Ranking Art Schools

LaurieM62
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:24:03 +0000

OK, here is my question. My daughter was accepted to RISD, Chicago and SCAD. Others as well but these are the three contenders. I like Lyme for the fine art I saw on tour but the school is too small for her. We went up to RISD and was horrified at the art I saw on the tour and in the seniors work spaces. I felt like that at many of the art school we toured. We have yet to visit SAIC, that next week. However we did go see SCAD and I was blown away by the quality of the fine art and displays of the students work. I however do not see them on any of the fine art school rankings. My daughter seemed happier here than at RISD that was not much as far as atmosphere. Why is SCAD not rated as a fine art school? What do these sites like US News base their ranking on? I would just think if a school like Yale is number 3 and my daughter has gone there for a summer session and found it just ok as far as the students art work and she was accepted to the number one and three and not the number 2 after attending and getting two A’s and has a 4.3 GPA in HS.Well, what are they basing it on? I just don’t get it. By the work I see on the tours, most of the work looks as if it is done by high school students. I know there are exercises but one would expect more. My daughter is looking to go into art restoration and like realism and fine art as opposed to modern art so she wants a school to give her a good shot at the best Grad School. This is such a hard decision for her