<p>britvick, Pratt’s supposed lack of concentration on commercial applications surprised me too. I always thought of Pratt as a practical school of design.</p>
<p>I would be very surprised if Parsons has better connections that SVA in Manhattan or Pratt.</p>
<p>As for my visit of SVA, here is the url for my post: [School</a> of Visual Arts Visit - taxguy](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/vibe/school-of-visual-arts/8879688.html?search_scid=school%20of%20visual%20arts&search_text=school%20of%20visual%20arts&search_field]School”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/vibe/school-of-visual-arts/8879688.html?search_scid=school%20of%20visual%20arts&search_text=school%20of%20visual%20arts&search_field)=1&sort<em>by=college&search</em>start=201&nsbc=1&is_enabled=1</p>