College Enrollments! :D

Alright, so I'd first like to say that I've been accepted to SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) and CCAD (Columbus College of Art and Design). I'm completely stunned and excited and all happy because two art colleges accepted me, and jfdiaojfadjfadl. PFFFT.

And I'm freaked out. I just got the official letters in the mail today and I'm so anxious because shit just got real. And I don't know where I should go because there's so many pros and cons to both Columbus and Savannah, and . . . jeez. I'm still trying to process the fact that I'm going to graduate in like, five months.


Alright, I'm going to make a pros and cons list. :I *dork*

SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design)

Pros:
Diverse student body
Beautiful city/environment and historical background
WARM WEATHER.
I've seen the campus!
THIS LADY. SHE'S THERE. -->
Lots more majors/minors than Columbus offers
There's a beach close by. Seriously.
Awesome professors who have had experience with what they're teaching
It'll give me a chance to finally break away from my anxious, unsure self once I see that I'm capable of going far, far away and living on my own. Because, really, these past few months have been irritating me; my mother is constantly in my business (especially about art, but in a very negative way), or indirectly tries to tell me that I wouldn't be capable of living off on my own, and it's making me really annoyed with her. And I don't want to be annoyed with her! I love her, but she seriously just . . . needs to stop. Please. D8 . . . plus, I like to believe that I'm fairly mature for my age. I'm very aware of the things I should and shouldn't be doing to both myself and other people.

I mean, alright, I'm socially awkward and get anxious about like, talking to cashiers sometimes (I'm getting over that, I swear! D: ), but that doesn't make me immature! . . . just . . . just a nervous, shy derp. ;___; But I'm hoping that'll change after this summer when I attempt to be all artsy, and fit. I'd like to be fit to help my self-esteem. PFFT.  But, I would like to point out that my self-esteem's been improved over these last couple months. I think this is the first time I've felt this happy in a very long time. Senior year's been great, especially art-wise.

Cons:
It's 14 hours away from home (four states up)
I won't know anyone (except Nikki, of course. LOL), but hey, that's typically how it goes (and that's how it'll definitely be at Columbus)!
It's going to be more expensive considering that I could probably get a scholarship for being in-state at Columbus, and I won't have to move as far (oh my god, getting all my crap there is going to be the biggest pain in the ass).
Getting to and from Savannah for the holidays . . . however, considering that the Thanksgiving break and winter break are merged, that doesn't really bother me much. I think that's pretty awesome. I guess I'm just not really looking forward to going to an airport. Pfft. I don't think it's the flying part that scares me, it's just the airport part, and not missing my flight LOL. I'm a bit backwards.
I probably won't be able to drive when I'm there. PFFT. I mean, I'm supposed to get my temps this weekend. Finally. Bahahaa. First, my parents thought I was too young (and short? LOL), and now they're complaining about me not getting them . . . MAKE UP YOUR MINDS! D8 . . . I mean, it's not that I won't know how to drive, it's just that there wouldn't really be much of a point for me to have a car there for my first year. Sooooo, that means reliance on the school's bus system, or riding my bike or something. XD
I'm still not so sure if I'm liking the whole layout of the school. It's spread out along the city, which in a way is both convenient and inconvenient. That also means that I'll have to rely on the school's bus system, my bike, or a car if I'm able to have one, which is very unlikely . . . and not to mention unnecessary given my situation.


CCAD (Columbus College of Art and Design)

Pros:
It's close to home (about four hours away)
If something bad were to happen, someone could easily drive down and help me. LOL. (That's my mom's main concern. Meh.)
I'll be used to the crappy Ohio weather. Specifically in the winter. LOLOL.
Uhh . . . it's an art school! *shot* (Not that SCAD isn't, I just can't think of anything else, PFFT)

Cons:
If I stay in Ohio I feel like I'll NEVER FREAKING LEAVE THIS PLACE.
Family and friends would only be hours away (kumori-tokage, I love you! D8)
Probably not as diverse
Doesn't offer nearly as many majors/minors as SCAD does
Crappy weather. LOL.
There isn't as great of an artistic opportunity (like there would be at SCAD or say, California) in Ohio.
Lets face it, Ohio's pretty boring. PFFFT. I think a new environment would help increase my creativity
I haven't even seen it yet! I just kind of applied there if I didn't get accepted to SCAD because it would be convenient . . . annnnnd much better than The Art Institute of Cleveland, which is tiny in comparison to CCAD and SCAD. Cleveland was kind of my safety net, just in case I didn't get accepted to either Columbus or Savannah. I mean, if I'm going to an art college I'd like to go to the one that I'm going to get my money's worth out of . . . and I don't think Cleveland is one of them in comparison.

Sigh. Here's the thing, I haven't even seen the Columbus art school (ironically, since it's much closer than SCAD), but over the summer I checked out SCAD with kumori-tokage and got to see NKWhite, and see the school for myself. And I will honestly admit, it instantly became my dream school. PFFT.

Yeah, so . . . I'm a little torn, I guess. I mean, I'd like to get out of this box I'm in, it's just that I'm not sure how well my parents would respond to that. Last year, my dad told me he doesn't care where I go as long as I'm happy and that I help pay for it. My mom on the other hand, seems more torn than I am. Pfft. When I told her, "HEY! I'VE BEEN ACCEPTED TO SCAD!!" . . . she said, "So, what about Columbus?"



I see how going to Columbus would be easier for everyone, but . . . I dunno. Her response just kind of crushed me a little. . . . she told me congratulations later on when I called her out on it, but still. XDD;

I think she's secretly jealous that I could be going down to Savannah where the weather's warm, and I won't be taking her with me. She always complains how much she hates Ohio. LOL.

SO YEAH! That's what's going on. Aside from me having exams starting tomorrow. Good thing about exam week is that there's no school Friday, so four-day weekend. Plus, if I don't have an exam for a certain day, I can show up late, or leave early! Tomorrow I get to sleep in!

Anyone else having college dilemmas? High school/junior high dilemmas? Any seniors here? ANYONE GET A LLAMA FOR THE HOLIDAYS?

Alright, I have a drawing exam project to work on. PFFT. But rambling in a journal felt pretty good. Remember when I used to do that all the time? *shot*