Rhode Island School of Design Top Questions

Draw everyday. Anything. Let it be a line or a smudge. Draw what you feel and don't hold back. Also, pick up a pair of crocs for the communal showers.

If I were to go back in time to visit my high school-self, I would tell myself not to worry so much. While grades are important, I think I would remind myself that they are not everything and that sometimes it is wiser to take some time to just have fun and meet more people because you might learn from it. That being said, I would also like to stress the importance of time management. In order to do the best work possible, it is a very good idea to give yourself enough time to do the work, rather than the night before it is due. While this may have worked in high school, there is much more schoolwork in college, and it is important to be somewhat relaxed while doing your assignments, rather than to rush things in an irritated state at the last possible minute. When you are comfortable while working, it makes the assignment more fun and you will be able to come up with better ideas and produce better work overall.

A year from now, you?ll be six states away with an entire new group of friends that actually have things in common with you. Right now, the reason your friends are who they are is because there was no one else that shared your interests ? you?re not interested in drinking. Get your priorities straight. Do more scholarships. Drift above your loser friends. I know how focused you are on track, and how competitive you are with grades ? I know this makes you feel like you don?t have the time to think about paying for something so far away. I know these things, track and grades, are what concern you most, and I know being afraid to not have friends compromises this concern. But soon friends, real friends will be there, and you?ll wonder why you ever cared so much about being accepted by a high school crowd that laughed at trying. Without those ?friends? you can have the time to save yourself a lot of grief in the future. Be confident that people will come into your life that care, without sacrificing who you are.

I would tell myself to consider finances more, to work harder, and to not let the flakiness of faculty deter me or interfere with my goals as a student.

I think I still would have done things the same way as I did. The only difference would be that I would have done things with a lot more confidence, in myself and my decisions. I wasn't sure if I was good enough or had the ability to do what I decided to do. However, following ones instinct is very important. I wish I followed my instinct, instead of testing the water.

Do more, and dont be so afraid to try everything. Don't give up on anything, and don't let other's judgements get in your way. If you live by that, your life will fall into place.

Keep on making art

I would tell myself to be more confident about my abilities. I would also add that I have NO idea what a wonderfully wild ride I am in for. Freshman year ran me through more than I ever thought I could handle, and it made me a more confident artist, an extremely hard worker and it also lit a flame in me to always wonder, and to always question. I came out seeing the world differently. Nothing could have prepared me for that.

really look into the college and know what it has to offer you. understand how far it can take you in the next four years; understand its limitations. when attending, submerse yourself in the school, the people and your surrounding. though it is difficult, put yourself out there and try to break barriors with other students. if you do, you'll be amazed at how much your life will change for the better!

During my junior year of high school, I spent a lot of time researching large universities, small liberal arts schools, and small visual arts schools. I discovered that, though my focus would be art, the most important decision to make was what type of school in which I was interested. A large school offers myriad extracurricular opportunities, sports, and a very different feeling than the small, close community of a liberal arts school; each attracts different type of people, and it is important for high school students to know which environment will make them happiest. After I made the decision of a small visual arts school, I visited and applied to each possibility. Visiting each school was an advantage because it gave me a true feeling of how it would be to live on campus and attend classes; it was important for me to visualize myself at each school to fully grasp how I could fit into a school?s environment. To even better learn which school might be best, it is important to revisit all, and, when stepping onto the right campus, a student will know in their gut they have found a home for the next four years.