I’m currently a freshman at a local new york community college and am looking to transfer after my first year to either SVA, USC, or NYU. SVA’s computer art program seems really good since they have a lot of industry connections and get good jobs straight out of college. Also, I think SVA’s program is a bit better than NYU Tisch’s animation program, but I’d rather be in a university setting than a stand-alone art school. And USC is my dream school, except it’s all the way across the country.
SVA
Pros: located in manhattan, has good connections with experienced professionals working as professors, least expensive out of the three schools, close to home
Cons: I hate the cold (honestly I’m cold all the time and am always getting sick in the fall and winter), will most likely stay in new york due to connections in the city, I want to be on the west coast after college, is a stand-alone art school and has limited courses of study outside of art
NYU
Pros: located in manhattan, close to home, is a university setting and has academic classes I’m also interested, has people from all different majors that I can meet
Cons: I hate the cold, most expensive (although not far off from USC’s net cost)
USC
Pros: MY DREAM SCHOOL, located in Los Angeles (entertainment industry), has warm weather year round, university setting with academic classes (can minor in science visualization)
Cons: very far away from home, very expensive and will probably end up costing more than NYU due to travel expenses
Anyone have any experience/advice with any of these schools? (scholarships, return on investment, any programs not worth it, etc)