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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok you definitely need to chill out BUT I do have one piece of advice. I was your daughter 30 years ago - passionate about art, very talented, it progressed through high school and I received many accolades for my work. Due to pressure from my parents (lawyer and doctor) and my school counselors (I went to a very science/math focused hs), I opted to go to college for political science instead of art school because it would give me better "career prospects." What a load of sh*t. I now sit on zoom all day in meetings that no one cares about. I have no time in my life for creating and it has left me resentful. I'm considering going back to school to get an MFA and totally switching careers. It's taken a lot of time to realize that I neglected a true passion and talent and that I deeply, deeply regret it. Not everyone is blessed with a true talent in life, PLEASE nurture your daughter's. [/quote]

so your parents told you not to do art but were ok with political science? [/quote]

They wanted me to get a “normal” undergrad degree. I got into RISD and other art schools but they really pressured me away from full on art school.[/quote]

My husband works for a huge global consulting company, and they do recruiting events at places like RISD and SCAD. I always thought the company was an odd choice for graduates from places like that, but they’ve hired some great people to do web design and user experience work. He’s previously worked at smaller advertising and graphic design firms where the experienced designers made a fairly decent living. [/quote]

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