<p>iam an international US citizen student , iam going to start spring term at philau majoring in İndustrial Design . </p>
<p>İ applied to i think 12 schools last year and i got acceptance from most of them except pratt institute (they accepted me as a two year transfer program student for art ). because i didnt grow up in the states i really didnt know nothing about the college system since the begining iam far away at europe. </p>
<p>İ have 3 issues ! Pleaseee help me with your experiences !</p>
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<li><p>i tried my best and got almost %90 scholarship + loan from philau it seemed nice and i choosed it . i started this college process in my senior year and in 3 months i created a portfolio and worked my ss off for the SATs. at the begining me and my counselor decided to apply the best schools that i could get in , i dont like to dream so we said that we will do the transfer thing later. i mean i wanted to apply to risd but i knew that in reality it was not going to happen with in 3 months .
i also got acceptance from uarts massart bridgeport university kean university parsons etc ...
My first question is what do you think about my situation , do you know anything about philau ? </p></li>
<li><p>from the discussions i understood that bfore college most of you been to colleges that you got acceptance from . i didnt and honestly i even dont know nothing about philadelphia at all except csi and stuff ! so do you think that it was a good choice for me to decide on a school that i ve never been to and the reason was it was the best financial package and it seemed like they have a strong academic program on İD ? i am just hoping that it ll be good for me . Did you ever been to philadelphia is it suitable for college life ? is it safe and peacefull ? </p></li>
<li><p>And most importantly !
İ will probably try to transfer to a better school like RİSD or Pratt in sophomore , what do you know about these schools , what do they look for ? what should i mostly work on in the applications ? AND how i can show myself best from them? iam a hardworking student and very social at the same time .and please when you re replying dont forget i dismissed the first semester (FALL) gonna take the classes later so this transfer could be in junior year too !</p></li>
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<p>PLEASE HELP ME im trying to get ready for everything , i need your advices and needed to hear your experiences !</p>
<p>Dear trythebest,
You certainly have tried your best and have done a good job at getting yourself started on the path toward your goals. My son is applying to schools for industrial design now. He did consider University of the Arts but his list became so big that he took it off in the end. The school is very easy to get in to and it is not the top rated Industrial Design program in the US but I don’t think that makes it a bad place to be. They have a focus on sustainability and you will certainly get a fine foundation there. The teachers have good backgrounds and experience in the field.
Philadelphia is a great place for a young person to be with a growing art and design scene. There are some bad neighborhoods but the school itself is right in the middle of downtown Philadelphia with plenty of shops, restaurants and entertainment. I have not seen the dorms and heard they are just ok.
The fact that you got so much financial aid is a great thing. Maybe you will be happy enough to stay there and not need to spend tons of money to get your degree. If you do want to transfer try to visit some of your other schools in person and talk to people in the Industrial Design departments. If you can’t travel around easily you could always go to National Portfolio Day or a Visual Arts College Fair next fall where you can meet admissions counselors from all of the different schools. Sometimes these other schools travel around and make presentations in other cities. Philadelphia is a big city, it probably is very likely that admissions counselors come to visit. Check the websites of the schools you are interested in. Otherwise there are always trains and buses.
You should look into the curriculum at University of the Arts. Most of these art schools require the freshman to take a foundation year before they enter their major. You may only be able to take an intro course in industrial design when you get there. Even so this should be enough for you have some three dimensional pieces for your portfolio. You will still need to have plenty of observational drawing like you need to get in as a freshman.
GOOD LUCK!</p>
<p>FYI - The current head of the 3D design program at Cranbrook Academy (graduate study only) went to University of the Arts:
Scott Klinker has been Designer-in-Residence and Head of the 3D DesignDepartment at Cranbrook Academy of Art since 2001. Klinker earned a B.S. in Industrial Design from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia and later an M.F.A. in Design from Cranbrook. After years of designing in larger corporate contexts - as an in-house designer at Ericsson, and as senior staff at IDEO - Klinker ventured to Japan in 1999 to lead a product design program at the Kanazawa International Design Institute. He also founded his independent studio, Scott Klinker Product Design, which focused on developing licensed designs for contract furniture, household goods and toys. He moved his practice to Cranbrook in 2001 and began to build partnerships with small, design-driven companies that shared his passion for innovation. In 2004, Scott’s Spaceframe Builder’s Kit for Offi & Co. was selected by Fortune magazine as one of the top 25 products of the year. In 2006, following his first solo exhibition at Cranbrook Art Museum, he was featured as one of Newsweek’s annual ‘Design Dozen’ selection of best new designers. Meanwhile, Scott has been busy organizing and curating exhibitions to promote Design in Kanazawa, Chicago, Detroit, New York and Milan. As an active agent in education, culture and commerce, Scott is building new works, connections and discussions to inspire design culture in America and abroad.</p>
<p>You can see Scott’s products at Design Within Reach Stores, Chicago’s NEOCON furniture show and New York’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair. His work has been featured in ID Magazine, Metropolis, Wallpaper, Interior Design magazine, The New York Times, Fortune and Newsweek magazines.</p>
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You are the common denominator anywhere you go.</p>
<p>Oh…I just realized that your post says Philadelphia U. which is just outside of downtown Philadelphia. A little more suburban but safe and it’s easy to get into the city. Sorry about the confusion. Well…the same message applies. You can make the best of any situation.
Look up faculty member Josh Owen. It looks like he is doing some interesting work and raising the profile of design in Philadelphia. [Philadelphia</a> University’s School of Design + Media](<a href=“Redirecting...”>Redirecting...)</p>