http://www.funadvice.com/my/advice/latetothegame en-us Excellent skill! From what I understand, it's a difficult business to get into (I'm not in it, but have followed the careers of some of the lead voice actors on some of my favorite animated shows). Probably the best thing you can do first off is to build a range of vocal skills and not just do impressions. You'll need to be able to actually create voices instead of just mimmicking them. Of course, there's nothing wrong with basing some of your voices on existing people (like how Chief Wiggum on The Simpsons is based on Edward G. Robinson), but in general, you should work on actually being able to look at a new character and instantly have ideas of what the character would sound like that are original. Beyond that, I'm not really sure what you would do aside from sending in demo tapes to agents or something. Some voice actors have also been discovered through radio work, so if you can try out for some radio shows to do comedy voices, that might help. latetothegame Sat, 18 Mar 2006 10:30:58 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/i_need_someones_advice_on_voice_over 9505 Thanks for the comments, everyone. Just wanted to add that I contacted the admissions at the main place I'm looking at, just to make sure they're aware of the "fifth year rule" at my school. Turns out they are and it isn't an issue for them. I've also taken some early courses there before and done really well in them (and I'm taking another one right now, which I'm aceing) so it looks like I'm in good shape. I wasn't sure if it was going to be an issue with that particular university which was one of the reasons I was concerned. I still don't know how other places will react exactly but at least my #1 choice seems to not be a problem. As for socially, that wasn't my main concern anyway, just something I've been thinking about. It's probably true that there isn't a big difference, and most people probably wouldn't even know the difference anyway, especcially since I look a little young to begin with (19 and I look about 16, from what people have told me. One student at my school didn't think I looked like a senior at all!). But good to hear it wasn't a major issue for other people. latetothegame Wed, 08 Feb 2006 22:09:16 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/advice_for_a_somewhat_late_college 7800 My family has made the casserole with potato chips for years, and I honestly didn't know anyone else did that. Awesome. Always loved it, for that matter. At one point, my sister would make it and experimented by putting (I think) peppers and spices into it. Not quite my cup of tea, but others liked it. It offered a new way of doing it anyway. latetothegame Wed, 08 Feb 2006 21:45:20 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/tuna_casserole 7799 One thing to consider is that with a GED (or even maybe without one I guess, but I'm not totally sure) you can still attend community college for a while. On the other hand, though, this isn't always a great option. A friend of mine got his GED after dropping out, and when I talked to him about his experience in a community college he described how horrible a writing class was (he wants to go into writing) because the teacher and many of the students treated it like fifth grade english. So it's an option you can keep in mind, but obviously with the reservation that your educational and job oppurtunites might be limited if you did that. There are places better than comm. collges that will also take a GED, but I'm not sure how many of them would be good options either. I would suggest you get your full diploma if at all possible. I know it's a pain, and probably embarrassing to think about being in school for an extra year or so, but getting a GED wouldn't be any better in that area. You may need a full diploma to really make a life for yourself. In the meantime, as others suggested, I would talk with your school guidance counselor, and also see if there are ways of speeding up the process of getting your credits (like community service, extra credit activities, ironically maybe even comm. college classes, etc.) so it doesn't have to take as long. latetothegame Tue, 07 Feb 2006 20:05:05 -0800 http://www.funadvice.com/q/is_getting_a_ged_worth_it 7760