School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Breakdown of “Surrounding City” at SAIC/STAIO-Chicago
By Gender
| Males | A- |
| Females | A- |
By Major
| Architecture | A+ |
| Art & Design Department | A- |
| Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc | A |
| Education | A+ |
| Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc | A- |
| History/Histories (art history/etc.) | A+ |
| Interior Design | A+ |
| Other | A- |
| Undecided | B- |
| Video/Media | A- |
Against similar schools
Surrounding City compared with similar schools in class.
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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Average of All Schools
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Average of schools in class
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Rhode Island School of Design
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Maryland Institute College of Art
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Savannah College of Art and Design
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School of Visual Arts
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Harvard University
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New York University
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Surrounding City
“... For what the school lacks (lots of social groups/clubs, a large campus) the excellent city of Chicago makes up for ...Read full comment
“It's a CR/NC grading system so there is not so much competition, and they don't critique in a way that will hurt your feelings. They expect you to hav...Read full comment
“... The faculty, facitiies, students, museum, and city that makes up the total experience here is easily one of the best in the nation ...Read full comment
“... Chicago is a fantastic city with art events nearly every night ...Read full comment
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I would also highly recommend visiting the city for at least a week before you move here because it's definitely culture shock ...Read full comment
“... That's not entirely true, some of my VisCom teachers were incredible, and I was able to land a very nice Graphic Design job in the city and held ...Read full comment
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Overall a great time in the dorms, made MANY friends, had a great TA, loved the museum and the city ...Read full comment
“... It's a city and you always have to be cautious and not draw attention to yourself ...Read full comment
“... Great MFA program in a great city ...Read full comment
“LET ME HELP YOU. I want this review to be completely directed towards prospective students deciding on whether or not to attend SAIC, or art school in...Read full comment
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Anyway Chicago is a really wonderful city there is a lot to explore in the city, a lot more than what freshmen and visiting students are intr...Read full comment
“... It's pretty tricky when you have to have divide your brain's creative capacity to a wide range of practices ...Read full comment
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Another thing I come from a big city but seriously people seem to get mugged/ stabbed/shot and hit by cars all the time ...Read full comment
“... She attended and graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute and had a much better art experience than me ...Read full comment
“... You build connections here in the most amazing city, if you work at it ...Read full comment
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