RISD Class of 2013?

Georgia4444
Wed, 20 May 2009 22:32:07 +0000

I’m coming to this discussion a bit late, but have a few thoughts to share. My daughter will finish her freshman year at RISD in two days, and she not only survived the eclectic student body, the rigors of day-long studios, and the endless winter in Providence … she thrived! She found plenty of peers with a similar level of artistic commitment, traditional value systems, and yes, modest financial means. I’m not sure where all the negative impressions expressed in this thread have come from. Honestly, some of these comments sound like attempts to minimize the first-class education offered at RISD – you know, diminish it sufficiently so it won’t feel so bad to not attend. It’s one thing to ask people for opinions and impressions … it’s something else to rip into a place that is working very hard to give kids an amazing art education. Needed to be said.