Being a student at Columbia College Chicago is about more than just skipping class to “make art” or smoke weed. It’s tough out there. If you’ve asked yourself these questions during your time in school, you aren’t alone.
If you’re considering going to an art school, the chances that you may have dyed your hair to “stand out from the crowd” are considerably high. Walking into class on the first day of a new semester is even more confusing because half the student body decided to change their look with a bottle of Garnier during the break.
Aside from Columbia College Chicago having an incredibly high tuition rate, you will also be required to spend tons of cash on expensive art supplies that you probably don’t even know how to use yet. Professors will also encourage you to print hundreds of images for projects that will end up in the recycling. Too bad you won’t be able to recycle any of the money you spent on printing.
Being a college student in Chicago means you’ll be riding public transit a lot. This does not mean you will ever get used to the weird smells and even more unusual sights of the CTA.
So you have a super obscure major, but you still want a killer job after you get that diploma. It’s no secret that working for Starbucks isn’t the creatively challenging job you’re dreaming of, but if it pays the bills…
With any luck, your negative feedback will prompt them to be even worse at teaching students in their future classes. At least you won’t have to deal with it though.
The short answer is easy. They never stop asking. Every family holiday and get together will be peppered with questions that will make you reevaluate your whole life thus far.
You’ve tried everything from tie-dye to being an Emo kid, but nothing seems to make you any different from your peers. If you truly want to be a trendsetter, wear traditionally conservative clothing, pretend to enjoy your classes, and smile a lot. That’ll turn some heads.
No matter how experienced you are with the sport of walking, the streets of Chicago will challenge you in totally new ways. By the time they graduate, the average Columbia student will have 12 bruises from street related incidents.
It’s cold, it’s windy, and you have a four hour class at 8:30 a.m. on a Monday. At this point, it’s definitely acceptable to bring half your bedding with you.
Being at Columbia College Chicago will make you proficient at the art of passive aggressive language. You don’t actually have to tell your roommates that they’re total slobs, but you can imply it with every fiber of your being. They’ll get the message, and odds are, they won’t care.
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