<p>I'm looking at Industrial Design schools like Syracuse and Virginia Tech, but think I might like to specialize in furniture design. I noticed that RIT has a specific furniture design program, but it is part of their School of American Crafts and not part of the ID program. When it comes to career opportunities, would I be better off with a straight ID degree as opposed to a "crafts" degree? And how do the programs at RIT compare to the 'Cuse and VT?</p>
<p>Perhaps you should come with a list of ECs, as well as academic credentials and then we could chance you for these three schools…</p>
<p>Credentials:
4.0 unweighted GPA
1790 SAT
NHS
Class President, SO - SR yr
Volleyball Captain JR, SR (4 yr letter winner)
Basketball (3 yr letter winner)
Volunteer referee, youth basketball, 3 yrs
Co-chaired “Dig Pink” volleyball fundraiser for breast cancer research 2 years (over $5K raised)</p>
<p>I know my SAT scores could be higher, but I work hard and have decent artistic ability. I’ve won awards at juried art shows at the state level and should have a decent portfolio for those schools that require one (not VT)</p>
<p>I’m confident that the portfolio will not be too much of a hassle. Perhaps USC might be doable if you got 31+/2100+…</p>
<p>Syracuse: Low match/Match
VA Tech: Match
RIT: Low match</p>
<p>Any other ID schools I should be considering? I’m not interested in a big urban setting like NYC or Boston.</p>