<p>Yay…that will be great. The program seemed very good to my D when she visited. And of course there is a beautiful campus as well. Best wishes to your son!</p>
<p>Thanks for the warm wishes.
Momoftwins, did your daughter make a decision?</p>
<p>She visited Pratt this past week and loved much of it. The campus is absolutely beautiful, students were engaged, faculty was impressive, and the opportunity to study in NYC is enticing. However, some of the knocks against Pratt seemed to be valid. This includes poor maintenance of buildings, unorganized administration, and sketchy neighborhood. Actually the neighborhood is improving dramatically. Students have several job offers, however they mentioned that they learn to become resourceful because the school doesn’t provide much help. The costs are about the same as Wash U, but Wash U has admissions and courting of students down to a science. They are welcoming and communicate regularly. This is an indicator that their program is as good as touted. Pratt does not communicate effectively with admitted students. Financial aid letters haven’t been sent yet and there was no formal admitted students day for grad students. I think this leads to a question about how well organized the program might be. (These are only indicators. I’m not saying this is how it would be at either school.)</p>
<p>Wash U. has a very impressive program and current students are very happy. UIC has an excellent design philosophy and great networking opportunities. She’s going through the same 51-49 decision making process your son went through. She really loved both schools. More to come…</p>
<p>MofT, Your daughter certainly has narrowed in on two extremes! Art school vs Research University. Brooklyn vs St. Louis. My brother in law went to Pratt (this was in the 70’s) for what was then called environmental design. He was a banker with an Ivy league undergrad degree and could have gone just about anywhere. He loved the urban buzz and industry connections. I don’t know much about Pratt architecture. What you noticed about students being left to figure things out for themselves is a common trait among NYC colleges. They appear to have an “only the strong survive” kind of mentality but actually people are quite supportive once you’re a member of the clan.</p>
<p>And to confuse the situtation even further, Cincinnati is now in the mix. She’ll visit later this week. So far, UIC seems to be her choice.</p>
<p>Decision: University of Cincinnati DAAP</p>
<p>momoftwins: congratulations to your daughter. Even though my son has U of Cincinnati DAAP as his fourth choice, my wife and I and my son were very impressed with DAAP and the university. All of us were not sure what to expect before we visited last summer but came away impressed. My son felt better after the visit that if he had to choose UC he would be fine with it.</p>
<p>Thanks, msheft. She is pretty confident and excited about the choice.</p>
<p>m of t, DAAP it is! Congratulations to your daughter and to you. I love this program, espeically the hands on real-life experience. Nice traveling with you along the admissions road. But actually we’ve just arrived at the beginning, haven’t we?</p>
<p>momrath,</p>
<p>It’s been fun having even 1 person to chat with about this. So, thanks for starting the thread. Yes, it’s yet another beginning. </p>
<p>Best of everything to your son at Cornell.</p>