Originally Posted by Isildur's Bangs  I do not have a degree. I've switched majors too many times (not because I didn't know what I wanted to do, but because I wanted to do too many things, and there just isn't a school I have found that could really accommodate me) and spent alot of time in alternative education (i.e. lots of time in the library, one on one mentoring, internships etc). But my years in college have been as follows: I spent a year and a half from 15-16 in theology school (yes I graduated high school when I was 15 - however, the fact that it was home schooling really complicated things), it wasn't long after that I happily lost faith and became involved with alot of local artists in Las Vegas (keep in mind during this time I was also studying music, as I had been since age 5 - that's the one thing which has ever been constant, other than hefty studying on my own which has been mainly history and philosophy).
At age 18 I decided it was time to go it alone, so I moved to Los Angeles, where I was studying Art and Animation at the Art Institute of California - Los Angeles, in Santa Monica, with the intent that I would later on get a degree in film. It didn't work out that way, I ended up switching majors two years later to "Motion Picture and Television Production" and I did that for 1 and a half years. Unfortunately it was too expensive and time consuming (four eleven week quarters, and very little time off), and I had to work alot of overtime to make ends meet and pay for my own education and most of my class materials. Not to mention my extracurricular activities such as smoking pot all day everyday and being constantly on the move all around the city for many different occasions (auditions, pitch meetings, private parties, etc), beside my music and documentary pet projects.
Bottom line it wasn't working, I have a tendency to overextend myself but never so much as I did here, so I dropped out. After that I kept up with everything else and a little while later took a couple certificate programs at MI for guitar and vocals, and based on my portfolio and many recommendations I was eventually I accepted into both Cal Arts and USC School of Cinematic Arts, but I declined both offers.
Why? Because my family needed support, and I can go to the much less prestiges school UNLV, in my home state of Nevada, for a much more reasonable price. By the time I graduate from here I'll have spent less than a third of what I already have on my education.
I have no regrets, it has all been very interesting and I've excelled in a number of different fields. I'm 23, and very well off to say the least.
When it comes down to it the road to knowledge is endless. Despite what I do know I'll be very much an open mind until the day I die.
I am looking forward to graduating within 3 years with a double major in film and philosophy, and continuing my education through UNLV's master program for screenwriters.
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So back on topic, I was recently wrong to believe that unwarrented sarcasm in drunken posts are acceptable. And I am ashamed.
