<p>Discovery Florence: The First-Semester Liberal Arts Program.
Does anyone know anything about it?
Is it just money making scheme or best thing ever, first semester freshman study abroad already???</p>
<p><a href="http://admissions.syr.edu/discovery/%5B/url%5D">http://admissions.syr.edu/discovery/</a></p>
<p>Very cool - I would have loved that as a kid, however then you have to come back and do 3 1/2 years in Syracuse! :)</p>
<p>well, I feel these days, I'd be happy if he will do one productive happy semester. And that's about I could pay for it.
More and more kids I knew couldn't handle it for many reasons and end up switching and transfering or quitting altogether and living off parents without solid future plan. I don't know elsewhere but inner city public HS does not prepare them college ready.
Syracuse got be better than CUNY, for art, at least.</p>
<p>I'm not critiquing their art program - I know nothing about it - I was just thinking of the cold :) My daughter now wants to do biomedical photography but being a Floridian who is miserable in 50 degree weather, I don't know how she'd handle the brutal winters in upstate NY (RIT has the only program we're aware of) and could just see her wimping out after a year</p>
<p>Oh... that's... cold.
No upstate, No New England, period?<br>
It helps in the way to make choices already.</p>
<p>it is cold up there but you adapt.... and with the right clothing it is not that bad.</p>
<p>As far as the first semester abroad program.. I worked at another institution that had a similar program.... I don't think of it as a money making scheme... just a different sort of first semester experience. The one benefit to the university may be dealing with housing for first seemster freshmen.... more students admitted to the university than they have housing for... by having a group abroad first semester it can help alleviate the first semester housing issues that some schools have.... althoug, I doubt this is whay a school would have such a program... just a "bonus"...</p>
<p>Please note -- that students in this program must be in the College of Arts and Sciences.... NOT in the School of Visual and Performing Arts (where the art program is housed).</p>
<p>Wow
I had feeling but it is good that you pointed out.
I guess all the answers are in their humongous web site but since you seems an insider, if you can give us heads up, great, please !!
How much studio art could one take if he is in liberal art track?
Could he switch major half way?
Is it easier or harder to get in to school of art and science than visual?
I am NYC subway ad fetish and now gorgeous Syracuse game posters are everywhere for some cable station ad. Great school spirit. Hot (really) cheerleaders. Gawk.</p>
<p>I was in the School of Drama in the School of Visual and Performing Arts. I know with that program it was possible to audition to transfer to the major after your freshman year, but there would be no guarantees, and it could put a student behind in terms of graduation (although not always).</p>
<p>I believe that the School of Art in the college of Visual and Performing Arts requires a portfolio revue for admission. Go to: College</a> of Visual and Performing Arts : School of Art and Design </p>
<p>All first year students in Art at Syracuse complete the foundation year. A student would not be able to start this in the middle of the year, so If a student came to Syracuse as an Arts and Sciences major, and then wanted to transfer into the School of Art and Design, it appears they would be doing the foundation program in their second year (Assuming they were admitted to the School of Art and Design).</p>
<p>I would not say it necessarily is harder or easier to be admitted to the School of Art and Design than the College of Arts and Sciences, because all students at Syracuse have to be admitted to Syracuse academically.</p>
<p>My opinion is if a student knows they want to go to Syracuse as a BFA art student, they are better off to go to Syracuse as an Art student (if admitted to the program) and take advantage of study abroad programs offered later in the college careeer. Rather than go to Syracuse in Arts and Sciences only to be able to study abroad in the first semester.</p>
<p>If a student is looking for a more liberal arts education (that will allow some focus on fine art), check out the Syracuse Fine Art program in the College of Arts and Science. Scroll down the page: Undergraduate</a> Humanities Programs in The College of Arts and Sciences</p>
<p>For the Special Option -- combined studies with the College of Visual and Performing Arts go to : Fine</a> Arts Department of Syracuse University: Undergraduate Programs and scroll down the page</p>
<p>Good Luck!!</p>
<p>Thanx a lot
This saves me huge trouble for navigating their site.</p>