After Painting today, I was talking with my professor about my work and my major. He was surprised at how quickly I'm moving through the painting, and told me he'd probably move me along to the next project after another class period or two, depending on how quickly I work on Wednesday. He figured I'd be done next class, but I said maybe after that. Depends on how into it I am.
But anyways, he affirmed that I'm a fine arts major, and asked me my career choice. When I mentioned teaching, he said The Dreaded Words.
"How do you feel about transferring [to the uni in my hometown] to finish your education?"
Technically, the one I'm at and the one at home are part of the same university system, just different campuses. I said I wouldn't mind, though I do prefer the smaller class size here.
And then he started talking about transferring during my undergrad years, and I just about NOPE'D on out of there.
I'm going to meet with him one afternoon, probably on a Friday when I only have one class, and talk with him about what I need to do to get to where I want to be. But if it involves transferring colleges before I finish my BFA, then I might just change careers. I don't want to leave this college quite yet, and I don't want to transfer to a more expensive school where I won't be able to afford tuition. (For grad school, that's a bullet I knew I'd have to bite, but you can pull my affordable undergrad from my cold, dead hands)
Problem is, I want to keep doing painting for my major, and the only thing I can see getting me a stable job would be graphic design. I like digital art, but I've only just really gotten my toes wet with painting, and I love it. I don't want to give it up when it makes me so happy.
Of course, maybe after I start getting involved with theatre, I'll change my mind. I have no idea.
I thought I had things figured out, but like they all say, the average college student changes their major three times before graduation.
I wonder where I'll be in a year from now.
