<p>Im Amar Nagra, a senior in high school.
Due to poor grades my first three years of high school, I am going to community college. I want to go to University of Southern California for game design, and I was wondering what classes I should take at cc for my first year or two before I transfer. I was thinking about just taking programming and game design classes they offer, would that be fine? And it it possible to transfer after one year if you do really well? Are these classes fine?<br>
Intro to computers
Game development and design strategies
2D game development.<br>
Technical mathematics.<br>
Creative writing.
Drawing 1</p>
<p>I think you should reconsider a Game Design degree and go for a CS degree.</p>
<p>With a CS degree, you can be a Game Designer, Game Developer, Software Engineer, Hardware Engineer, Database Admin, System Admin, Web Developer, Info Security, Research, System Analyst, etc etc</p>
<p>With a Game Design degree, you can be a Game Designer or Game Developer. </p>
<p>There is probably 1 designer for every 10 programmers. A LOT of kids want to be a game designer now days, but there are very few jobs actually there. Where as, programming is similar and can get you into Game Design…but also have a back up plan with many other career paths. </p>
<p>Go for a Computer Science degree instead, its much more marketable.</p>
<p>THAT BEING SAID, get gen ed out of the way in community college like History, English, Art, w/e that doesn’t really affect your major at all. </p>
<p>USCs Game Design accepts 20 students a year (3% admit rate). You need a portfolio and your “one best creative example” as part of the admission process. My son was not accepted to IMGD (Game Design) but did get accepted to the USC CS (Games) major- his second choice. It has about a 15% acceptance rate. Check out Drexel, WPI, RIT and RPI as well.</p>
<p>So would an actual game prototype that I make in CC help me out with the portfolio? And what else do they look for in the portfolio? Drawings or games that you have created? </p>