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Matthew, congratulations on being accepted at those academies, that means you have potential, you wouldn't have been accepted if you didn't.
I can give you some advice that comes with age. (I started at an atelier when I was 48, and I wasn't the oldest person there.) I read on another post that you are only twenty. That's a perfect age, you have many years to get where you want. Take the degree and do something with it that will put you in a place where you can go to an academy. You could even take some time off from college and work to earn money so you can go to the school of your choice. My advice is to sit down and write out a plan for your life goals. And then get to work accomplishing them. What can you do today, tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, that will eventually put you in the place you want to be?
For right now, I'd be looking for other artists in your area who want to work realistically, see if you can take turns modeling for each other. Read books on drawing and painting, there are lots of good ones out there. Take summer workshops, etc.
Don't give up, don't despair, as the old cliche says "Where there's a will, there's a way."
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