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? asked in Education & ReferenceFinancial Aid · 8 years ago

Will private art schools pay full need for students with low income families?

I have heard that many colleges pay a large sum of money for students that are in need. I was wondering if private art schools such as: SVA, Pratt, Art Center, Otis, SAID, Ringling, etc. do the same? My friend said that since his family is low income, the school he is applying to would pay almost all his tuition and housing to help him out. How much money would an art school give if my family has literally 0 income?

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  • 8 years ago
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    The thing is, most aid is made up of two things: grants and scholarships, which you don't have to pay back, and loans, which you do. The reality of the situation with most art schools is that their endowment isn't large enough to give many (if any) students enough in grants and scholarships to cover their full need. So you'll likely need some loans.

    That doesn't mean you shouldn't apply to the schools you listed. In order to know how much aid you'll get, you must apply and get in first. So apply, and hope. But in addition, also apply to some of the good art programs at broad unis, because they tend to have stronger endowments, and may be able to offer you better aid. Examples include BU, Syracuse, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, etc. In addition, find out if there are any good art programs at the public unis in your home state. There, you'll get the lower, in-state rate on tuition. Examples of public unis with really strong art programs include UCLA, Ohio State, SUNY New Paltz, Mass Art, the Fashion Institute of Technology, Hunter College, SUNY Purchase, UMass Amherst, Rutgers New Brunswick.

    When you apply to schools, if you're trying for good aid, apply both to pure art schools and to art programs at broad unis, including your state's public unis. See where you get in, and see what aid you get offered; then decide.

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