< Myths of the Self-Taught Designer
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I think one of the biggest problems today with any kind of education is that people don't realize that someone can learn just as much if not more than someone who attends a school.
Not to sound corny, but with the internet and the availability of information, not going to school doesn't mean nearly as much as it once did in the past. In some cases, someone who chooses to teach themselves will advance even quicker than someone in a school; they can learn and study at their own pace.
In the past, books and knowledge were exclusive to schools and universities, this is when I feel that attending was necessary to have access to necessary material and learn. Today it's just not so.
I went to art school for New Media (web, interactive, print, etc.) and I can say, easily that I learned much much more on my own using the internet and self bought books.
In school you have some guy that gets confused by the mouse or a menu and it holds up the whole class. Teaching my self, I blaze through interviews with the top professionals in the field, collect code and programming examples, discuss things with others on forums, view libraries of images, buy the newest and most relevant books, etc.
School was great and fun, but for other reasons. I would say save the money, get a job at an agency ... and aquire real world expierence while you continue to read up and study on your own.