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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I keep trying to justify a reason for her to go to the arts school because it's so highly ranked (assuming she would get in). She does love art, but I swore I would not have a kid who majored in something impractical--like I did. Up side--she'd probably get a scholarship and with all of her AP credits she could stay for 5-6 years as an undergrad and get a degree in art and something else more "practical." And then we'd have tons of money to send her wherever she wanted for grad school. [/quote]

VCU has one of the best fine arts program in the country.  One way to look at it is if your child is going to major in art, it’s a much better financial decision to go to a top program for in-state rates …and likely merit on top.  I wold also hope that VCU Arts prepares students to be working professionals in that field.  Have you been to accepted student events?  
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Outcomes for VCU Arts are shitty

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Outcomes for ALL art schools are shitty! I’m the mom with the kid who likes VCU. I should be clear. She’s a Junior, so we haven’t even applied. I dont even know if she would get in to the art program. I was saying that being at the art school would make me feel like she was in a well ranking program. But YES! I have several degrees in the arts, and I have always made nowhere as much money as my husband, who is in tech.

I did say—well—if you do want to study art and you got in, there would be plenty of money and time left over to double major. She also really likes physics. And with all of her AP credits, she could probably graduate with both degrees in 5 years. CS would take longer. I would never be able to afford for her to take all that time at a really expensive school. It might not be physics. I don’t really care. Just something she can either go to grad school for or make a decent living with. [/quote]

+1 This is how I feel for my kid too.  Strong academically but also really loves art and wants to go to art school (Freshman now so even further from reality).  I like VCU as an option for the same reason--but I don't think you can casually double major right?  She would have to do a BFA and a BS?  I think mine would like the tech side of art (e.g., kinetic imaging at VCU or creative technologies at VT) and CS.  Both of these schools are relatively inexpensive so I wouldn't mind if it took longer to complete.[/quote]

My husband went to Tech and hated it, so that would be a no go for us, and she needs to be in a really liberal environment because of gender stuff, or I would say Tech probably has some great programs. That's one reason VCU would be good for her--very liberal and queer friendly. But it's not like it's the ONLY liberal urban school in a medium sized city. It just happens to be in state, which is nice.

I'm pretty sure there was a recent thread where people were discussing programs that combined art and computer science. VCU really doesn't seem to have this, although you can double major, but you're right that I don't think they really make it easy--which is kind of weird? You would think they would, since the two complement one another so well.

I don't think the kinetic imaging program is REALLY geared toward any practical aspects of mixing tech and art. I was specifically told it was more focused on gallery art. It does seem sort of open ended, so maybe they would be more open to you double dipping? But I don't know enough about the programs yet to judge.

However, other majors, like physics, applied math, accounting, statistics....actually seem surprisingly easy to complete in 5 years if you've accumulated enough AP credits going in. Now, what you would do with your double major in art and physics, I am not sure. Or art and accounting? You give up and go to law school, probably? Or grad school for physics, if someone will have you?  [/quote]

I’m the PP that asked about the outcomes from VCUArts.  I’m curious when your dd went on college visits did the art programs, including the one at the more selective school, discuss internships and jobs? [/quote]

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