SCAD or SAIC for fashion

honestmom
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 16:01:31 +0000

My D knows a few students who are either at SCAD or will attend there this fall for fashion. She says it is THE best art school for fashion. She did a summer workshop at SCAD last summer in animation, and her roommate was a prospective fashion major; she was admitted to several schools but chose SCAD. From what I have seen of SAIC (my D was admitted there too but will not attend) I would not go there for fashion. SCAD does have a very strong foundation program.

I also have a close friend whose son is at SCAD studying film; he loves it and the parents say the school does a very good job with student internships and job placement. He actually got an increase in his scholarship for his second year after an impressive first year. Not many art schools will do that.

So I would recommend SCAD.

You might also want to post in the Visual Art/Film Major forum here for additional advice.