I am new to College Confidential. My daughter is a prospective 1st year who is very curious about the SMFA/Tufts joing degree program. May I please ask what reputation does the SMFA have these days? vs. RISD or MICA etc.? Are the students in the joint degree program overwhelmed by the amount of work required for both campuses?
Also, does anyone know the admission stats on this BFA/BA-BS joint degree program? How many students applied to it in 2018 and how many were accepted? What were the average SAT scores and GPA of the joint degree accepted students for this joint degree program? Thank you!
Are you also asking on the visual arts forum?
I am from the Boston area and from what I know, the program has an excellent reputation. It is spread out over 5 years, of course, but is intense I am sure.
Is your daughter considering art school BFA, double degree BFA/BA-BS, university/college BA, double major within BA-BS, major/minor within BA-BS- in other words all options?
What would she major in at Tufts if she did the double degree?
Thank you so much for your response!
My daughter is really interested in the BFA/BA-BS dual degree program. She has been very active in visual arts for many years, and she is also a strong academically. She has not decided what her major would be at Tufts.
@compmom Thank you so much for the info. We have been looking at reviews of SMFA and they are not great. But, then we realize that most of the reviews were from BEFORE 2015. Do you know how much SMFA has improved as an art school since Tufts took it over?
Prior to the takeover the SFMA had an agreement with Tufts in that Tufts granted their degrees. The relationship was long standing. What reviews were you looking at? Many online forums attact the malcontents from all colleges.