I felt a little lost in the anthro dept at NYU. It never felt like a department to me and I don't know if that was me and my youth or what. I never felt community there and didn't really know my fellow classmates. I lived in the dorms and that's where I met and became friends with most people. But I thought the education was great. Maybe because I took some graduate classes and they were tougher but more interesting too.

I had some good classmates at SVA, Parsons and ICP (it was all continuing ed classes I took but I think some of the same instructors teach both) but I found a photodocumentary/journalism class at ICP was one of the best because students were really serious and passionate about becoming amazing photographers. But I had equally good instructors at SVA.

It's so important to be around other photographers and NYC is great for the galleries and museums too. It all keeps you stimulated. I wish I had that now. I live in a town with 30+ galleries but I've only seen 2 with any sort of photography. And working as freelancer, I don't meet a lot of other photogs either. But I'll keep looking!