eating(intravenously), napping(not sleeping) and the occasional peeing(unless they all have catheters). Actually there's always an exception to the rules. There was this one person who was a CA major and and an RA. So it's possible, just absolutely nerve-racking. I'm betting that person really had to sacrifice a lot of time for animation to work.

If there were like 37 hours in a day, I'd go for Visual Development too. But since I'm only human, I think just CA will just have to do. Heh, I made that sound like it was a bad thing :P I'm not sure about the other minors...game art doesn't really appeal *that* much to me since I don't really want to focus on any one thing, even if it is for a minor. I think I want to be a more well rounded animator spending my time mostly on just animation and not level design :P.

[ScatteredLogical]

100 hrs from the 168 in a week divided by seven days = 9.71 hours a day left to do anything like breathe, sleep, eat, what have you. Holy shnikes. I wonder if any students have tips on streamlining the process.

[jayneko]

Sounds good enough. :) 7 hours of sleep, 1.5 hours for meals, and the rest is spare relaxing time...which we'd prolly spend animating anyhow. XD

[ScatteredLogical]

I wonder how many people here have ever traditionally animated...

[ScatteredLogical]

Don't take this the wrong way females of the board, because you can invert the question...when you toured, for those of you that did, did anyone else find the opposite sex on campus inordinately attractive? There was ONE girl who looked like the evil prince from Dragonheart, everyone else was a knockout. I thought that was only supposed to happen in Gainesville.

Also, KGB, have you researched the EA/Tiburon-UCF program in Orlando?

[sula_nebouxi]

Do flipbooks apply? :P

Oh I did some calculating...1 year for me will cost at least $27,081 before federal aid. This is if I choose to live in the Bayou apartments. I'm basically gonna try and say that I'm older now and I want to stay the hell away from the freshman dorms. Also, it helps defray the cost since I won't need a meal plan aka Board which is like $4000 a year. This is going to help tremendously for me. Oh yeah...these costs are based on 2004-2005 school year so expect that number to be raised by a few hundred.

Peace.

edit: ScatteredLogical, it sounds like I'll enjoy the campus very much :)

[CatHicks]

kgb I know what I'm talking about. ;) Every CA major I met at Pre-College said they had zero time for anything. It's a well known fact at Ringling that CA majors do not have spare time. No one asks them to do anything for them. That's just the way it is. If you have a job and are a CA major you will struggle or fail. It's always been like that. I have friends there who can prove that for me. Now I know they may have changed some things now that they are offering CA major only minors... but I don't know anything else about that. All I know is that if you have a part time job or a demanding minor as a CA major you will fall behind.

I wonder how many people here have ever traditionally animated...
I have! A year of traditional is required for all CA majors. We'll take it sophmore year.

[ScatteredLogical]

I mean before going to school for it. I'm assuming yours was at the pre-college? How much did that cost?

I also read that you can use extra cred/electives (outside internships and coops I mean) to take extra traditional classes. I'd love to see that happen. I know of a state school in PA that has traditional classes the last 3 of the 4 years. You might not be preparing for a 2D job but it would certainly help prepare you for a 3D job as well so I'm wondering why just the two classes.

[kgb]

Thanks CatHicks for clearing it up. Sounds like its going to be tough, which is good.

Also, KGB, have you researched the EA/Tiburon-UCF program in Orlando?

No, I have not. I will look into it. thx.

[ScatteredLogical]

KGB > http://www.cas.ucf.edu/news/2005-EA_Supports_FIEA.php

http://www.cas.ucf.edu/news/2004-EA-DM.php

[jejuhorse]

hmmm traditional animation i'm kinda scared by that
i used to do some ball bouncing stuff or like stick figures having a sword fight when i was in middle school
well this summer i'm gonna go to korea and probably do lots of traditional art and hopefully when i get to attend Ringling i'll be ready for traditional animation:)
Oh and about that minor studies i'll probably pass on that
i rather spend more time on CA
for me it i should sleep about 6-7hours 1 hour to eat and 1 hour for relax/or work out(i'm out da shape and i think i'm not in a really healthy condition so i think i should often run or so..just prevent from me getting fat i guess)

[ScatteredLogical]

My entire question is how much 2D is time invested/spent in 3D... I'm starting to see that and I'm wondering who's ahead of the game...

