Savannah College of Art and Design Top Questions

I would urge my past self to apply to as many art schools in my future home as possible, as well the scholarships and other financial aid that would be availabble to me. I would convince myself to work on my portfolio and check out what kind of employment options I have in my college's town. I would plead with myself not to squandr my savings and perhaps put aside extra money as an emergency fund for college fees.

If I were able to restart college from my freshman year, I could immediately name a few things I'd do differently. I'd make sure I went in with an open-mind. My first months at college were sort of a wake-up call to the diversity and cultural differences that I hadn't experienced before, but in time I grew to know them all as individual and valuable in their own right. The best advice I could give myself is that you will learn as much outside of class as you do within the classroom. Accept that, and open your mind to new ideas from new people with new experiences. Ultimately, that's what makes the college experience.

I would tell myself to apply for more scholarships, get a part-time job to get a vehicle, and spend more time having fun!

Dear Becky, Believe in yourself. All of the people who have told you that you can't follow your dreams are wrong. The only way to find out is to go for it. If things are supposed to happen they will, and if not, you will learn a lot and grow and be a stronger person. Only you can decided how you are going to react to what happens to you, you have to decide to be happy. Don't let doubt keep you from being the person you were ment to be. Don't settle for the mediocre. People are weird, you will meet a lot of them. Learn how to gleen the best from everyone you meet. See them for the beautiful and wonderful people they are. We are all weird so cut everyone a break. You can be great friends with people you would never even expect, so give everyone a chance. Learn how to be tolerant of weird idiosyncrasies and don't let yourself get mad over undone dishes or you will be mad all of the time. Remember to strive to learn more everyday.

Don't go to SCAD. Go to a college that cares, and make sure to check out which colleges are the best for your field. That way you don't make a mistake and end up in a place that won't help you. Go to a place that will help you with financial aid to keep you there.

Stay focused on school work, it's only going to get harder and more tedious from here on. Learn as much as you can about various artists and different art materials because that will be very helpful with your studies. Also, RESEARCH your intended major and all the other majors that are being offered at the college so you can pick which one suits you best and not what everyone else would like for you to do.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a senior in high school I'd most importantly tell myself not to put off college. That was a mistake I made, I put off school to work for a year and that year became three years. I'd tell myself to get into college early as possible and to enroll at Georgia State University in their art program as my HOPE Scholarship and Pell Grant would have been enough to cover tuition there. While attending GSU I would've used the time to get educated on loans and try to gain more financial aid. Afterward I would've made the transfer to the Savannah College of Art and Design or possibly got a bachelors from GSU and got a masters from SCAD. I?d also advise myself to begin networking and to attend as many school related events as possible.

Looking back at it now, I don't think I value who I was back in high school all that much at all. Not that I was a delinquent or anything severe like that, just that I wasn't a person who was inspired to look towards the future; I wasn't someone who actively focused on how their life was unfolding and was always uncertain of what was to come. What I regret the most though, is that it took me so long to break out of that indeterminate state of mind. However, if I really did encounter myself in the past, the one thing I'd tell myself is this: "Don't change. Just be ready." Honestly, college life (mine at least) is an event that really cannot be actively described. It is a threshold that needs to be experienced to be understood. Sure, I can go tell myself "Hey, make sure you do your work early, listen to your professor, and don't eat the cafeteria food on Sunday's", but that?s not going to teach anything special. My advice to myself would simply be "Just live through it. You'll find your place. Trust me."

If I could go back to my senior year in college I would encourage myself to get into what I love most from the start. I am studying fine arts now after realizing that there was not much I could do to deny that was what I had to be doing. I started as a Graphic Deisgner, a career which I chose thinking of how I could make a living and still manage to have some creative room, but now I have figured out that you only excell in that that you love most. I would tell myself to take some time and think deeply about what it is I really see myself doing and why and deciding that way. I think the most important thing would have been to tell me to be confident enought and believe that the only important thing is to live the way you dream of living. Hard work and fresh ideas and soaking as much knowledge as you can will get you there where you want. Confidence and trust in yourself is all you need Anai! :)

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