/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>3344491
so I recently graduated from a public college and felt pretty underwhelmed with that I actually ended up learning at their art department. I chose not to go to *the* local art school because it's a private college much higher tuition costs and I didn't realize it even existed until I was a year into my bachelors anyway (I was a transfer student, so I was halfway done at that point).

but now that I've graduated, I'm realizing just how night/day the student/alumni opportunities are for their respective colleges, like holy shit. the private college''s internships/opportunities page had been going through some updating last month and it now links to twelve page google doc linking to business flyers who're specifically looking for students and former students of the college. I didn't know this, and they subsequently adopted harder privacy restrictions after I got into a spat with their registrar.

compare that to my public college's career services, which is still dominated by years old listings. they've had the same ten to fifteen listings since I started using it; just useless. we're all working artists, but I really wonder if students of that private college even know just how well off they are. it pisses me off how much they talk about inclusivity and yet have no regard for artists outside their pearly gates.

even more recently, I got a job at one of the local art museums and at roll coll my department head mentioned that the museum had new job openings, so like an idiot I checked them out after work. over half of the openings available were only eligible for students of that same damn private college.

it's like they think art programs elsewhere in this godforsaken city simply don't exist and it makes sad, as if I've wasted two years of my life for literally nothing
>>3345146
imagine applying for an graphic design internship and being told no because you didn't have any experience with "firm culture and workflow"

>>2948350