I went to SCAD.
I originally chose SCAD because of their video game design program. Once upon a time I thought that is what i wanted to do. I also liked the proximity to the beach and the opportunity to play sports at the college level. Midway through my Soph. year I took advantage of my electives and tried out an intro to ID class. I loved it and never looked back.
I would certainly do it all the same way again. The only thing I would do differently is spend a little more time looking into internships. For some reason I thought that internships where unpaid and I had to work to help pay for school. I did not complete my first internship until after gradation, which was a mistake.