[ScatteredLogical]

KGB > http://fiea.ucf.edu/ Main site for application, etc. It's less than two years and more expensive than a box of chocolates but if that's what you wanna do it seems like a dream. Or at least a damned good starting point.

EDIT I take it back. I was looking through the catalog, and perfect as it is, it requires a Bachelor's. Do you have one?

[CatHicks]

Oh no. I'm taking a traditional animation class right now. Just a 2 day a week thing. No credits. Just for fun. Do a little ToonBoom... a little CAPs... haven't gotten to Flash yet. We only did CA at pre-college.

I don't think you have to worry about getting fat jejuhorse. XD You know how most colleges have the "freshman 15"? At RSAD all the students joke abou the "freshman 30".... where you LOOSE 30 lbs. XD I lost about 9lbs at pre-college. And I ate 3 meals a day! I think it's just because your freshman year you are taking all the CORE classes and are running back and forth between buildings carring lots of supplies. It's sad to think that we have to wait until Sophmore year to even TOUCH a CA lab computer.

[Pixeldragoon]

I'm a freshman... in HIghschool. I am so happy that Ringling is only a few miles away. Okay, 40 or so, but still, it's awesome. I am totally going to go to precollege in 06, because they wont let me this year, I'm too young. I'll be going to portfolio day next year for sure though, with the same teacher. Anyone happen to know Howie Kaplan?

And congrats Cat, thats alot! (I wanna talk with you on AIM, get some hints and stuff. =D)

[CatHicks]

^ XD

Aw thanks! You can email if you want. cathicks@gmail.com

[EccoXile]

cat, about how many buildings are there that are frequented? it seemed when i looked on the site there was a lot and they aren't plopped down right next to each other. i dont know how the distances would add up in a day, maybe once you throw having to go ot whatever building for food. but for carrying supplies with you, haha. i know what thats like. as long as im not lugging around a monster draiwng pad..but that might happen anyways.

reading about all of this lately me make me so excited....the truths about ringling. eghh. but it'll be fun. if i go that is.

[CatHicks]

Well I wouldnt know about a college schedule but at pre-college we took our CORE classes and they were all only a few blocks away from each other. The CORE classes that I had to lug supplies around to were 3D and figure study. Gah. I had to carry my entire toolbox 'o artness with me to Illustration every other day too. The 3D building was about 3 blocks away from my dorm and that was the farthest I ever had to walk to get to a class. Illustration and CJ-7 (for digital processes) was "far" too.

The huge ass major drawing pad would 'prolly only have to be carried to figure. The figure studio is about 50 feet or so away from Keating. Everything is close by. It's not a huge campus. Thank the Lord. The SCAD kids have to take busses to get to class.

[jejuhorse]

hehe lucky for us :)
oh and i have one question...
During my first year there i'm thinking of trying to get into clubs like
figure drawing club and stuff that i'm not confident on
what do you think?

[CatHicks]

I'm doing the same thing.

The figure drawing club is called F.E.W.S. Figure Enchancement With Students. You have to pay for the classes but I think it's worth it. I want to take part in it my freshman year while I have the time before we start with CA. (Look at me... talking about "we" again before I've even gotten a letter.)

I'll see ya in F.E.W.S. jejuhorse! (Doh'! There I go again!)

[ScatteredLogical]

Nothing wrong with a little positive affirmation. Everyone I know has been speaking about me going to/being at Ringling for the past 6 months, and I officially wasn't rejected! lol

[Pixeldragoon]

I still have to wait about 5 years, because to save some money I am going to MCC (Manatee Community College) for the first year to get done with the basics.

[sula_nebouxi]

FEWS is awesome :) It'll probably be the first time in about a year that I've had a model sit for me for longer than an hour...Ahh the glory of having a long pose...none of that 20 min pseudo-"long" pose we have at Mason Gross here.

