Ive been having a life crisis about whether I should stay at my current illustration course or try to transfer to csm to study graphic communication design.
I finished the foundation at csm in the GCD pathway with a v good mark, so I think that would give me a better chance at being accepted. It also means i already have a lot of friends in the gcd undergrad course, so ive been hearing about how theyre enjoying it, meanwhile Im having doubts about mine.
I feel like gcd would give me better career prospects since having graphic design/computing/adobe skills would set me up for being a versatile designer (which is ideal), and it would feel like im actually learning something for the 9k im paying annually. Theyve also already been introduced to so many facilities, and its super open, you get to meet so many people from the different years. The tutors are also apparently amazing. Only thing is that theres less of a focus on illustration, but im willing to give that up if ill learn more on gcd.
My current course is very self led, and facilities have hardly been introduced, and we’ve stayed quite bubbled in our own class. Theres also WAY less tutors. However, the city im in is amazing and more student friendly. Also really not that far from London, so i usually visit for exhibitions etc.
The biggest thing about transferring to ual is that i grew up in london, so id probably be living at home to avoid london rent costs. The pro to this is that itll be way cheaper even after counting the daily transport cost, but the cons are that I feel like I’ll miss out on the proper uni experience of living with flatmates after halls, I’ll miss the smaller city, and I might miss being more specialised in illustration.
Basically, I dont know how to choose between a course with better career prospects that feels more worth the money vs. living in a nice city and studying a chiller course. Does anyone have any experiences/insight?
(Also before anyone suggests other ual illustration courses, im gonna keep my decision limited to csm bc of the fact that im already so familiar with it)