The Other Pete

This question caught my eye because it's something I used to think about myself when I was in school (undergrad). There was one teacher who genuinely disliked me and my grades showed it. A piece that the rest of my class was sure was worth an A only got a B+ from him. Granted, I was a bit of a prick as a student, but still. I was never going to get an A from that guy. And in fact, the first semester I didn't take a class from him, I got a 4.0. Here's what I took away from that: grades do not represent the work. Grades are only a representation of how well you've pleased your teacher. That's true regardless of subject, though you'd probably find it less in a hard science or math class. To succeed in art school, you've got to find the balance between keeping an open mind and being confident in your abilities. (As an aside, I completely disagree with the previous posters. Having doubts about studying art does not mean you shouldn't do it, or that you're not equipped to do it. Doubts are part of being human, especially part of being an artistic human. Being judged for having those doubts is probably not that helpful.)