As a tribute to all things Pepsi here are some links of interest to anyone who consumes as much Pepsi as I do (average daily consumption is one 12 pack of cans) or to those who wonder “Why Pepsi and why do they keep trying?” 
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Hi Jessica,
I have been reading your comments regarding the Langara EMD program and hoped I could get more info from you.
I’ve been interested in the program for a few years now and was actually going to join it in 2004 but choose to check out other options first.
I am now deciding between a couple of programs at BCIT and the Langara program. You and your classmates seem to have some passionate things to say about EMD. Though you mentioned that the program outline looks better for the students now, do you really think that so much could have changed in two years?
Given the opportunity again, would you still pay the $17000 for EMD or would you look else where?
The programs at BCIT that I am looking into are ‘Design Essentials’ (1yr, 8,800) and ‘New Media Design CD ROM & Web Development’ (1yr, 10,600)… it seems (on paper at least) that, when combined, the two BCIT programs cover what the Langara program covers in one year but I certainly don’t want to blow my cash on a bogus program that doesn’t live up to its expectations.
If you have any advice or suggestsions for me I would greatly appreciate you feedback!
Thanks!
Lucie Krajca
Hi Lucie
When I went through the program at Langara there were quite a few changes taking place in both structure of course delivery and instructors. Both of those combined for me made for a difficult year starting near the end of second semester. I tried to cope the best I could. Many of my classmates did great! We are all working to some degree or other to my knowledge in either the print or web industry.
It would be difficult for me to say what the curriculum is like now. Is the 17K worth it? Well 8K of it is to cover software and the laptop you recieve. That part is awesome and makes for doing homework a lot easier. Many of my classes were fabulous! I do not regret attending EMD. I learned what I could from the instructors their.
I can’t comment on what the other programs you are looking into because simply I’m not familiar with them. However I based my decision to take EMD because it was a creative based curriculum not production based.
Keep in mind there are 21 classes to take and attend. Anyhow not sure if you read this post but check it out nonetheless Saying thank you to Chaos and Form. At the bottom of the post there is a link to our grad website. I also attended in 2004. 2 years have passed since. I do hope they have implemented teaching WEB2 basics such as RSS, CSS2, Content Management Systems etc… I beleive the internet is rapidly changing from that of a staic website to that of one that flows and is easy to update live!
Good luck with your decision. If you have any more questions feel free to ask!
Cheers!
Thanks so much for your comments, I really appreciate it!
I do have a couple more Q’s for you… Do you use the equipment you recieved for your job (as in, is it up to standards enough to use it)… would you say that a person gets enough training to persue freelancing after graduation? That is primarely my goal for getting this training and getting into Graphic Design and electronic media.
About the Advertising and Design Program that is ‘free’ with the price of EMD, have you or anyone else attended any of these classes?
I have computer knowledge as far as business applications go (spreadshees, some data bases etc) but not really any knowledge of design software or web authoring… would you say the technical training is detailed enough that a novice wouldn’t get completely lost in it?
And finally, did you really find the program was creative and intense, interms of assignments work you had to complete, or was there alot of lax time? Did you go through the process of sending out your portfolio and getting certified by industry professionals?
Thanks so much, sorry to bog you down with so many quesitons but I am at the point where I seriously need to make some decisions (or I’ll loose my seat in the BCIT Prog, or loose my sanity!)… Since I will be taking out Student loans for this I really want to make sure I’ve exhausted all my sources!
Lucie
Hi Jessica,
Is there any chance you could take my comments of your site? I just found out that its the third or fourth link that shows up when I do a search on my name…
Thanks!
L
I did a search for Lucie and no such links showed up. which search engine were you using? I’m a little confused as to the why… would you email me at vanesica(AT)shaw{DOT}ca please.
Even if the comments were removed they have all been cached by most search engines and will still show in search results even when they are not here any more. Please email me so we can discuss this in private. thanks.
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