The State University of New York College - Potsdam

Date: Jun 22 2013
Major: Art & Design Department (This Major's Salary over time)
Imagine an "arts campus" without the usual mobs of hipsters and frauds. Very refreshing. You actually learn something here, not just find a place to glorify your own ego as an "artiste." Everything that you need in the arts is here, minus the packaging that draws many to other "name" arts-focused schools. No one ever became known or successful in the arts simply because of the name of their college. As the saying goes, "wherever you go. . . . there YOU are!" It's all up to you, not the buildings, not the town, not the fact that you are in the heart of NYC. If you can't do your work in Potsdam, what possible miracle do you expect anywhere else ? You can't use Google Images to see collections of images from the world's artists? Can't hear music ? Can't YouTube every imaginable performance of whatever you are looking for ? SUNY Potsdam is a gem of a school, small enough to feel connected to fellow students and faculty, a rarity in state universities. And don't forget the #1 rule for arts students - "Don't go into debt due to your college selection," if you wish to have a life after college. This school can give you what you NEED.