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The fall 2020 acceptance rate for Rhode Island School of Design is 34%. That means, out of _____ applications received in 2020 , _____ students were offered admission. The number of males who applied was _____ vs the number of females which was _____.
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What should every freshman at your school know before they start?
I think I still would have done things the same way as I did. The only difference would be that I would have done things with a lot more confidence, in myself and my decisions. I wasn't sure if I was good enough or had the ability to do what I decided to do. However, following ones instinct is very important. I wish I followed my instinct, instead of testing the water.
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Describe the students at your school.
My classmates are unique and original and work very hard to stay focused.
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What's unique about your campus?
"It's really about... the personal development, risd is all about creating communities and providing an opportunity for students to get involved,"
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What do you consider the worst thing about your school? Why?
RISD's mission statement highlights the schools desire to make a positive impact recognizing global and environmental needs and their importance. RISD fails from a green/eco perspective, many students do to know how to recycle, do not care to recycle and have blatant disregard for environmental concerns-(use of energy, basic recycling etc) the school does not actively educate nor require or acknowledge this problem. Publicly they claim to encourage and support green thinking yet they do little to educate students to common environmentally friendly principles. This goes against what RISD claims are it's common principles. False advertising.
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Here's your chance: Say anything about your college!
There is so much racial diversity. People from all over the world attend my school for its education.
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What's the most frustrating thing about your school?
Probably the tuition. It is expensive. Not to say it isn't worth it, but it is still alot of money. And that can get in the way alot of times.
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Describe how your school looks to someone who's never seen it.
RISD is an environment where you are surrounded by people who, on the whole, know and care about what they're doing ; they are there because they want to be there and have put in the work to make it happen.
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What do you brag about most when you tell your friends about your school?
It's ranked as number one, THE BEST art school. It is known as Harvard of Art School. Other school like SAIC is where all the shits who didn't get accepted to our school belongs!
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Describe your favorite campus traditions.
Art and Design
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What kind of person should attend this school?
If you are unsure if art is what you want to spend the rest of your life doing, then doon't come to this school. The intensive work ethic required to complete assignments and survive the multiple eight hour studios leaves no room for self doubt. If art is your life, RISD is perfect for you. When not in class, the large workload leaves little free time, which must be split between social life and work. So if you decide to attend, expect art to manifest itself in every part of your life.
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What kind of person should not attend this school?
People that should not attend this school will posses little to none of the following characteristics listed below:
creative
open minded
understanding
adaptable
self motivated
determined
independent
enthusiastic
strong willed
studious
attentive
prioritized
oraganized
eager to take in everything
compassionate
Individuals that do not have all or most of these characteristic will find the school challenging. RISD is an outgoing campus that creates networks through the estabished artisitic community. It is an unique school, from its academic calendar to the excessive workload. The pressure is overbearing and can break many that are not ready to take on the task.
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What's the one thing you wish someone had told you about freshman year?
I wish I knew how hard it would be to decide on classes at this school. I have a lot of interests and feel very lucky to have so many options, it has really helped me find my way and what I love to do with my artistic abilities.
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What are the academics like at your school?
Thankfully, RISD tends to only accept the top applicants. So unlike say, a state university which might be require to accept all students interested in a design or art subject, RISD can be pickier. A state university would then place this hodgepodge of freshman into a foundation class (if they even have one!) After a year of foundations, or other 100 level courses, they may or may not cut design and art majors based on GPA or maybe other factors (portfolio review). RISD reviews the quality of students coming in and along the way. But all those talented undergrads all take foundation at RISD. This builds camaraderie and is a foundation for study in a major for the remaining 3 years.
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Is the stereotype of students at your school accurate?
Basically, none of the stereotypes are true. RISD students might come in looking like “outsiders” from high schools but deep in them all are some of the hardest working and most creative people in the world. These same people will be designing your car, building, product, book, iPad interface, identity design, everything! someday.
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What are the most popular student activities/groups?
I would say everything is very balanced.. some are favored over others like drawing, and sculpture and painting are valued more than apparel.
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What is the stereotype of students at your school?
Quirky fine artist, punks, weirdos, etc.
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What is your overall opinion of this school?
One unadvertised advantage is that RISD is directly next to Brown. RISD students can take Brown classes. So RISD is not only a top design and art school it is also a kind of Ivy League university all rolled into one. Brown students also have access to RISD but, note that Brown students do not get RISD degrees and are subject to the same minimal skill levels and prerequisites required for a particular course.
One possible advantage that is also a kind of disadvantage is that RISD is in a kind of amazing bubble all its own. It is hard to describe but, I guess all great schools are like this. The faculty, your fellow students, and the atmosphere is kind of off on its own. totally focused and really into the field you are studying. Other art schools might not have this intensity. Maybe they have more distractions being in more exciting cities or are in the boondocks/depressed cities and students are distracted with boredom. Providence seems to be just the right amount of college town. Not like Boston with hundreds of colleges in the metro area but, just a few (mainly RISD, Brown, and Johnson and Wales). Providence is also charming and livable (if always slightly high for petty crime, robbery, and burglary - a problem that seems endemic to Rhode Island. Never leave a thing in your car and rent a place with an alarm system!) It is also close but not too close to Boston (if needed) and a short drive or train ride to NYC.
All these factors create a kind of special atmosphere I have never seen at any other school except one or two in the U.S. and some in Europe.
The downside is that, to a certain degree, this is a fantasy world. Grasping at unrealistic solutions to complex problems. When students graduate, they realize, the profession they are entering is not at all like the RISD world. Their colleagues might not have loved typography or gotten as much of it as they did or other examples in other fields. So you find yourself surrounded by people at work who, well, are not as into design as you are. It can be a shock and you have to adapt and understand that, while at RISD, typography is God and was a God to be worshiped. But once you leave Oz, Xanadu, Skull Island, or whatever incredible place RISD was for you - you have to adapt.
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What is the stereotype of students at your school? Is this stereotype accurate?
"strange people" or "Asian school and white school" or "popular rich school"
I don't agree with these stereotypes.. in fact i'm not rich at all... I just got extremely lucky and found a way into this school the best way I could.. Not everyone here is rich/ but their are a few.
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