<p>I'm half way through my junior year right now and next year I will be applying my butt off to get into the art school that I would like to go to, Keeping that in mind I was wondering if anyone had experienced a Precollege art program? I was mainly only thinking about RISD or MICA for this summer but I am open to new colleges (theres just so many!!) In college I believe I want to go into illustration but I'm not completely sure hence the precollege :)
Any advice or knowledge that any one has concerning this topic will be GREATLY appreciated
thank you so much - Emily</p>
<p>Hi. Have you thought about the Marie Walsh Sharpe program? [url=<a href=“http://sharpeartfdn.qwestoffice.net/summer1.htm]Summer[/url”>http://sharpeartfdn.qwestoffice.net/summer1.htm]Summer[/url</a>] The deadline for this year is the beginning of April. My son did it last summer and got so much out of it. And, other than transportation into Colorado Springs, it is free!</p>
<p>He also did the MICA Tuscany program and loved it. He came home with amazing paintings and photographs. And he was totally in awe of the artwork he saw in the various museums. </p>
<p>In both cases, he made friends that he continues to keep in touch with via phone and facebook.</p>
<p>D is currently a freshman at MCAD, illustration major and did 2 week pre-college at NHIA the summer between junior and senior years and really liked it. Got several nice portfolio pieces, liked the profs, dorms and the town atmosphere. VERY reasonably priced too, esp after she got merit $ to go.</p>
<p>debbi^^
let’s get this straight
your kid did MICA Tuscany soph-junior
MWS junior-senior or two in one summer?
then
got faculty ref from Cooper but ditching it for PAFA?
and likes Singer-Sargent and Frued’s grandkid?
what does he want to do? do tell!!</p>
<p>for those never heard of MWS, if you are good at and like doing figurative technical works, go for it. It is super selective but you never know.
don’t go because it’s free.
same is Cooper.
It got be good fit.</p>
<p>Bears and dogs… He did both MWS and MICA Tuscany between his junior and senior year. He attends a fine arts magnet high school that allowed him to take his finals early in order to go to the first session of MWS. He came home from MWS for 5 days and then went to Tuscany.</p>
<p>Sadly yes, he wound up not completing the CU home test, even after getting the faculty referred app. He just knew he didn’t want to go there and after explaining his reasons to us, we allowed him to skip it. An additional reason for not doing that home test was that he also had to do a home test for PAFA for the Donald Caldwell scholarship. Both were due within a week of each other and since PAFA is his top choice, that won out.</p>
<p>For college, he applied to PAFA, MICA, VCU Art, Pratt, and Kendall. He had also tossed around the idea of MCAD and Lyme, but wound up applying to neither. He’s gotten in to PAFA, VCU Art, and Kendall. Still waiting to hear back from Pratt and MICA. Where he winds up will depend a lot on scholarship offers.</p>
<p>He wants to paint. 
BFA in painting and then a Masters in Secondary Art Education. Here’s some of his stuff, he doesn’t have that much out here though. [Matthew</a> Adelberg’s Art](<a href=“http://mattadelbergartwork.blogspot.com/]Matthew”>http://mattadelbergartwork.blogspot.com/)</p>
<p>wow mad tech! drama!!
I can not believe that’s the same Le Puscine my kid went 2008
same three weeks on same schedule, I suppose? and he did them in open air? gawd
thank you for the snapshots of real Tuscany landscape
He toasted battery of the camera on first day charging without the plug thing to adjust current, what that called- and no photo to speak of.
He did only few pieces in strange colors and I knew there were tons of posting by other kids but I don’t do facebook so I have no idea how it have been visually.</p>
<p>Good luck
I hope you are half poor, or it still cost you alot either MICA or Pratt even after hunk of merit I am sure he is going to get.
I went to see Artprize, Grand Rapids is clean and nice. so very different from NY.
are you in-state for Kendall and that’s why? you don’t have to answer if you don’t want to.</p>
<p>No. We’re in state to MICA. But because he’s at a fine arts magnet school, a lot of the various art schools (including places like Kendall and MCAD) come visit his high school leading up to NPD at MICA to promote their schools. </p>
<p>Did your son do the MICA trip to Tuscany? Was Joe Giordano one of the “teachers” when he went? He is the visual arts department chair at my son’s high school.</p>
<p>good ol Joe I am sorry too much trouble he had to deal with
he’d sent us parents updates and photos I think he runs some web community still. My mac won’t take anything fancy and I don’t know what’s up.
ohhh now I can name the name of the highschool. you lucky mom.
Joe is fabulous with any kind of kids (even mine), I hear. I have a family friend in Baltimore who worked with Joe and see it happen.
There were two MICA teachers actually doubling their honeymoon trip (I think I can spill it now, two years past?) They’d go sip cappuccino while Joe worked hard, is what I heard.
It was such a great opportunity, I am forever indebted for MICA. Too bad my kid won’t make it there with his stats or work ethics.
