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Originally Posted by Savage Clone
I will say that many professors I had were insufferable, self-important boobs who required that you see the world through their lens in order to get the grade.
Pandering is so fun, especially when it costs thousands of dollars.
I also found it no more challenging than High School.
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i can relate to that. i have a professor this semester who has had us read two of his articles, and virtually every time he discusses a theory he has us memorize
his criticisms of it. in another class (taught by another professor) we had to read almost half of one of his books. he's nice enough, but his personal views really aren't that important in the grand scheme of things.
that said, i say do the education thing. i've discovered that if there's one thing that will make or break your interest in something, it's intensive study at a university. case in point: i'm majoring in math and philosophy. while i loved math in high school, it is quickly becoming absolutely insufferable to me. on the other hand, i love philosophy (primarily because i'm obsessed with arguing to get at the truth), and my discovery that i like it just as much as i thought i did when i first started taking philosophy courses has been one factor in persuading me to go to law school.
so if you decide after a year of doing nothing but studying photography that you really hate photography, you can always go try other things (and it's always good to learn that sooner rather than later). on the other hand, if you decide you like it, an academic degree in it can do nothing but help you.