<p>Has anyone been there? Any opinions?</p>
<p>We visited last year. Very impressed with the facilities, very. But, didn’t really keep my S’s interest --he felt they were more craft oriented than art but that was just an impression. If jewelry or glass is your thing they seem to have some of the best equipment around. We had a good tour but my S had a very blah kind of portfolio review with little feedback or interest and since the visit came right after MICA and right before SMFA, he ended up not applying. The location is in one of the most run down areas of Philly but S kind of likes gritty…I did not.</p>
<p>The location is fine. Funny that you mention that, since MICA is in friggin Baltimore…</p>
<p>Went to both and while Baltimore is rough and the neighborhood near mica is pretty grim, honestly, the neighborhood around Temple appears much more run down. there are other areas of Baltimore that are much more depressed–MICA is in a borderline area. </p>
<p>There is an elementary school just off of the Temple campus…I was convinced it was abandoned because of the broken glass on the playground, the boarded up windows! and then children came pouring out at 2:00! Even during the day, we were advised not to park on the streets next to campus due to vandalism. They have very good security for the students, but it is a tough place to walk around at night.</p>
<p>It’s really not bad at all at night, and we’re doing a lot of good for the local community.</p>
<p>MICA
second fammom
family friend who grew up in the town said campus’s one side is OK the other side not so much.
Sad thing is I couldn’t really tell which was which while walking around.
All I wanted was a nice cup of coffee with some milk fizz on top but it wasn’t there…</p>
<p>Temple
Friend of mine came study abroad for two years.
got jumped couple times (could be "study’ng abroad look she might had)
Good thing she knew Judo and picked up foul language quickly enough.
Temple prepared her well. now she works IT good $ married legal w/two and half kids</p>
<p>We visited both Tyler and MICA when my daughter first applied to design program. We actually liked both schools. I got the feel that MICA was better overall for design and had stronger liberal arts offerings , especially since kids could take courses at nearby Johns Hopkins. However, with Tyler merging into Temple, I think the liberal arts will be strengthened considerably.</p>
<p>My daughter is a freshman at Tyler. She was also accepted at MICA, Pratt, SMFA, MassArt, MICA and MECA. She chose Tyler because of its excellent fine arts program (painting and sculpture are highly ranked!), its urban location, the excellent faculty and the reasonable tuition (at least for in-state students). </p>
<p>The liberal arts program is very strong. There is a general education requirement of 11 course in various disciplines. The strength of the liberal arts at MICA has been touted (the possibility of taking classes at Johns Hopkins); however in reality the vast majority of students are too busy with their art classes to schlep over to Hopkins to take a class. At most art-only schools, the liberal arts part of the curriculum is failrly watered down.</p>
<p>The urban location is in a gritty area but no worse than schools like MICA and Johns Hopkins. You have to use common sense, just like you would if you live in any large city. Living in Philly is a great experience!</p>
<p>Look at Tyler. Visit. Talk to students and admissions staff. It’s a great school. My daughter absolutely loves it.</p>
<p>We’ll keep Tyler on our list. We’re also looking at Pratt, MECA, Mass Art, U Mass Dartmouth, Purchase, SUNY New Paltz. </p>
<p>Is it true that Tyler doesn’t offer dorms after the sophmore year? What do the students do? Where are the apartments?</p>
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<p>We have tons of options on campus.</p>