Nicole
MICA is one of the top art schools in the country. Because it's a small private institution, the "college environment" is completely different from that of most other schools. Unlike large liberal arts or state schools, there are no fraternities or sororities, athletic teams, or even a mascot or school colors. The population is very small and diverse. Because all of the majors are in the visual arts, students overall seem to have a better sense of what they want to do, even as freshmen/are more invested in their work.
Max
Every single other school I applied to was a liberal arts college offering an equal amount of courses in a veriety of subjects, including math, sicence, english, social studies, and all the inbetweens, art was one of the many offered. Here at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) everything is about art. Even the few classes considered academic are art or art history related. MICA is an extrememyl focused school. You will gratuate from MICA in the top tier of whatever profession you decide to take study in.
D.
this is the only art school i considered. mica offers a more in-depth technical and conceptual study and practice of art and it's history and theory than liberal-art schools, as well as encourages students to take initiative to improve their work through individual research, and provides discussion with and criticism and lectures from a variety of successful artists within our field.
Stephanie
The most unique quality about MICA is the amount of diversity and the genuine acceptance of that diversity. Each student at this school was once singular at their high school. In some cases they were considered "the freak" or "weirdo" among the social network, but at MICA they don't simply blend into the background with the others with a similar history, they maintain their individuality and identity, they are just simply one among many unique cases, all of which are welcomed and praised for it.
Taylor
Here at MICA I tend to find that tattoos and other forms of body art have developed past previous use. Tattoos here have taken on a different form of design and are much more beautiful than one would expect. The art in the artistic community around this area, tends to move quicker and more drastically than outside of the MICA comminity. That for me is a wonderful experience and I do enjoy it.
Lillian
MICA is a very prestigious art school with a great reputation with a great variety of very well experienced professors who know how to teach art at a very successful approach.