Thanks for that info! And so interesting to hear what you said about ArtCenter…this summer, she did a Saturday class at AC and then a Sunday class at Otis, and during the three-hour period I would hang out at each school, catching up on work for my job. Although ArtCenter is clearly a world-class institution, I had the same reaction - it felt “cold” to me, although I couldn’t figure out if that was because the interiors were so monochromatic or because there was something deeper going on. She definitely wants to stay in SoCal, and the two schools she hasn’t checked out yet are LCAD and Gnomon - she’ll probably do Gnomon’s two-week program next summer, along with an intensive somewhere. Their BFA is new, and it is more of an out-of-the-box strategy vs. a more traditional art school, but my feeling is that it will become clear over the next couple of years what the right path is for her. We did do a tour of Chapman, but she has decided that animation is not her thing, and that she definitely wants to go the art school route rather than the standard college route. I’m glad this community exists, because everything in the college prep world seems so much more geared to kids whose choices are being guided by admission to standard colleges (understandably). Thanks again! PS Did the Digital Media students express any particular areas of concern? That is definitely something she will want to be mindful of as our research continues. I also need to dig deeper into what percentage of kids get into their major of choice following the foundation year - it would be unfortunate to do that year and then not get into the major you want.