I've always been incredibly conflicted about my decision to attend art school. CCS itself has absolutely been the best choice in art schools I could have made, but I find myself questioning "did I need this?" (short thread)

I'm a person who learns best by being self taught and motivated w access to being able to ask questions to ppl more skilled than myself when I need help. So in a lot of ways school has always been very frustrating just being what it is.

I'm more burnt out on creating now than I have ever been in my entire life, I don't feel set up to do the job I have been preparing myself to do, and I don't know if I'll ever use my degree

On the other hand, I've met so many incredible friends and teachers, have found passions that I might not have without the resources of the school (CG art and ceramics), and have a non-industry job op because of the school.

I don't actively regret going to art school despite not ending up entirely clicking with what I thought I'd always wanted to do, and it took me a long time to accept and realize that. I can't say I'd ever go back in time and change anything, bc I'm happy with where I'm going rn

There's a good chance I will literally never use my degree or have a creative career, turns out, I really love all of that boring office work that high school me thought I'd hate lol, but maybe I would've been the opposite if I'd gone to a regular university?

But also yeah lol if an art school is online only don't do it. Just wait a year or two for all of this to settle. Nobody cares if you take gap years, I promise no art school is judging you on that for admission lmao we barely look at that stuff at all