MICA, freshman year

patois
Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:33:58 +0000

End of first semester report:

haha wow, i can’t believe it’s actually over. There were some serious all-nighters towards the end, finals were pretty intense. Midterms got about 2-3 weeks but finals got 2 weeks maximum. So there was a lot of crunching.

One of my apartment mates (out of 3) had a little bit of a stress related breakdown towards the end of the semester. She’s fine, she was able to finish all of her finals and ultimately was okay, but it was still scary.

I thought people were joking when they said that foundation year squeezes out the kids who aren’t serious, but it’s actually quite true. On my radar, about 5 kids have left MICA/asked to leave.

I finished off with a great GPA so i’m very pleased with myself, but knowing that you actually have to work hard for a great GPA makes it even better. A lot of people who I know did what would be considered the “average” amount of hanging out/work ended up in the lower 3’s, those who really bucked up were mid to upper 3’s, and those with no social lives were upper 3’s to a four, and even then… perfection is so close yet so far.

Next semester I have:

Photo II (I tested out of photo I by portfolio review - about 9 or 10 kids did as well, i think? out of a possible 65 or more.)
Painting I
Drawing II
Elements of Visual Thinking II (General 2-d, the focus this semester is on color)
and Art History: General theory and criticism.

So my classes are Monday through friday, all 9 am to 3 pm. I have workstudy on Friday morning, and then my weekend kicks off around 12:30 pm. Not too bad, i’d say… lets see how i feel about it around finals.