Comparison of MICA with RISD

emilyrose
Sat, 21 Apr 2007 23:43:51 +0000

Dear students/parents: I was accepted into both MICA and RISD. While I liked both schools, MICA seemed like a better atmosphere to me, and after two years, I still love it there. Like any city, Baltimore has its ups and downs, but it’s definitely doable and a great experience.

To anyone worried about Advanced Placement credits, I don’t know how old the above information is but mica DOES accept AP credits. I know this because I took AP European History and AP English and did receive credits for both (5 on both tests) so I was excempt from Intellectual History 1 and a literature elective. So if you have scored a 5, I know they WILL accept it. At least, they did for me and everyone else I know in my class who took AP classes.

MICA is very flexible. The majority of the people that go here are very artsy, open minded, and diverse. There’s an expected number of quirky students, but for the most part we’re more reserved than the art school cliche probably. There is amazing faculty, including some very famous artists in the graphic design and photography departments. I know the painting department is excellent as well.

This is not to say that I didn’t like RISD when I visited. Everyone there seemed very enthusiastic about their school as well. But I have to say I am very thankful I chose to go to MICA. It’s a wonderful experience and I have learned a lot so far.

Also, I got a decent scholarship to MICA and no financial aid whatsoever from RISD (although that had nothing to do with my decision, my parents said they would have helped pay for either).