Ok so "when I get back" really meant "when I remember".

I went to WV for a family trip and when I got back my letter was here.

I got accepted!
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To the Art Academy of Cincinnati!
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Yay!

Now that that's over with, I still have a ton of stuff to do to get READY for college, then I have a bunch of stuff to DO in college. x.x; Boo. Don't get me wrong, I'm super pumped, but what the admissions guy talked about made me think that they are in an almost dangerously self-absorbed mindset.

"Draw more from life! Trust yourself!"
I'm all for using real-life subjects and imagining up what you can't get perfect. But what was I supposed to be doing up until now if references and still-life "studies" aren't it? I "zoomed in" more than most people do, and he was telling us to zoom in closer (like "a thumbtack and particle board are the only thing on the page" closer) and go BIGGER.

Do they not realize how limited a high school classroom is? How the hell do you draw or paint a freaking nautilus from real life? How do I "trust" myself to paint something I've never painted before, let alone really know the details of?

I think I'll be an illustration major. Fine art seems more like "the art of art" as opposed to "art itself" but I'll really have to see the schedule stuff and everything. The illustration instructor seemed like a nice guy, anyway. xD

Eh who knows what I'll be doing in the end. Is it really important? I'll end up getting an ok job and just doing whatever I want anyway. People are generally happy with the things I make for them (like websites and graphics, etc.) and so I figure I'll be ok. And in the end, OK is way better than bad, and halfway there to good.