General guidance for potential costuming student?

College Majors Theater/Drama Majors
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<p>Hi everyone!! I'm looking for some guidance on picking schools and such for a costuming-related major. I went through most of the costume threads I could find on CC, and I still am feeling some apprehension. This post is probably going to be really long so please bear with me :)</p>

<p>Here's some stuff about me: I am eighteen, I graduated high school early, and I've attended college since then for B.A. theatre and currently am in non-degree general studies, making me a transfer student. I currently have a 4.0 GPA in all my college work but I expect it to go down a bit. I have been sewing seriously for about a year and a half, have known how to sew for longer, and all of my technical theatre credits are in costumes or properties. I also know a lot about historical fashion. I don't draw very well but it's something I'm practicing. </p>

<p>I've done some research on programs, and these are the schools I have in mind:</p>

<p>Cornish College of the Arts for Performance Production/Costume Design (1st choice)
University of North Carolina School of the Arts for Costume Design and Technology
SUNY Purchase College for Costume Technology
Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts for Costume Technology</p>

<p>All of my portfolio work will come from this year and next, because I don't have photos or any evidence of what I did before then. Does anyone have suggestions for schools I could look into? They need to accept applications from transfer students and offer a B.F.A. degree in costume design and/or costume technology, other than that I am not picky. I am looking particularly at schools on the west coast, but since I won't have an AA degree I can't go to any CSUs or UCs in California. I will be applying for Spring or Fall 2016 entrance because my parents want me to stay in state for 2015.</p>

<p>Thanks! :)</p>

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<p>I’m not sure this is real guidance, but my D and I visited the theater program at Cornish and she really liked it. She felt it was very warm and nurturing, which is important to her, and she loved the vibe of Seattle. Everyone she has interacted with from the school has been prompt, helpful, and kind. I would imagine it’s the less selective of the four programs to get into. </p>

<p>Your other three programs are quite known when it comes to their actor training, so one would presume the tech parts of those programs would also be good to support them. </p>

<p>I don’t know if they take transfers, but there is also SCAD (east coast) and CalArts. SCAD has quite a fashion design program if I recall.</p>

<p>Good luck on your search! </p>