As many who attended the Academy will tell you, it will change your life. At first it will completely overwhelm you with so much info on picture making, you become quite scared of how little you know. Then you take a stab at it, and with the guidance of the incredible teachers (who quickly become good friends) work that you never knew you could make begins to appear. But it has a peculiar effect. It has been 8 months since I finished the Academy and I think I'm only now comprehending much of what they taught (they predicted this of course). They plant the seeds, you have to make them grow. I still have much to learn, and at the time of writing this, I look forward to attending the Academy for a second time.