Ugh....after a semester of finally piecing together my work and a few weeks of contemplation, I've decided not to apply to CalArts this year:
1.) My portfolio is very mediocre right now. I might have passed my portfolio class with an A, but everything in it seems so weak, not to mention the sketchbook I was working on for it got sidetracked due to my demanding English class so it's only half complete,and that would not look good for admissions.
2.) I derped on the due date. I thought the deadline was January 10th, but it turns out it's the 5th, and I haven't even figured out how I'm going to ship my work safely.
3.) Portfolio day is in 2 weeks and I would love some more input on my work now that I have more diverse work. The last portfolio day I went to I only brought my life drawing newsprint work, so not only was it a mess to handle and skim through, it left most of the college representatives wondering how I applied my skills from life drawing to my works, so I kind of screwed myself over in terms of actual advice from the colleges I was interested in (although RISD can go screw themselves after the dubious and stupid treatment I got from them)
4.) It's going to cost me around $110 all together to submit my application and ship in my work; and I would have to go 5 months without my work until they're done looking at it. So if I'm going to drop that much money, I'd rather submit a more refined portfolio than give the old college try on some half-assed presentation.
My teacher is going to be so pissed that I didn't even try to send it in. She kept telling me to just send it in because I might be selling myself short...but dammit, I want to look good! Not to mention that it's not my only choice of school...but damn, I'm still kind of feeling like I am screwing myself over a bit. :icon_confused:
On a lighter note: I wuv your Kneesock avatar, LordIl
