You're a life long gamer and want to join the industry. Where to start?

[PureDante]

Euphoria14 said:

PureDante said:

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).

I actually live in Islandia right now, but next week I will live in Coram.

Seems you are right around the corner from me.

 

My sister-in-law got her RN degree from Stony Brook and currently works at Stony Brook hospital. She says it is a real good school. By any chance could you give me a rough estimate of what your course runs you per year?

Congrats to her; it really is an awesome school. If you're an in-state resident (presumably you are), its (since I dorm) 18k a year. I get financial aid, which includes loans from the fed, so theres no cost for me, for now, lol. Interest accumulates 50$ a semester, which is the only thing I pay off right away. When I graduate in a few years, then I'll have to worry about the payments, which will be minuscule to their total amount lol. Also, just to keep in mind, they have a cost comparison chart. Truly shows a massive difference.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/ugadmissions/financial/comparison.shtml
Their graduate school is ranked ~34th (in 2009 I believe), which was tied to NYU. Only better schools are Ivy leagues, or Cali state schools.