| Parsons! Pratt. I mean, I wish I could go to art school myself. But I was told a big NO a long time ago. Parsons is much more design orientated and some of their degrees may be 2 year or four year. It depends on the program. I consider its strengths to be more fashion/product/interior design.
Pratt is a bit different. It's more actually art school. I consider it much stronger within more traditional art forms actually. It's pretty well known (atleast by me) for its traditional art forms program--namely painting/etc. I think it has a decent photography program too. I don't know about SVU but I think Pratt > Parsons in photography. I've heard that RISD is pretty good but I don't know much about it.
Contrast to what you've heard, I've heard that NYU has a great photography department. It's just I don't know many specifics of it.
But at this point in time, I'd suggest Pratt. Also, it's in Brooklyn in an artsy area. You can dorm there too. Parsons is in Manhattan but I really consider Pratt (which is in Brooklyn) to have much more of an artsy feel. It's much more urban and the plus side, living expenses are much cheaper in Brooklyn! And Manhattan is just a train ride away! |