RISD vs. CalArts MFA
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No offense to those who have gone thru either program but It's my humble experience that you an MFA isn't really going to help you all that much. But of course I'm a self taught designer. It kind of reminds me of the movie Good Will Hunting...
"you dropped a hundred and fifty grand on a fuckin education you coulda got for a dollah fifty in late chahges at the public library ".
smielke
(Mar 19 07, 23:56)smielke, it seems unreasonable that you have an opinion on whether a Masters degree in design is useful or not – not having experienced it yourself. Especially unreasonable to make such a blanket statement.
Certainly a Masters will be of more value to some than to others – however there is absolutely value you there depending on where you go and what you are looking for.
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That being said, Masters programs in design are very often like being a researcher where you have time and space to develop an idea/subject/body of work. Most programs expect you to be very independent and self-motivated and provide for you the place and support (peers, instructors, etc) to develop further.