Hmmmm... well here I am still a lil fish in the pond, which I really don't mind lol.  I think I might be related to your friends there Joel.  I keep hearing but thats an expensive school and you sure you can succeed at that program? maybe you should scale your goals a bit.   Gotta love family support.  The only thing that gets me about the CGI tools is, you can buy a program one day and three days later they release version 2,000,000 that your computer cant run.  Lmao I have yet to Sell any of my CGI work although there is a Gallery who were interested in my work, that was like 4 years ago now though.  On the other hand I have sold about 10 sculptures but, my mentor always kicks me in the butt for selling my work too cheap.   DOH!  Right now I have several pieces I could sell BUT I am stuck in BFE and well the locals concider Bears and eagles carved with chain saws to be high art....... shakes his head oh how i long to have my lungs fill with the toxic air of the city,  This fresh air is killin me lol.  Ahh well soon enough.