<p>Hi there, I'm a high school senior, looking for advice about which art school to go to. I'm looking to go into either animation or game design, or maybe both with a major and a minor. </p>
<p>Ringling : I applied to Ringling for their Computer Animation major, but was not accepted into the program, but i was accepted to the school, so i'm going to reapply into Game Design. Their Game Design major is relatively new and their first graduating class was in 2011. I know that they're amazing for animation, but i'm not sure how their game design department is looked upon due to how new it is. I visited the school and I really loved it, but I live in NJ, and it's the farthest school from home that i've applied to. Plus I don't really think i'm going to get much scholarship from them. </p>
<p>SCAD: I was accepted into SCAD and I have not gotten my full scholarship offer as of yet. I've heard that the school itself is not as prestigious as some others, but that it's game design and animation programs are some of the best out there. I visited the school and actually found that their equipment and facilities were actually better than Ringling's in some cases. Savannah was an amazing city and is just my style, but it's still quite a bit away from home. Only downside of SCAD is that I didn't really like their dorms, or how the campus was so spread out, they have something like 70-80 buildings across the city that they use.</p>
<p>SVA: I haven't heard back from SVA yet on my admittance, but i'm pretty sure that i'll be accepted. As for SVA, there is the same situation as with SCAD. I've heard that their animation program is really good, and there's a lot of job offers because it's right in the middle of new york, but that the school it self is not that high in the ranks. I have not visited the campus as of yet, but i'm not exactly a fan of living in NYC. </p>
<p>MICA: I was admitted to MICA but I have not recieved any Scholarship information yet, they give it out in the first week of April I believe. I went to MICA's PreCollege Program over the summer for about a month. I love MICA and it's campus, as well as it's facilities and dorms. I've seen on these forums that MICA is not necessarily the place that you would want to go for animation, even though it is a highly ranked school. I agree with it somewhat, as being there for the summer program, they don't quite have the equipment and such that I saw at SCAD and Ringling.</p>
<p>SAIC: I was accepted to SAIC, and got a fair amount of scholarship. I don't know a lot about the school, but I do know that it is also a very high-ranked school. I'm not sure how it's animation or game design is looked upon, since their majors are interdisciplinary. I'm also not really a fan of living in Chicago, and I haven't visited the campus. </p>
<p>aaaand Finally, Uarts: Uarts is basically my back-up school. I'd taken a train into Philly on weekends for their saturday classes spring and fall of last year. It's in a good proximity to home, but I don't really like the school too much.</p>