they are increasing the tuition again in those cal. univ. AFAIK, so that the admin staff can get 6-figure pensions.  however, tell them what career you desire.  put together a portfolio of vids and send it to disney/pixar, e.g.  doesn't matter how bad they are - they need the staff right now.  unfortunately they are looking for more resilient types who don't have any illusions about their preview anims being any good, types who can start over from ground zero, etc. n.b. avoid myspace, but try the game vendor sites.