<p>I need advice...help...my daughter is in her first year of college for communications design. She is not happy with the college she is at, loves the program, however it is a very small school, she is a commuter (there are only 4 commuters). She does not feel like part of the school socially. She is looking to transfer in the Fall-we have not visited yet but are planning to visit Parsons, Pratt, Marist, Alfred, RIT....I am concerned about her being in the city. She thinks she will love it!! I would like to see her closer to home and I am concerned for safety & financially. She believes that it must be a Art based school for a good program and if it's in the city she says she will have more opportunity. The city makes me very nervous...</p>
<p>Is it financially feasable for her to live on-campus as a non-commuter in order to be more of a part of the school socially? If she loves the academic program, then that might be a better way of solving the social misfit issue than transferring to another school.</p>
<p>^I agree. The simplest solution would be for her to live in the dorms at her current school. She’ll also keep her financial aid package, which, as a transfer, she’ll lose.* In addition, if it’s feasible, it’ll be better for her not only socially but academically (study groups that start at 11pm, joining group projects at random times, using the library…)</p>
<p>If you look into Pratt and Parsons, look into FIT.
RIT is VERY different from Pratt and Parsons, she should do an overnight and attend a couple classes. It’s an excellent school but it’s technical-oriented where Pratt and Parsons are art-oriented.
Marist isn’t in the city but 45mn away so it could be a good compromise. Do they have her major though?
I think Syracuse, Oneonta, and Nazareth have it too (check).</p>
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<li>there is very little financial aid for transfers; no merit scholarships and institutional grants are only disbursed after the freshmen have been taken care of.</li>
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<p>That is a bit overstating things regarding the need-based aid, although it is more likely to be the case for private schools like those named than for public schools (whose mission often includes being as affordable to non-traditional, low-income, or second-chance students transferring from community colleges as they are to frosh).</p>
<p>RIT is not in the city, it is in the suburbs. It is very safe. </p>
<p>Hi twright, as you already know RIT has a fabulous art school. It’s a kind of neat thing to see the artsy students interacting with all the engineering type kids! They also have transfer scholarships: </p>
<p>Transfer Achievement Scholarship
RIT will award Achievement Scholarships* to transfer students with a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher, as computed by RIT, who have completed over 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours at previous institutions. Scholarships are valued at $7,000 per academic year for qualified candidates.
<a href=“http://www.rit.edu/emcs/admissions/apply/transfer/how-to-apply/scholarships-for-transfer-students”>http://www.rit.edu/emcs/admissions/apply/transfer/how-to-apply/scholarships-for-transfer-students</a></p>
<p>I’m going to send you a private message with some more information!</p>