| Osage,
Your are right: it is all about fit.
My D did not feel the fit at RISD, did not even apply and is very happy at MICA. She has a MICA classmate who was accepted at Cooper Union but during the accepted students oreintation for Cooper felt that the approach was too conceptual for her. All three are great schools for the right person, each with an intense foundation year.
The wrong reason to choose an art school is name recognition among the general public. |