I hope you don’t mind if I piggyback onto this post so I don’t spam the boards with similar topics.
I applied to very different schools from you, as I was looking to study abroad in Europe (the tuition of the schools I was looking at were either much cheaper or about the same. plus I would have to relocate from a different country anyway…so why not?). As a result, I cant really give you any real input into the schools you have listed. (sorry!)
I’m currently also trying to decide which Grad school to choose and am looking for any advice or input.
Currently I’ve paired down my choices to:
RISD (USA) Masters of Industrial Design
RCA (UK) MA Design Products
Both programs have undergone a few major changes in the past 3-4 years (change of leadership/department direction).
A few questions:
- Are there any RISD or RCA grads out there? How would you describe the learning/studio environment? program structure? How are critiques?
- How do you compare such different schools?! Does it just boil down to location? Reputation? (RCA seems much more well known outside the US) Or?
Many Thanks!