Insight into Alfred University

jasmom
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:25:11 +0000

My husband (and I) continue to mourn my son’s decision not to attend Alfred. We visited 4 years ago. The relative isolation was a factor for my son (as was his decision to do theater instead of art). That being said, the faculty and students were the nicest and most involved we met anywhere. Their school is largely populated by engineers and artists. I know less about the engineering, but their art is top notch. They indicate that they import a lot of entertainment. I imagine that students comfortable with creating their own entertainment (radio shows, theater, sports) would be most successful there. I know graduates from there (in fields other than engineering and art). They’ve indicated an excellent education from involved faculty, but noted that it’s not easy to get in and out quickly (e.g. for job interviews). Alumni placement was phenomenal (by the school’s report) 4 years ago, especially in firms employing ceramics in any form.