Okay, so I might not be able to get much help with this... But a little is better than none, right? So anyway, I'm in eighth grade, and I applied to five Select Schools for high school. If you don't know what those are... Basically free schools with extra courses that give you college credit and prepare you for college. I got accepted into all freaking five. So... I have 10 days to choose one of them. I have Information Technology, Video Game Technology, Graphic Design, and Computer Science, and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme to choose from. The IBDP is kind of like AP classes on a like, HUGE scale. If I get an IB Diploma, I'm pretty much guaranteed into almost any college or univesity in the world. However, I don't know if that's necessary considering my other program choices. I don't need the best college to become a Graphic Designer, or to work for Google or Apple or Nintendo, do I? And I'm not sure if I could afford a really nice college, either. I don't want to be paying for it for the rest of my life. Sooo... I'm really interested in all of the majors I chose. Is there any way someone could help me? Thanks in advance.
Personally, I would go with the IBDP. It'll pretty much let you get in ANYWHERE. Which means you can still follow in Graphic Design as a minor or if you want, you can double major. But definitly go for the most expansive one.
Well, you not only have to think about benefits of graduation, but workload. Trust me, Baccalaureate is a HUGE amount of work, if the advanced classes I took in the US are any indication. If you go into that school, plan on not having much of a social life, either IRL or online. Too much homework. A degree from an Ivy League college (or whatever you have where you live) may look VERY attractive to potential employers, but it's also some of the hardest work you've ever done in your life. I'm not saying don't do it, or that it's not worth it (it is - very much so), I just want you to think long and hard about it - especially about the amount of work you'll have to do, because believe me, it will be many times more work than middle school.
Wow, I hadn't considered that part xD. Mostly I'm leaning toward Video Game Technologies, because your first year you take Graphic design, then Graphic Design and 3-D Computer Animation(Your second year you get two electives), and after that you're taking programming classes and all that good stuff. That's mainly how I got into graphic design; I wanted to work on video games and such. Also, all of these schools are college prep and give you college credit if you graduate there.
I'm an IB senior, so im being very bias and think that you should totally go with the IB program. :D Despite all the work, its really worth it and very fun!:poketoungeb: ...now I just have to survive those May exams >.<
