PARSON or PRATT has better reputation?

artschoolmom
Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:34:50 +0000

My daughter is a fine arts major with a more liberal arts bent. She found the studio space at Parsons very cramped and found the space/light in the Pratt studios more creatively stimulating. She also heard that most Parsons students live in Brooklyn after their freshman year, and she didin’t like the idea of commuting. She has found the work at Pratt very demanding (she would laugh at the idea of a rich party school). Make sure you look at the COURSE CATALOGS and the programs for each school. Pratt has a very rigorous 2 year foundation program (I think it has one which is fashion designer specific) which may not be what you are looking for. I am always amazed at how many students choose their colleges based on name recognition without having any idea of what the course requirements and program restictions are.