w00t!

Sorry, I had to get that out, it's the Merriam-Webster "Word of the year" for 2007. ;)

About three years ago next month, if memory serves me, I first wandered out to the City College of San Francisco campus on Ocean Ave and met with a counselor to discuss a transfer plan to UC Berkeley.  I was amazed then at the difference of policy from Ai and the extent to which my AP credits helped me to sidestep some of the more mundane courses.  The school is not very fancy and they are not highly staffed with "admissions directors" to hand-hold you through the process of chasing your dreams, like my old friends at the Art Institute, but it's a school nonetheless, fabulously cheap for California residents, and actually has a pretty great curriculum offering.  In fact, I don't know if I'll be in a super hurry to transfer, I am pursuing more than one major and minor, and want a foundation for some studies that I may not pursue very much at Cal or whatever four-year institution I end up at, such as Clinical Psychology at CIIS, which I talked about a while back.

Stay tuned to hear about my educational adventures!

[UPDATE] I'm pretty sure that I want to study Math and Fine Art in depth, so I don't know if a full focus on Clinical Psychology will ever work, but CIIS has an awesome certificate in "Expressive Arts Therapy" for anyone with a Masters degree - definitely food for future planning.