A Most Wonderful Email

As I was studying with a good friend and fellow Graphic Design hopeful late last night, we received a phone call prompting us to check our email. Hearts racing, we crowded around her laptop on the tiny cafe table and scrolled through our inboxes. This is what we found:


"The graphic design faculty have reviewed the work of both sections of current ARGD 2010 class. All work from both classes, as well as work resubmitted, was reviewed at the same time. Over all, the work was of extremely high quality, and selecting the top fourteen students was a difficult task. Each faculty looked at the work, and then we reviewed the work together as a group. I know it will come as a disappointment for those of you who were not selected at this time. I wish we were able to take everyone of you because Mr. Arnholm and Mr. Murawski said you were a hard working and dedicated group. After much deliberation and discussion we would like to welcome the following students into the program.

Sincerely,

Lanny Webb

Professor of Art

Area Head Graphic Design

Elliot S.

Cassandra Olson

Elaine O.

NIcole B.

Lindsey H.

Jaclyn T.

Krista L.

Jeremy D.

Kelley B.

Samira K.

Allison W.

Mimms C.

Melissa M.

Joshua H."


(((This email was shortly followed by another: )))

"Congratulations! You have been accepted into the graphic design area major. You were accepted based not only on the high quality of your work but also because of the professional manner in which you approach assignments and the collegial attitude with which you relate to your instructors and fellow students. The graphic design area awards five to seven scholarships annually based on these traits which are essential to your success in our program and in the professional design community.

This is your gateway to life as a professional designer where you will be working cooperatively with other dedicated, high achieving, creative people. In as little as two years, you may be looking for employment in the industry. Take every opportunity while you are here to push yourself and seek as many answers to each assignment as you can. Do not stop with your first or even second solution. Assignments are starting points in a design direction. The more time you spend on developing solutions, the more you will learn. If you are asked to do ten sketches and you only do ten, you are not in the right profession. If this is not a passion for you, change your area of concentration now.

While there is fierce competition to gain admission into the major, once accepted, you are one of us. Please don't hesitate to ask the upper level students about the program or advice on how this or that might operate. The faculty and students alike take a great deal of pride in the program, and you will make friends that will last a lifetime. Our graduates have a great affinity for the program and the time they spent here, and for that reason when exiting, there is a network of graduates you can tap that can help in securing a new position.

Again, congratulations to all of you. I look forward to meeting you in the fall. Contact me with any questions. We will be in the process of moving to the new building for the next month, but I will be able to answer email starting the end of next week."




She and I made quite a scene and earned ourselves many well-deserved glares from other study-goers... did we give a damn? Hell no. We both got in...



I did it...

I'm in!