Design, Sustainability, Science, Technology College

environmentmom
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:12:13 +0000

My daughter (Junior in HS) thinks she is interested in product design. She has taken 3 years of CAD (architecture in High school). She has about a 3.6 GPA but her test scores so far on the English side are very weak (she is not a reader or writer). She does not have an art background (no portfolio yet) which would seem to be a huge limitation in doing a product design major. She took a class at FIT in interior design 2 summers ago and seemed to like that, but designing products seems to be what she is currently interested in. Would appreciate thoughts- other possible majors and any schools you think we should look at. Other interests are dance, beauty products, furniture, the environment and sustainability. Also she is not extremely competitive so am worried about a design program. Also looking to stay on the east coast.
Thank you!