The Rhode Island School of Design (StudentsReview)

How this student rated the school

Educational Quality	A+	Faculty Accessibility	B+
Useful Schoolwork	A	Excess Competition	A+
Academic Success	A-	Creativity/ Innovation	B
Individual Value	A	University Resource Use	B
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	B	Friendliness	A+
Campus Maintenance	A-	Social Life	B
Surrounding City	B	Extra Curriculars	C
Safety	A-

Describes the student body as: Friendly, Arrogant, Approachable, Snooty Describes the faculty as: Friendly, Unhelpful

Female

SAT2000

Super Brilliant

Lowest Rating Extra Curriculars	C

Highest Rating Educational Quality	A+

She cares more about Creativity/ Innovation than the average student.

Date: Dec 22 2014
Major: Industrial Design (This Major's Salary over time)
As this is my personal review on RISD, a little background on 'me'- I am the type that relishes hard work and criticism. It is how I learn. (Comment 1- RISD is not for the softhearted, which it shouldn't if it's going to prepare you to go into the real world in four years).

However like mentioned by previous reviewers, a lot of this work might seem redundant or like 'busywork'. This is partly because RISD is a heavily technical school, if you are unaware. It is a bit outdated this way- for example in the ID department we focus a lot more on metal and woodworking than any other school and less on the 'design'. But I personally like that, because in my opinion, if you want to go far, strong basic knowledge in your major is exactly the thing we're suppose to be learning in undergrad. Yes you could ask a school to teach you 'creativity', and for freedom to 'try your own projects', but to be bluntly honest at this point do you have enough SKILL to support your creativity (which btw is not something that can be taught).

Be aware though, if you are not someone who have a self-organized system that enables you to glean what needs to be learnt from the mass of information shoved at you, you might verywell be lost. But it's a wonder what you can learn if you step back from the mundane 'work'- it is also this work that enables you to do the stepping back.

I personally was and am very disappointed at the (majority of) staff and resources here. RISD doesn't seem to provide helpful aid in, well any way. But the students here are amazing, brilliant, but most of all motivated people. I learn 90% the time more from peers than the professors.

I love RISD. I am an international student and I received quite substantial amounts of scholarship from many other schools, but like a senior student once passed down to me I will pass to you all- if you want to thrive in the long run come to RISD, it might be hard to find normal employment right off the bat because what it has equipped you are the things essential to become leaders, not followers.

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