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Very impressive.

Thank you!  How's it going?

I've had my ups and downs...I went to a college interview not too long ago it went well and I'm planning on filling out the paper work for it among other things.

So how are you?

I'm doing well.  working my way through school, trying not to overload myself with work.

That's good say if you don't mind my asking what kind of 3D modeling program do you recommend ?
There are a lot out there though I was wondering what might be the better ones to pick?

Well that depends on what you hope to achieve with the 3D software in the long run.  For instance, if it's just something you intend to do as a hobby or as freelance, then I say go with Blender. Blender is free, open source, and has a huge online user community, so if there's a problem your having with the software or want to learn how to do something, you can always turn to them for answers.  They're also constantly updating it and making improvements to it, so it's just as viable a software as most commercial programs.

Now if you plan to do more commercial work and work in a studio system, I'd say go with Maya.  Maya is an industry standard for a lot of studios and is leading the way in terms of animation and special effects in film.  It's a safe bet that if you intend to join a company that does 3D work, 9 times out of 10, they'll be using Maya. Now that said Maya is over $3500 dollars so it's not cheap, however, they do have pay as you go plans, and if your a student you can get a student version for free. You just wont be able to use the student version for commercial projects.  Also I think the student license only lasts 3 years so you have limited use period for it.  

Now all that said, there's no reason you cant learn both, and neither is better than the other in terms of what you can produce.  It just depends on which is the better tool for you personally to get the job done.  I primarily use blender for all my modeling and rendering because I feel it's more artist friendly in terms of its workflow.  Maya is definitely more for technical artists, and has a very linear kind of workflow.  Plus once you learn the basics of modeling, rendering, and animation, it's pretty easy to jump from one program to another, although learning a new set of keyboard shortcuts can be a pain sometimes.

I hope that helps.  Let me know what you decide, and what you work on.  

Thank you very much, that was very helpful and informative and I'll keep that in mind the next time about choosing 3D softwear.
PS: Sorry for the extremely late reply.