really dont have a clue about college Please HELP

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi everyone ,</p>

<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>Thank you very much ,</p>

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<p>Admission to schools of art and design is very different from admission to regular colleges/universities in the US. You should ask these questions in the sub-forum for Visual Arts majors. People there will be more familiar with PhilAU, and should be able to answer some of your questions. You can reach that sub-forum by clicking on “Discussion Home” and then scrolling down to find the forum for College Majors. Here is a quick link for you: [Visual</a> Arts and Film Majors - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/visual-arts-film-majors/]Visual”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/visual-arts-film-majors/)</p>

<p>Philadelphia is a very interesting historic city. The weather is not as cold in the winter as Boston, New York, Chicago, or Providence. Summers are warmer. Like every other city, there are good neighborhoods and bad ones. Your advisors at PhilAU will be able to orient you about areas of the city that are safe, and areas to avoid.</p>

<p>Wishing you all the best.</p>

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<p>Thank you very much for the information i post a new thread to the link :)</p>