First off, I'm leaning towards specializing in illustration, but I'm not exactly sure what I want to do for a career. Secondly, my top tangible choice for art schooling is Otis College- I was impressed not only with the produced student works there, but the conceptual projects that were assigned (ie, taking Lord of the Rings and setting it in Feudal Japan)...
But private art schooling seems like a risky investment when a career in the commercial art field seems pretty uncertain. Having to pay back all that schooling money after I find myself without a job seems very unappealing. I heard so many stories of kids who graduated from private art schools and ended up having to go back for more schooling that it almost makes me want to give up the idea of going to any private college altogether...
... So, my alternative plan was to look into public schooling. I heard that the illustration program at Cal State Long Beach was quite strong. I also heard a lot of commercial artists and professors studied there as well. I took a student tour over to their campus, but the only student works that I've seen were from Graphic Design. I plan on paying them another visit this semester.
UCLA seems to be another option (only because I have the notion that UCLA is good at nearly everything and it also looks great on the resume even if it is BA in fine arts). I wasn't particularly impressed with the student works that I saw, but I did hear that the program is strong over there, as well.
Someone mentioned that I should look at UCSD out of the blue. :confused:
Can anyone confirm or suggest any schools? The more comments, the better... It'll reaffirm that I'm making the right decision. Thanks! :chug:
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