is RISD worth going to?

Check out SCAD

its one of the best. the ivy league of art and design schools. consider yourself real lucky if you get accepted. it costs as much as an ivy league school.

I worked with a guy who was a RISD grad. In-flippin-credible illustrator. Anecdotal evidence? Sure is.

Art school (and music school) will make it clear to you if you have what it takes to be an artist. Many people are hobbyist artists, and there’s nothing wrong with that.

You might thrive in the intense curriculum; you might find out that it’s too much for you and you’d rather be an accountant who does art as a hobby. Only you know for sure.