I am hoping that I graduate this quarter... Part of me HATES the fact that I can have all of the requirements to technically walk but still not be able to if our demo reel, marketing package and website are not what the panel thinks can get you a job. The other part of me knows that if they dont think you are good enough then maybe you arent and should work on it a little more.

The one problem I see with the graduation panel... if you are more of an organic modeler (or whatever) you have to have a certain amount of hard surface or architecture models in your reel or you fail and dont graduate. They are asking for 9 total.. and if you have 6 great looking pieces you will fail and not walk. CRAP!

I think they should have given us what the graduation portfolio requirements almost a year before we graduate so that we can get working on things. Not the week of our final quarter and expect us to have all of those things all ready to be chopped up and put into a great looking demo reel. The class should be about making our reels look and feel good, not working on lighting and texturing our pieces. I call BS.