Parsons or SCAD? Please help :(

<p>I have been accepted to Parsons (direct-entry Design & Technology, with intentions on majoring in Communication Design) & SCAD (which I would like to double major or major/minor in Graphic Design/Advertising).</p>

<p>I get mixed opinions about both schools but I'm still not sure which one to choose.</p>

<p>Parsons has been my dream school for THE LONGEST time, but I have lived in New York City my whole life and now that I'm older, I really want to leave. However, I figured if I'm living on my own (I plan on moving out even if I stay in the city... it's that serious) I won't feel as anxious to leave New York as I do now... It's probably more of a want to just get out of my parent's house, haha.</p>

<p>I like SCAD because it has that campus life that every high school senior looks forward to, something that I would totally miss out on in Parsons.</p>

<p>I like both schools for different reasons, but at the end of the day, it's about who will give me the better education, and more opportunities.</p>

<p>So... what are your opinions? Please help!! :)</p>

<p>(*BY THE WAY I'M STILL WAITING ON THE FINANCIAL AID PACKAGE FROM SCAD. I ALREADY GOT ONE FROM PARSONS & ... EHHH... I KNEW PARSONS WOULD BE EXPENSIVE REGARDLESS...)</p>

<p>If I was you I would defiantly choose Parsons. I live near SCAD and being around it so much makes the school seem sort of trashy.</p>

<p>Just wondering why you aren’t considering Pratt & RISD as well?</p>

<p>I’m a Pratt grad and am just reviewing / visiting all of these schools for my daughter to study Interior Design. After visiting SCAD it jumped from #3 to her #1 choice. Parsons wasn’t in her top three for the reasons you stated.</p>

<p>Best of luck with your search!!!</p>