SCAD rated Biggest Rip off in America?

artsmarts
Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:57:38 +0000

At any rate Arch Dad makes a good point which is this
these are stats, that’s all, they reflect the average, some will do better, some worse.
And the other item they mentioned was that they only figured in salaries and hourly incomes. They did not include incomes based on projects which for art school graduates knocks out an income base that would be larger than a business school or law school etc.

And yes, projected income isn’t the only basis for attending school. I would venture to say that “how much will I make” isn’t a calculation most art students worry over much. However, as I said, if attending one of these schools involves taking on a large debt load then this is something that should be included in your calculations. It’s pretty hard no matter how dedicated you are, it’s hard to keep making your art long enough to get discovered by your wealthy rich patron or art gallery owner while you’re serving cocktails or some such thing in order to eat, have a place to sleep and, of yeah, make all those loan payments. And students remember unlike my generation you no longer can write these debts off if you end up declaring bankruptcy or some such thing. These loans will follow you the rest of your life, until they’re paid off or you’re no longer here because you’ve expired from exhaustion or some such thing.