<p>joeinnh, I would vote for MICA over SCAD for a painting major, hands down. My son attends MICA and attests to their painting program as being fantastic. In my research on colleges, MICA was ranked 1st as far as painting goes. MICA’s liberal arts curriculum is challenging, which it sounds as if your daughter might appreciate. MICA’s definitely not known for it’s athletics, though.</p>
<p>I’m worried. I haven’t received a decision letter from SCAD (be it acceptance or rejection), and it’s past May 1st. If I do get accepted, won’t everything be full by the time I get anything in the mail?</p>
<p>I called them once, and that got something going. They told me that my file was finally up for review. But that was a week or so ago. When I talked to a rep online, she said for me to not worry if I got a response past May 1 because my admissions counselor would handle it, but I can’t help but worry anyway!</p>
<p>Should I call them again? I don’t want to pester, but…</p>
<p>I think it is fair to call them if has been about ten+ days. You need to make a decision soon and you want to know where you will be going. It would be different if it was February or March. Are you applying as a transfer or graduate student? Those applications can take a little longer because faculty review your portfolio to determine placement and acceptance, and sometimes faculty aren’t as expeditious or efficient - especially toward the end of a quarter.</p>
<p>No, I’m applying as a first-time freshman.</p>
<p>But I will definitely give them another call.</p>
<p>When my daughter first applied, she was told that a decision would come about two weeks from the time that they had all the necessary information, including HS transcripts.</p>
<p>This was back in September when she applied. Her transcript was sent mid-October and she had her decision letter the first week of November.</p>
<p>SCAD is on rolling admissions so it should not take them longer than 30 days once all the application requirements are in. Also, admissions counselors are generally liaisons only, and usually do not participate in the decision-making process, so I wouldn’t worry about pressing them a little bit for a timetable. Good luck!</p>
<p>Okay, then. Thank you very much. I think I’ll just wait, in that case.</p>
<p>Well, a big update: I got my acceptance yesterday! We’re all very excited! ^_^</p>
<p>I’ve deeply looked into SCAD a few months ago, because I was really considering attending such a college, but it turns out that attending SCAD can be risky, for some courses are taught better than others due to the distribution of funds among the courses and weather or not that is true tuition alone will still remain over $30,000 a year. Over all I found SCAD to be very rewarding for those seeking careers in the art field, and I spend many times talking to their live representatives, who told me that they can not be accredited by the NASAD because they are both an art college and a university due to the fact that they offer master degrees. The reasons why I decided to abandon my dreams of going to SCAD is due to the extremely high and unnecessary cost of tuition, and the many reviews of SCAD professors made by students that I have read, which have led me to believe that attending SCAD is not an enjoyable experience, but I suppose that could be said for all colleges and universities.</p>
<p>What college did you decide on then? SCAD’s tuition is high, but it is in line with other art colleges, and it is even quite a bit lower than a few such as RISD and Pratt. Tuition is currently less than $30,000 also, by the way.</p>
<p>I just got accepted but I don’t know if I should accept because of all the negative things I keep hearing</p>
<p>SCAD is one of the cheapest art schools, actually. CalArts, UArts, MICA, RISD, Ringling; all very expensive schools. SVA isn’t AS bad, but the price is definitely not worth what you’re getting. The same goes for AAU. Pratt is… decent. But it doesn’t really have the same career opportunities as other schools.</p>
<p>KIZ137 NOTES,“Pratt is… decent. But it doesn’t really have the same career opportunities as other schools”</p>
<p>Response: Don’t kid yourself. Pratt is VERY well connected in NY.In addition, it is nationally respected for a number of fields such as Interior Design, Graphic Design, and architecture among others. In fact, I think most departments are strong.</p>
<p>It depends on what they want to do, I guess. Or where they want to work. If price bothers them a lot, and they were looking into attending school in NY, SVA is the cheaper option. It’s only approx. 26,800 for the 09-10 year, whereas Pratt is 33,500. ChaoticNirvana sounded really bothered by the cost of tuition, so if that’s the case, SVA is the way to go (if they were to go to school in NY, that is).</p>
<p>SCAD is 27,765 (however that’s just tuition; not counting housing/meal plan), so strictly on tuition terms, it’s a little more than SVA. It might be more expensive once you get to housing/meal costs, but weigh those options against the cost of apartment housing and those lovely NY taxes.</p>
<p>If costs are a concern for any undergraduate student - especially if they did not receive a significant scholarship award - consider attending a state college program for one or two years to help defray the cost of your education, and then transfer to the art college of your choice. </p>
<p>You may not receive credit for all the courses you took previously, however you will still save significant monies and possibly put yourself in a position to receive a transfer-level scholarship - which can be significant.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry too much about the differences in course work between public and private colleges for the first two years since the majority of your portfolios will be built during the third and fourth years.</p>
<p>//I just got accepted but I don’t know if I should accept because of all the negative things I keep hearing //</p>
<p>I was a student, staff member and professor for 15+ years. I saw the good and the bad. The bad is in the distant past. As long as you apply yourself, it can be a rewarding and positive experience. SCAD does believe in providing the best possible product to its students. As with any institution, you will encounter some ups and downs, but when you measure the quality of services overall, SCAD maintains an excellent educational environment.</p>
<p>I just found out they offered me a significant scholarship so i’m pretty sure i’m going to accept!</p>
<p>OMG…this discussion about SCAD would never end. I looked at a similar thread 3 years back when I applied at scad. I got accepted in grad-vfx program, went through the prog (and it was extremely tough and demanding) and graduated last year with an MFA. But still for some weird reason, this thread is still alive! 
SCAD is an excellent school. It doesnt matter where you go for art schools, what matters is if you have the talent. the school just provide means to succeed which i think SCAD is excellent at. Go to RISD or CalArts or Pratt but if you dont have the talent and the WILL, you wont succeed. If you want it bad, SCAD would provide you EVERY opportunity in book and even more.
I was a computer science major in my undergrad, scad took me and trained me so good in just 2 years.i interviewed with every major effects company in hollywood and ended up at ILM (Lucas films). And thats not just me, school of film and digital media (and all other schools) is full of people who graduate with exception skills every quarter. I am SO thankful that i went to scad. So do whatever your heart say, because in the end you would be sitting on the other end of a conference table, and its your work which would speak. No degrees, no profs … just your ideas and your execution and your portfolio. </p>
<p>I came back to this forum after almost 1.5 years but nothing has changed :)</p>
<p>//// I came back to this forum after almost 1.5 years but nothing has changed ///</p>
<p>Thankfully, the criticisms aren’t nearly as rabid or distorted as they were 2 or 3 years ago, and this thread went through a long hibernation before it was bumped. Hopefully people will read and consider testimonials by graduates such as yourself. Best of luck to you and congrats on your employment.</p>
<p>It’s really hard for me to choose between AAU or SCAD. It’s just that SCAD is so much more, even with the scholarship they’re offering me</p>