<p>Hi everyone!</p>
<p>I' currently a Visual Arts Media major at UC San Diego. I am thinking about transferring to Portland State for graphic design and maybe a business minor. I've already been told by family members that I am a little crazy for thinking of leaving such a high ranked university, for PSU BUT I just feel like it's not right for me and I do not like the Visual Arts department method of teaching nothing haha, but seriously.</p>
<p>I'm interested in the Portland State program because it is affordable, in one of my favorite cities, and I like that the programs seems to actually provide students with skills to express their creativity in graphic design. Not just babble about conceptual artists form the 70s.</p>
<p>Side note, I plan to become a photographer after I graduate so what I major in doesn't matter too much. But I feel like having a graphic design background would help me immensely in the future with having my own businesses. </p>
<p>Is anyone in the graphic design major there? Or has been in it, or known anyone? I'm just looking for some help and advice as I am very confused!</p>
<p>I don’t know anything about Portland state except passed front of it few times and spied on mass of student body there. It looked like, eh, state U, with all sort of kids who either did not have any other option or willingness to go anywhere. It does not mean the school is mediocre. I am sure there would be honors college, specialized concentration, state of the art facility, world renown faculty, star alum or two etc etc.
what bothers me is you are transferring “again” and saying that you like Portland. I love Portland, I did first time set foot in there, even my kid did. (we are in NY) but is that good enuff to sustain and make you stay put this time?
If you want serious training, go see Art Center in Pasadena.
I see you don’t want to go to art school, then why don’t you finish up business side or backup plan for photography there UC ( how many years you got?) then take few blocks at Art Center or even some trade school that teach you software and jargons might beat four years of mediocre conceptual contemporary art dept. of Us or stand alone art schools to meet your goal.
how do you know you are going to be a photographer?
I mean, how do you make living?
or you don’t have to? that’d be cool, then let’s forget about ^^^ all I said.</p>