<p>I really should change my screen name now that I have son tucked in, but so be it for now.</p>
<p>My daughter is a photographer. She has never wanted to do anything else with her life. She has numerous awards, galleried, etc. It is truly her life's passion. She is fortunate enough to attend a school which offers a photography track and will have had 8 photography classes by the time she graduates.</p>
<p>After a National Portfolio Review Day with critiques from lots of art colleges, she decided that she wanted the biomedical photography program at RIT (the head of this program happened to be there and told her he thought she would be perfect for it). This is spite of the fact that she finds 50 degree weather in Florida cold. Her specialty happens to be digitally-enhanced macros, and she is awed over the work that is being created in this field. RIT simply has the best (and only) 4 year degree program in this field.</p>
<p>So, for starters, what can anyone tell me about it? How competitive is it? Do they look at portfolios (her strength), or admit on SATs and GPA (not so much - altho all As in photography). How much do science grades count? Does the financial aid there consist of loans or are there grants? We are impressively low income if you can be such a thing.</p>
<p>I'm not in RIT (yet, though I was just accepted) and I did not apply for your daughter's intended major, but from what I understand, they look at everything you submit, including portfolios even if the application is not specifically for the Arts or Design schools. I submitted one with mine even though my program of choice didn't require one. </p>
<p>As far as science grades go, mine personally have never been the most amazing grades ever. I mostly got high B's in my science classes except for Biology in senior year, which was B's and C's. I did do fairly well on the SATs - high 600, mid 700 and mid 500, but they're not what you'd call Ivy League standard. </p>
<p>Financial Aid wise, they have a page [here[/url</a>] with all the scholarships and grants you can earn, including federal and state. </p>