<p>My daughter is applying for fall 2012. Her grades, extra-curricluar and scores seem to be on point. How tough is the portfolio portion of the entrance requirements to GET IN ? Did you do a IN person or online review? On campus or off? How tough is the program? and Do you think it is a program worth pursuing?</p>
<p>I see no one answered you so I thought I would tell you what I know. The program at Syracuse is a 5 yr versus 4 yr program which they call interaction design versus industrial design. They classes are taught downtown at the Warehouse which I believe is an all glass type building so there is a big view of the city and students take a bus from the school to get there.</p>
<p>My son was interested in ID (now is planning on Mech. Eng) and went to see both Syracuse’s and RITs program and preferred the one at RIT. The Syracuse seemed to pay more attention to the future of design and grooming students to be leaders in the path design takes. RIT’s program is more direct hands on which was more appealing to him.</p>
<p>Most ID programs are not 5 years so I’m not sure why Syracuse’s is. Their ARch program is very competitive and highly ranked but their ID program is not as highly ranked.</p>
<p>My sense is the portfolio part is very important and competitive.</p>
<p>Syracuse ID program was ranked 3 in the nation in 2012 Design Intelligence ranking.</p>
<p>Mom5kids: can you post the link? Wanna save for future reference</p>
<p>Rodney,</p>
<p>I followed Rick’s sensible advice in the Architecture thread and invested in the Design Intelligence 2012 Ranking of Architecture and Design Schools to help us with D’s decision. I do not have a link to give you, but I am happy to share the 2012 results for Industrial Design at the undergraduate level.</p>
<p>Tied for First Place: Art Center College of Design; U Cincinnati
Tied for Third Place: Carnegie Mellon; Rochester Inst Technology; Syracuse
Sixth Place: RISD
Tied for Seventh: Stanford; U Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Tied for Ninth: Arizona State; Auburn; Cleveland Art Inst; Ohio State; Pratt </p>
<p>While I’m at it, I will concur with Lakemom that I believe the portfolio to be very important to Syracuse, though academics are important as well. D has been accepted into School of Design and she spent a lot of time on her portfolio.</p>
<p>My sense is that Syracuse does see itself at the forefront of Design education, broadly defined, and wants students that can hit the ground running in terms of artistic and creative skills, which are demonstrated via the portfolio.</p>
<p>Congrats to your daughter mom5kids. Thanks for posting the stats.</p>
<p>Thx I have been trying to track the DI ID rankings down for some time now!</p>