Does anyone know about the coordinate BFA program at PAFA ad UPENN?

colcon2010
Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:01:35 +0000

I don’t know anything about the program with UPenn, but PAFA is a beautiful school and is located in a nice area of Philly. Have you visited? We ruled it out early on b/c if you want student housing, PAFA has an agreement with UPenn that allows PAFA students to reside in their International House, which I believe is on Chestnut Ave., bordering the UPenn campus. You would definitely need a car to get back & forth to PAFA, as it is on the other side of the river and is a bit of a drive. There is a free or low cost trolley (or used to be) but that would be a pain, especially for an art student. Maybe if you are in a dual program you could live in UPenn dorms? D would have been a candidate for the dual admission, but she really wanted an art college with its own campus. Also, we were in the UPenn area for several weeks and could see that at night, the entire UPenn area has guards/police on every corner, so safety may be an issue. Anyway, I know this doesn’t answer your question but maybe at some point you would have asked about housing!