Savannah College of Art and Design Top Questions

I wish I had known that my class schedule would not be very flexible as there are not that many classes available to freshman. Also, living on campus has been a bit difficult for me because I am vegan and have very few food choices in the cafeteria. So, after spending a lot of money on room and board, I am still stuck buying food anyway. it's expensive!

How important finances truly were to fully prepare for all expences I can't currently afford.

Absolutely nothing. I was fully prepared with knowledge of the university.

I wish I had a better understanding of financial aid and scholarship practices. While the administrators at SCAD are incredibly helpful and knowledgeable, having studied these topics on my own would have helped me be in a much better financial situation.

I wish I had known what I wanted my major to be. The course book was vague on what the Visual Effects major was, and it seemed bland so I focused on other majors and took classes in those, which I loved. Then when I discovered I wanted to be a Visual Effects major, I had used class slots in other majors when I could have been using them for classes that I loved even more. I also wish I knew how heavy the work load would be in some classes so I could take more classes in some quarters.

I wish I had gotten involved with campus organizations earlier on in my student career. I missed out on getting to know people I really like today because I was slightly anti-social/shy when I first arrived. The great thing about the campus is that because there are a variety of ages and walks of life represented, you can make friends with someone who just graduated from high school or someone who owned their own design firm for years who simply wanted to return to school and chose SCAD.

How expensive supplies would be.

I wish I would've known to organize myself better and to work more hours at my job before I came to school. School is not easy, and you have to really work hard at it both in your classes and working for it financially.

I wish that I had been exposed to more art classes such as drawing, sculpting, and painting. I found out this year that people sometimes do not always tell the truth on their questionaires. Knowing how hard or easy a teacher is can be useful. during these 10 weeks I wasn't expecting books and art supplies to be so expensive. SCAD also has a strict policy of attendence like there are no sick days and you can only miss up to four classes otherwise you fail.

How rigid and terribly organized the advising, financial aid, and bursar departments are. They really have no interest in helping students, and are more focused on getting them in and out with as little effort on their part as possible.