<p>Artmama - you are right. I only mentioned NYC and Chicago because those are the big cities I am most familiar with. Obviously they are not the only big cities! Philly and Boston would certainly qualify as well and both cities have excellent schools.</p>
<p>Okay where to begin…</p>
<p>taxguy, that seems to be the plan for right now. Other than that, my parents are forcing me to apply to every scholarship possible. Where I’ll get the energy for that, I have no clue haha.</p>
<p>artmama, yes, I have been to Philly a few times but never to visit UARTs. And you are right, it is quite big and definitely has that city feeling but to me Philly has more of a historic feeling to me. The buildings are older and there was a lot of history made there but that certainly does not put it out of the running! I think Im going to leave UARTs as one of the schools I visit if I get accepted more so because its not on the top of my list and with school starting Wednesday, I’m not sure if I would be able to fit a visit in!</p>
<p>phillyartmom, I’ve been curious about this: In order to go to Tyler, do you apply to Temple or are they two totally seperate schools? When looking into Temple, I was very confused whether or not if you become a Temple undergrad or Tyler or if Tyler is just the arts program at Temple? I’d appreciate it if you could clear this up for me!</p>
<p>drae27, Mass Art is actually one school I have not looked into! But from what I just quickly looked up, it looks like a good canidate! Especially since the costs are a bit below the average. As for NYU Tisch, that would be an incredible reach for me. I’m not a poor student but I dont believe I am NYU material. I have looked at Pratt and while I think its just okay, my father would rather me not be in Brooklyn.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses everyone!</p>
<p>Lauren, my understanding is that you apply to and must get into Temple in order to be accepted at Tyler, although I don’t think that one really sees this. When my dd got her acceptance, she got the acceptance to Tyler at Temple (she only applied to the art program). We were told you basically must get accepted to both. I don’t know if you have been to the art school and had your portfolio reviewed and they love you, if there is any push to accept a student, even if their grades are not up to snuff, such as what could happen potentially at a stand alone. My dd had a decent gpa and very average SAT’s (hit Temple standards) and she got in to the program.</p>
<p>So, yes, you would be a Temple grad, but you would have a BFA and have studied at the Tyler School of Art. It is a very fine school, although I don’t know about your program.</p>
<p>Lauren…Re: NYU Tisch Photo
Though you won’t be able to find the info published anywhere, I do know that they are more forgiving about grades/test scores factoring into admissions than other departments in the university. What matters most is the strength of your portfolio. If you do want to try I highly suggest going in for an interview. As I said, it is a very warm and personal department and if you make a connection there when you visit I could see that weighing heavily on your acceptance. Why not have one reach school in your list? You never know!</p>
<p>If you have a chance - go visit Mass Art. I think it will be worth your time. Another cool thing is that they are part of a consortium which allows you to take classes at other institutions in the area:
[Inside</a> MassArt | Exchange Programs and Cross-Registration](<a href=“http://inside.massart.edu/Academic_Resources/Advising_and_Registration/Exchange_Programs_and_Cross-Registration.html]Inside”>http://inside.massart.edu/Academic_Resources/Advising_and_Registration/Exchange_Programs_and_Cross-Registration.html)
[The</a> Professional Arts Consortium](<a href=“http://www.proarts.org/]The”>http://www.proarts.org/)</p>
<p>I agree with drae. Even if Tisch is a reach, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain if you get accepted.</p>
<p>Even though NYU does not officially give interviews through admissions, you should contact departments directly to see if they will meet with you. My daughter had her art reviewed by the person in the studio art program in Steinhardt who ultimately reviewed her portfolio. She left with a much clearer understanding of what he was looking for (creativity and voice–not school based projects). They spoke together for over an hour and then he met with me as well.</p>
<p>For my older D, we met with the head of Vocal Performance and I know people who met with the Music Business department head.</p>
<p>So take people’s advice and reach out to NYU’s photo department and for that matter all departments in any other school you are considering.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>As a graduate of RIT’s Photo program, I highly recommend it - but that was a long time ago too. Back in the day, if you picked up an issue of Photo District News, you’d see many job seekers advertising in PDN, and always with the line, “RIT graduate” because if a studio was looking for an assistant photog, they could count on the skill sets of RIT grads. </p>
<p>As for SCAD vs. SVA, the issue is NYC vs. Savannah – especially if you are into commercial photography and SVA because of it’s location is probably a better choice. If you look at SCAD’s catalog you will see that SCAD places photography in their Fine Arts program along with painting and sculpture. That should tell you something about the emphasis of their program. </p>
<p>Regardless, bottom line is that faculty make or break a program. I’ve worked with at least half of SCAD’s photo faculty and they are an excellent group.</p>
<p>Okay everybody sorry for the delay. School started Wednesday so you can imagine how busy I am! One of the first things I did was make an appointment with my guidance counselor so now I’m just waiting to be called down so I can discuss everything with her. I wouldn’t be surprised if it takes a week or two just because the first week is so hectic with everyone wanting to change schedules and classes so I’m trying to be as patient as I can! As far as photography, I have my class the first half of school and told my teacher that from day one we were starting on an admissions portfolio and hes just as excited as I am. He’s a great guy and I know he will really support me with it.</p>
<p>phillyartmom, thats very interesting and I plan to ask my guidance counselor about it when I get the chance. Its sounds like somewhere I might end up applying!</p>
<p>As for NYU Tisch, you all have convinced me to add it as my reach! I mean, why not take a chance? So I take it as Tisch being about the same as Tyler at Temple? Meaning they’re a section of NYU as a whole? I plan to look more into that when I can…</p>
<p>RainingAgain, for some reason, I just can not see myself at RIT. I have no clue why but something is pushing me away from it. As for my photography, I’m not quite sure yet what route I want to go, whether it be commercial, fine art, etc. As far as faculty, I cant make that judgement yet because I don’t visit SVA until October 20th so I will keep everyone posted. I didn’t get to meet the faculty at SCAD but from what you just told me and what I’ve heard from others, it sounds promising.</p>
<p>Lauren - My daughter (architecture ) just finished SCAD 's rising star program a few weeks ago, and she loved it, the school, the instructors, the dorms, the people she met, and Savannah.
I am a Pratt grad and my firm is in NYC, so a part of me was hoping that would be her choice, but after visiting SCAD last April and having her attend the Rising Star I don’t think either RISD or Pratt is going to be able to keep her away from SCAD.
Just this week she received an early acceptance letter from SCAD based on her grades there this summer and she is over the moon with excitement.
I hope you find the right school for YOU !</p>
<p>ArchDad, I do love Savannah, I will admit that. I feel right at home there because it feels like a mixture of two towns from Jersey that I love and just the littlest bit of NYC. I know I love the school, my problem is do I want a little bit of NY or all of it?! I guess I’ll find out soon. Congrats to your daughter! Maybe we’ll be attending SCAD together next fall, who knows! Thanks for the input :)</p>
<p>Just a hint - my D’s guidance counselor had no idea about any schools other than the local community college and a few Florida schools. In her senior year, she had to fill in a class, and they were livid that she wasn’t going to take another math class - she already had enough to graduate- and math is not her thing, it would have killed her GPA. The GC thought that the schools all wanted 4 years of math. We already knew that where she was applying did not require that. We had to promise that we would double check with the schools to make sure they did not require pre-calc before she would sign her up for anything other than math. She ended up with a marine science class that was right up her alley.</p>