What art school did gerard way go to?

Is majoring in art the way i should go?

• i'm going to school and going to major in art. the courses i've taken so far though i feel like they're ****. it seems like that what everyone does is make some shitty picture and then describes what the shitty picture means. i want to be an illustrator and is majoring in art the path i want to take for this? i don't want to describe what my picture is. symbolism is a good thing to come by but i just like producing beautiful images, not some shitty blue and purple toned image that comes up to somehow represent "life and death." i like stuff being straight forward and design school seems more like the answer but i hear it's a lot more corporate than what people would actually think it is and not only that, i feel like design is more advertising than what i want to do, which again is illustration. in the end, i feel like going to school for art is bullshit and so are the people who consider themselves artists. any insights on this situation and what major i should really be looking into?

• Answer:

  You should compare your school to other schools and see how your school ranks. Maybe another degree for you could be graphic designs if you like to make things look pretty through technology.