On December 18th, I submitted a change of program application to RIT. The program I applied for was the Game Design and Development major at the RIT School of Interactive Games & Media (IGM). After several tense weeks and I finally got my response, and that response is... "maybe".

The decision of whether or not I return to RIT depends on my performance in this Spring Semester at RIT. Around the time I submitted my application, I also signed up for a full semester of spring courses relevant to and required by the Game Design major. If I perform well in these courses, I am allowed into the program. I certainly intend to do well. I have a single setup in the dorms, and am cleaning and packing my stuff to leave for college this weekend. Yay.

The response I received:

Thank you for submitting your Change of Program application to the

School of Interactive Games and Media. Our committee has met, and we

have decided to “hold†your application until your spring semester

grades have been posted. We need a little more information before we

feel confident making a decision regarding your candidacy.

If you would still like for us to consider your application at the end

of spring semester, please reply to this email. If we accept you into

our program after spring semester grades have posted, we will assist

you in scheduling an appointment with your new Academic Advisor

(likely by phone or Skype). This appointment is necessary to help you

enroll in fall semester courses and help transfer courses into the new

major.

In the meantime, we suggest that you follow through on your plans for

spring semester in your current program of study and do very well in

those courses, as they will give us a better indication of your

ability to succeed in a new program of study.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Best

of luck to you this semester!