<p>Hey everyone,
What do you all know about Pratt? Specifically, for undergrad Industrial Design?</p>
<p>My main questions/concerns...
-Where does Pratt stack up against competitors in the field (Carnegie Mellon, RISD, Parsons, California College of the Arts, etc)?
-I know Pratt's facilities were notoriously bad a few years ago, have they renovated at all?
-How is Pratt regarded in NYC? Nationally? Internationally? Will it carry a certain cachet anywhere I go?
-Is the program considered a prestigious one?
-How intense is the program? Do students get bumped out? </p>
<p>I am the one who wrote the "Overview of my visit to Pratt" found at the top of the Pratt forum and posted a more updated one in the "college visit" forum. If you haven't seen this thread, go to the top of the Pratt forum or go to the college visit forum. Let me respond to some of your questions.</p>
<p>Let me begin by noting that Pratt has always been very well recognized for Industrial Design. It certainly stacks up well against the other other schools that you mentioned and might indeed be better than either RISD or Calfiornia College of the Arts. In fact, the only schools that are ranked higher than Pratt by ID Magazine are Art Center College of Design, University of Cincinnati and I think Carnegie Mellon and Ohio State. I think Pratt came in fifth in the US, which isn't bad!</p>
<p>I can't comment on whether Pratt has renovated their facilities. You need to see for yourself. I do know that a lot of construction was going on when I toured the school several years ago.</p>
<p>Pratt will carry a certain Cachet anywhere in the US among employers who hire ID kids, and, yes, the program is a prestigious one.</p>
<p>The program is VERY intense. Not only is it fairly hard to get into,but they make it very hard to stay in. There is a lot of weeding out, especially in the freshmen year. However, I think that this happens in a lot of art/design programs.</p>
<p>I am a recent graduate from Pratt ('09) in Industrial design bachelor’s program.
I cannot say more…the program was really great, and prep all the students in finding a job. I consistently worked at various design places interning, freelancing and part-time design related positions, and now landed a full-time in what I had interest in for two years. Pratt gives and takes (tuition.). But it’s definitely worth and I have no regret in going there.</p>
<p>I came back to College Confidential because I used to always visit this site in High SChool when applying for colleges! My top choices were Cooper Union, RISD, SVA Pratt and FIT. I got accepted to Pratt first because of the interview I had in Seattle-- and they are definitely not strict than RISD. Pratt allows more student acceptance, but I have seen kids drop out like crazy. My program started with 60 students and we had 43 or so graduates at the end. There is definitely a weeding out process in each program and it is very hard to overcome the design stage. At the end, it really sculpts you to be the designer and gives you all the practices you need. </p>
<p>Professors are like a friend, and they are always supportive in guiding you and making you choose the creative direction. I am very thankful of Pratt’s strong foundation. Professors were like part of family at Pratt and the program is very small that you find life-long friends within. </p>
<p>Now I have friends and great network of people working in designing for domestic product, shoe, cars, kitchenware, furniture, motorcycle, for design consultant firms, electronics and much more.</p>
<p>Pratt has a good facilities, worth looking into studios.
24/7 access to studio, your own desk, lockers. This is not provided for all students across US.
Great exchange program for Juniors to Germany, Scotland, ect</p>
<p>Hi I was wondering if you notice any older student in the industrial program? I am a bit skeptical in applying to Pratt because I only saw very young students and I don’t know if the school would accept older students. Even though they can’t deny applicants by age, the school can simply say NO. Pratt is the school I really prefer to go.
I’m in my early 30’s (even though I look 20’s) and I am preparing a art portfolio so I can get into ID schools. I found out about my passion in design only a couple years a go. Anyhow, I was wondering if you notice in your ID program, older students? I visited the school, but did not had the chance to talk to a ID student. I Flew from FL to NY to visit Pratt and New School. Unfortunately I had a very short tour at Pratt’s. The girl who was doing the tour was not too happy about walking up and down for 2 hrs. She was in the graphic designing program.</p>
<p>Bitolder, when we toured Pratt , we met some industrial design grad students who were a bit older. Thus, there will be people around your age;however, I would bet that most people are a lot younger. That is just the way it is at college.</p>
<p>I am a high school student (junior) but I am for sure that I want to study Industrial Design.
I’ve known it for a while now. Basically, I am obsessed with the subject. Most importantly, furniture design. I literally spend hours on my computer looking for cool new designs that might inspire me for my own work. Im immersed in the International Bacheloriate art course. Even once, when I was at an expensive furniture store, the vendor was so amazed by my knowledge that he gave me a bunch of catalogues. I think its a disease or something, I’m not sure how I can be so obsessed with something. Ok, so, my main question to you Pratt graduate students is: What kind of skills are required to be accepted in a University to take an Industrial Design course? I have this doubt because I am not good at math and am afraid that this subject will screw up my chances in getting into a good Industrial Design course.
Thank you very much
Miguel</p>
<p>are you international? what kind of international if you are? use metric or inches feet?
It will be tough if you don’t physically know what three eighth of inch is like.
other than that, for Pratt(UG) I don’t particularly worry about math as long as your SAT is average, like, 500sh.
good mama bear drae is back (sort of) her S did precollege at Pratt and do ID RISD.
maybe has better idea.
so is worried_mom about ID, furniture design etc but she has bad days and good days, now seldom seen. let’s hope you get on her good day.</p>
<p>Yes, I am international, from Madrid, but go to an American School. I had lived in New York for eleven years so I know how to handle the Inch system.
Im actually submitting a Pre-college Application for Pratt
I hope that it’ll help once I’m applying next year to all of those art schools</p>
<p>Ohh no
College in Spain is NOT free
Im not a US citizen but I’m getting a green card and I had lived in New York City for more than half of my life</p>
<p>By the way, what do you think art schools are looking for in portfolios of students that want to study ID?</p>
<p>No? do you have to be Spain national or am I confusing with some other country!?!?
I called on good mama bear drae if she could come help you, she did intensive sarch everything ID.
wait on if she pops in.</p>
