| yeah, I can understand your worries about Parsons-- it is ridiculous expensive even with scholarships simply because it's in NYC. And several of the kids I know who go there party ALL the time, so that's a realistic concern as well.
I can't say anything about scad since I have no personal experience there, though I know one girl who transferred out and another one who goes there and is relatively happy- she says fashion majors seem to work really hard. success rates though? no idea. I did talk to someone who chose risd over scad who says that it's the faculty that makes a huge difference, so you might want to look into that since scad has a high turnover rate.
I'm personally going to risd though, probably for fashion, and I think the whole "parsons or fit = success" thing is bs. You should go to the program you feel like fits you best, and in the end it's what you do and make of it that determines your personal success. I'm sure there are plenty of Parsons grads who don't end up being remotely successful because they didn't work hard and flew under the radar (which seems pretty easy to do given Parsons' enormous fashion dept size). And one of my dad's friends' daughters who went to FIT couldn't find a job afterwards.
again, it's what you make of it! good luck! |