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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Art & Design Department  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Where does my money go?!!?!?!? Education Quality: B+, Campus Maintenance: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Nov 18 2009 1st Year Female -- Class 2011    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=62389&uid=342'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Having experienced three majors here, Illustration, Painting and Graphic Design, I really wish I had gone to a different school. I can fairly say that about 1/3 of the teachers that I've had are terribly difficult to understand. Hardly any have degrees in teaching, they are hired due to their performance in the field. While I am glad that they have field experience, this does not translate at all to their teaching. The only teachers that demonstrate any teaching ability have been the foundations professors. All of the major classes I have been in have followed this same structure: in ten weeks you have 3-5 (one class had 8) projects. This means you have three classes before a project is due and one critique day (two classes a week for 2.5 hours each). The three classes are normally "work days" in which the teacher goes around to the different students in the class. However, teachers rarely get around to the whole class or if they do, it is rushed. I do not feel that this is adequate teaching. Even in painting there is little to no discussion about modeling form or edge quality. Most is based on the conceptual idea behind your painting. While that is important, there is very little help for you to execute it. Keep in mind you have two weeks to produce a finished piece for each of your two studio classes (one piece a week). This is the same way that I have felt in every major class that I have taken. For example, in Illustration we were frequently given posters to make that include hand done typography. Yet we were taught nothing of the basic principles of typography (layouts, kerning, etc), yet we were expected to do it anyway. What is also frustrating is that there are no pluses or minuses in the grading. You are required to get an average of 3.0 in your major GPA to graduate and your GPA regulates your scholarship, it can be taken away at any point. The difference between an 80 and an 89.9 is huge. Most teachers do not round up, so even if you get an 89.7, you get a B. Teachers still believe that C's are average, and grade accordingly. There is no regulation in department of grading, it is entirely up to the teacher. I have gotten everything from rubrics on the grading breakdown, to a number on a post it note. Friendliness: B, Education Quality: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Oct 25 2009 3rd Year Male -- Class 2011    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=61740&uid=342'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Communications  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright If you are going to attend SCAD, make sure you have a lot of money. That is true with any university, however, when you start out at SCAD, you take different types of drawing classes, which force you to spend money on art supplies required for the course. Im a film major going into my second year and im taking drawing classes because, from what i understand, its required at SCAD. These art supplies range from $300 to $1500 per semester. So cant just go to Walmart and expect to find the supplies there. SCAD has a store that carries this unique range of supplies, and the store is located on campus. SCAD also makes you pay for laundry. At my last school laundry was free, but you had to bring your own detergent. $1 FOR DRYING and a $1 for washing. This may not sound expensive in the short run, but in the long run it is. Books at any campus are always expensive, but when you add art supplies and washing/ drying clothes, books become your last priority. Make sure you come SCAD with lots of extra money. Faculty Accessibility: A+, Individual Value: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Sep 27 2009 1st Year Male -- Class 2012    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=61066&uid=342'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Other  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright SCAD is a great school. It has the connection that one needs to make it in my field. All of the professors worked in the field, and know what is expected. This school's goal is to prepare students for the field they want to work in. But don't get me wrong. SCAD expects a lot from it's students, but if you care about what you're studying, then it doesn't matter. My only complaint that I have about SCAD is it's price tag. Education Quality: A+, Surrounding City: B- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Sep 26 2009 3rd Year Female -- Class 2010    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=61041&uid=342'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save      Prev    Select Page:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7 ... 28    Next

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