<p>I don't know anything about Moore's graphic design program other than asking our graphic designers about it. They didn't know much about Moore either.</p>
<p>As for being in design, no, I am as far from being either an artist or designer. I can't even draw a straight line with a ruler. I do, however, have a few graphic designers and web folks who work for/with me. My wife, however, was a commercial interior designer who has published her work in Interiors Magazine,which is a major trade journal for that industry as I am led to believe.</p>
<p>My daughter is also in a humanties magnet program where many kids study art, english etc. No one from our school, which is a big school, has gone to Moore within at least the last five years. In fact, our school has no information on them, which is very odd for a school with a large humanities program.</p>
<p>So what is your point in replying to this post? My original question was whether or not Moore is a good school, not whether or not you've heard of it. By replying to my question with a blunt response of "no one has heard of it, this should tell you something", this implies that Moore is not a good school, and I don't see how its possible NOT to attribute that meaning.</p>
<p>There seem to be some educated people on this forum in terms of art schools and the reality of what makes an art school good or bad, but no comments from the peanut gallery please.</p>
<p>While I realize this is an old thread, I want to clear something up: Moore has a fantastic reputation among those who know the school, including deans and faculty at other institutions, curators and gallerists, and those in the design world. It is a VERY small school, which only accepts women. I doubt that many people can name all the schools in the WCC. I don’t think we should be correlating rigor with name-recognition.
The curriculum at MCAD is also far more intensive than many schools, especially in its first year ‘basics’ program. For example, award winning color theorist Louise Stahl founded the color program at Moore, which is a full year rather than the half year programs at many other art schools. The students are expected to complete a thesis in their senior year, sometimes two if they are emphasizing in two areas of study. Fine arts students get studio space in their junior year, which is not always available at other art schools.
Regarding DAAP at Cincinnati- that ranking applies to the design program only (a 5 year program with internships that you have to fund yourself), not fine arts. And because it is a university, you know the funding isn’t going to studio space for the students. I don’t think you can compare a small women’s college in the middle of a major city to a University program in the mid-west. Both are fully accredited programs. The one at the state school is going to end up being more $$ because they simply can’t provide enough support for their students. (A student who attended both says her debt for Moore was only 1/8th of what she is in debt for two years at UC.)
Also, regarding the acceptance rates: Ever hear the line “there are lies, damn lies and statistics”? People who have been accepted at “highly selective” schools don’t always get in to those that are only “moderately selective”. Its not a one-to-one comparison. Those rates are not as useful, or as transparent, as you might want to believe.</p>