Where else should we look?

momrath
Fri, 02 Jul 2010 06:32:30 +0000

catmom, A little late coming to this thread. My son wanted a small or medium sized college/university where he could do both studio art and history of art, with a good English department. His focus was on drawing and painting, but later he took up print making.

He wanted a good museum on or near campus. He was open to both rural and urban, but less enthusiastic about suburban.

His list: Williams, Wesleyan, Hamilton, Kenyon, Skidmore, Conn College, Brown, Yale
For a female, I’d add Smith.
Williams was his first choice with Wesleyan a close second.

He graduated from Williams with a dual degree in art studio/history and is now in architecture school.

He LOVED Williams and would do it again in a heartbeat. Excellent well funded departments. Great facilities. Great career and graduate school counseling. Accessible talented faculty who work in many media. Wonderful smart, energetic kids.

Wherever your daughter ends up applying, she should definitely submit an art portfolio as part of her admissions package.