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I work with experts in the digital animation/interactive media  rather than being an animation expert myself, but I also have an arts background and my work does put me in touch with various art departments/schools.  If cost is a factor, I would go VCU.  It has a strong reputation in the arts broadly and is taking an integrative approach to digital/interactive arts that is forward thinking.   Private schools, CalArts, RISD and Pratt would be the strongest in my view.  If you want to throw in more reaches I would put in Carnegie Mellon if she got her SATs up (they can be a bit lower for art side than engineering--but not much).  But that would leave her with no art school safeties--I am familiar with all the schools on your list, but I couldn't make an informed recommendation about which is better.  I've known art students (not in animation) from both RIT and SCAD who were decidedly unhappy with their schools so that may bias me unfairly against those since there are many reasons why students will be unhappy.[/quote]
I considered Carnegie Mellon, but thought that DD's chances of being admitted aren't that great. She isn't even going to take any math classes in 12th grade (stopped at pre-Calc in 11th with the only B+ among the As and A-).

What kind of a career could she have if she graduates from VCU? I'd certainly prefer if she could stay in the DC area after graduation rather than go to CalArts and stay on the West Coast - but I also realize that maybe most of the animation careers are on the West Coast? It's all so foreign to me, since I don't know anybody who studied animation and has a career in it.[/quote]

OP I would search on job boards to get an idea of career options for someone with a degree in animation. The schools above will have information on career paths and outcomes on their websites as well.

Off the top of my head - television, movie production (more than ever because of streaming services getting into the content game), news organizations that use animations and other digital media to explain complex issues, advertising and communications firms that produce digital content for clients to use on their websites, advertisements and marketing.

These jobs are not at all limited to California, although if she wants a career in entertainment that would be the obvious destination.

But at the risk of being called a strident anti=helicopter poster (I'm not really) I would put the onus on your child to do some research and demonstrate the potential pathways, salary potential and hubs for the industry to you. Tell her you want to learn more about the field and ask her to show you the options. Hopefully, it would include internship and mentoring options. Taking it a step further, she could create a grid showing the opportunities available at each school, and comparing them on a number of factors.

And, of course, if you remain concerned about future job and earning prospects, that's all the more reason to spend some serious time visiting the Kinetic Design program at VCU where you are likely to invest the least on an undergraduate degree. Even with a merit scholarship at one of the private schools, you are going to pay significantly more than you would at VCU, especially if you are a family that would not qualify for any need-based aid.

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