<p>It's my understanding that MICA tends to spread the money around to a larger pool of students rather than awarding fewer large scholarships to fewer students. I don't believe it is a scam or a "discount", it is just a different method (and philosophy) of dispensing available funds. </p>
<p>It is also my understanding that MICA's tuition and costs are comparable to RISD, SAIC, Pratt and other top tier art schools. Thus, it seems unlikely to me that they are jacking up the cost to trick the students into believing they are getting scholarships.</p>
<p>considering that MICA probably gives the most full rides out of any other art schools, and it is still able to cost less than a lot of other colleges with far less resources, i don't think that it's a "trick scholarship".</p>
<p>Not only does MICA give out an amazing amount of full rides, but it also gives out significant scholarships to those whose portfolios deserve it - not "book fee scholarships" but real, legitimate, 'this makes a difference' money. </p>
<p>We have a lot of money coming in from alumni and other donors and a good amount of that money is specifically put towards making college affordable with scholarships for both incoming and returning students.</p>
<p>The scholarships that are available to returning students are ALL merit based and range from $850 to $30,000. Plus, less money is less money. You want to call it a discount? That's cool. At the end of the day, it's still less money we have to pay back in loans!</p>
<p>they keep the books on point here. It's a pretty tight ship.</p>