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Should you go back to design school during the pandemic? What are the benefits of going back to school during this time?

During this time of the global pandemic and economic stress, Mike was asked a question during his livestream about whether it was a good time to return to design school or not. Tim believes that it’s a tough time to go back to design school right now where everything is happening online because there’s an energy that comes from being in the same space as other students working towards common goals that gets lost through online communication.

There’s also important socializing that happens between your peers and you when you’re in person that might be related to design or just anything in general. The socializing helps students develop a closer kinship and bond with each other that also leads to building a bigger network.

Mike and Tim believes that now is not the time to go back to school for architecture or similar design professions where the studio culture is important for personal growth and building networks of peers and professors. Instead, they recommend taking the year to either get a job in a design office and work remotely, design projects that you’re interested in learning more about, build your portfolio, or use the year for personal career related growth. If your profession requires having a degree to get licensed, then it might be worth continuing your education.

Learn more about what Mike and Tim think about going back to design school during this time of the global pandemic and economic distress in this episode.

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