For some people, choosing a college is difficult. For others, the college choice is easy but the decision about a specific program is hard. For example, someone who lives in the area of a small school like Gibbs Melville may have no problem choosing that school because of its proximity to the home. The tough choice would be selecting from the different degree programs at Gibbs.

Very few people really know what they want to do for the rest of their lives. What we have to do is pick something based on a variety of different factors. The primary factor should be an interest in the work. Secondary factors include the availability of jobs in the field, locations where those jobs may be and the longevity of the industry.

For example, let’s say that you decided on either game design or graphic design at Gibbs because you know that you’re interested in this type of work. You would want to look at how easy it is to get a job in either field in your area and then consider whether graphic design or game design is going to be around for a longer period of time into the future. Based on this assessment, you could make a decision about which program to choose.

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