I will say, despite being a little iffy on the small town bit I really do love the people I got to talk to over there. All super friendly and definitely very intelligent and well-spoken. The campus and town are both really beautiful.
I’ve definitely looked into specifically the painting program and I figure if I were to specialize in anything at their art school that would be it.
I got the same impression of the music school based on what my teacher has told me. I’ve heard if you’re hanging around the music school’s community it becomes much more like a “small” college despite having such a large music program.
Money shouldn’t be an issue since I got a pretty good scholarship; Indiana actually comes out as more expensive on paper. That being said, I’m not sure how extra costs outside of the school might change my perspective on that but I think I should be good given my financial situation combined with my own spending habits.
And finally, I wish I could edit my post in regards to the part about my mom; I had a talk with her last night before I went to sleep about all of this stuff, college and everything, and it turns out it was just a miscommunication and me misreading her feelings towards me getting vaccinated or getting an exemption. It basically landed on the fact that she would support my decisions regardless of which school I go to and regardless of whether or not I choose to get vaccinated for COVID. All of that being said, I’ve been relieved of a lot of my resentment and stress relating to getting vaccinated and am happy that I have a sure-thing with going to whatever college I end up choosing. It was a mistake on my part to assume she felt the way I thought she did, but I’m glad it got resolved.
Thank you so much for the reply! It definitely reminded me of how nice the campus is and how well I got along with the other students I met there.