Two words…“CO” “OP”…okay, maybe that’s one 
Applied to a couple different schools, but in the end, it was the schools co-op program that sold me. Attending a university vs. an ‘art school’ was nice too. Provided me a solid, well-rounded education. I would definitely make the same choice again. Being out in the ‘real world’ while in school really exposed me to what I had in store following graduation, and also allowed me exposure to designers outside of fellow students and professors. At the beginning of each quarter, students would return from co-ops from all over the country and share ideas, techniques, etc. that they had learned from the previous co-op quarter.