east coast visual arts/writing schools

bruce_campbell
Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:20:55 +0000

I’ll be a senior in high school this year, and I’m looking to major in concept art/illustration, and possibly minor in some subset of writing or literature. I’m looking for an east coast school (not necessarily an art school, but preferrably one that focuses on visual arts and writing) that won’t cost me an arm and a leg. I realize that art schools are generally very expensive, so I’m aiming for around a 30k a year or less tuition. Which brings me to another problem; I am from California. Am I reaching here? My GPA and SAT scores aren’t particularly impressive, but I’ll be applying for portfolio scholarships and the like.
GPA: 3.9 weighted
SAT: Around 1960ish? I didn’t really study at all, so I’ll probably retake them.
APs/Honors: Spanish II and III honors, AP Language & Composition, studio art AP, American Lit H
Senior Schedule: journalism, photography, world history AP, civics/econ, literature & composition AP
as far as my background goes, I am half asian, female, and pretty middle-class financially.

Which schools would you reccommend? And is my search for an affordable east coast art school completely hopeless?