I
attended SCAD for 3 years because I transfered credits in
from a community college in my home state. I was
in Savannah for one semester then had to move to
Atlanta because I couldn't find a job to support an
apartment. I really didn't make any “close” friends here, just
mostly acquaintances. Every one is very clicky here. Fashion students
hung out with fashion students and etc. The semesters were
too fast. 2 1/2 months were not long enough to
really flourish. The quarters were so fast that if you
learned something in the previous quarter you would forget some
of it in the next. If you don't have your
SCAD card, you don't get into the building. The guards
at the front desk will not call the office to
verify you. On a positive note I really liked the
teachers in my major. They're really fun, open minded, and
will give you advice when you need it. They let
me create what I wanted which was great because my
artwork is dark. In my minor (Illustration) It was alright
but there was a small play on favoritism which wasn't
fair. Unlike my major my minor didn't really let me
put a dark flair in my work because the teachers
complained that it wouldn't work in the real world with
kids (or the USA basically). My work was never made
to target kids and I didn't want it to.
My
advice..if your going to go to this school either make
sure your rich or have a scholarship/grant to pay for
everything because if your middle class or poor like myself
you will be in serious $100,000+ student debt. Administration is
no help what so ever when it comes to student
loan counciling or interest rates. They just want to get
payed and don't care if you suffer for it after
you graduate. I lived in the dorms in Savannah (Weston
house) only once; in Atlanta I lived with family which
was cheaper. If I lived in the dorms for 3
whole years I'd be more in debt and crazy because
of loud idiot freshmen.
I'll admit it's better to
have a car to get around in Atlanta. There is
the SCAD bus but at peak times if end up
not getting on the bus because its full, you will
have to wait until the next one comes which will
make you late for your next class. I'm not at
all a fan of the MARTA rail or bus. It
doesn't go everywhere and if you travel at night seriously
beware of your surroundings, travel in a group, and stay
in a lit, busy area. The crime is no joke
there. I've heard about many students at GA Tech get
mugged numerous times while walking around at night or for
just not paying attention.
All in all I WOULD NOT recommend going to SCAD. If I could give back
the BFA to be free of debt I would. It's
certainly not helping me now. I still don't have a
full time job and I would love to go to
grad school but cannot afford it. I'm alright with going
to community college again in my home state and paying
a really low tuition cost out of pocket for my
classes. But unfortunatly I won't be getting a masters degree.
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