SKIDMORE–WAY DOWN. My city-loving kid basically had an allergic reaction to this lovely little school. He desperately wanted to leave the tour “discreetly” halfway through. I thought that might happen and tried to dissuade him from the visit in the first place. This is not the school for a kid who gets his energy from urban areas. It’s sweet, small, and in a beautiful bucolic settling. Grassy hills etc. Had a real private high school vibe. I was bored too, but we did finish the tour. We skipped the info session.
PARSONS – SAME. Loved the NYC location, not totally thrilled with the breadth of classes on offer. This visit helped us see that we needed an art & design school set in a larger university.
NYU: – SAME. Loved NYC location, not thrilled with art classes on offer. Plus S24 wisely realized that classes would not be as attractive as the city itself and focusing on schoolwork would be very hard.
PRATT – SAME. See issues with Parsons.
WASHU – WAY UP. Love at first site. Brand new city (S24 loves a new city), gorgeous buildings, amazing art and design school (kids and professors so so cool) and plenty of opportunity to minor in business, physics, and French. Kids there were so impressive and kind. We just had a GREAT visit. We hadn’t known this school was so amazing for art kids but it is.
Tufts – DOWN. Boston too familiar. Didn’t seem like a big enough adventure. Loved the campus though and I thought the kids were wonderful. Though (sadly) I’m not the one attending…