Oh...who here is camping out at their mailbox today? I for one can't but I'll be eagerly anticipating it all day while I'm in class listening to the droning of the most inhumanly boring person on Earth. /waves to Dave Gibson "Ok...I...want to shoooow you thiss comic strip...you see the...number signs in his face...and the swirls above his head? Well...in comic book lore...that means he's just been...socked... in the face....mmmk?" Oh god...just the thought of it...*shudders violently*

Oh and hey there PixelDragon :) Good luck to ya...who knows, we may even see you starting a Ringling hopefuls thread for 2008 :P AgentJ and I have created a monster :) Well....he did, I just fed it heh.

[ScatteredLogical]

I imagine most of you will be getting accepted tonight, so I'll congratulate in advance... These next few days will be pretty busy for me.

Kudos!

[jejuhorse]

Hmmmm........Waiting for my mail....
went to the post office and finally got my financial aid signature page sent
and now at home because my window is behind me i have to look back and forth when ever i hear a noise of a car passing by hoping the mail delivery guy is comin or not and this thing is starting to give me a headache and getting a little bit dizzy...
until i really get my letter of acceptance
everything that's happening recently seems unrealistic
and yea i'm TOTALLY gonna join FEWS
when i do art my weak point is that i don't have a big confidence when i draw sometimes i just get too concerned about what ppl think about me and get too anxious how they think about my drawing
and that's how it been even in my personal life I never wanted to do a mistake where i will embarrass myself
i think i'm just too sensitive with my dignity
I hope i'll find a way to cope and hopefully boost my confidence

[Hett15]

:tihi: I think I might cave in to the pressure and just call tommorrow if the letter doesn't come today. This is gettig old.

:^^: NO! I must resist the temptation!

but it would be so easy to just call and find out...

I've waited this long, I can wait another few days if that's what it takes.

quit being so dramatic

It's more fun this way. Besides, opening that letter will be an experience I will always remember.

So will finding out over the phone...TODAY! Either way you get in or you don't. Call on your cell phone right now and find out.

It's good then I left my cell phone in my wife's car last night on accident . I don't have long distance at home or work so I guess I will have to wait.

I should just kick your ass where you stand...

[EccoXile]

cat~ yess, that's awesome. i can handle a few blocks. i wouldn't live having to take a bus, those poor kids.

and i am dying to get in a figure drawing class again. i dont think theres any in the area here, roar. so ill most likely take fews too. what a funny name :P

resit the temptation hett! dont do it! have a cookie :D

[jayneko]

Join the dark side, Hett... Jooiiiine the daaaark sideeeee. @___@

[CatHicks]

I'M IN!!! I'M IN!!! I'm so freaking in to CA!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

*cries happy tears and squeezes you all*

I just got my letter! I have it right here! EEEEEEEE!!!!!! omgomgomgomgomgomgomgogmogmgomgomgomgogmogmgomgomg ogmogmogmg.

dream come true.

[jayneko]

Told ya so! XD

Congrats Cat! :D :D :D *Bounces*

[CatHicks]

^_^ Thank you jayneko!

Oh man... y'all this is going to be so much fun! We're going to be animators. We're going to make movies and video games! O_O

[jejuhorse]

CAT CONGRATS!!
it's great to have you in our CA squad :D
i didn't recieve my letter yet so i guess i'll be hopefully getting it tomorrow

[Pixeldragoon]

I'd aplogize but that would feed the problem, wouldn't it? I really can't wait. My fav pic in the catalog is the one with the students sitting in the quadrangle area doing work. That would so be me. And there is an art store every 5 feet. <3 *dies*







... Gasp. *dies again*

[jejuhorse]

i didn't get my 05 catalog i think i'm gonna request one :)

[Avelena]

*squishes Cat* Yay! Congrats! All you CAs won't be too cool to hang out with me and my possible illustrator-ness will you...I want to find out how far down I am on the list before just taking illustration and hope someone drops CA.

[sula_nebouxi]

Congrats Cat, you certainly earned it. :) And you were scared about getting in ;) Here's to positive thinking and all that. But seriously, congrats to ya. I wonder if my letter came today...I certainly hope so...heh I'm still in class and I will be for a few more hours. This gives me hope that it's sitting in my mailbox at this very moment waiting for my arrival home :)

Yippee! I can't wait :)

[CatHicks]

Thanks y'all! We've gotta have a party the first night. CA.org party. :yayca: *boogies*

[ScatteredLogical]

So what does it feel like?

