<p>does anyone know much about these schools, I want to apply to them... Parsons I'd love to get in, but I'm making FIT (fashion institute of Technology NYC) my backup, but then I don't know how "good" it is as a school.</p>
<p>eleven, it depends on your objective. If you want to study fashion design, then either is an excellent choice as both are well respected in the industry. You will find many talented and successful professionals -- both bigname and unknown -- who have graduated from both schools. Both have active intership programs with New York retailers and apparel firms. Designers do tend to favor their almamaters, however; e.g., some design teams are all-Parson grads, some are all-FIT. </p>
<p>Parsons has a reputation of being more cerebral and theory oriented; FIT more technical and vocational. I think, however, that the difference is not ultimately significant in the "real" world.</p>
<p>has anyone received their FIT acceptance letters?</p>
<p>^ no I havn't recieved mine yet</p>
<p>I called them today and asked for the status. Not all letters have gone out, and they told me that a decision had been made on my application. He couldn't tell me what the decision was! YIKES!</p>
<p>I think if you go into applying at FIT and Parsons, you can't put either one as a back up, because frankly both of them can reject you.</p>
<p>There admissions procedures are so different, where at FIT you're home test and portfolio will consists of designs you've created and stuff related to your major(for fashion design) and at parsons, you're applying into foundation which means no fashion sketches or illustrations should be in your portfolio whatsoever, plus there home test as well.</p>
<p>I got into Parsons and was rejected by FIT last year. I thought for sure I'd get into FIT, but turned out it wasn't the case. A backup would be a school like SCAD that doesn't require a portfolio to get in.</p>
<p>If you want to study fashion, FIT is really the premier school, with Parsons probably coming in second. FIT is also much cheaper. I hear tuition is around 15,000, where Parsons is around 26,000.</p>
<p>I got into parsons and going there this fall.. lol
from what I've got.. parsons is more on the prestigious side and I like their foundation program to give me a yr to think... </p>
<p>yeah, FITs tuition is nice.. and parsons total cost is actually 47 grand. (which totally sucks) but overall I liked parsons better than FIT when I went to visit. Good luck aewagner hope u get into FIT. =)</p>
<p>Actually I got into Parsons with a scholarship, but I'm going for graphic design so I chose something a little cheaper and better for that major. I visited Parsons and it did seem really nice. I really wanted to go there for GD because I wanted to live in Manhattan, but eventually the reality of the price hit me.</p>
<p>If you can afford it I say go for it, but if the tuition is going to be your debt, make sure you're okay with having 100,000 or so in student loans to be payed off after you graduate.</p>
<p>yeah.. but I think it be worth it.. the money..the debt.. to go to ur dream school or so.. I mean I'd regret it later on if I didnt go, plus I loved manhattan like A LOT
It's so cool to chill there n the people there are mad hip
Parsons seem to have tight people too ...</p>
<p>honestly, if you were to have seen me last year, parsons was my dream school for obvious reasons: reputation, location, prestigiousness, strong programs. But until I started my current school, Otis, I realized that a lot of the whole thing behind Parsons is a fog of fantasy, and clever marketing on Parsons side. Yes famous designers have graduated from there, but that doesn't guarantee you anything. </p>
<p>For me it was like do I really want to take out 100K in loans just to get literally the same education i can get elsewhere for cheaper(because of scholarships)? The education doesn't change from a school like Parsons to Otis or FIT or PRatt, you basically learn the same skills of illustration, pattern drafting, sewing etc. It's up to you to decide what you do with those skills.</p>
<p>I mean no one hands people money for you start your own clothing line just like that, and you're guaranteed fame. The money you would take out in loans is the money you can easily use to start up your own clothing line/business.</p>
<p>Think about all the other kids who go to Parsons expecting the same things you expect(believe me i was one of them). They're all your competition. And competition for what? when in the end there's no guaranteed prize. </p>
<p>Honestly if you can afford Parsons go for it, but if you have to take out 100K in loans it's not worth it.</p>
<p>Yeah keep in mind how ridiculous it is that art schools are so expensive, because they are training you for jobs that aren't exactly high paying at all and aren't exactly high in demand. Even in my major, graphic design, which is one of the more in demand majors, its still not garanteed at all that you will get a job soon after graduation. Don't assume that paying more for a school will get you a better job, or even a job at all. I know a lot of Pratt grads end up resenting the school because it contributed very little to their job placement after graduation. You don't want to be stuck with a 100k in debt after you graduate and working at the Gap.</p>
