Rhode Island School of Design

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Anonymous wrote:I was a Brown undergrad and took a painting class at RISD, so will share my take FWIW. Those kids were so good! One classmate took commissions in NYC for all their homework assignments so that at the end of the semester, they had only portfolio pictures left. I was not so gifted, but I was struck by how little the art students paid attention to current events, went out, or participated in extracirruclars. I would only want my own kids to attend if they were 100% focused on art.

So essentially it is a true vocation. That's actually very helpful (not OP btw).

The people who get the most out of places like RISD are people for whom art is a lifetime calling. It's in the blood. They will never do anything but art in some form. It's the same with musicians going to conservatories.

Don't go to such schools if it's just something for fun for a few years.

Thank you, I actually had the definition already pinned down when I used the word, "vocation".

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I know it’s a long shot, but does anyone know how financial aid works if a student is in the Brown/RISD dual degree program? Do you get Brown level financial aid? For 4 years or all 5?

I think RISD or probably any art school is out of the question financially but Brown calculator gives us an affordable figure.

According to their website—

All tuition and financial aid for Dual Degree students will be figured at Brown rates for the duration of the program, and students enrolled in the program must pay no fewer than ten semesters of Brown tuition. If a student leaves the program and continues at Brown, Brown rates will apply; if a student leaves the program and continues at RISD, RISD rates will apply.

All payments and financial aid inquiries should be directed to Brown.

https://www.brown.edu/academics/brown-risd-dual-degree/prospective-students/tuition-aid

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

PP here with the Brown-RISD-Dual Degree questions

Does anyone have any inside knowledge of this program? I know it's a super reach for everyone place, but I'm curious to know what it's like.