Need Advice on Finishing School
ngon master
I have no idea if there have been any recent posts about this and I apologize if there have been.
So I am in need of some advice at this point because I don't want to rush into decisions and I want to have a clear head when making this decision. The run down is this. I am a senior needing two classes to graduate from university. I am completing my degree of Game Development which I already have read a lot of people's various opinions on in Polycount. So I need these two classes over the summer, however, I also recently got hired at a company for a full-time artist position which I will be starting in early June, the same time these classes start. This is where the issue comes up.
I have already subbed one class for an online course however, one of the courses has no online capability. I have spoken with the university about the possibility of allowing me to take it as either an online, to allow for video conferencing during the class, to use the universities virtual classroom software, all of which have been answered with a "no that's not possible". The university is incredibly strict on attendance due to it's odd class structure and its financial and legal entity as a "non-profit". But I don't want to focus on the other aspects of the university.
So I am in this situation now where basically I can ride out the summer taking one class and working full-time, which I am completely fine with. This doesn't solve the situation with the last class. I don't want to walk into a new position and tell them I need to take two days off each week can you work with me on that. I feel like that is just about the least professional thing to do and is a giant red flag for the employer. The university is treating this as if this is an internship and not a full time position. This leads me to where I need advice, at this point I have no love for the university, they've shown to be incredibly behind the times in terms of the game industry and as I'm sure a lot of you know their standards are incredibly low.
I believe I will stick it out over the 3 months of summer just to see if new options arise. However my options right now are to stay for the summer and hope the position is open in 3 months to finish my degree or I take the position and if the school can't work with me in some degree I drop it. There is of course grey area in this and I'm not expecting a black or white answer I just need some input from you all. Thank you for listening to me ramble.
So I am in need of some advice at this point because I don't want to rush into decisions and I want to have a clear head when making this decision. The run down is this. I am a senior needing two classes to graduate from university. I am completing my degree of Game Development which I already have read a lot of people's various opinions on in Polycount. So I need these two classes over the summer, however, I also recently got hired at a company for a full-time artist position which I will be starting in early June, the same time these classes start. This is where the issue comes up.
I have already subbed one class for an online course however, one of the courses has no online capability. I have spoken with the university about the possibility of allowing me to take it as either an online, to allow for video conferencing during the class, to use the universities virtual classroom software, all of which have been answered with a "no that's not possible". The university is incredibly strict on attendance due to it's odd class structure and its financial and legal entity as a "non-profit". But I don't want to focus on the other aspects of the university.
So I am in this situation now where basically I can ride out the summer taking one class and working full-time, which I am completely fine with. This doesn't solve the situation with the last class. I don't want to walk into a new position and tell them I need to take two days off each week can you work with me on that. I feel like that is just about the least professional thing to do and is a giant red flag for the employer. The university is treating this as if this is an internship and not a full time position. This leads me to where I need advice, at this point I have no love for the university, they've shown to be incredibly behind the times in terms of the game industry and as I'm sure a lot of you know their standards are incredibly low.
I believe I will stick it out over the 3 months of summer just to see if new options arise. However my options right now are to stay for the summer and hope the position is open in 3 months to finish my degree or I take the position and if the school can't work with me in some degree I drop it. There is of course grey area in this and I'm not expecting a black or white answer I just need some input from you all. Thank you for listening to me ramble.
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@sacboi Thats my thoughts as well I just still want to get as many opinions you know? Just trying to round out my view before diving in and yea my uni is acting as if it's an internship I will be kicked back after the summer, but that's not the case at all I'm being placed on a multi-year development team.
I can say I know I don't need the degree I don't care about the school title or anything of that nature as from the information I've gathered here and other places it rarely matters. The only reason I want it is to get a return on my investment at this point both financially and time.