Any SCAD alumni?

NIghtWriter333 · September 6, 2014, 4:20am

pdxcardinal:

I just finished up my MA in ID at SCAD today! I started as an MFA candidate in Spring of 2013 and switched to MA after realizing there was no way I could afford the MFA route. My undergrad is in fine art and I have 7 years of professional experience fabricating custom bicycles. SCAD was a good experience for me. I would recommend the school if you are the type of person that pushes yourself. It’s possible to slide through and not pick up much, but there are a lot of really smart professors and really driven students too if you seek them out. I feel that the Collaborative Learning Center has been the best use of my time at SCAD. I took two CLC classes, (you can usually substitute studio classes for them) one working with HP and another making watches for Fossil’s Michael Kors line. They are a lot of work and you have to present in front of employees of the companies, but that’s what makes them so good. That and getting to work with people from other majors.

Otherwise the school is super professional with all the ways they offer information and do event planning (except for the intranet, myscad is a horrible exercise in UX). Savannah is charming, but a little hot and flat for me to want to stick around. The Gulfstream building is now home to over 600 students and it was designed to house 300. There are times at the end of the quarters when the place is a wreck. I feel sorry for the people that clean that place.

So I think the school is pretty good, if I’m able to find a good design job soon, I’ll return and turn my enthusiasm up a couple notches.

Any other questions?

Thanks for the reply! Everyone here and this site itself has been super helpful so far! Congratulations on finishing!
I was a bit concerned about the ROI and that was one major thing that was making me weary. I noted a bit about my situation an I’m not trying to make a rash decision about which school I choose but I do hear positive feedback about SCAD. One thing that I do hear and that is true with any college is that you have to push yourself. I don’t see myself having a problem with this because in my downtime, I have been sketching and even fabricating furniture (like one chair made out of plywood with zip ties but it’s still a chair ) and I have NO experience in woodworking but I want to make sure that I want to invest my time and money in this field and I’ve realized that it’s something I am called to do.

So far it’s between SCAD and Humber College in Toronto. Based on price alone, Canadian schools are much less expensive but I have yet to look at their accreditation however I do believe Humber is accredited. You answered my question about co-ops and internships because I was probing into whether or not this school has you working along side companies before you graduate. This is a key factor for me. I’m going on a site visit in three weeks to Humber and then I’ll go visit SCAD some time in October and then I’ll make my decision. You both sound like you had positive experiences there and are well prepared and that’s a great thing to hear! Thank you for replying!

And thank you CRVaughan for your congratulations! It was a pretty awesome feeling!

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