Daughter just received her acceptance to CalArts character animation. Pretty sure that’s where she’ll attend.
That’s amazing! My daughter is waiting to hear. She was acceptanced to SVA as well with a scholarship. Also waiting to hear from RISD. Did your daughter receive an email?
@jigsaw19 - Yes - she received an e-mail saying that the decision is ready to view. And that took her to the applicant portal where she submitted her application (not slideroom).
@mollygrrrl Congrats! I believe it’s the best choice for Animation major.
James Chen - thank you! She is ecstatic.
That’s amazing!!! Congrats!
@JuneOsborne - thank you so much! I’m a little bummed we’re not visiting NY again after all. ?
So your daughter is definitely going to CalArts? Are you still waiting to hear from RISD?
@JuneOsborne Yup - she’s committing to CalArts. She’s wanted to go there since she was, like, 11 years old. Her 2nd choice was SVA. She never applied to RISD. Does your daughter know where she’d like to go yet? Or waiting after Accepted Students Day?
That’s wonderful!! Congrats! Top contender is Pratt…not committing yet. So exciting!!
@JuneOsborne We loved Pratt when we visited last year! The technology/tools/facilities for animation students were top of the line and really impressive. And the cats!
hearing good news here is such a breath of fresh air - i just got waitlisted at risd. to be completely honest, i doubt i would’ve been able to attend risd even if i’d gotten admitted…72k a year is too damn much. i’ve also applied to usc, ucla, rit, scad, mica, and saic as well. have gotten accepted into all of them but usc and ucla (still waiting for them)! will be optimistic
Daughter just got accepted into USC School of Cinematic Arts - Animation and Digital Arts. So happy for her.
My daughter will be attending SVA in the fall. We would like to get her a laptop for graduation. Do you have any advice on which type would be best?
D uses Microsoft Suface Pro. Loves it.
Late to the conver - Apple MacBook Pro is also a favorite for the animation students. My two oldest in art school (well, one is graduating from Pratt tomorrow) also love their IPads with pencil. ProCreate is apparently a go-to illustration app. for the IPad. Both my kids started with the Mac Pro and purchased the IPads later on. Both kids have back-lit drawing boards as well (not sure that’s the correct name for that tool). These are things that can be acquired as needed. Start with the laptop.
I was at Pratt graduation too! D got her Masters degree.
@gouf78 just noticed your post. Congrats to your D! We had my S’19’s HS grad just a couple days later so booked out of NYC that evening. That was a crazy month.
@moonpie - I see you have a daughter in Animation at SVA? I have a daughter who is leaning hard towards SVA Computer Art (class of 2024), but she also has offers from Ringling and Pratt. I would love to PM with you about your thoughts on SVA - could you please reach out to me? would love to hear from someone ‘on the inside’ before she commits!
@gouf78 - I see you had a daughter graduate from Ringling’s CA program? I have a daughter in a 3-way toss-up between Ringling, SVA, and Pratt (class of 2024 - all for Animation/Computer Art) who is currently leaning hard towards SVA, with Ringling as a close second. Would you be able to PM me so I can ask a couple of questions before she commits? thanks!