RISD Class of 2013?

bladeofgrass
Thu, 14 May 2009 17:31:56 +0000

The teachers and admin are definately welcoming to the parents. They after all, pay the bill.

And of course, even though I didn’t post that the students are arrogant, they are definately lots that fit the rich kid, arrogant stereo-type. If you haven’t seen them, you’re either not opening your eyes, or you’re not meeting enough students. Maybe your child’s department is different. It’s unfair to compare architecture to say, painting.

I’m not really trashing RISD. I am simply responding to the post about whether its worth it. It’s a questions that ultimately can’t be answered by any of us, but it’s still fun to try.

I’d like to make 2 final points:
a) you don’t get a scholarship to MICA or PRATT, they simply cost less. They give scholarships and financial Aid like a bottomless pit. So rather than looking at it like, hey I got a deal to go to a 40 grand/year school, its really that you’re just going to a less expensive school.
b) if you buy that reasoning, than comparing RISD to MICA is not comparing equal cost schools, one is ‘always’ way more expensive and its RISD. But BOTH are in the top 4 US NEWS & WORLD school rankings of top art grad programs.

Your’re splitting hairs with the differences in education, with arguments on either side as which school is actually better, but you are NOT splitting dollars. MICA is insanely less costly for almost every single student that attends.

One last thought: seeing RISD costs the most, there is a much higher percentage of ‘rich’ kids there. And I mean ‘wealthy’ not just rich, the kind of kids that when they need a dorm room their parents buy them a condo. Many of them have an entitlement attitude that’s makes life unpleasant for normal people.

It’s just not the frickin Truman Show (although it appears to be from RISD’s marketing) and I don’t think its really worth the cost.