I see, I see, it may be different for folks outside the US when it comes to animation and art in general. I hope it still works out though; hell, maybe you'll be able to transfer to a good animation school here in the US or elsewhere out of country? I know there's some really good ones in Japan if I'm not mistaken. Unless this MIA offers a good animation program? o:



To answer your questions:



College life will vary between individuals depending on what you think is the most important thing to be doing while attending. For example, someone who ditches class to party will have a different experience for someone who balances their social and academic life. For me, the academic and social aspect comes hand in hand because the people at this particular college are mostly, if not all, very friendly, laid back, and willing to hang out with everyone to either a simple conversation or to collaborate on a project.



If you mean purely the school aspect, then I personally enjoy the pacing. It's fast enough to keep you hard at work (and here at SCAD, it's very fast to the point where we call it "Sleep Comes After Death"), but the projects are fun and I'm actually learning and retaining what I'm learning as I go.



And no worries about your level of experience; it'll be a bit easier if you've already had that experience, BUT even if you didn't that's what the college is for: to teach you what you need to know so you'll be able to do them when you leave. You will always be good enough, you just gotta try your best and work at it as a goal to achieve.



It depends on the college you go to for an entrance exam. Some colleges do them, some don't, and some make it vary depending on if you're brand new and just coming into college, or if you're transferring from one college to the next. I personally didn't have to take an exam, but that may have been because I transferred from my old college to the one I'm going to now.



And no, you don't have to be in an art stream or science stream to learn animation. You can be anything and still learn how to animate, it's just that being in the animation "stream" basically means that that's the primary thing you're studying, whereas other studies may be secondary.



And yes, math always sucks. x3