Endowments for Stand alone art schools and art programs

taxguy
Sat, 26 Mar 2005 07:40:49 +0000

What you say about Williams endowment is true. In fact, per pupil, it is one of the most heavily endowed schools in the US. However, Williams does have its problems for would be visual artists:


It is VERY, very hard to get into. Two of my friends’ kids went there and both kids had at least 1500 on their SATs plus amazing grades.
It is a liberal arts school with the emphasis on liberal arts. If you want to go into visual arts, you are not going to take as many art courses as you would in the schools that I mentioned above.
The visual arts at Williams ( if I remember correctly) is fine art. Thus, if you are interested in graphic design, sculpture, ceramics, new media etc, they are a lot more limited with very limited offerings.


However, if you want some good fine arts and get an excellent liberal arts education, not to mention meet some of the most brilliant kids in the US, Williams would be a good choice.