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The New York Institute of Technology

How this student rated the school
Educational QualityC- Faculty AccessibilityA-
Useful SchoolworkB- Excess CompetitionC-
Academic SuccessB- Creativity/ InnovationD+
Individual ValueB- University Resource UseA
Campus Aesthetics/ BeautyB- FriendlinessB+
Campus MaintenanceB- Social LifeA
Surrounding CityA+ Extra CurricularsC
SafetyA
Describes the student body as:
Arrogant

Describes the faculty as:
Friendly

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Creativity/ Innovation
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Surrounding City
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She cares more about Creativity/ Innovation than the average student.
Date: Sep 02 2010
Major: Art & Design Department (This Major's Salary over time)
I tried to like this school. I really did.

I'm a graduate student in the Art department. The reason why I applied to NYIT was their huge array of classes they listed in their course catalog. I got into one other very well-known art school, but chose NYIT because they offered me full financial aid, and the program seemed pretty good in general.

My first semester was pretty decent. I hardly slept, and worked very hard. It was stressful, but a good stress. My second semester was another story. I had one required class where I literally did NOT LEARN ONE SINGLE THING. And in my field (Graphic Design) this would have been a very important class. The professor, while nice, talked about himself, politics, etc. Nothing about the course.

One major problem with the Art department is that they offer the same courses over and over. Like I said, in their catalog, they have tons of classes. But the same courses they offered last Fall, they're offering this Fall. I've emailed the department head because every student I've talked to complains about the lack of classes, and nothing is being done. He said,

If we offer too many classes, they won't be filled up.
I'm a Graphic Design MFA student, I don't want classes in drawing. I want Design classes, and my classmates feel the same way. But they're not listening. Also, there are 3 or 4 liberal art classes that are required in the MFA program. I've taken some of them, and I've learned this stuff in Undergrad. We should have straight studio classes at the Masters level.

I think, if run properly, the program could be successful. The Undergrads have TONS of classes, whereas we have a handful, if that. The dept. head should have a meeting with the MFA students and hear us out. But I guess that would be too much trouble.

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