Hi there,
I've been talking to schools to get a sense of typical funding (NOT loans). I made like, no money in 2015 bc I was in school half the year and then had trouble finding steady work, hopefully that puts me in a better position. This year hasn't been great either.
I've talked to a few of them and found that they like to give out ambiguous information about this- giving wide ranges or saying "up x%"
So wondering if anyone has heard of/had ACTUAL (or at the very least typical) experiences with funding from these schools. Below is the vague info I have already-
CalArts told me "up to 50%" but I've seen some people here complain that they're typically not very generous.
I've heard MICA ranges between 20%-60%. I saw one person on this forum mention getting 15k (about 30%). I heard of someone getting 50%
VCU (waiting for them to get back to me) I've seen on this forum people mentioning 70% (???) but this seems like it can't be typical? I also saw on their website they offer graduate assistantships that cover the tuition fully! Anyone have experience with this? Sounds amazing! They do mention on their site that they're dedicated to getting people to graduate with a low amount of debt
Cranbrook got back to me and said they potentially award scholarships the first year based on your application and portfolio, but there's no guarantee you'll get it the second year- and in fact it's very competitive in the second year. The person I spoke with said they're not generally in the position to offer half or full tuition but a combination of need based grants, which they also give (she made is sound like $10k was on the high end and rare,) and scholarship might cover up to half the tuition (though she said she would not describe this as typical or average)
SAIC I've seen mentions of 30% and 50%
MCAD - waiting to hear back. Their site makes it sound like they're generous and have a lot to give out- but their merit scholarships, at the very least, seem low (2k-4k)
Any experiences/thoughts appreciated!