Good school for a creative non-academic kid

[Anonymous]

Some very solid schools which had difficulty attracting enough students this year are: Bucknell, Whitman College, Skidmore, University of San Diego, U Colorado at Boulder, West Virginia U., Sewanee-The Univ. of the South, RIT, U Kentucky, and many more.

U Kansas, Kansas State, ASU, U Arizona should be options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some very solid schools which had difficulty attracting enough students this year are: Bucknell, Whitman College, Skidmore, University of San Diego, U Colorado at Boulder, West Virginia U., Sewanee-The Univ. of the South, RIT, U Kentucky, and many more.

U Kansas, Kansas State, ASU, U Arizona should be options.

RIT is NOT a good culture fit for OP's kid.

[Anonymous]

What about NC School of the Arts? It's a state school, so not a lot of debt, and it attracts a lot of very creative, talented students who aren't especially academic.

[Anonymous]

I'm not clear what this kid wants to study or do that's creative.

Does he want a creative writing degree? An illustration degree? A performance degree? Something different like industrial design or advertising? Something like art education? Does he want to use his talents professionally, or major is something pragmatic that will let his art stay his?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some very solid schools which had difficulty attracting enough students this year are: Bucknell, Whitman College, Skidmore, University of San Diego, U Colorado at Boulder, West Virginia U., Sewanee-The Univ. of the South, RIT, U Kentucky, and many more.

What are you basing this list on? And what on earth about this students makes you think of Bucknell!?

[Anonymous]

I could see CU Boulder, Syracuse, and VCU. It really depends what you mean by not a strong student - do you have a standardized test score or GPA/type of high school to provide? Because Syracuse could be a reach or not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some very solid schools which had difficulty attracting enough students this year are: Bucknell, Whitman College, Skidmore, University of San Diego, U Colorado at Boulder, West Virginia U., Sewanee-The Univ. of the South, RIT, U Kentucky, and many more.

What are you basing this list on? And what on earth about this students makes you think of Bucknell!?

I'm not PP, but https://www.nacacnet.org/college-openings-update/ shows schools that are still looking for applicants for the fall; Bucknell is among them. I don't think they were necessarily suggesting it as a culture fit, just listing it as one of many options.

[Anonymous]

American U would be a good fit.

[Anonymous]

My kid who ended up at Newhouse/Syracuse looked at High Point and applied as a likely. They’re very career/outcome focused and it seems like a good place for someone with some creative skills (depending on program/major) who isn’t super academic.

I know someone who went there who makes tons of money and is very successful. Works in the film/consulting area.

[Anonymous]

Columbia College Chicago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a bit miffed at some of the suggestions here since OP described her child as “non-academic” and “not a student.” For example, Bard is a pretty intellectual and rigorous liberal arts college. Not sure it really makes sense for a student with this profile.

It might help if OP came back and provided a little more info about grades and what the student may be interested in studying or looking for in a college environment.

+1

[Anonymous]

Bard, Bennington, Colorado College, The New School, Pitzer, Sarah Lawrence, Minerva

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bard, Bennington, Colorado College, The New School, Pitzer, Sarah Lawrence, Minerva

lol these are terrible suggestions for OP's kid

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about a school like Warren Wilson College in NC or Paul Smith’s College in NY? Great places for creative outdoorsy kids looking for a more hands-on educational experience.

These are really on-point.
Or, OP, if your son is thinking about the trades, https://williamson.edu/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bard, Bennington, Colorado College, The New School, Pitzer, Sarah Lawrence, Minerva

lol these are terrible suggestions for OP's kid

Pitzer Bennington and The New School are just rich kid, weed smoking schools. If you're struggling to do art at any of them, you just aren't actually creative.