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<blockquote data-quote="Modin Godstalker" data-source="post: 4180202" data-attributes="member: 20304">Don't waste your time in college not getting a utilitarian degree.&nbsp; You will regret it if you don't.&nbsp; It might seem like fun now, but when you are in your 30's and you just don't have any technical skills to get a decent paying job and you don't have the energy to go back to school, you will be thinking why the hell did I major in game design.You can always double major.&nbsp; Pick a utilitarian degree (like engineering) along with a fun degree like creative writing.&nbsp; You can always go back and take more &quot;fun courses&quot; later on.&nbsp;&nbsp; And think you won't be making minimum wage at a coffee shop.I have degrees in Anthropology, and Studio Art (drawing and painting).&nbsp; Those types of degrees don't put food on the table.&nbsp; I was lucky enough to some how get myself into a technical job.&nbsp; I'm not sure how I was able to do that.&nbsp; If I could do it over again, I would have gotten an additional engineering degree or at least a 2 year technical degree on top of what I did.&nbsp; I would have ditched the Anthropology.&nbsp; In the end, especially when you are starting out, the degree does matter.&nbsp; Human Resource departments will screen out your resume, guaranteed.&nbsp;&nbsp; For creative jobs such as art, music and creative writing, I'm not sure why anyone would care if you had a degree.&nbsp; They would want to see your portfolio of work.&nbsp; That is going to tell them a lot more about you than a degree.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Modin Godstalker, post: 4180202, member: 20304"] Don't waste your time in college not getting a utilitarian degree. You will regret it if you don't. It might seem like fun now, but when you are in your 30's and you just don't have any technical skills to get a decent paying job and you don't have the energy to go back to school, you will be thinking why the hell did I major in game design. You can always double major. Pick a utilitarian degree (like engineering) along with a fun degree like creative writing. You can always go back and take more "fun courses" later on. And think you won't be making minimum wage at a coffee shop. I have degrees in Anthropology, and Studio Art (drawing and painting). Those types of degrees don't put food on the table. I was lucky enough to some how get myself into a technical job. I'm not sure how I was able to do that. If I could do it over again, I would have gotten an additional engineering degree or at least a 2 year technical degree on top of what I did. I would have ditched the Anthropology. In the end, especially when you are starting out, the degree does matter. Human Resource departments will screen out your resume, guaranteed. For creative jobs such as art, music and creative writing, I'm not sure why anyone would care if you had a degree. They would want to see your portfolio of work. That is going to tell them a lot more about you than a degree. [/QUOTE]

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