I will remember and make him remember thou, what a gift that have been.
thank you Joe</p>
<p>debbi - your son’s portfolio is very impressive! He has LOTS of paintings and he should definitely get in to Pratt and Mica too. My D got into both last year (she’s currently at Mica) and while they both offered scholarships, Pratt offered it all at once (either with the acceptance letter or shortly after) while Mica offered it in little bits. The amounts came out to be about the same, considering Pratt is a little more expensive. </p>
<p>We’re in Maryland too and D was a distinguished scholar semifinalist (a MD state program) and was told that there was money for her in October. Can’t argue with that! We had been misinformed that the distinguished scholar awards were only for state schools so she didn’t go to her art audition (sound of head beating against wall). Luckily, she was also “nominated” just on scores/gpa and that came through in the end. Mica used to double that award, now they have a special “Maryland scholarship” for kids in that category. They also have one for MWS kids. Good luck! </p>
<p>P.S. Can you tell me why PAFA is his first choice? Are they the school that has a certificate program but offers a degree with Penn? In that lovely old Frank Furness building?</p>
<p>second G
do tell do tell do tell all!!</p>
<p>greenwitch… Hello to another Marylander. Thank you. PAFA because of the possibility to take a seminar with Vincent Desiderio or Alex Kanevsky. Plus, several friends of his from high school that were seniors last year go there and love it. His high school has a strong relationship with PAFA, in addition to PAFA people coming down to his school several times a year, the school sponsors a field trip there each year where the kids tour the classes, dorms, sit in on classes, etc. And yes, they have a BFA partnered with UPenn.</p>
<p>MICA does scholarships very oddly. Even before sending in his application, he had received scholarship letters for doing Tuscany and MWS. He just got another due to Young Arts. Does your daughter like it there?</p>
<p>BandD, we are very VERY lucky regarding the high school he (and my 15 year old DD) attends. The staff and program is beyond incredible.</p>
<p>I think it’s just Mica’s way of fishing. A little bait here, a little there. On the RISD precollege thread, redbug describes the same thing happening to his D after going to NHIA one summer.</p>
<p>My daughter does like it at Mica. She’s a painting major (at this point) and is planning on doing a hybrid BFA/BA in humanistic studies.</p>
<p>Hi Leocaat, My son did SMFA pre-college between Junior and Senior year and made many wonderful pieces for his portfolio there. It is a program that helps you find your artistic voice n many different mediums and that was a great way to experiment for him. He is now at RISD and very happy.</p>
<p>Any opinions on the Ringling pre-college program? I attended the RISD pre-college program last year with a full scholarship. </p>
<p>I’m applying for Marie Walsh Sharpe as well! Have a friend who got in last year, and had amazing things to say about that.</p>
<p>Does RISD give out a lot of scholarships?</p>
<p>I too, am looking for precolleges and is thinking about applying to SAIC and RISD soon. My parents are really worried about the huge 7,000 fee at RISD and feel like it’s not worth it. I definitely want to experience the college life in art school and definitely want to work on my portfolio there as well.</p>
<p>If it haven’t changed, SAIC has two and three weeks or combo five weeks with different but related classes. you can pick and chose to fit budget.
no food and still expensive but finaid people are so accommodationg you’d get false hope that they might help you as much when applied to the real thing. You can’t count on it but never hurt to try.
There was one kid last year did three weeks (I think) and hooked up with admission and faculties so well, did ED and given max merit (still 22K, like, one third short for tuition)
If you are SAIC kind of an artist, send in best portfolio and see what they say.
Ask if they can help you more, if it wasn’t enough. They can always say no.
but don’t think you are the only one that courted afterward. they do that, send you love letters, reminders, phone call.
I don’t know why great school like that have to recruit so heavily, and will accept portfolio on the spot at NPD.</p>
<p>Ok I shut up now</p>
<p>Hey, whatsup.</p>
<p>I second what Bears said. SAIC is a great place to get your foot in the door. You just have to work when youre there. I was able to attend the program because I saved my money (and saved and saved and saved), begged my grandparents to help me, and got a small merit scholarship. It was a lot of money to dish out at the time, but it paid off when I actually applied to the college and ended up getting the 88k scholarship a couple months later.</p>
<p>The program itself was buckets of fun and truckloads of work. The thing is, you get out of the program what you put into it. Work hard, and you will be rewarded with awesome pieces to put in your college app portfolio. I highly reccomend the Advanced Projects class. It was an incredible experience and gave me a truly unique approach to my work there.</p>
<p>If youre still short on money, call and ask for more! You can also cut back on spending by buying groceries instead of eating out. Their dorms were so comfy and well-equipped when I was there!</p>
<p>I say go for it! Just apply! You never know what could happen.</p>
<p>I like buckets and truckloads, too. you are my kind of gal (is girl, yes?)
they don’t give 22K to anyone, your works had to be good but that attitude -dripping with enthusiasm, could also be one of the factor for getting good fortune.
It is like, fresh mountain air breezing when I hear/meet great art kids who did not have prior truckload of training of talk talks read reads blog blogs dress dresses blah blahs.
You will need that eventually if you wanna be those “successful” artist, but not now, you are going to school to learn, no?</p>
<p>Haha yup. I have the lady parts.
And thank you! I am just nervous to see how the rest of my apps turn out. Its just hard to think about all of those magnet school art kids I am up against. Again, the ECP program helped me with this immensely.</p>
<p>I will post a link to my portfolio in the ‘after the launch’ thread, along with some more questions for you, if that is okay.</p>
<p>wag wag wag wag pant pant pant drip drop droll ( show us show us show us!!!)</p>