[EccoXile]

bwhah, thats great excitement. congrats cat, though i knew you would get in :P

[jayneko]

Woot, CA.org CA party! n.n

I can't wait to get in.. I really need to get out of this place... XP They pay animators (not real ones. Graphic Designers and Industrial Engineers that know how to use 3D Max) 300 dollars a month. :P And no, we're not THAT poor. Animation is just really badly payed here ever since 16 year olds ruined the already weak market charging nothing for ugly animations done in their basements. XP

Ah well. I'm bored. 4 more months of waiting... I hope the letter gets down here soon; gotta apply for visas and such. -.-

Anyone else got their letters yet? ^_^ What's all in them? o_o

[onigod]

Hey Cat, congrads to you. I know I keep appearing/vanishing from this forum - so much stuff is going on I barely have any time for anything anymore.

So I just got the mail and opened my letter... and I got accepted too! With the big blue folder and everything.

Mucho luck to everyone else - hope we all end up getting in !!

[CatHicks]

Thank ya! I've been watching the DVD they sent with all the 2004 CA highlights.... even though I've already seen all of those animated shorts about 1,000 times each. XD

[onigod]

DVD with all the highlights? Did it come with the acceptance folder? I checked front and back and all around inside - didn't find any DVD

[sula_nebouxi]

I'll let this speak for itself (Here we go again) :P
http://www.eden.rutgers.edu/~atso/ringling-acceptance2.jpg


Get up
Get on up
Get up
Get on up
And DANCE!
*dance*
:D-<
:D|-<
:D/-<

'Tis a wonderous day. Ahh...55 degrees, bright and sunny, and I get an acceptance letter. Life is good :) Looks like I'll be seeing you folks on campus then.

Till orientation guys...but until that time all I have to say is, w00t!

edit:figure I should blur the ol' address :P

[jayneko]

Iwantmyletter! Iwantmyletter noooow! :E *Destroys Tokyo*

[Hett15]

LADIES AND GETLEMEN...... :D

I PRESENT TO YOU...

THE NEWEST MEMBER OF
THE RINGLING SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN
COMPUTER ANIMATION PROGRAM.... :yayca:


GREG "Hett15" HETTINGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!! :bounce: :bounce:





(and the crowd goes wild)

[Hett15]

and congrats Sula, Cat, and Onigod!

updated tally

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GOT IN
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Jayneko (CA)
jejuhorse (CA)
Dadmafia (Illustration)
the horror (CA)
kgb (CA)/(Illustration)
Avelena (Illustration)
Hett15 (CA)
CatHicks (CA)
Sula_Nebouxi (CA)
Precollege Rob (CA)
Precollege Kendra (Ca)
Precollege Cassie (Photography)
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waiting for letters or other schools
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WayoftheStrega (Illustration)
EccoXile (Illustration)
jerkobs (CA)
AnarchyAo2 (CA/Illustration?)
filtered (Graphic Design)
Velo (illustration)
RSADHopeful (?)
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waiting list
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andoo45
scattered_logical

[jayneko]

Someone do a tally of people who're in so far. XD Must learn names. ;)

[EccoXile]

sula, i like your new location :D thats awesome. congrats all letter recievers today :P

wow, whos left from the CA group?

edit...jk

[jejuhorse]

CONGRATS ALL OF YA!!
i'm sure you'll make it in Hett :D
i just can't wait till i recieve my letter

[sula_nebouxi]

Oh my god Hett!!!! You rule! Congrats bud! We totally need to get together at orientation. Hell we make up a quarter of the freshman class! This rules :)

You deserve it buddy, *dance* :)

edit: Ecco, yeah heh I thought it seemed appropriate :)

[CatHicks]

WOOT!!!

I felt like scanning in my letter and drawing my character, Cat, flipping out on it. XD Maybe I'll do that later.

