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Vanessa
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What happens when you don't know what college to go to?
I wanna go to art school when I'm older, but I don't know where to go because I also don't have much for a budget.
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Rebecca Tang
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Rebecca’s Answer
Thank you for your question. I am glad to hear that you would like to attend a college. Firstly, you may need to find out what careers and hence the subjects you would like to take before deciding the college.
Below are my suggestions:
1. If you are interested in arts, would you like to be painter, graphic designer, fashion designer, animator, web designer, art teacher, etc.
2. Find out more on art related careers and determine what you have interest
3. Speak to someone who are working in these careers. Seek guidance from your mentor, school career counsellor, your parents, etc.
4. Shortlist 1-2 careers you would like to pursue
5. Explore the colleges that offering the relevant courses and find out entry criteria
Hope this helps! Good Luck!
Below are my suggestions:
1. If you are interested in arts, would you like to be painter, graphic designer, fashion designer, animator, web designer, art teacher, etc.
2. Find out more on art related careers and determine what you have interest
3. Speak to someone who are working in these careers. Seek guidance from your mentor, school career counsellor, your parents, etc.
4. Shortlist 1-2 careers you would like to pursue
5. Explore the colleges that offering the relevant courses and find out entry criteria
Hope this helps! Good Luck!
Enise Agel
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Enise’s Answer
Hello Vanessa,
If you want to go to the college but you do not have money to pay your tuition fees, you require to work at internships if you have already volunteered in charity or whichever it was. If not, I would say that you should find your strategy to sell your unused clothes, or whatever you bought new but you will not use anymore. If this strategy won’t work for you, you may write your first book and collaborate with X publishing. I highly recommend to read Streetcat named Bob serie books by James Bowen. He did not have enough money to live, yet he had written books for budgeting.
I hope this helps.
If you want to go to the college but you do not have money to pay your tuition fees, you require to work at internships if you have already volunteered in charity or whichever it was. If not, I would say that you should find your strategy to sell your unused clothes, or whatever you bought new but you will not use anymore. If this strategy won’t work for you, you may write your first book and collaborate with X publishing. I highly recommend to read Streetcat named Bob serie books by James Bowen. He did not have enough money to live, yet he had written books for budgeting.
I hope this helps.
Christopher Doherty
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Stamford, Connecticut
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Christopher’s Answer
Hi Vanessa,
It is very normal to not know where you want to go to college. It is also very normal that a limited budget can limit the schools from which you can choose. However, I also think it is unusual and good that you know what you want to do. Here are my two suggestions: 1) I am a big believer in making lists so i suggest making a list of what you want to study in the art field and then look for schools that offer what you want; 2) consider a two year/local college at night while you work in some art capacity during the day. The art job may expose you to areas of art with which you are not familiar.
Good Luck!
It is very normal to not know where you want to go to college. It is also very normal that a limited budget can limit the schools from which you can choose. However, I also think it is unusual and good that you know what you want to do. Here are my two suggestions: 1) I am a big believer in making lists so i suggest making a list of what you want to study in the art field and then look for schools that offer what you want; 2) consider a two year/local college at night while you work in some art capacity during the day. The art job may expose you to areas of art with which you are not familiar.
Good Luck!
Yvonne Koziol
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Yvonne’s Answer
Hi Vanessa,
if you are a high school student, I would first start with sitting down with your school college guidance counselor to start narrowing down your choices based on your talents, interest, tuition costs and proximity to where you live; you'd need to ask yourself questions if you want to go to school in your area or anywhere in the country; if you have a specific art talent, have you started thinking of putting together a portfolio of some of your art work! Also the guidance counselor can help you with questions on financial aid, also you can consider starting to go to school part time and work a little part time to help with the expense. Also are you able to live with your parents while you go to school? that' s a huge cost savings;
also various community organizations may provide educational grants to local student - that's an area you should research also and it's easy to do a google search for local education grants in your town/city. Additionally for financial aid, go to www.FAFSA.org to look over financial aid info, which also has some fed government links to explore. Here are some examples of great art school depending on the type or art (performing arts etc): Berklee College of Music in Boston; Rhode Island School of Design (RISD); Parsons school of Design in New York City; once your find something the peaks your interest, it's always a good idea to go the school's website and explore to look for any grants and scholarship they offer directly from the school.
hope this gives you a good starting point - wish we could follow up with any additional questions; i'm sure your schools also has great resources; Good luck with your search!
if you are a high school student, I would first start with sitting down with your school college guidance counselor to start narrowing down your choices based on your talents, interest, tuition costs and proximity to where you live; you'd need to ask yourself questions if you want to go to school in your area or anywhere in the country; if you have a specific art talent, have you started thinking of putting together a portfolio of some of your art work! Also the guidance counselor can help you with questions on financial aid, also you can consider starting to go to school part time and work a little part time to help with the expense. Also are you able to live with your parents while you go to school? that' s a huge cost savings;
also various community organizations may provide educational grants to local student - that's an area you should research also and it's easy to do a google search for local education grants in your town/city. Additionally for financial aid, go to www.FAFSA.org to look over financial aid info, which also has some fed government links to explore. Here are some examples of great art school depending on the type or art (performing arts etc): Berklee College of Music in Boston; Rhode Island School of Design (RISD); Parsons school of Design in New York City; once your find something the peaks your interest, it's always a good idea to go the school's website and explore to look for any grants and scholarship they offer directly from the school.
hope this gives you a good starting point - wish we could follow up with any additional questions; i'm sure your schools also has great resources; Good luck with your search!