<p>So basically when I was choosing a college & a degree I rushed into Video Game Design without really thinking it through. It’s a private college that’s going to end up costing me about $85k the day I graduate. (With a nearly useless degree)
It’s an accelerated program that gets me a BSA in less than 3 years (sacrificing my life, of course), and I’m currently in quarter 7, almost 8, of 12. I figure that I should probably finish my schooling since
a- I’m in an apartment lease till November
b- I’m almost done
c- At lest I’ll have a degree?
d- I don’t have a portfolio to submit to different colleges</p>
<p>The huge downside of this is that I didn’t discover where my ‘specialty’ (aka passion) was until my first 3d animation class.</p>
<p>Currently I want to get a degree in Character Animation, and my dream school is Ringling College in FL, which would cost about $30k a year, or $120k total assuming NONE of my credits transfer and that I get $0 in scholarship money (which I did this time around, and it was a bad decision).
BUT, if I graduate from Ringling, I’m basically guaranteed a job, since their placement rate is literally 90%</p>
<p>I’m wondering if doubling, possibly tripling, my debt is a wise investment for my future, and if paying off that much debt is even reasonably possible.</p>