Academy of Art University Top Questions

Being the first in my father's family to have gone to college, I would definitely have to say this, of course: It's not easy. And now that I've made clear of the obvious, I can mention that the fact that the difficulty is what makes college invigorating. There may be a lot of work involved, and studies tend to gnaw into the early hours-- but when you find something you want to do, something that you know is a part of your life, and you get to involve yourself with it every time you wake up...your motivation hits the walls, and you keep going, you keep learning for the sake of that dream. And what's best is, it's actually fun.

I think that both parents and students need to start looking at colleges well before the senior year of high school. There is so much to do and so many things to find out. I think that you need to look at location, the teachers, the subjects, the requirements and of course the cost. Many kids think that they can wait to the final semester of high school and decide everything then - and they do. I started looking for colleges that taught animation during my junior year and read about them on their web sites. In hindsight, I wish that I had visited many more schools and talked with students that were studying there and with the professors that taught the classes I was interested in. It is one of the biggest decisions you will make in your entire life and I think we enter into it much too casually. Of course, luckily I feel that so far my decisions have worked out pretty well but who knows what I might have discovered if I had checked out more colleges. Thank you for the opportunity to apply for this scholarship.

meet everyone you can

Visit the school and be open minded

VISIT THE CAMPUS.

I would take advantage of campus tours prior to applying. Talk to students and faculty on your tour to see if the Academy is the right fit for you!

First of all my advice to parents is to listen to your son or daughter, what you want for them might not be what is right for them. Not all children are destined for Harvard or Yale though it would be nice, but then it would not be as special. It is important to learn their strenghts. I discovered that I had a passion for everything film my last year of high school. I could never be entertained by history and I was terrible at math, but listening to the teacher describe the different parts of the camera was fascinating to me. Had I gone to a different school I probably would not have done so well. Students i'd advise you to think hard about your future and what you want to do. My mother was not to keen on my going to the Academy of Art she, like most parents wanted me to be a doctor. I had to follow my dreams though and eventually she accepted it. I am now a film student and could not be happier. My Daddy told me this, "Do something you love, and you will never work a day in you life."

Well, im not gonna sit here and write a damn essay... All the advice i can say is to not come to the Academy of Art...TOO EXPENSIVE!!!!!!!!!! and a pain in the ass....

Visit each college you are intrested in. Live in student housing your first semester you'll make a lot of new friends and learn a lot about you self. It may not be the idea living experince but it will be worth it.

pursue your dreams and find the school that will cater to it. be flexible and be conscious of your time. its overwhelming to have complete independence and it can get to your head. never forget that your in school to work towards your future. you can party all you want once you've got college under your belt. in the mean time, party hard, but work harder. As for the parents, this is your child's chance to spread their wings. let them do so. they will succeed either way. and if they fail, they've got to learn to pick themselves back up. if youre always there to kiss their boo boos, they'll never grow.