(FTC) Coming to this school was one of the biggest

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Date: Nov 08 2007
Major: Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc (This Major's Salary over time)
Coming to this school was one of the biggest mistakes I've ever made.

The faculty seem to really know their respective fields relatively well, but this school has no connections in the business world it seems. I have been out since May 2007 and have been unable to land a job in what I majored in. The career services office did little to nothing to help my plight, and I am still stuck in a dead-end job. I've been trying and trying, and frankly, just find myself losing heart for working in a field that I was once passionate about, Film/TV. But I guess in a way, this is also somewhat my fault, as a degree like that seems meaningless in the real world. I should have gone to a trade school that specializes in the field, as trade schools (most of them anyway) have real-life connections to outside employers and can place you for the most part once you complete their program. I know come January, I'll be going to a trade school, but sadly, it will be for something other than what I once was passionate about. Shame it had to end this way.

Bottom line, unless you want to be stuck in a dead-end job, then by all means go here, but if you want better, go somewhere else. I'm at a point now where I just want to skip the academia and cut right to the chase, which is why I'm opting for a trade school.

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Overall, due to the start of your writing, you really shouldn't expect any school to just find you a job, in film especially. Instead, you should have built a portfolio showing off what you can do with a camera, and using that as a focus to show employers that you know what to do. It's like a musician expecting to get a job without an audition.

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