FreakinOut24

Ok Ok, last "where I stand" post.  Sculpture student graduating from Otis college in 6 weeks.
 
UCLA - Rejected
VCU - Rejected
Yale - Rejected
MassArt - Accepted, no funding
Cranbrook - Accepted, 18k/year funding
Otis - Accepted, 27k/year funding, I may accept this offer
MICA Rinehart - Accepted, 23k/year funding
ArtCenter - Accepted, 15k/year initial funding but I will be negotiating when they receive my FAFSA.  I will almost definitely accept this offer.
If anyone has already committed to ArtCenter, I would love to chat!!!  I had a really difficult time choosing between Cranbrook, MICA, ArtCenter, and Otis.  I have decided to stay in Los Angeles for personal and professional reasons.  I fell in love with ArtCenter upon my visit.  I am eager to study under Laura Owens.  I wish they could have brought MICA to LA, though!  I am stoked to commit in a few days when my FAFSA is in
 

I declined offers last year and reapplied this year and was way more informed and prepared (and my portfolio was so much stronger). This year, I was incredibly selective with where I applied and ended up getting into the funded program I wanted with a $33,000 stipend the first year. It was so worth it to wait. 

🫡 okay so my finances are COMPLICATED. So take everything with a grain of salt. That being said I have gone to yale open studios and a crit and got to talk to at least 5 people about the finances and it seems like everyone is in about the same boat as far as the funding goes. It’s all need based and no matter what, you have to give them your parents finances as well, which i think is just trying to get everyone on a level playing field? But also i kind of hate it even if I understand it. So tuition is 46,000 a year and then books and supplies they estimate is 6,000, 3,000 health insurance (that you can wave if you have other health insurance), they estimate housing and food at 17,000 for a year. I know a lot of students get the full price of tuition (the max you can get), I wasn’t sure what to expect bc as I said pretty complicated financials but i got about 75% of tuition paid for. So like when you compare it to UCONN or VCU where your tuition is paid for and you’re getting a stipend it may not be as appealing. But compared to RISD?? Where tuition is 60,000? and scholarships are not great? and that doesn’t include cost of living?  forget it. (got in last year and was sort of shocked by the assistance offered and how highly they thought of themselves??) Also nice bc living expenses in New Haven are a lot more palatable than say NYC. I would pretty confidently say most people coming from a middle class or lower middle class background get 75% to 100% tuition paid. I was also given a work study option for 3,000 but I haven’t totally looked into it. 

ok so I heard through the grapevine that ArtCenter doesn't really give anyone any money!!!  I got 23k from Otis so if I want to be in LA I have an option that will be feasible.  Everyone I know who has gone to ArtCenter could pay out of pocket.  I am going to do some more research and call campus (dm me if you want, I'll update you) but right now it doesn't seem realistic to me.

I’m leaning Rutgers right now, did you interview in person? I was at the table with the guy who had a hedgehog