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and don't worry about your grades/motivation. animation and design is so much fun, you'll love it.

but i digress- there is a guy here at our station who started in sound/music (had a degree in it and worked as a sound tech for quite some time). he learned maya on his own and switched to animation. he is our best designer. there are also sound guys here who do not have degrees in the field. my point is that the two are related, and i believe just having a musical background will make you a much more desirable employee in the animation/design job market. trust me, it will.

so, i think you should:

a) try and find a GREAT school that offers both. but if you can't, which i think may be the case (but good luck),

b) major in animation at a fine art school and take as many of the sound related classes that they offer. in searching for schools to transfer to, read their class lists. you could ask the department head there if they would be willing to let you put "music minor" on your degree even though they don't officially offer that. you'd be surprised at how flexible they can be, if you just tell them how important it is for an animator to know sound in the business.

and btw it doesnt matter what school you go to first, as long as you are going to transfer. its the school you go to to finally get your bachelors that matters. just remember that if you transfer, you have to retake any studio classes at your new school. a serious fine arts school will want to make sure that you take all of the important classes (involving animation) THERE. THEY WILL NOT TRANSFER. so, take your core classes at your junior college- liberal arts, drawing, etc. I HAVE BEEN GOING TO SCHOOL FOR 6 YEARS BECAUSE I WASNT PREPARED AND DIDNT KNOW WHAT SCHOOL I WAS TRANSFERRING TO, MANY OF MY CLASSES I HAD TO RETAKE. SO, KNOW YOUR PLAN, MAN. you dont want to be graduating when youre 27, like me.]]> Guitar Players Discussion mariatherese https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/going-to-college-2nd-thoughts/#post-187086 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/going-to-college-2nd-thoughts/#post-186918 Fri, 30 Jun 2006 23:04:37 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion jasonrunguitar https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/going-to-college-2nd-thoughts/#post-186918 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/going-to-college-2nd-thoughts/#post-186884 Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:37:40 +0000 http://www.berkleemusic.com/]]> Guitar Players Discussion shredgeek https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/going-to-college-2nd-thoughts/#post-186884 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/going-to-college-2nd-thoughts/#post-177485 Wed, 17 May 2006 23:58:52 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Saber https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/going-to-college-2nd-thoughts/#post-177485 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/going-to-college-2nd-thoughts/#post-177441 Wed, 17 May 2006 19:37:59 +0000 Brilliant!! :D]]> Guitar Players Discussion Danada https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/going-to-college-2nd-thoughts/#post-177441 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/going-to-college-2nd-thoughts/#post-177439 Wed, 17 May 2006 19:34:49 +0000
Thanks]]> Guitar Players Discussion Danada https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/going-to-college-2nd-thoughts/#post-177439 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/going-to-college-2nd-thoughts/#post-177354 Wed, 17 May 2006 05:42:21 +0000
Laz]]> Guitar Players Discussion Dan Lasley https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/going-to-college-2nd-thoughts/#post-177354 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/going-to-college-2nd-thoughts/#post-177328 Wed, 17 May 2006 03:17:11 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Elecktrablue https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/going-to-college-2nd-thoughts/#post-177328 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/going-to-college-2nd-thoughts/#post-177245 Tue, 16 May 2006 18:57:23 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Danada https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/going-to-college-2nd-thoughts/#post-177245 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/going-to-college-2nd-thoughts/#post-177244 Tue, 16 May 2006 18:48:06 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion smokindog https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/going-to-college-2nd-thoughts/#post-177244