<p>Have anyone went before? is't worth the money?</p>
<p>I don't live in the US, so I want to attend a long art summer school, so any recommendations? </p>
<p>: ) thanks</p>
<p>I know some students who went there for Pre-College – enjoyed it a lot. One went on to MICA and the other to SCAD for college. There are so many programs out there, though, including RISD (6 weeks), SAIC (3 or 2 weeks, or both sessions for 5), MICA (also 4 weeks like UArts), SVA, Parsons. It really depends upon your particular interest. Some schools offer one concentrated “major,” others give a broad range (similar to the foundation year that students experience in their first year of college). UArts offers courses in other arts, such as dancing, acting. The others don’t. Then there are an endless list of liberal arts schools, which may offer art classes, in addition to others and the length, obviously, varies. This probably is confusing the issue, but if you could get an idea of specifically what you want to study – that would help.</p>
<p>Read the fine print… Several years ago, D considered going to UArts’ summer program and then we realized that the cost did not include food (it did include a dorm room). I’m not sure what their current brochure/web site looks like, but just make sure you understand what you’re getting for the price (wherever) you go! and that it has classes you are interested in. </p>
<p>If you haven’t been to Philadelphia, UArts is right downtown. It would be a fun place for a student to be and very easy to get around.</p>
<p>I LOVED it! It was the best experience of my life. I highly recommend it.</p>
<p>My daughter went to UArts summer program several years ago when she was in high school. She also loved it. The dorms you live in are very nice and have full kitchens so you are able to buy your own groceries and cook your own meals if you don’t want to spend money eating out all the time, which can get very expensive. I know they offer scholarship money if you sign up early enough so you might want to look into that to reduce tuition costs.</p>