Massachusetts College of Art and Design Top Questions

I'm going to say the dinning halls. I really don't care for the food here.

Although I love my school, the worst thing is the prevalence of smokers. It seems that when school is in session cigarette smoke cannot be avoided on campus. The nicotine and other toxic chemicals found in a cigarette corrodes one's lungs, having the ability to cause illnesses such as emphysema and lung cancer. Furthermore, exposure to these chemicals for nonsmokers can also have harmful effects, as breathing in secondhand smoke can also lead to illness.

That I can only afford to spend 4 years at school.

I find it really hard to connect with people at my school. Maybe its just me, but just driving by this school gives you an overwhelming feel of freakshows. As hard as i try not to be judgemental it's pretty hard to when people dress and act the way they do here. I feel embarresed to be a part of this community. I do not like the style of clothing now-a-days and the need for people to feel like they have to stand out in the most bizarre ways they can think of.

The worst thing about MassArt is campus food. It does not offer too much variation, and it's easy to eat unhealthy here.

In my opinion Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a great school, so the worst of it that I can comment on is the lack of a wood shop for industrial designers, but even that is in the process of improvement because of a remodeling project that was put into effect early this Fall. The previous woodshop had limited space and was over crowded with students that wanted to complete projects, especially during finals. With the new wood shop there would really be no reason for me to complain about Massart.

I believe the worst thing about my school is the tuition. it is cheaper for in state students, but for me an out of state student the price is not affordable without a scholarship and loans.

There is nothing bad about my school. What I am having trouble with is the fact that I grew up in New York City and the city of Boston isn't quite what I expected. Things close a bit earlier than I'd like and the night life isn't as good as NYC's. Obviously it's only been one semester so I have become completely familar with Boston and am giving it time. But it was definitely a big change. Also, MassArt's location is not the best because there aren't that many things near by.

It can be difficult to acclimate to the city of Boston, especially if you're from a small lower class town, and the art community at Mass Art. There is a lot of pretentiousness among students, which is typical of artists, but can still be detrimental to personal growth if the individual sucombs to the negativity. The financial aid is often messy, and the Chartwells, owners of the cafeteria seem to own everything. We used to be able to serve wine at openings, for a very small fee, but now only Charwells can serve and there fee is astronomical, $2000.

The worst thing about my school is that a lot of students don't know a lot beyond the art field. In my Native American Art History class we looked at am artwork that included the first men on the moon. One of the students thought it doesn't make sense. When the teacher asked, he said that it was the Russian who landed on the Moon.