On April 29th, I had my interview to get into the Bachelor of Fine Arts program here at Ohio State. This was my second attempt, and it was luckily after a change in protocol for BFA applicants. In the previous system, it was much like the process for entry into the BA program: you drop your portfolio and associated paperwork off at a specific time and place, a committee looks it over, and then you find out whether or not you made it when you pick up your materials at a later time or date.

Under the new process, you personally meet with faculty from the area of concentration you're applying to, and present your work yourself. I met with Ken Rinaldo, a brilliant professor I'd had for two classes previously, and a grad student named Sonya who I'd never met before. I did my spiel, they had me stand outside a moment while they deliberated, and Ken called me back in to congratulate me.

I made it in, and I will now graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art and Technology.

It's now my job to fulfill my end of the bargain, and dedicate some intense focus on my comics, become a scholar of the medium, and contribute to it as an art form. I intend to do just that. Part II of The Dream(TM) is complete!