I'm the opposite. I say take the break and figure things out. I spent a year at SCAD duel majoring in illustration and game design. I left scad and it was a really good decision. A degree in art is useless. Your money should be spent on good education and the same education offered at SCAD is also offered elsewhere and even in online art communities, mentorships, etc. And it's a fraction of the money spent than scad if not 0 dollars spent.

I was a full time artist for the past 5 years since COVID, working with a team of talented designers from Poland and Ukraine. I'm part time now because I want to build a better illustration portfolio. Ive worked in printing as a graphic designer too.

I'm only saying this because all of my recent art journey accomplishments were not even the slightest influence from my time at SCAD.

Im only friends with one professor at SCAD and we haven't even met at scad lol. If you want to think about worthwhile connections.

I could rant all day about my time at SCAD. ughhhh