<p>hi everyone! i just got accepted into Brown and RISD, both my top choices, but i did not get into the Dual Degree program. This is basically the most difficult choice of my life and im freaking out (totally an understatement). So if you have a kind soul, PLEASE help me!
here are the facts:
- RISD gave me a lot of money. i don't know how much financial aid i am getting from Brown yet
- i want to have the "college experience" and be well rounded so that i can have options.
- i LOVE art but do not know if i want to pursue a career in it seeing that it would be difficult to do so in this era
- so maybe i should try architecture...not sure
- i also am trilingual and am president of my school's Human Rights club (a version of Amnesty international) and thus i am also considering International relations so i can travel
- brown is awesome. risd is awesome.
- i do not know which school will provide me with the best opportunities for the future,</p>
<p>i am obviously very confused...any words of advice or tales would help. Also, does anyone know how many classes at RISD i can take if i decide to attend Brown and vice versa if i go to RISD? thank you so much kind soul!</p>
<p>It gives you the opportunity to study whatever you want to. Its much broader than RISD and gives a better quality education (especially if you aren’t sure you want to pursue art). </p>
<p>How did you not get into the Dual Degree Program? I thought it was automatic if you got accepted to both!</p>
<p>Acceptance to Dual Degree Program is not automatic. After applicant is admitted to both Brown and RISD, there is a special committee that decides whether he/she is admitted to the Dual Degree. So there are 3 hoops to jump through - Brown, RISD and Dual Degree. </p>
<p>But congratulations on getting into Brown and RISD, that’s no small feat in itself! I agree with spanglish - Brown is a better choice unless you are dead set on career in art. You can take some classes in RISD, and art department in Brown is strong in its own right.</p>
<p>They may be next to each other, but that is where the similarity between RISD and Brown stop. They are very, very different experiences.</p>
<p>Brown is a pretty typical college experience–with very bright students pursuing a wide variety of diverse interests. RISD is an atypical college experience–everyone is into their art, pretty much 24/7. The students are very talented–but it is very easy to pick out a RISD student from a Brown student, even if they are walking next to each other (never have stereotypes been more accurate).</p>
<p>Unless you are 100% sure that art is your life, not just your thing, go to Brown.</p>
<p>Wow! thanks so much everyone for responding with such great answers/ advice! i know Brown and RISD students are SUPER different (I know what you’re saying about the stereotypes being accurate). thats one of the things i need to consider because to be quite honest i am not sure i would fit in at RISD (i come from an all girls catholic school so i am not exactly used to hardcore art lovers :/). Because i love art but don’t think i am obssessed with it to the point of just doing that, i think i am going to listen to you all and choose Brown.
Since i think i am 98% sure on Brown, all i need to do is wait for the financial aid packet so i am crossing my fingers!</p>
<p>ohh, my mom lives out of the country and she forgot to send in some papers to collegeboard and css lol. So i have to wait longer to get it but hopefully before May 1st.</p>
<p>I would also post on the visual arts section of CC, to get a more representative set of viewpoints (including people that know RISD and have a interest or passion for a career in the arts). Posting in this section will get you mostly “it’s a no brainer, go to Brown” given the nature of who posts here.</p>
so i am crossing my fingers!</p>