FIDM or FIT

momrath
Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:35:27 +0000

@nycoria, Although I think it’s a positive to experience a different part of the country, especially if you’ve been California dreaming for some time, you need to weigh the costs carefully. The Merchandise Product Development program at FIDM usually takes 15 months, so your total debt may be workable for you. On the other hand, you might want to save the money in order to be able to accept a low-paid internship with a brand you admire.

Have you applied for financial aid? Do you have an inexpensive place to stay in Los Angeles? Have you thought about how to handle transportation in Los Angeles?

Is the FIT program you applied to Advertising and Marketing Communications? This seems to be a different channel from the MPD program at FIDM. Not that one is better than the other, just different. Product Development is kind of the middle ground between design and merchandising. If you’re not looking at design per se, I would think the closest major at FIT would be Fashion Business Management.

Both schools offer excellent internship and summer job opportunities and interaction with industry professionals. I’d give FIT the edge for industry name recognition (outside of the west coast) especially if you see yourself eventually living and working in New York.