This is so awesome. :yayca:

[EccoXile]

*whines* i want me letter....sigh. i should have sent in my apllication sooner...i don't like waiting and seeing all you guys get in :P making me nervous.

[Hett15]

Ok not to sound to dorky, but if everyone draws "your character" (the one you always draw of yourself or your favorite cartoon you make i.e. look at my avatar) email it to me hett15 at hotmail.com and I will make a collage of it. Sounds dorky, but I did it before and it was really cool on another forum, we had about 50 people join in.

CA.org Party the first week there guys!

[CatHicks]

^ Ooo! That's a great idea! XD

I'll get started.

[jejuhorse]

darn i wish i can do that
but i don't have no scanner...:(
i might be able to use one at my school
i'm not sure i'll have time to do that though but i'll try :)
i just made a character today :D a karate kid with RSAD on his uniform and a CA flag hehehe and his little ball shaped sidekick!

[sula_nebouxi]

Cool idea Hett...I think I'm gonna try and make a drawing of the animal behind my user name heh. This is gonna be fun :)

[ScatteredLogical]

Just one question...James Dean?

[jayneko]

Nice idea Hett. :D Should it be in color or b/w or will anything work? XD

[CatHicks]

Hett I swear I'm working on my part of the CA.org Ringling'ers picture... but I got a little distracted with my original idea. :^^;:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/cathicks/accepted.jpg

My address is only blurred because I'm gonna put this in my livejournal... but if for any reason any of you guys want my address I'll be happy to give it to you. Haha!

[ScatteredLogical]

I like your signature in the corner.

[ScatteredLogical]

Have you seen the wait list letter? It's hilarious:

Congrats! Or, rats! You have been neither accepted nor rejected as Much of Anything for Fall 2005 in the Computer Animation program. After viewing and re-viewing your portfolio and other application materials, we at first believed and then had second thoughts that you will or will not be able to succeed at Ringling School of Art and Design. We sincerely hope or fear you will be able to join or isolate yourself from us.

[sula_nebouxi]

Heh...that is one hilarious letter. I actually let out a laugh after reading it. They sure do have a sense of humor when it comes to these things :)

Oh, and it seems as though Ringling really is accepting 90 students this year. Which is pretty awesome, though I still wonder where they're gonna put all these new people. Oh, and something tells me that this number will still increase over the years with the construction of that new building there. My, it's gonna get pretty big.

[Hett15]

Scattered at least you still have a chance. They are just waiting to see if a couple of people will decide to go elsewhere or think they can't pay the tuition and then they will start prunning the shrubs until they find you. Don't give up. If its not your turn this year, then there is always next year. I'm 23 so don't think (or let anyone else tell you) it is ever too late to start. :yayca:


So we all know about 10 of 90 people so far. Then after some of you get roommates you will expand the group, then lab partners, and so on and then our group will be huge! We will be able to take over the world! Should we all where name tags the first day with our CA names on it? Ha ha

[jayneko]

I got my letter! ^_____^v Woooot! XD This is so incredible awsome!

Oh, and Sula, first year students are only required to go on the meal plan IF they're placed on first year housing. If you're placed anywhere else you can buy your own food. ^.^v

*Cackles insanely and draws for Hett's collage*

And Cat, I really like your cats. ;) Ed does have a point, but you still have to teach me how to color like that and such. ;)

*Passes out in bliss*

[jejuhorse]

darn it i still got to wait about 2 hours to have my mailman to come by...:(
can't wait for that precious letter argh....my preciousssssssss~~
yea i like your cat :D
i also did mine too...but still far to be good as cat
this is my first time doing it on painter well actually for digital paintingXD
http://album26.damoim.net/data/2005/0309/412997_1110304135.jpg

Oh Cat BTW what program do you use? photoshop, painter, illustrator?
i want to know how i can draw nice outlines like you do:D

[sula_nebouxi]

Hehe Hett, you know I'll be wearing a big ol' name tag with sula_nebouxi on it when orientation comes around. Without a doubt :P I just want to see reactions on people's faces when they try and figure out just what the hell a sula nebouxi is heh. Or you can spot me easily by looking for the short asian guy with a Rutgers cap on :P

