<p>I don't know whether I'll be majoring, double majoring, or minoring in photography quite yet, but I do want to do something with it regardless. I like other things too though (business, music industry, event planning, etc) so I don't want to go to just an art school. Plus, I want at least a little of the college experience, which I feel a lot of art schools seem to lack. So, what are some "regular" schools with great photography programs?</p>
<p>I'm looking for affordable schools near cities in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, or Connecticut. West is preferable though, as I live in Washington.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.79 UW
SAT: 1760 (or 1780 super scored, not that that changes a lot... 1150 CR + M)
Yeah, not that great I know. I suck at tests.
ECs are alright.
My school has 6 AP classes. I took AP Stats and got a 4. Right now I'm in AP lit.</p>
<p>I know RIT is great and all, but the price is too high for me by far. Plus, it's not exactly in an area that sounds too appealing to me.</p>
<p>Maybe Cal Poly? They don’t have a photography major but they have a really good arts program. My friend is applying there for photography and she really seems enthusiastic about it! Just submit your app before Nov. 30th!</p>
<p>Syracuse University is also ranked up there, apparently. (It’s in New York. It’s a private, but it’s relatively cheap as far as privates go. Maybe they’ll give you some financial aid, too!)</p>
<p>I’d also say New York University, UCLA, and U Michigan Ann Arbor, but they’re all pretty expensive for out-of-state students…</p>
<p>Thanks! I’ve been planning to apply to CalPoly until just like… this last week because I heard that they’ll give basically no aid to OOS students (and it’s a little bit of a reach because of my SAT scores). Maybe I’ll still send in that app… I’m not sure. I wish their deadline wasn’t so early!</p>
<p>I love Syracuse, except for its location (too far from the city) and it is kind of spendy. I don’t know much about their aid though.</p>
<p>Cal Poly is relatively cheap in comparison to most other privates/publics for out-of-state students though, so I think it’d be worth applying. After all, there is no essay! :)</p>
<p>Sorry I couldn’t be of more help… I personally don’t know much about photography X)</p>
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<p>You should post this in the visual arts forum to get more responses. There are also a lot of threads on colleges that are strong in the arts so read through. You may want to look at some of the “test optional” schools? </p>
<p>Bard has an amazing photo program. D2 is a senior photo major there. Their approach is to start you on oldschool film photography, which apparently trains the eye in ways that digital does not, but they do have a digital lab as well.</p>
<p>RIT.</p>
<p>Ithaca has photo associated with the School of Communication (maybe more photojournalism? not sure).</p>
<p>^I thought of Bard too since photo is so strong there, but wasn’t sure about a business program if OP double majored. But, OP, Bard is excellent for photo, known for good need-based aid, and it’s test optional.</p>
<p>Isn’t Bard a small, religious college? Sounds like a good idea to look into, besides that haha. Thanks everyone, though. I’ll post in the visual arts/film major area as suggested :)</p>
<p>I didn’t think that the University of Michigan had a photography class … or if it does… its crap … like black and white pictures, and developing.</p>
<p>mongtoi22, I do not think anybody claimed that Michigan had a great school of art, so I am not sure why you felt compelled to say that it is “crap”. Although Michigan is not known for having an elite program, it does have a very good one. In fact, among universities (in other words, not including art institutes such as RISD, SAIC, MICA, Cranbrook or the CIA), although Michigan’s school of art is generally not ranked among the top 10, it is almost always ranked among the top 25.</p>
<p>And yes, Michigan does offer courses in Photography: </p>
<p>This said, I would not recommend Michigan for Art to OOS students because (1) it is not elite and (2) it is expensive for a career track that is not known to be lucrative.</p>