Why I Want To Attend College

II first attended Academy of Art, knowing full well that A's were not given out likely, yet never considered not graduating. During my first year at the Academy of Art, I received financial help from my Mother. The Summer of 2012 is when I began working. I was unable to pay rent or bills, unless I worked thirty hours or more a week. I take full responsibility in letting my grades suffer under these conditions. I find working six to eight hours a day four to five days a week, and attending class and doing homework, extremely difficult. I piled too much on my plate at once. I came here as an unwilling college drop-out, in hopes of leaving as a college graduate. Neither of my parents attending college. Attending college was never pushed on my siblings or I. We were unprepared for

When I was sixteen, I received my first drawing pad and have yet been unable to put it down. I took my first art class in the fall of 2011 at the Academy of Art University. The class was challenging, but I learned and refined techniques. I learned much about the gaming process as well as the creating process at the Academy of Art. The gaming industry is constantly growing and changing, but the basic fundamentals of story telling, art, and programming remain consistent. I want to transfer to Idaho State University being this is an accredited college. Once I became an Idaho Resident this University well be more affordable than the Academy of Art. The cost of living in Idaho is less than the cost of living in San Francisco. I am unemployed at the moment, but actively looking for a part-time job that will take me through college. I have my significant other helping financially and emotionally to achieve this goal. I plan to fund my education with grants, part-time job, and help from parents. There are countless careers I can anticipate myself doing and succeeded in, but Art is the only career that is worth