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[quote=Anonymous]I have. BIL who went to RISD. Did very well there and graduated with distinction in architectural design. He has been running his own design business for about ten years after graduation. His stuff is good and he gets work but he doesn’t make a profit. Sometimes his employees have to weeks to get a check. He graduated about $200K in debt. My MIL pays his student loan often. He got a second job to earn extra income.

My Aunt had a free ride to KCAI based on her portfolio. They aren’t talked about much but I think it is a pretty good school.  She graduated debt free and has worked steadily as an artist but has always had day jobs to pay the bills going on three decades now.

I went to SAIC for a short time. I personally found it underwhelming and felt the other students were not very serious so I left. Graduated from a state college and with work experience got really far in my career. I earned enough that I only had to have one job and got my student debt paid off in a reasonable time. I’ve had interns from expensive art schools who were woefully unprepared for the internship much less a job.

A friend remained at SAIC and she said there was a lot of nonsense from the other students but she was fairly satisfied with her education. She is incredibly talented but found working in her field frustrating. Her and her husband live off their real estate investments.

Two other incredibly talented friends from high school went to small state colleges and have worked steadily and done nicely for themselves. They are nationally recognized for their talent.

Art school is tough but navigating a career in art is even tougher. If money is no object then I guess, go ahead and go to RISD. It will probably be an amazing experience but just know art schools are weird little bubbles that aren’t really grounded in the real world.

Your kid would really benefit from working under a professional or two for awhile first. It would be an invaluable education about how the art works really operates. There is no reason to dive into art school right away. Most people I know became successful because of work experience/talent/personality not because of a particular school.

Good luck![/quote]

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