College and Career Plans
22 August 2019
Career Goals
Art is one of my favorite subjects. This year, I’m taking two art classes, digital art and painting, at my high school. I want to work in the art field, but I don’t want to put myself in a career that makes a low salary. The career I’m interested in is graphic design. Graphic designers make a decent salary, and the job itself sounds like a lot of fun.
Another career choice I’m interested in is interior design. Interior design allows one to play around with aesthetics, colors, and space. I have a lot of appreciation for architectural designing videos. I tried to take an architectural design class this year, but the class was not being taught anymore, sadly. Designing indoor spaces interests me a lot, and if the first career doesn’t do it for me, I’ll try pursuing for interior design!
Career Plans
In order to pursue the graphic design career, I need an educational plan. First, I will apply to Mission College. There are many courses in graphic design that I can get out of the way before transferring to San Jose State University, which has a decent department of design. I plan on majoring in graphic design, obviously. The cost of tuition in SJSU is around $7,800, and I can commute from home to the college, which saves me money. To pay it all off, I can work at my parents’ restaurant as a dishwasher, or I can work in retail like Target.
I would go to Cal State Long Beach to pursue interior design. The program there looks really great. The cost of tuition is about $6,800. Adding a place to stay at Long Beach, it’ll be costly. Again, I will try to pay it off by doing part-time jobs. I probably will have to pay with loans from my parents. Afterwards, I can repay them back.
