<p>FWIW, see the comments on the MFA program in this blog—not sure how much that tells you about the undergrad program:
[MFA</a> Blog: School of the Art Institute of Chicago](<a href=“http://creative-writing-mfa-handbook.blogspot.com/2006/04/school-of-art-institute-of-chicago.html]MFA”>THE MFA BLOG: School of the Art Institute of Chicago)</p>
<p>[BFA</a> with emphasis in writing : SAIC - School of the Art Institute of Chicago](<a href=“http://www.saic.edu/degrees_resources/ug_degrees/bfaw/index.html]BFA”>http://www.saic.edu/degrees_resources/ug_degrees/bfaw/index.html)</p>
<p>I don’t know whether they focus more on grades/scores vs. your writing or what the financial aid situation is.</p>