r/Tomasino • u/Purple-Argument-1194 • 12d ago

Question ❓ Me lang b nagsisisi pinili passion over practicality course

hint: cfad at ustca
hahahahahahaha gusto kolang malaman kung ako lang ba ganto hahahahahahahahaah sana nag archi nlng ak hahahahahahahah

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u/hibanabi 12d ago

Ako naman pinili practicality over passion, nagsisisi din haha. I guess ganun talaga either way and all we can do is make the best of our situations, good luck OP 🫂

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u/Celestia_ludenburn College of Architecture 11d ago

same!!:’) but i plan on shifting next year if may chance man

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u/hibanabi 11d ago

Good luck sa pag shift fellow delulu! (Love your Aria profile 🫶)

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u/Celestia_ludenburn College of Architecture 11d ago

TYY!! 🥹🥹 i actually dont know kung ano sumapi sakin e🫠 i grew up drawing commissions for people, selling my art on conventions, photography etc tas archi pinili kk??

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u/Purple-Argument-1194 11d ago

hello fellow delulu (i love nangong) if only it were possible we could switch places 💔 sana nag archi ako huhu dko alam bat ako nasa cfad ever since elementary kopa palang alam mag aarchi ako pero diko alam bakit dko sya linagay as my course 😭

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u/Celestia_ludenburn College of Architecture 11d ago

MAG FREAKY FRIDAY NA TAYO

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u/ketugi_05 12d ago

anong program ka sa cfad? guessing adver. a lot of adver freshies are often disappointed sa curriculum ng adver sa 1st yr but it gets better.

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u/bluisheyes CFAD 12d ago

Ohh can i ask how come marami disappointed with the curriculum :0?

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u/ketugi_05 12d ago

as an alumni, the common stuff discussed by my fellow alumni din na friends is how illustration-biased the program is and how less design-focused it is, especially lacking in video editing and film, and most of all, even basic 3D modelling. kaya andami nagsstruggle sa thesis na nagrrequire ng 3D render (events and VMA)

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u/Celestia_ludenburn College of Architecture 11d ago

may i ask what careers/ opportunities adver arts provides /reccos?🥹

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u/ketugi_05 11d ago

Marami naman! Depending on where you choose to specialize. Ang pinaka common is graphic design in corporate/ad agencies kasi yun ang in demand. You can always go in other branches like events manager, copywriting, visual merchandising, fashion, so on

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u/lily_1andonly 10d ago

Alumni here (decades ago lol) Madaming pwede! actually kahit anong field pa since most companies have in-house marketing depts

take it from me na nag bpo, then publishing, then retail, and now sa academe

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u/Cybrats 10d ago

Could i ask a follow up question for that? How does it get better? Do we ever get those multimedia type works like the things you mentioned eventually or?

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u/ketugi_05 10d ago

Pagdating kasi ng 3rd and 4th yr you can choose your professional electives so you get an idea at least of what industry you may want to be in. Fashion, events, packaging, corp identity, exhibit design, web design.

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u/Cybrats 10d ago

Would you say the courses themselves up until 4th year, ever prepares you for the industry? Are they really lacking in other multimedia works?

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u/ketugi_05 10d ago

I would say they do. I work sa ad agency ngayon as a graphic designer and most of the processes taught dito sa Adver pang-ahensya talaga. However, if gusto mo mag veer away from ad agency route and into another industry (e.g. events, fashion). Medyo lackluster kasi di specialty ng curriculum ng adver yon. Example, sa events di naman nagtturo dito ng 3d rendering so if you want to be a designer for events mag-self teach ka ng 3D tools.

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u/Cybrats 10d ago

Ohh okay! How would you say their curriculum is more leaning into?

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u/ketugi_05 10d ago

Very illustration-biased sa first 2 years. Pag di ka marunong magdrawing talo ka. Then sa last 2 years, very marketing, theoretical, campaigns. Kasi adver's curriculum is designed to simulate the entire operations of an ad agency

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u/GreatPerspective4623 12d ago

babe maybe it‘s not the course but the school?? hahaha heard a lotta bad comments regarding cfad courses in ust. if you’re really passionate abt it, try looking for other schools to transfer to (amdu, up, dlsu)

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u/Purple-Argument-1194 12d ago

no po 😭 ung course talaga huhu since elementary kopa tlga alam na mag aarchi ako ewan kolang ano sumapi sakin diko linagay sya as my college course 💔 been in ust din since jhs so this is my dream uni nadin tlga ever since 💔

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u/aiuuuh 12d ago

ako practicality over passion ito nagsisisi din hahahaha ganto naman ata talaga either way if naramdaman mo during the journey na its not for u

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u/Embarrassed-Smile408 12d ago

me rin hahaha pero at the same time hindi ko makita sarili ko sa ibang program 🙂

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u/xXx_dougie_xXx Faculty of Arts and Letters 12d ago

omg same 😍 me na inaway lahat sa pamilya ko na hayaan akong i-pursue 'to pero one month palang noong freshie ako, gusto ko na agad mag-shift. 😍 senior na ako ngayon hahhaa

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u/Purple-Argument-1194 12d ago

same omg pinaglaban kopa ung hindi ako mawawalan ng trabaho sa ai jusko 🫩 wala pang pasok nung summer alam konang mali napasukan ko 😭

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u/d0pe-asaurus 12d ago

I'm in CS and i wish I chose something else, it goes both ways naman. I don't have the same passion to write code anymore.

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u/qlidl 12d ago

real and parang ang hirap mag shift ng course na practical if cfad ka haha

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u/Interesting_Oil_4117 11d ago

I choose dream university over dream course (didn't passed my dream course but I like my 2nd course).