School is the best option besides making a blog and a youtube channel. A high gpa/internship is always the obviously easy way to getting into the industry. Don't bother with the online schools/"gamers schools", theres plenty of articles out there from industry experts who say their value of their degree's are a joke. Schools like ITT Tech; no one cares/credits will not transfer. If you live in NYC, I say go to a SUNY. I for one, am in Stony Brook. I'll be getting my Masters in Computer Science, and off into the industry I go! It's the only safe way, if you want to design in any field (with your minor in whatever you prefer, art, journalism, etc).
All of this, of course, is just my opinion.
Skyrim 100%'d. Dark Souls 100%'d.
Dark Souls > Skyrim.
Halo 4 is the best damn FPS since Halo 3.
Proud pre-orderer of 2 PS4's and an Xbox One. 
Currently Playing: Dark Souls II, South Park
Playstation 4: MGS V GZ, Killzone: Shadow Fall, NBA 2k14.
