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- Hey! So, just adding my voice into the bucket of voices talking about my personal experience with school and why I've come to the conclusion that art school isn't for me. Please don't take my experience as gospel - school can be a great way for some folks to get an education and make headway into a creative career!
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I relate to this SO HARD! I went to college right after I graduated from High School and flunked out. And then for many years I was full of shame about not having a degree. I went back to community college when i was 25, finally brave enough to study music like I wanted. I had a brilliant experience for two years until I moved on to a four year school which was a total bummer. I finished about one year and then quit. I still don't have a degree. Anyway, school isn't right for everyone and you don't need to do it for many professions. I thought I was a loser freak for the longest time because I never finished my degree, but now I am so happy for my free and diverse life. Thanks for talking about this!
Thank you so much for sharing! It's so nice to learn that this is much more common than I thought. Yay!
hey dude that sounds awesome. im in the same boat. love music and art but never felt school was the thing for me. unfortunately a lot of art jobs require a degree but music, man I think you need to be born with a knack for it. just something about it that people just cant teach you. hope all is well dude
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Just because you get an art degree is no guarantee of a job
I just stumbled across this video but this was really comforting, giving me the good friend/sister energy that I needed to remind me that it's okay to pursue unconventional routes in life and I don't need to feel bad or ashamed if I didn't get to go to a big fancy art school. Thanks for gathering the courage to share your thoughts, I'm sure it really helped a lot of people
its not always necessary to fit in human developed orthodox system. at the end what matters is conscience and self. i totally understand and relate to family problems.
I just left art school about 2 weeks ago as a photo major at California College of the Arts and I can relate sooo hard. There were good and bad parts. I liked my first year there more than I disliked it, but as time went on I eventually got to a point where I found no joy in art anymore. My main reasons for leaving were that I no longer felt like the program was for me, and the intense anxiety that I felt being there with the courseload was just not worth the money. I left exactly in the middle of my 5th semester because I just could not bear it any longer! It was putting me into a deep depression and it was so not worth it. I'm so grateful that my parents noticed that and are supportive of my decision to leave, however the payment I have to make at the end of this month is going to be terrible! I'm so happy with my decision but have no idea where to go from here! I don't want to continue my major in photography, but I'd like to major in something that my art history credits may be able to transfer to. I'm very unsure, but anything is better than how I felt in school. It just wasn't for me! Thanks for talking about this online, I need to hear this because art school is such a specific kind of experience.
I’m no joke right at this point
I'm glad you put this out there, for yourself and for other people who might be in a similar situation to you pre or post-dropout!
I go to a design school. I'm in my foundation year this year. It's online and I hate it so much. 2nd semester started this week and I haven't been attending classes and work is piling up. I don't have too many people I talk to. The ones I do must be tired of me cause I'm just asking them about the assignments while I'm missing classes. I wanted to quit but I don't know whom to tell now. My parents are so tired of me. I'm tired of my cowardly self. I don't know what I'm doing. I think I give up when things get hard. There has been a lot of frustrations this year. I struggled with suicidal thoughts. Idk..... This was my dream you know and now nothing is working out and I don't know if I can do something else either.
THIS IS SOOO RELATABLE!!! This was literally me last semester, exactly. Was in my foundation year as well, it was awful, after the first semester I wanted to stop cause my experience wasn't what I wanted or expected.I decide to take a gap year, thou my parents were against it....
