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

buffamom
Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:04:14 +0000

Hi, as a parent of 3 college students, I appreciate your concerns abut this program. With a daughter just finishing her 3rd year at PAFA and about to begin her 4th at Penn, I can assure you the program is real, and is/does as advertised. I had her do plenty of research among others who preceded her on this path, and she reported great satisfaction and excellent results. The biggest problems were already alluded to in this thread; PAFA doesn’t offer housing (my daughter got a great apartment a few blocks from the studio!) or meal plan (Chinatown and Reading Terminal markets in between apartment and studio This situation continues at Penn, as the program is housed in the College of Liberal and Professional Studies (LPS) which is chiefly a series of part-time programs catering to mid-career folks who want to finish an undergrad or earn a Masters. The big elephant in the room that remains as-yet undiscussed is that it is likely to take more that 8 typical semesters to complete this program, which could have an impact on financial aid and scholarships. I will report back when she finishes this year!