Jayneko, that's awesome news. Paying less is good, very good. And at least we can have some variety in the food...or we can save even more by eating insta ramen all day long :)

And yeah I think I should draw a little something for the collage when I get the time tonight.

edit: bwahahaha!! did you steal my admissions letter jeju? i shoulda watermarked it hehe. Go hogwild with it...just don't edit something in there and say i'm a big poopy-head ;)

[jejuhorse]

oh and couple minutes ago...i checked my mail.....
first when i opened it it was this flat small envelope...
i slowly turned it back but in a big relief it was from a different place hehe
but i still didn't recieve my letter from Ringling yet....WHAT'S GOING ON!!
is it just cause i live far away...i live in MI....but Jay you got yours so i think mine should've already been here...hmmmm....
i know i got accepted but this is scarying the crap outda me...

Edit : hehe sry about that sula had to do it i should've asked you about this first though...:D i couldn't wait for my letter to come...hehehe

[Hett15]

:P I just want to see reactions on people's faces when they try and figure out just what the hell a sula nebouxi is heh.

i'm a big poopy-head ;)


Just what the heck is a Sula Nebouxi? Is that a toxic fish? :skull:












or is a a blue footed booby?!!!!!
http://www.travelbase.com/scuba/galapagos/images/booby-b.jpg
ha ha ha ha

[jayneko]

Yup. Imma copy cat. :D

http://jayneko.com/images/accepted.jpg

Yes. Must show it to certain people here who didn't think I'd get in. XD ...Myself included!

And yes, I'll prolly wear something Nintendo related for orientation. XD I'm just a nintendo geek.

[sula_nebouxi]

hehe yeah it's the blue footed booby and you can see a cameo appearance in one of my self portraits :)

[ScatteredLogical]

Scattered at least you still have a chance. They are just waiting to see if a couple of people will decide to go elsewhere or think they can't pay the tuition and then they will start prunning the shrubs until they find you. Don't give up. If its not your turn this year, then there is always next year. I'm 23 so don't think (or let anyone else tell you) it is ever too late to start.

I was just being cute. The frustration lies in their criteria and adherence to espoused beliefs. This isn't going to stop me. In principle no, it's never to late to start, but having CF there is a bit of a race against the clock so I'd rather not spend my entire adult life chasing after a childhood dream. Ringling is one of the greatest places in the world for this, if not -the- greatest, but history's on my side to show that if someone is a born and developing animator, regardless of where they start they get to where they say they want to go.

I particularly am thrilled for you, though. I had shared your whole story from day one since the essay with a relative of mine, and as updates crawled along I filled her in. I told her last night you got in and she almost cried because of how much you guys care about each other and how much you were banking your futures on this. What's more you're easily one of the more talented students on either board. Couldn't be happier. Again, like I told KGB, if it can't be me, I'm glad it's you.

[Hett15]

Dude I seriously think I just shed a tear... :eyeloss:

Vincent no matter where you go
go all out or don't go at all.

Keep on Trucking Bro. :muscle: You'll make the right choice.

Keep hanging around AWN too. We'll "see" eachother plenty there.

[jejuhorse]

no letter yet..................:(
i'm gettin sooo anxious right now starting to drive me nuts... >:{
i think my mail man already went by
i recieved a mail but not from Ringling though this morning

[ScatteredLogical]

No letter here either. I mean, I know what they decided, but if they want everyone to send everything back really quick, I'd like to have the thing I'm supposed to send as soon as possible =)

[CatHicks]

Awesome work you guys! XD

jejuhorse, I used Photoshop for mine and used a pencil for the lines.

[Pixeldragoon]

Our principal's son got accepted into CA too! His name is Ryland Jones (sp. could be wrong.)

[sula_nebouxi]

Wow...small world ain't it?

[Pixeldragoon]

What's that supposed to mean? Are you him? @_@

We live only a few miles from Sarasota, and we go to a charter art high school, so it's not exactly suprising.

[sula_nebouxi]

Heh...no..just imagine the odds of someone on this thread knowing someone who got into the CA program and happened to be the principal's son :P. Well, seriously...I didn't realize that you were so near to Sarasota and that you were in an art high school. That's pretty cool though.

