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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dear OP - this isn't what you asked, but I have seen several students go through RISD and SCAD and would strongly recommend that you try to interest her in a college or university that would give her the arts background she is interested in but also a B.A. or B.S. degree.  She may find she can't find a job in the arts or changes her mind.  Also, the drop out rate at art colleges is high.  If you are in Virginia, look at JMU - it has a strong arts department, as does GMU[/quote]
[b]Thank you for your advice. Luckily, she wants to do animation/visual effects and is already quite good at animation and digital art, so hopefully will be able to find a job. She has been so determined in her decision that we can't do anything to make her change her mind - it would break her heart. [/quote][/b]

But what if she changes her mind?  MY DS thought he wanted to be an engineer but found himself in love with political science and philosophy but fortunately was at a large university so could easily switch.  There is merit to getting a B.A. degree over an art school degree.  What if you are doling out $80K a year and she decides in the third year she doesn't want to animate?[/quote]
OP here. I’d be greatly surprised if she changes her mind. Art has been her strongest and favorite subject since the age of 3. Since 5th grade, she’s worked on some sort of digital art pretty much every single day.

I would rather have her attend an in-state college because it’s cheaper and closer to home, but we need to understand the difference in future career opportunities. For example, she said that a company like Pixar goes to CalArts as their first choice of animators. Pixar will probably not visit a career fair at VCU or GMU - would they hire a VCU graduate?
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