Thursday Jan 29, 2009

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Not much going on lately. Work stuff is going smooth and uneventful, aside from getting a big article about one of my projects in one of the local papers. Other than that, things are running so easily and on schedule that it's almost boring. I suppose that's a good thing. It leaves me time to start on other things I've been wanting to do.

I'm up in Atlanta this weekend, but I doubt I'll go out and do anything. I pretty much just picked up work and moved to another city to do it for a few days. My family is having a big birthday party for my mom (and some others with January birthdays, but I'm trying hard to ignore that part) on Saturday. I pretty much just hitched a ride up with her since she was just coming home for a few days and then has to go back to Savannah. I miss the hubby, but this also spares me going insane during the last few days of him being on night shift for January. I hate night shift months so much.
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missprint:
Thanks so much for the info! I really appreciate it. I've heard so many great things about SCAD, but then I saw that it was ranked last by US News. It made me kind of nervous. I know that isn't the be all end all, but I'm glad to have a second opinion from someone who actually went there.

I'm actually applying to the Masters in the Art of Teaching program at SCAD. I have a BFA in Graphic Design from RISD, but I do love photographysmile

Thanks again!
missprint:
I definitely think the criteria on which they rank art schools is BS. RISD has been ranked #1 by US News and Princeton review for years. While I think it was a good school, they don't prepare you for the real world at all, and career services is virtually non-existent. I went back there with my company to recruit GD students. It's clear they still are not teaching them how to put together portfolios. And they still aren't teaching them how to use computers either!

SCAD is my #1, so I'm crossing my fingers. Unfortunately, they require a 15-20pg research paper. I didn't do one during my undergraduate, so I'm trying to write one now. It's not going so well. I still think it's a ridiculous requirement.

Thanks again for all of the info. I really do appreciate it. You also seem like you have a realistic outlook on SCAD. So many people have tried to discourage me from going to one school or another because they had a bad personal experience there. It's nice to get an impartial opinion.

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