See, Frank and I both had very different experiences after we graduated. It's strange.
The only potential explanation I have for our differences in experience with career development is that I haven't contacted them since I've been doing serious work. When I was there, I was busting my ass, and I was definitely one of their favorite students. But when it came time to graduate, I only had one job lead to a post facility in the LA area... the offer was an unpaid internship, about 40 hours a week, lots of driving/running (but they insisted that I must pay for my own fuel on these runs), and they said I "might" get a little time in some of the rooms, but not to count on it.
I turned it down, worked some connections from when I played in bands and ended up at GTN in Detroit where, in about ten months, I was turned into an audio ninja.
I asked for leads when I left GTN and came up empty handed. I asked for leads when I left my next assistant job and was left empty handed. I stopped asking, finally broke into games on my own, and I haven't asked since. Maybe they would have more for me now that I have some real experience behind me. I don't know.
I didn't mean to paint the entire school in a negative light though. I learned a lot while there, probably more than most students (because I put in extra hours, talked instructors into giving me more lab time slots, etc), and it definitely gave me a foundation to build from.
But yeah... 3 months as an intern and 7 months as an assistant at GTN took me from enthusiast to pro. Now it's all about experience so I can move from pro to "grizzled ancient."
