i figured they would have to, but i'm just stubborn and hate being that guy that needs help and has to rely on people to do stuff i normally could do, lol.

im going to bergen community right now. im going for graphic design and finally got all the general ed classes out of the way so now i only have art classes left to finish. i've been working for a ski shop in westwood for 2 years now designing the ads, running the website and have done a few billboards so far and i really enjoy it so i decided to major in graphic design.. if i decide to stay with it, i would want to goto SVA but i could never afford tuition.. but now im having second thoughts about it for a career, and im actually thinking about switching to physical therapy (good money), and keeping the design stuff for on the side work/for fun.

Graphic design is a lot of fun when you have one client and are doing free lance work, and are in school. The reality of it is that the field is over crowded and now with various programs being available cheap, everyone thinks they're a designer. I worked at print shops for 6 years and some of the stuff that people brought in was terrible and they thought they were masterpieces. It almost always ended up being like a microsoft publisher file or something. The field is a lot of fun if you get in the right doors. If you dont, and need to take on other jobs (or less creative jobs) first, you lose your own flare. I was in the same boat as you when I was in school. I started out as a design major at WP, then decided to do something completely different (animal science) and did that for a year and a half, (partially at WP then transferred to rutgers) and ended up just finishing my art degree, but switching my concentration to photo. I do still wish i could have stayed with animal science, but i really had too many distractions going on to be able to concentrate on it enough, and it kicked my ass.