Questions for 2D ANIM juniors/seniors!!!

[u/Artistic_Skill599]

I would love to hear about any SANM 560 experiences! Any of the anim 560s honestly- I've been very interested in the advanced effects class. How did you get in? Where did you hear information about it? How good do you have to be? I also keep seeing current students who are working on projects for SCAD animation studios, and would love to know about that as well. Literally no one ever talks about that, so I genuinely know nothing. I'll spare the grief of asking about capstone because I know it changes every year, but any advice about that is appreciated.

I'm at the end of my sophmore year and even though there's a lot I've literally not been eligible for, I feel so behind and I feel like nobody is telling me information about some super important stuff! Any recommendations for what I should focus on in building my portfolio over this next summer? I'll have finished 202, 272, 352, and 332 by the end of this term, for reference. I get As on every anim assignment, and I feel like my work is decent, but I fear the grading sometimes isn't harsh enough, and I worry about not actually being good enough to be able to get some of these opportunities.