Applying to Art School or Art College in the United States.
We drove up really early on a Saturday to make it to the 8 am start time at Pratt for Accepted Students Day. My husband is the hero for driving us at 5 am in the morning from Boston to Brooklyn. My son realized during the session that the major he signed up for, Art…
Top colleges receive more applications than they can accept from candidates interested in becoming part of their student body. The competition for limited slots pushes these selective institutions to find creative ways of identifying the most deserving individuals. The admission essay becomes the differentiating factor when there are many deserving candidates based on grades and…
Industrial designers develop the concepts for manufactured products, such as cars, home appliances, and toys. They combine art, business, and engineering to make products that people use every day. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics What is Industrial Design? Here’s an iconic example: image from Imagination Factory Why does the Coca-Cola bottle have that sinuous curve…
My son did the 6-week Rhode Island School of Design Pre-College program. He thinks that because he registered early for this program, he ended up in the new dorm, the one with AIR CONDITIONING which is very useful during Providence’s humid and sticky summers! He doesn’t need much by way of dorm room decoration as…
Most memorable trips or experiences come from the people you meet,” Lee said. “And the fact that we already have this connection of being from RISD, the conversation was just so easy… the alumni were able to understand where I was coming from and give great advice and mentoring that will help me navigate my…
My son produced a lot of work from the RISD Pre-College Program. He chose Illustration as his major. His classmates’ work was also quite impressive. Here is a selection of their work: p.s. Related posts: Applying to Art School: Portfolio First Semester Freshman at RISD: A Portfolio of Work RISD Pre-College Program Summer 2016…
Central Saint Martins: We are a world-renowned arts and design college bringing together a diverse range of creative practices under one roof. My oldest took an extension school class at Central Saint Martins during her gap year. It was just a week-long on pattern making and her classmates were all adults. She loved it though….