I'm glad this discussion took place. I feel quite encouraged about a career in the industry in the future, that it is actually a reasonable possibility. What's been my major discouragement is the people I find in many of my classes. Every geek and their digital-girlfriend wants to make video games and get into the…
I think it's like that in any education but the difference with artistic courses is that the result of bad work is way more obvious if you only want to do the bare minimum. I sometimes wonder how some people passed 3 years in the course that I'm in with nothing to really show for it. But anyway i think any artist that is…
My point is that the paper itself has no value, which is what your friend's proverb seems to suggest. I wouldn't save my diplomas in a fire, either, but that doesn't mean I don't value my education. Where is everyone looking to go to school that has such back-breaking debt? With a combination of scholarships, grants and…
Yea no one is buying student loan debt as an investment like they where so loans are hard to get and interest has skyrocketed because its viewed as toxic. Also the cost of tuition has been raising faster than the cost of healthcare but no one talks about it, why? Probably because seniors don't care about young punks and…
That's a weird thing to say. I don't remember telling anyone to drop a free education, public high school or college. Especially in countries where higher ed is paid for, you would be a fool not to go, especially if you think you might look for work outside of your country. Just to think before they take on mountains of…
Bullshit alert - this was written by someone who doesn't actually know anything, at a time he probably shouldn't have written anything. The posts below are the most informative, but if you must read this one, just know that it doesn't necessarily reflect reality. -- TL/DR: Go to school and get a regular degree, because if…