Savannah College of Art and Design Top Questions

The school emphasises design careers rather than artistic exploration. This is not entirely bad, however if one comes in with hopes to work in art education, as a freelance artist, or in a gallery, their hopes may be shut down. Yes, these fields are more scarce, but if critiqued solely on commerical quality of one's body of work, even the most ambitious students waiver in their drive to succceed.

The most frustrating thing about my school is the distance between the buildings where my classes are held and needing to ride the bus. The bus system is excellent but I am used to driving a car so it has been an adjustment. They communicate with us via our student email which is great, but sometimes the notices come the day of an event, during the middle of the day when we are attending classes, so often it isn't possible to attend the event or time sensitive information is missed.

As a freshman, the class availability to us is mimimal. Although there are many classes available, the upper classmen get preference and we freshman are stuck taking what is left. It seems to be this way for many of the opportunuties so called "available" at SCAD.

I think the thing that frustrates me as well as my fellow classmates is the workload. Creating art isn't like studying for a test or writing an essay, it requires skill, time, and creativity. Students at SCAD are required to do a good bit of work in the classroom as well as outside of class. Being a student here requires dedication and a desire to learn and create. This school isn't for everyone and I wouldn't suggest it to those who are not 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} commited to give a large portion of their time on projects and assignments.

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The most frustrating thing about my school is that the campus is spread across the city. This makes it difficult to go from class to class during the school day and makes it almost impossible to regularly use campus resources such as the book store, library, food services, and other various major-specific resources. The advantage of this minor frustration, however is that the school did not destroy part of the history of Savannah to build a college. Instead, they very much integrated the school into the rich and diverse community.

The most frustrating thing about school is how demanding the work is. Majority of your assignments requires between 5 to 20 hours of work. You don't have that many classes; but with ten weeks to complete 3 courses, time in crunched drastically.

As artist?s we are not commonly regarded as the most organized of people which is reflected in dealings with the financial aid office of my school. Notices are always delayed when sent and constant diligence is the only way to get a response. It definitely has inspired me to become more responsible in myself. This is a positive benefit of their slight neglectful behavior. I reflect other organizations, they all denote a certain resolute attitude that is essential when confronted with progress. So with this in perspective I am grateful for the challenge the business side of school presents.

The financial aid department doesn't care if you make the Dean's list every quarter or not, if you can't afford it they don't care.

The most frustrating thing about SCAD is the parking.