Here's the thing: the two EVOs I went to weren't as good as they could've been. This was mainly because I was so ashamed of being terrible at Skullgirls that I couldn't bring myself to hang out with the Skullgirls community. Do not, I repeat, do not let this happen to you. Being with the community is 90% of the fun of going to tournaments like these.
That's why I found my experience at Frosty Faustings orders of magnitude more fun than my experiences at EVO. Because I said, "Fuck it if I'm bad. I'm hanging out with these guys anyway".