<p>When I was a senior in high school I had my dreams pretty much crushed. I have always loved art and my high school had specialized courses or whatever for visual arts. anyway a representative from MICA (big named art school) visited our classroom and tore me apart. She ignored me when it was my turn to be interviewed and another rude student sort of kept pulling her away during my turn. Anyway i decided since it was such a crappy experience I would move on to my second option which is linguistics. Im a sophomore in college getting my associates and Im trying to transfer but as time goes on I'm realizing that I just hate college. Half of me is just screaming to go back to the art thing and the other half is telling me to just drop out entirely. I have a passion for language and truly all I want do in life is translate for a living and make artwork on the side. All of this "fluff" in between doing crap that you have to do just to get a chance to do what you want just seems like a set up to make you spend more money. I just feel like I'm wasting away. I feel like Im only in school because waking up-going to school- come home- is literally the only way I know how to live.
Am I just burned out or should I see somebody about this?</p>
<p>I don’t understand how you don’t have passion if that’s all you want to do.</p>
<p>Yeah, school can be a pain. Consider the alternative. College is an investment. If you’re satisfied with the disadvantages of not having a college education in an already college educated saturated work force, then have at it. I don’t see much utility in pursing art at this point. Every single person I know who did art is struggling horribly and I am a very hard person to impress, but they impress me. I’m sorry you had a bad experience, but I think it is worse to be rejected from all graduate schools with a 3.9 GPA in college as an art major and living with your parents trying to sell your pots and cups you make for a living.</p>
<p>If you want to translate, get your degree or get a job. You don’t have to wake up and go to school every day. Get a part-time job and make some money. That’s what a lot of college students do. Join a club. Live your life.</p>
<p>After my first year I was burnt out. Now I’m a senior and I can see the finish line, but I am enjoying learning. Of course, I majored in Applied Mathematics & Statistics and have some networking going for me, but I like math quite a bit. I had an interest in physics and I did a minor in it. Why don’t you double major or minor in art? That could make things more enjoyable. My girlfriend double majored in Art and Psychology.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t recommend trying to be a translator for a living. Even if you get a job as a translator (which I imagine would be very hard - do you know how many people who work as cooks or janitors speak 2 languages?), technology will take your job 5 years after you graduate. </p>
<p>If you’re studying linguistics it means you’re studying liberal arts. The paradigm is to take a variety of classes in different subjects so that you can be a well rounded educated person. This isn’t for everyone, and it sounds like you’re one who’s not made for it.</p>
<p>If you really like art, why not take the money and time you would be spending on next semester’s college, and put it into producing art and trying to sell it. I say that knowing nothing about the market for art, but there’s art fairs and stuff in a lot of cities. Why not try to set up a stall at one and sell something. Even if you don’t make anything you at least did something you like for a semester and hopefully it should be a valuable experience.</p>
<p>thanks for the backhanded advice.</p>
<p>Why don’t you take some art classes at your college? </p>
<p>It’s hard to tell if you are burned out or what, but it sounds as if you let one person derail your train. In the arts there will always always be criticism and people who think you are a hack or unskilled or a blowhard or a suck up or not pretty enough or whatever. If you intend to be in the arts, that is something you will have to come to terms with.</p>
<p>@TempeMom
thankyou for (what I think) sounds like some sincere advice. And you’re correct. I’ve been known to let others “define me” and I’ve always been pushed around by people of my age and older. Even last semester some woman in the counseling office suggested I that I was ■■■■■■■■ and I should take special ed courses. That ruined the entire semester for me. and even though im “okay” in school I don’t excel in anything or feel like I’m of any worth. I think the best thing for me to do now is to take a semester off and get some counseling before I waste anymore money.</p>
<p>You say you are getting your associates? You could try to make that work for you. Many associates degrees are in skilled job areas where you can work after graduation. In the fine arts there is graphic design, advertising, and more. Perhaps one of these would interest you.
This doesn’t mean you are not going to get your four year degree eventually, but perhaps once you are working at something you are interested in, it will spark an interest in something you would want to get a degree in. For instance, art could be applied to interior design, marketing, communications, business, and many more.
And if you are wondering, this is sincere advice.</p>
<p>“When I was a senior in high school I had my dreams pretty much crushed. I have always loved art and my high school had specialized courses or whatever for visual arts. anyway a representative from MICA (big named art school) visited our classroom and tore me apart. She ignored me when it was my turn to be interviewed and another rude student sort of kept pulling her away during my turn. Anyway i decided since it was such a crappy experience I would move on to my second option which is linguistics.”</p>
<p>This doesn’t make much sense to me. You let a bad experience with one employee influence your decision to pursue a career? I really don’t understand this statement - is there more to the story here?</p>