second bachelors , associates, or masters after Illustration degree?

art2CS
Fri, 29 Jun 2012 23:53:31 +0000

Sorry you’ve had a rough post-graduation experience. Art Center was my dream school since I was a kid, until I had a close family friend explicitly state “DO NOT GO THERE”. He wasn’t bashing the school itself, but simply the nature of the business, where your portfolio dwarfs your formal education in importance - and the cost simply couldn’t be justified.

That said, I’m sure you have excellent skills which are marketable in some capacity, either now or later on in life. Art Center and RISD are like the only art schools non-artists seem to hear of. Have you considered CS? If you end up being a good programmer with excellent art skills, I’m sure you won’t be hurting for work.