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Hey everyone,
I need some opinions about what I might do. I know it's my life and I should do what I feel is best, but right now I'm a little stuck, because I want to go in two directions.
I'm trying to get into college, I took way to long to make a decision about weather or not I should go to college, since I graduated in 2004. I feel it's been way too long of a wait. I finally made the right choice, I am going to go. But, I cannot decide what I'm doing.
I've been into the IT field for quite some time, but, I've also been in the design field nearly the same amount of time. I have been more serious about graphics design this last couple years. And I decided I'd like to finish my education.
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So the reason I'm having a problem deciding what to do is because of last weekend. I had an interview at the Art Institute of Indianapolis. The whole process was to make sure the school was fit for me, and that I was fit for the school. If I showed potential to excel. Well, I did, I impressed them with my portfolio etc. They really talked highly about it and about me, it was rather flattering. Anyways, I'm pretty much in, and it was pretty exciting. There was allot of information to go over and to cram into my slow head.
I told them, I'd like to think about it over the rest of the weekend, that was Saturday. So that night, my lady friend and I were talking about it (she was there with me). She made a valid point, and it got me thinking. She mentioned IT, she said she had always thought I was more of an IT guy, which to a certain extent I agree. I love networking, and I love getting down and dirty with hardware, and tweaking the heck out of linux etc. But, here lately I just haven't been feeling it much, I have gotten a little bored with it. It still interests me allot though, I mean, I'll never ever be able to not tweak and read each issue of 2600, but I don't know if I should pursue a degree in it. I have CCNA training and A+ under my belt along with MCSE, a bit of network security +. I just never took the test's to get the certifications. The reason for doing that was because I can't find or hold a job (around here) long enough to fund the purchase of the cert tests, even with the discounts I get from Cisco.
I originally was going to try to double major, I thought about getting back into school last year, but I decided against it. And now I'm all ready to go back and get a degree. I found 1 thing I wanted to do, but then I was reminded about IT, so basically I'm in a little pickle, I want to do both, but I want to get a good education as well. Some of the places I looked around here don't offer the amount of information and classes that the AI has, as far as in the design field. Others have decent IT related classes.
I really enjoy being a graphics designer, and I do enjoy web development too. I really wouldn't mind pursuing a full time career in graphics, since the kind of source of income at the moment, freelance. I also wouldn't mind a full time career in IT, but I need a little insight from those of you that do the same thing as me. I know some of you are pretty hardcore geeks and designers too. Should I try to double major? or pursue IT / design?
And I know allot of you are already in collage going through the design courses, some of you might have been to the AI of IN.
What are your thoughts? How do you feel about your design classes? Do you enjoy it?
Thanks !
I need some opinions about what I might do. I know it's my life and I should do what I feel is best, but right now I'm a little stuck, because I want to go in two directions.
I'm trying to get into college, I took way to long to make a decision about weather or not I should go to college, since I graduated in 2004. I feel it's been way too long of a wait. I finally made the right choice, I am going to go. But, I cannot decide what I'm doing.
I've been into the IT field for quite some time, but, I've also been in the design field nearly the same amount of time. I have been more serious about graphics design this last couple years. And I decided I'd like to finish my education.
-------
So the reason I'm having a problem deciding what to do is because of last weekend. I had an interview at the Art Institute of Indianapolis. The whole process was to make sure the school was fit for me, and that I was fit for the school. If I showed potential to excel. Well, I did, I impressed them with my portfolio etc. They really talked highly about it and about me, it was rather flattering. Anyways, I'm pretty much in, and it was pretty exciting. There was allot of information to go over and to cram into my slow head.
I told them, I'd like to think about it over the rest of the weekend, that was Saturday. So that night, my lady friend and I were talking about it (she was there with me). She made a valid point, and it got me thinking. She mentioned IT, she said she had always thought I was more of an IT guy, which to a certain extent I agree. I love networking, and I love getting down and dirty with hardware, and tweaking the heck out of linux etc. But, here lately I just haven't been feeling it much, I have gotten a little bored with it. It still interests me allot though, I mean, I'll never ever be able to not tweak and read each issue of 2600, but I don't know if I should pursue a degree in it. I have CCNA training and A+ under my belt along with MCSE, a bit of network security +. I just never took the test's to get the certifications. The reason for doing that was because I can't find or hold a job (around here) long enough to fund the purchase of the cert tests, even with the discounts I get from Cisco.
I originally was going to try to double major, I thought about getting back into school last year, but I decided against it. And now I'm all ready to go back and get a degree. I found 1 thing I wanted to do, but then I was reminded about IT, so basically I'm in a little pickle, I want to do both, but I want to get a good education as well. Some of the places I looked around here don't offer the amount of information and classes that the AI has, as far as in the design field. Others have decent IT related classes.
I really enjoy being a graphics designer, and I do enjoy web development too. I really wouldn't mind pursuing a full time career in graphics, since the kind of source of income at the moment, freelance. I also wouldn't mind a full time career in IT, but I need a little insight from those of you that do the same thing as me. I know some of you are pretty hardcore geeks and designers too. Should I try to double major? or pursue IT / design?
And I know allot of you are already in collage going through the design courses, some of you might have been to the AI of IN.
What are your thoughts? How do you feel about your design classes? Do you enjoy it?
Thanks !