<p>Good afternoon CC. As I’ve indicated in my other posts, this admissions cycle has really been a trial, but the end is in sight. I’ve decided upon Tulane, and I don’t regret my decision, but I do have a few worries.</p>
<p>During the admissions cycle, I’ve become highly introspective. This has caused me to become highly introspective. That being said, I’ve decided that one career I’d greatly like to pursue is video game designing. Unfortunately, Tulane doesn’t offer a major, or much close to the sort.</p>
<p>However, I talked to a cousin of mine who worked for Industrial Light and Magic on a recent trip to San Francisco. He told me if I ever wanted to go into Special Effects, don’t pursue a degree in special effects. Pursue something in a related field, and learn on the job skills on the job. I assume it might be similar to a game designer…?</p>
<p>I still love Tulane. I love NOLA. I’m determined to make it work. While they might not have a specific major (or even a computer engineering major), they do have a 3-2 program with Vandy and JHU (…Correct?), which I assume would take an additional application (?), which makes me assume they would take some computer engineering classes there. As for character design, Tulane has an excellent English department, and as it proclaims, It’s “in the most storied city in America.”</p>
<p>Which is another reason I think Tulane might help me with this. It might not have a program suited to the major, but New Orleans is an inspirational city. While I might not learn as much in the classroom, there’s no substitute for experience. This is doubly true in any creative business. Before you can write about the world, you first must live in it.</p>
<p>Also, I’m in the Honors Program at Tulane, and they have a program where honor’s students can design their own curriculum. I plan to take courses that would help me in character creation and design (Tulane has one of the best Psychology programs in the country, or so I’ve heard), and work from there.</p>
<p>If the worst should happen, and I feel I cannot accomplish this goal at Tulane, I’d transfer somewhere that had a program. If this should fail, I’d move home. I live in a University Town, and the local University has one of the fifty best programs in the nation. It runs on rolling non-selective admissions, so I’ve already been accepted, but I don’t think that staying home frosh year would be the right thing to do. If I go somewhere else and come back, it’s one thing, but I feel as if staying would give me to great an inclination to stay at home.</p>
<p>Which brings me to my point. Any suggestions? Concerns? Ideas? I feel like I’m treading in very unknown waters here, so any advice is appreciated :3</p>