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I CAN'T MAKE A DECISION
Hey , um I'm 18 years old , next year im supposed to be in college and i don't know which major ill be in , When i 5 i started using computers and i loved computers.As i grew up , i became a Graphic designer through home experience (Photoshop,Maya,max,flash 8,unity3D), its my passion.Where i from , only 4 or 3 private(VERY EXPENSIVE!) universities offer computer graphics major.When i turned 14 i began to like computer science and coding , though I'm not good at it as much as computer graphics.A lot of colleges here offer Computer science , i like it and all but its pretty difficult plus i never tried programming before.So what should i go for Computer science or computer graphics ?? Thank you
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Try to apply for some financial aid or loans, wherever you are from! (I hope they offer it)
You could also maybe look into come classes, not particularly college, that can help build your skill level, so maybe you can be self-employed? THe great thing about the computer is that there are so many opportunities. You should look into some local classes or workshops and use that as a cheaper alternative, for right now. Get your feet wet, try to be self-employed and maybe design some ads and such, build up some money, and then maybe try to go to college later? If you want it bad enough, you will always find a solution!
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I may shed a little light, hopefully. I'm a Photoshop user. And for my honours project at University (not related to my photographic activities) I used 3ds max to create photo-real and animated 'virtual prototypes' to demonstrate and evaluate new products. That was the subject of my project, high-end computer animation in rapid product development. Had a brush with Maya, but preferred max. As you are no doubt aware, coding doesn't feature in using these programs. It's all graphical user interface stuff. So is Photoshop. I got really quite handy with max (and AutoCAD to produce the original 3D engineering drawings). I still can't code for toffee, but the programmers at my university couldn't do anything like what I could with 3ds max. If you're into design, you love it and are good at it then spending years learning to write code will probably not spark your enthusiasm. I got well into 3D modelling and rendering. I'd spend hours tweaking models and scenes. I got a first too. How about having a look at some psychometric profiling? If the results are tending to suggest creative/artistic career paths, and marking you as visually stimulated etc then I should say coding is not the path. A university degree takes a lot of time and effort and if you're heart's not in what you're doing and (frankly) it bores you a bit...it will be a long hard path. If you love what you're doing you'll love the challenges too and want to show off what you got. Good luck...and choose wisely.
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You really do not have to settle on your major at this point. The prerequisite course for both courses are about the same. These are the course you will need to take the first and second year of college. For those two years you can attend a local college taking the primary prerequisite course that are the same for both courses. You can do this at your local college to save money.
During this time you can also take the introductory course that most colleges or community colleges offer Computer Science to see if it is something you will like doing as a life's work. You already know you like computer graphics. If you follow this advice and take the introductory course during the first year you will or should know what to pick by the second year and can adjust your second year courses and re apply to the colleges offering the courses you have decided to study in for your final two years.
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Pick watever you feel is best for you! Who says you cant pursue 2 degrees? Its very possible,and if you can balance it,you can do it! Take care!
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You should go for whichever you think you'll be happier doing. Remember, this might be what you do for the rest of your life.
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