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Brooklyn College I think has a known program as told by my department chair for undergrad. It has Vito Acconci as its program director,he is the old guard so to speak of the NYC avant garde. The artist Nari Ward also came out from BC an awesome artist by the way. And it is also recognized as having a beautiful campus. City College is so/so its known alumni for sculpture is the artist Chakai Booker but I feel its quite congested for a campus. Yeah, I had kind had the same feeling with SFAI interms of the program size, but I do love the the city of SF in itself. But too expensive in both living and school tuition. While the CUNY system is very expensive in living, but the tuition is so cheap compared to SFAI. Well let me know what your thoughts are. Hope I've been some help

After careful deliberation I am going to Hunter in the Fall. Went to SFAI, well it has a great view but mucho dinero... Not a chance. It felt like a party school to be honest. Applied to 7 schools all painting. MassArt-Accepted with generous funding and stipend SMFA-Accepted some funding City College Of New York- Accepted funding unknown Hunter-Accepted-Attending in the Fall 2012 Tyler School Of Art-Accepted some scholarship MICA-Interview Rejected SFAI-Accepted some scholarship

I'm still deciding between SFAI and Hunter, Any suggestions? Help!

No...I didn't. It did not cross my mind,dammit! I should have done my research on west coat schools. I was just so keen on my target being in the bay area and Sfai was on my mind. I should have applied though kind a regret it now.

I so could relate on this journey. I narrowed it to SFAI and Hunter. I'm flying this monday to check SFAI out for a week. I know most people think Hunter is the logical choice granted that I live in north jersey and work in NYC as a art handler,plus its NYC, and Hunter is relatively cheap. But its curriculum is centered on the Formalist/Modernist thought-but its cultural diversity balances it out that they are open to an alternative aesthetic. But this city has gotten me so jaded with the pretentiousness, and the back stabbing horror stories that involve the art world. That SFAI sounds so inviting,granted I am a big fan of the Mission School Art movement,the California Funk movement,and Enrique Chagoya...its just sweet! How could a true Alternative be so expensive! But NYC is still NYC. There is absolutely nothing like it, you have the Chelsea,Soho,lower east side,and Brooklyn art scene. But I hate that time does not exist here...its so fast.

Anyone going to SFAI for the April 14...open house shindig. Kindly,shoot me a post.