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should I switch majors? (now with possible health issues)
Tactical Nuke:
So I've been asking around about some future jobs I had in mind. I need a little clarification on acoustical engineering's ties to mechanical engineering, but asking a veteran guitar designer and manufacturer about making musical instruments, he told me that there was a school in I believe Michigan specifically for building guitars and that big manufacturers will usually pull from those areas. I've looked online about sound engineering (mixing music, stuff like that), and they usually go for apprenticeships. I also have other interests, such as character design and storyboarding that I'd like to explore.
In general, it looks more and more like making things is just a hobby. I still need to be sure though. I'm going to email the engineering office and the physics department about this to see if I can meet with them.
Kumquat:
--- Quote from: Tactical Nuke on October 14, 2017, 08:33:02 PM ---I also have other interests, such as character design and storyboarding that I'd like to explore.
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Art NEEDS to be your fully dedicated passion for years if you want to do this. If not you'll be stuck with art school debt, which is a step below Harvard tier debt and no job. There are few schools that are credible and theyre all expensive.
I would recommend checking out a handful of cgma classes while taking regular before dropping into anything related to art in the entertainment industry.
SeventhSandwich:
--- Quote from: Kumquat on October 14, 2017, 08:49:03 PM ---Harvard tier debt
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Don't mean to be a stickler, but Harvard actually isn't a great example of a school that overburdens students with debt. Their endowment is massive and many of their students (barring the excessively rich ones) attend for free because of federal and institutional scholarships. 24% of their students pay nothing, and the average debt among students who take loans is $16k, which is actually very reasonable for college.
http://time.com/money/4534408/colleges-where-most-students-graduate-debt-free/
Kumquat:
Yeah Im sure scholarships are generous, it was just a quick example based on the base tuition.
Tactical Nuke:
--- Quote from: Kumquat on October 14, 2017, 08:49:03 PM ---Art NEEDS to be your fully dedicated passion for years if you want to do this. If not you'll be stuck with art school debt, which is a step below Harvard tier debt and no job. There are few schools that are credible and theyre all expensive.
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elaborate on this
right now I'm learning to draw but I'm not willing to drop everything and go to an art school to do that before finishing learning about sound and noise stuff
if I can get the credentials to do this kinda stuff just by doing courses like the ones you provided me then that'd be cool but idk
if I could get a job at say cartoon network and just work my way into different positions then I'd rather do that
EDIT: I just looked at the pricing. $700 per class?