It's really not overrated... here's the thing... if you work hard for the school, the school works hard for you. If you bust ass in your classes, you will get offered things that other people don't get... I bust my ass.. therefore, I'm going to San Francisco in October for an international Industrial Design conference, and to Europe in January to help Kicker Car Audio with their European product line launch. I bust my ass, I get offered amazing opportunities, which look GREAT on a resume, and I get my name out to all kinds of people in the field. As we speak I'm having 2,000 business cards made for the conference in October, because I'll be rubbing elbows with big, BIG name designers, and I *will* be prepared if they ask me for my card.
And in the art world, employers DO give a shit what college you went to... Especially amongst schools that have certain strong programs. For example... SCAD has Urban Design.. which basically is about planning urban and suburban developments... IE Atlantic Station, Centennial Park, etc etc... Now, they can hire an architect, and I'm sure they would get a good design and life would be peachy. But, say an architect applies for the job and an urban designer applies for the job... the urban designer has specific training pertaining to not just planning one space, but a multitude of spaces that interact with each other. The architect doesn't.
Yes, SCAD is full of pompous asses, but check out the online galleries... most of us have reason to be a bit smug... and yes, I include myself in that category. I'm a total bitch when it comes to art.
Originally Posted by xPhantomSolx
It's really not overrated... here's the thing... if you work hard for the school, the school works hard for you. If you bust ass in your classes, you will get offered things that other people don't get... I bust my ass.. therefore, I'm going to San Francisco in October for an international Industrial Design conference, and to Europe in January to help Kicker Car Audio with their European product line launch. I bust my ass, I get offered amazing opportunities, which look GREAT on a resume, and I get my name out to all kinds of people in the field. As we speak I'm having 2,000 business cards made for the conference in October, because I'll be rubbing elbows with big, BIG name designers, and I *will* be prepared if they ask me for my card.
Reply With Quote