The introduction....
HI! *waves violently, that is to say excitedly, not murderously*
I'm Megan!! I'm 21 years old, currently in college in Arizona, currently about to graduate, and you know what??
EFF THIS PLACE!
When I was in high school, oh how I wanted to be in animation! But I was afraid of everything from what my family would think to the thought of moving away from everyone to a place I knew no one. So I chickened out, stayed in state, went to the school with probably the worst art program on the face of the planet, and have been m.i.s.e.r.a.b.l.e. ever since. I knew from the moment I stepped on the campus that I didn't belong there. I felt out of place, invisible, a loner. I couldn't make very good friends, was bored in my classes, and frustrated by a system that favored sciences and took more and more away from art. The Arizona Legislature then took 40% of our budget away. I'm now down to one painting teacher who I do not, by any means, trust or look up to. He is also, unfortunately, my advisor, and it has not gone without punishment - I am stuck taking 21 credits my last semester, PLUS winter classes PLUS summer classes.
And what have I learned??? About 10% of what I feel I could have in a YEAR anywhere else.
So, even though I'm graduating, I'm applying to Calarts, the school of my dreams when I was in high school.
And here is the blog I'll be writing on through the process...
Well, actually....
I've applied, and I just sent in my portfolio yesterday!!!
Keep in mind, I only decided to apply in November.