i'm proud of you. I'm serious. We all love you and appreciate you! :)
Oh I relate to this so much. I went into college back in 2017 into a multimedia major, and I was confused and hated it because it wasn’t what I really want, I hated most of the people there. I dropped out my second year, took a year off and went working for the time being. My parents wanted me to finish college, and so I did it, found an art major in a different college, joined it, I liked it even though it was stressful. And then COVID happened, we had to take online classes. Online classes in art school is terrible. I’d rather be working now than struggling to survive, knowing I can’t afford most of the materials and going into debt for making subpar homework to graduate with a paper that wasn’t even that necessary in the first place, because my dream job has nothing to do with it! Till this day I don’t understand why my parents want me to continue studying even though I’m clear enough that school isn’t for me. They can’t even afford my materials and school fee. I’m just making it more and more miserable for my future. I had a huge existential crisis period, went into depression, and have since been trying to pull out from that state. It’s hard and I salute to those who know clearly what they’re doing
I really related to you through this video I just stumbled upon, it's comforting to know that it's not just me. I would be so anxious on many different levels at school, I guess mostly socially. Near the end of my last year attending I'd be shaking on the drive there, and get to the parking lot and drive back home crying. I felt pretty weak thinking how so many people can just show up to school, sit in class for hrs and learn, while I would just feel my body tense up just walking passed people in a small hallway. I attended community college for 4 yrs studying photo, hid out in the darkroom, but didn't quite finish school. But honestly it feels so damn good to not have the stress of school in my life.
And the funny thing is I'm great at work! I have a big smile and make people happy. You seem the same way :) as for now I'm learning drawing online and i think it's perfect for me. You live you kickass life the way you need to girl! We got this!
I really appreciate you sharing your perspective and story and I wish you the best !!!
Hello Andrea : ) First let me start out by saying that I have been a follower/fan for years now so its good to see you back. Now, about your video. You dont need to explain why you do anything unless you broke the law and the police are asking you about it. hahaha. You're right though. School isn't for everyone. Take a few minutes and google famous people that dropped out of school.The company I work for has a foreman that has been with the company over 30 years. He dropped out of High School in the 9th grade. Like you said, it all depends on what you want to be in life and you have to ask yourself if a higher education will be needed. Again, great seeing you!!! Good luck!!
Oh wow, that's awesome! I'm glad to be back here, thank you for sticking with me. I totally agree with everything you've said here. Thank you! :)
You went to Pratt? I went to Pratt too, for about a year before I had a little panic about tuition and changed majors. I've got an engineering degree now, but I still feel that one year at Pratt did change me as a person, as I still do art in my free time and use a lot of the fundamentals taught to me from year one at Pratt. I still believe the animation degree at Pratt is legit... though I can't know for sure as I never completed it.
thank you so much for this video! i had the same problem through high school and now i’m currently struggling making the decision of going to art school. i just wanna learn and get out of my comfort zone but sometimes my anxiety is too much to handle :-(
anyway, thank you again for this video! i just subscribed and i’m on my way to binge watch all your vids :-p
Your honestty is extremely valuable in this space Andrea. I agree with alot of your points. Except I followed through and finished school. But I do regret it. I think alot of young people get sweet talked by the romantic idea of "art school" . Without doing a proper cost benefits analysis on that investment. Especially in the ways of mental health, time and effort. Good for you!
Nice video! I went to architecture school at Cooper Union, I wanted to drop out at times but kept on through. You remind me of art students from Cooper :)
I agree, school isn’t for everyone, unless you want to go into a field where a degree is absolutely required, but for many fields that’s not the case.
I dropped out in 1985 from Art college in the UK. I've recently gone back to school but on a remote basis. I do drawing via distance learning University for the Creative Art's online arm is OCA, or Open College of the Arts. It's based in the UK but can be accessed overseas. I'm really enjoying it. No social anxiety! Yes!
Loved the video,honestly.
I'm at the same place right now,but not because of the anxiety,but because I just don't want the pressure of going to class,doing art when I don't feel like it etc.Because doing art should feel good and without feeling pressured.It feels like a chore when professors say 'Oh,you'll have to bring me 50 sketches next class' .And I'm like....I have three days,yes I can do it but I feels soooooooo pressured and I hate that.
Like.... I would rather have a shitty job,go to work ,get PAID and work on my art alone,and maybe get some extra money from that.But like THIS, I do stuff I don't want to do,I pay SHIT ton of money for professors who honestly ,deep down ,don't give a shit about you.
I'm a freshman,and I DO regret it.I wasted money and time and I didn't learned THAT much.I would learn stuff they tought me,on internet or a course for like a month.....
