Rhode Island School of Design

Many students love and hate RISD at the same time. The workload may be extremely demanding, but RISD students are not coming to receive the typical college experience. They are coming to get in touch with a community of artists that will enrich their understanding of art as a medium. Students who come to RISD are coming to gain access to an amazing amount of resources and equipment, which enable them to push their art form as much as possible. Students who come to RISD aren’t looking for the big party school or a Greek scene, they are coming here to find themselves, to be individuals, and excel in their individual talents.

RISD students work very hard and are rewarded in the end. Many feel they are prepared to enter some sort of job, or pursue a way to become active professionals in their field. In many ways, RISD is like boot camp for art, but it’s also an amazing opportunity for students to make the work that they want to make and learn about themselves and their surroundings in the process. Once students let go of any ideas of what college is supposed to be, they will realize that what RISD offers is not only a completely unique and exhilarating experience, but a degree that holds a lot of weight in the professional world, and skills that will serve the students
for their entire lives. If you ask any student at RISD, they will say that as much as they complain, they would never go anywhere else.