<p>Anyway, not to burst your bubble or anything. What do I know? Maybe you're the next top fashion designer and you'll blow us all away if you go to Parsons. I'm just outlining the realization I came to when I was thinking about Parsons. You could always transfer too.</p>
<p>yeah of course..foe sure I've thought of that.. if I was iffy on the money issue, I'd just stay in MN n get a full ride n not worry about it. But actually.. what I believe, where you go to school actually matters. sure u can have the same degree ect.. but whenn you're competing with others n you come from Parsons per se.... where as .... the other is from... whereever...(cant think of an example) . im pretty sure theyd pick you over the other. Oddly as it is, since its a design school,.. im pretty confident about going to Parsons, I've been asking around a *****load and saying you went to parsons will guarantee you a job after school and guarantee you get it over anyone who didnt go to parsons, point blank. These are the words of parsons students, faculty, and industry employers, not mine btw.. so iono why they would they say it if its not true.. perhaps a small percentage won't be able to find jobs but its seems parsons has a high percentage of employment after grad. so yeah.. the money part does suck but I guess ill try it for a yr n see how I like it. </p>
<p>^ lol .. working at the gap... hahahaha hmmmm i wouldn't even work at the gap.. I'd hang myself or something</p>
<p>Well, I got my reject letter from FIT today. I'm off to FIDM next week for a campus visit. They accepted me on the spot at a portfolio review day, as did the Columbus College of Art and Design (with the largest scholarship the college offers!). I thought I would get into FIT for sure! I'm disappointed, but there's nothing I can do. :-(</p>
<p>"but whenn you're competing with others n you come from Parsons per se.... where as .... the other is from... whereever...(cant think of an example) . im pretty sure theyd pick you over the other."</p>
<p>honestly you have no understanding how getting a job in designing works. When you interview for a job the most important thing than anything will be your portfolio and your work experiance. Everything besides that will be minor. You can go to Parsons and end up beeing a bad student, but happens to pass by with minimum grades, would that mean they'd get hired over another students who came from a different school, just because they have Parsons on their resume? I think not.</p>
<p>Once again, 99 percent of the time, they will hire you for your portfolio and work experiance. </p>
<p>A schools high Job placement can be impressive, but also take into consideration that most all design jobs consist of low wages.</p>
<p>Question for liek0806, do you know much about FIDM? Living in LA and all, can you offer me any feedback on the school?</p>
<p>THanks!</p>
<p>aewagner what major did u try to get in for?
cause I got into their communication design which I'm not interested in anymore</p>
<hr>
<p>Yes, portfolio and work experience is important and so is your college background.. and going to a good school can give u an advantage in some way or another. IF you happen to end up as a bad student at anywhere then uhh duh? its common sense you can't compete with anyone... but IF you're a good student have a great portfolio n experience and came from parsons and you're competing against other people from ... others.. you'd most likely have the better advantage. It's like jobs seeing a person from Columbia vs. uhh some SUNY .. they would first get that ohh effect and be like ohh they're from so and so....and u can't say 99% of the time they will hire you for your portfolio and work experience cuz you don't know that for sure. Dude if everyone thought like you..... then why would n e one invest in parsons and go there instead of going to some other school; obviously people who came out of parsons are somewhat good at least, which gave the school such a reputation and prestigiousness; its like Columbia...Nyu...Harvard ect ...why do people waste their money to go there? they cost a load too... why not go to state colleges..cuz they can get pretty much the same right? no</p>
<p>Who are you to say I have "no" understanding on how to get a job in the design industries? Perhaps I might not know as much as you since you're probably older and already preparing yourself in college already but that doesn't mean I have no idea about it...you should think before you type.
The whole "any school can get you the same" is pretty BS.
"The education doesn't change from a school like Parsons to Otis or FIT or PRatt" --- you can't prove that; have you been to all those schools and did an overall comparison? ... no I don't think so
nuff said
If I sound offensive .. then oh well, because you offended me. I guess this thread is over since I already chose where I'm going.</p>
<p>I won't even start with what's wrong with the whole examples you gave, especially with comparing with columbia and suny.</p>
<p>and just one more bit of information, is that the reason parsons is known, is because they were one of the first if not the first school in the us to offer fashion design as a major. people who wanted to study fashion didn't have any other choice but to attend parsons if they wanted to get an education in it! So it's obvious that any american designer who had attended in the time for fashion, most likely came from Parsons.</p>
<p>I was trying to get into FIT as an accessory design major.</p>