Funny,Pratt just sent me some mail😂😂
You will only have one life. Being happy is kind of important. (Really.) Don't let someone else tell you what should make you happy...or what should be important to you in life. (This advice is from someone who spent his youth trying to obtain the approval of others.)
My dear friend, I don't think it was bad that you dropped out. My friend went through all those years in pratt and working doing commision, and honestly, she knows herself that she could have done all this without wasting so much money from tuition...
I noticed that you are into music. It is great that you play keyboard and the guitar 🎸. I sing, and play the Guitar and the Mandolin . I went to college for Criminal Justice when I was younger, and I worked in the private sector area of law enforcement. However, I discovered that I don't like paperwork and negative people, situations. As a result, I have decided to study Cosmetology and to work more on music 🎶. Life is all about trying different things, and seeing what works and what doesn't.
I really need your help. I went to the Pratt precollege program last summer (the summer before my Junior year in high school, so I'm gonna be a senior next year). It was the best month of my life by far. I enjoyed the program so so much, but also really enjoyed the NYC environment. I grew up in a small town but have family in Chicago and Boston and LA and I absolutely love the city environment. I always have ever since I was really little. That's why Pratt appeals so much to me. After the program, two of my professors said they were really impressed with me and would happily write me a recommendation if I ever wanted to go to Pratt, which I do. I also don't have very much money and wouldn't be able to go without getting private loans, which terrifies me because my mom is still paying off her student loans and it's caused a lot of pressure in my family. I've been talking to endless family members, friends, students, counselors, youtubers, artists of all kinds, trying to answer my big question: do I go to art school? Obviously it's my decision to make, but I'm in an extremely similar situation that I think you were in. Pratt mesmerizes me. I wake up and go to bed thinking about the possibility of life at Pratt. If I went to Pratt, would every month be like the one month I spent there over the summer? Also, what do you mean by going to Pratt for a year? Would those credits transfer to another school? Like a public school with an art program? I'd really appreciate your advice :)
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Is there really something about a metal card at the Cowboys game, gah.
One can still do their art and have another job . .
my family doesn't want to listen to me when i tell them i don't want to go to college. just thinking about it is stressful to me. i know what i want to do, and it definitely isn't college, and then getting a job in the industry. and even if i wanted a job in the industry, a degree isn't necessarily needed. i researched so much about all of this. they just don't want to listen to me.
if i do join i know i'm going to drop out, there's no way i'd handle even the first year without breaking down. schooling has been really hard on me for all my life
I'm in the same boat as you
Hey how are you now? Have you chosen the path that’s right for you?:)
@@nalab6513 i am currently in college and suffering 👍
@@dunnoman5539 oh..i wish you lots of strength, you can do it!
What’s FIT, is that like a Mariachi diet? Is this because I’m on drugs??
To be honest, I could feel that your eyes aren't agree with what you're saying. It seems like you are denying the fact that you're deeply disappointed with your decision about not continuing college. In my opinion, it's not late. You can change your way again and go back to the college. You don't look happy and satisfied now.
College isn’t for everyone though, and I don’t think she’s disappointed. I think it’s hard to leave a school that you worked so hard to get into to continue your love for art, only to find that it’s not for you. That, to me, is the look in her eyes that you’re talking about.
I haven’t watched the full video, but from some of the comments I’ve read it seems she doesn’t really want college, and that’s okay because many people don’t even have/need degrees to be successful.
@@ava130 yes now i realised what you mean. Thanks for explaining
Pressures of society. Art school don't make artists. . a find arts degree the main requirement is having talent in thst area...just as musicians. ..most artist go into own business
So yr name is Andrea, mate?
I really like you I want to be your friend
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Better to go to a great liberal arts college where the focus is on a well rounded education. Liberal arts colleges encourage diversity of thoughts, ideas and knowledge about the world we live in - then - an artist has something to nourish their creativity.
Art schools tend to focus on the craft of art making. Craft is important but not the whole story. Ideas matter.
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Ohh, sometimes I forget that this is your body.
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I think a blind leads more blinds.
Really? Your Probly a Pratt Prof.
Omfg u are someone that is like me !!!!!!!!! woah