*can't wait for the new semester* :)

[OneYouCannotMention]

To those of you Mr. Hett15 talked to today I just want to say something I should have said myself.

You can mention names all you want, I don't really care about that as long as it's true or your exaggerating my worth.

What I had an issue with was seeing private email that I sent to individuals pasted up here for the world to see. What I say to you in an email isn't always what I might say openly in a thread; if you know what I mean.

Anywho...it's really nice to see how excited everyone is and I hope you keep this energy going all four of years at Ringling; especially the last three when we have you. If you can't I hear a few cans 0f Red Bull does the trick.

And yes, congratulations!

OneYouCannotMention
(but you really can)

[sula_nebouxi]

Is this who I think it is? :$ :x

[jayneko]

SANTA??!

*Is utterly clueless* o_o

[Avelena]

*blinks*

I knew it! Santa decides who gets into Ringling! That's why I didn't get into CA...you make the naughty list one year and look what happens...

[jejuhorse]

Wow this is just exciting~!hehehe

oh btw did anyone started applying for loans?? just curious :)

[CatHicks]

I already went though and deleted all my name dropping.

[sula_nebouxi]

I'm gonna wait and see how much i get through federal financial aid first. Ringling should be sending out award letters in about a week or two assuming you all filled out that FAFSA by March 1st. As for me, my dad is being really supportive, thankfully, my mom too(even though at one point she really didn't want me going to an art school). What we're going to do is try and split the loans among a few people so it becomes more manageable. I'll try and max out all the loans I can under my name first. Then whatever's left will be picked up by whatever my dad and brother can borrow. If worse comes to worse, I'll have to scour the Earth for scholarships. I might as well do that now anyways...yay for free money!

So yeah...I think I can cover the first two years, after that might get a little hairy. Here's to hoping I can get an FSEOG in addition to my Pell...

[CatHicks]

Random: Oh my gosh... Robots is coming to Mobile's IMAX theater. Sweet!!! =D

[sula_nebouxi]

also random: who on earth cast Amanda Bynes for that movie?...bleh...that voice...so not right for that role. Might be fun to watch for the animation though. I wanna see it on IMAX :(

[CatHicks]

I remember Amanda Bynes from All That. Do you remember that show? She did "Ask Ashley"... and I think "Cooking With Randy and Mandy"... later she got her own show on Nick.

The only bad review I read on Robots talked about how the voice acting was good but had no real feeling. All the others I've seen said it's suspossed to be super amazing.

[Hett15]

SANTA??!

Laughed my @$$ off!

[Avelena]

I can't wait to see Robots, it looks like it should be very good...if for no other reason than the animation looks awesome and I love Robin Williams!

[Hett15]

I wonder if the OneYouCanNotMention wants to make a caricature of he/she/itself like the rest of us and add it to our eventual collage of caricatures? Eh..eh?

We are all making "our" character that we like to draw and I am going to cut and paste it into a group photo. People are sending it to my email.

(I'm going out of own this weekend guys so don't worry about rushing them in to me it won't get started until next week.)

[CatHicks]

Santa, if you're still reading this crazy thread, my bad! I'm sorry! I didn't know you wouldn't want me too. Please don't smite me down with all your almightiness! My pal Rob had done the same thing in his livejournal. And someone else posted one from Don Brandas there too... maybe I should warn them not to?

[Hett15]

Santa, Please don't smite me down...

SMITE HER DOWN!!!!!




jk Cat :^^:

[sula_nebouxi]

Oh yeah....I remember that...and I can't believe how unfunny that show was :/ They were trying wayyyy too hard. But then again those shows on Nick were catered to kids 12 and under. I mean I chuckled a few times, but it was very rare where they actually had a great comedic moment.

About the voicing, that's kinda what I felt during the previews...it didn't seem...believable I guess.

edit: what is this? a witchhunt? :P

[Hett15]

I don't like Robin Williams as any cartoon voice other then the Alladdin Genie. his voice is too recognizable and it brings me out of the movie. Anyone else think this about other stars doing voices?