One Semester in One Word

Granted, I don't play video games in my spare time ever and I've tried college twice before and didn't finish it both times, my experience of taking 3 (...and then 2) classes between August and December of 2010 in Central Piedmont's Simulation and Game Design program can be summed up in one word - FLARNK.

Maybe I shoulda just taken the classes online.  Hell, most of the lessons in class were directly from online tutorials.  Just follow along and pause it every now and then.   I'd probably be chillin' at my futuristic desk somewhere in Irvine, California working on some game that involves shooting the shit out of something by now.  

The best thing about the program was the people.  Yes, there were lots of dorks and know-it-alls and, hands down, the most socially awkward nerds I've ever encountered in 34.4 years on this planet, but there were also some really great, funny people that were a blast to work with.  I expect amazing, weird things from them in the future. 

Go for that.  And if you love Subway - there's one on the ground level of the building where the classes are held.  So go for the people... and the smell of Subway bread.  Good luck.