<p>hello people.. i'm a colombian guy looking for art education at the u.s.
i'm looking for an art school/institute that offers me a complete education. i'm very interested in film, but i don't want to leave aside the artistic part (by that i mean painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, etc...). It can also be a university that has an arts college or whatever; it doesn't have to be a solely arts institute. </p>
<p>Then comes the money issue. I don't have $40.000 a year to pay for my education. I need scholarships -or cheaper colleges- since i can not apply for FAFSA.</p>
<p>right now i'm applying to SCAD because i heard they grant several scholarships and it's pretty good. Plus, it offers a 2-year basic education and afterwards you choose whatever you want; but i want some more colleges that are also generous and also the alternative of not-so-expensive colleges that offer more or less the same kind of education.</p>
<p>I've been doing some research. I have an enormous list of colleges including MICA, CCAD, RISD, Graphic Art School, MICA, Art Center, Academy of Art University at San Francisco, University of the Arts, The Art Institutes, Massart, CIA and about 30 more... i mean i think i know about every art school at the united states. but i just don't know what to do. i'm very confused. besides, i'm also a little late for applying for fall 2008!</p>
<p>When I started I also had a large lists of schools, but after I visited some of them I narrowed my list down to only 5. I guess you don't have the privilege of visiting, but you might be able to sense what the schools are like by looking at places like facebook and asking questions.</p>
<p>Since you're going into film, being in California will put you closer to the industry. I've always wished I had the chance to go to those conventions and film festivals and stuff. New York also has a film scene but it's different.</p>
<p>MICA, RISD, SMFA, Massart, and Cooper Union.</p>
<p>These aren't necessarily the best schools though. I was never interested in doing live action film though, so I don't know which schools would be the best for that. I was interested in illustration and animation. I also picked schools around New England because I didn't want to go too far from home. In your case you have to leave home anyway though.</p>
<p>USC- University of So Cal - has a good film school and they just got a ton of money to develop their art program - don't know anything about the art program - just a thought</p>
<p>SVA has a film major. I visited their film department and they had huge rooms full of different sets and stuff; it was really cool. Oh and don't forget CalArts!! They're well known for film!</p>
<p>I'm in the same boat as you; I don't have enough money to afford the expensive schools and don't qualify for aid from FAFSA anyway. I applied to MICA, SCAD, SVA, SAIC, Pratt and Ringling and so far SCAD has given me a really big scholarship and MICA also sent me 4 applications for good scholarships, which I just sent in this week.</p>
<p>Linzoy - did you get into Cooper? How was the home test? I was interested in that school too but they don't offer illustration, so I didn't apply. I wish some of the other schools had full rides!!!</p>
<p>If you want comparatively inexpensive schools, you should look at state schools. They typically have considerably lower tuition and fees, even for kids who are out of state or out of the country. Here's a list of state schools with good art and film programs:</p>
<p>SUNY Purchase (SUNY - State University of New York)
Florida State University
Colorado State University
U of California - Irvine
U of California - Santa Barbara
Virginia Commonwealth University
Massachusetts College of the Arts
Bowling Green
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of Illinois at Chicago</p>
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Linzoy - did you get into Cooper? How was the home test? I was interested in that school too but they don't offer illustration, so I didn't apply. I wish some of the other schools had full rides!!!
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I didn't get in. The home test was odd, one of the art assignments was "design a directional system for a garden used by the deranged." If I did get in, I probably wouldn't have gone, because RISD and MICA are both better alternatives for me. Cooper Union is not a typical art school. The students seem like zombies, and the whole college is more fine arts orientated than commercial.</p>
<p>^ Yeah, that is why I decided not to apply too. Not enough commercial emphasis. That and it is SOOOO small.</p>
<p>Lol what a weird direction. A garden used by the deranged?? I wonder if they just come up with the most random incoherent thing they can think of to see what on earth people manage to come up with.</p>