<p>My daughter wants to major in Motion Design, and she is applying to Ringling. What is the acceptance rate for this particular major? Also, what are some other schools to apply to, for this major? Several schools offer only 1 or 2 courses, and Ringling is the only school we've found that offers a concentrated program in Motion Design.</p>
<p>thanks, Snowbird</p>
<p>I’m not sure about the particular major but Ringling’s overall acceptance rate for the Fall semester of 2010 was 74.0%. So I am guessing since Motion Design is not common for someone to apply to as a major, it might be high? </p>
<p>source: [Ringling</a> College | Ringling College of Art and Design | Best College | US News](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/ringling-college-of-art-and-design-12574]Ringling”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/ringling-college-of-art-and-design-12574)</p>
<p>Hi Snowbird, Motion Design at Ringling is an awesome program! I would advise you to call Admissions and ask about the acceptance rate, as it can vary widely among the many majors. MD is very much like Computer Animation and since the CA acceptance rate is so low (and the application submission deadline has passed), I would guess that some of the CA hopefuls go into MD since they learn many of the same software programs. MD is broader in that it’s not only about character development and 3D, but also includes 2D, graphic design (graphic and interactive communication), business of art, etc. My daughter is an Illustration major at Ringling and I thought she might go into MD, but she doesn’t see herself as a computer person even though she does very well in GIC classes! Good luck to your daughter on her college search!</p>
<p>Thanks for your comments about Ringling, Colcon. My daughter scheduled a tour and admissions interview for next week, because she has her heart set on Ringling. We will see the campus, before they close for spring break on Mar. 4th. We hope this goes well. She’s very nervous about the interview. Any suggestions on what to say? I don’t know if I’m crazy or not, but we’re driving a long ways for this meeting, because she is so very confident about her decision to major in Motion Design. She has 60 college credits in addition to high school, and she changed her direction from a B.A. program in Visual Arts to wanting Motion Design. She wants to start over and take the 4-year sequence of art courses at Ringling. So, this girl knows what she wants. What do you think of this?</p>
<p>Hi snowbird, Are you in FL? It’s great that you and your daughter can visit Ringling! First of all, tell her to relax and just be herself. I have found everyone there to be so friendly and gracious, a totally different vibe than schools in the northeast. I’m sure the conversation will go very smoothly, as your daughter is coming in with a lot to talk about: her portfolio and what drives it, her college experience to date, and her desire to dedicate herself to MD and how she arrived at that decision. I hope you get to see the awesome facilities and ask lots of questions! </p>
<p>Be sure to ask about which credits will transfer to Ringling. Hopefully she got a lot of her liberal arts classes out of the way. I’m almost positive she will come in as a freshman b/c as you said, there is a progression of classes that she needs to take. But, having her general eds out of the way frees up many credits for electives! My daughter would like to take some summer classes to complete some gen eds so she can use her time to take more classes in art at Ringling. </p>
<p>If you’re staying overnight and haven’t visited Sarasota before, feel free to pm me for ideas. Is your daughter on spring break next week? The Ringling kids will be taking mid-terms then but it shouldn’t affect your visit. Does your daughter plan to live on campus? There are many options available and you should be able to see the dorms on your tour. </p>
<p>Again, good luck and enjoy your visit! Your daughter sounds like a great candidate since she has some college under her belt and has a firm idea about what she’d like to do. I’m sure she’ll have a lovely interview. Keep us posted!</p>
<p>Ringling is a fine school for motion. However, there are other schools that have excellent programs too.Here are a few examples in no particular order of ranking:</p>
<ol>
<li>School of Visual Arts</li>
<li>Leguna College of Art and Design</li>
<li>Pratt Institute
4.Rochester Institute of Technology</li>
<li>USC</li>
<li>UCLA</li>
<li>CalArts</li>
<li>Savannah College of Art and Design</li>
<li>Sheridan Institute up in Canada</li>
<li>New York University
11.Rhode Island School of Design</li>
<li>Academy of Art University</li>
<li>Dupaul University</li>
<li>Purdue University</li>
<li>Carnegie Melon’s Entertainment Design program ( graduate only)</li>
<li>Rensselaer Polytech</li>
<li>San Jose State University</li>
<li>Drexel University</li>
<li>Texas A & M</li>
<li>Digipen for game design</li>
</ol>
<p>and of course you have the trade schools such as Gnomon School of Visual Effects and The Dave School.</p>
<p>I just noticed a typo. I should have said Laguna College of Art and Design. I wish we could have unlimited time to make edits.</p>
<p>Colcon, we are leaving for Florida Sunday; it’s a long trip and we hope to see the entire campus, dorms, etc. Taxguy, my dd applied to RIT, RPI, Drexel, and SCAD. Your list is very helpful, because we didn’t want to miss anything. I have read hundreds of your posts even from a few years ago. Your knowledge has been a gold mine. I hope to give back soon. I will let you all know how our trip goes, and the interview, etc. We hope to hear from Ringling within 2 to 3 weeks. Kinda nervous, Snowbird</p>
<p>Hi snowbird, Have a safe trip tomorrow, and good luck to your daughter when she meets with admissions. If there are specific things you want to see on your tour, be sure to ask the admissions counselor. There are galleries all over campus, so if you have a chance to visit those you will see a variety of student work. I think one of the best things you can do is talk to students! They are very friendly and if you visit the Brickman Cafe (delicious meals/soup/sandwiches and Starbucks) in the Academic Center you’ll have plenty of company. There is a campus-wide break between 11:30 and 12:30, so that’s a great time to talk to people. During the rest of the day the campus is quiet, as all classes are 3 hours long so from 8:30 am until 6:00 pm most kids are in class. I hope she gets to visit a MD class in action! Feel free to send a private message if you have any questions. Let us know how it goes!</p>
<p>Hi Snowbird, Have a great trip. My daughter just got into RIT’s grad school for Animation with a nice scholarship. She hasn’t heard from UCLA and one other school,but RIT seems to be at or near the head of the list. She loves snow and cold. Go figure!</p>
<p>Also, RIT had some amazing facilities in their School of Imaging Arts. We saw SVA, and Pratt and RIT easily equalled or exceeded what these other schools had.</p>
<p>By the way, Snowbird, We did see Rensselaer Polytech. My daughter felt it was far too much of an experimental digita media program and not practical enough. We did not see SCAD, and we did see Drexel many years ago. In fact, I have posted a review at the time about Drexel. It was a bit old, but you might find some good insights into the school at the time.</p>
<p>At that time, we did check out RIT too. You might want to read over my review about it as well. What I said at that time about RIT still seems to apply today. You can find my review of RIT in the Campus Vibe forum. I would assume the review for Drexel is there as well.</p>
<p>Hi taxguy, Congratulations to your daughter on her acceptance to RIT’s graduate program in Animation, and the scholarship! I’m sure the cost of living in Rochester is much less than in NYC, too. Good luck to her as she awaits decisions from the other schools. I hope you keep us posted!</p>
<p>I’d like to add my thanks, too, for all of your input here on CC. It is so helpful to hear from parents like you and gouf that have kids who graduated with art degrees. I hope you continue to post while your daughter is in grad school!</p>