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- doesnotexist0
it's a great school- aren't most college level classes grad only? I know the architectural course is.
I've spent numerous hours on the campus, it's truly beautiful. surrounding area is nice and quiet, quite a departure from downtown Detroit, where I did attend school at lawnrence technological university.
lots of famous people attended/taught there. the eames.
if you can do it, do it.
- fiver0
thanks for all of the input... sounds interesting. might have to check it out.
- persona_non_grata0
yes honestly have never heard of this school, but will check it
out. too piggy back off of what fiver is saying. Detroit
notwithstanding- detroit takes time for you to appreciate it.doesnotexist
- understood. Bourdain went there I think - ill have to check the episodepersona_non_grata
- d_rek0
@persona,
I'm simply saying that for a person to wonder how a city like Detroit can exist in the western world is a bit naive. Yes - I'll be the first to admit Detroit can be a pretty fucked up place but hey, don't all major cities have some pretty fucked up areas?
- and thank you for your comment about the folio :Dd_rek
- not that fucked up. never felt afraid here in ny as I have in the ddoesnotexist
- I don't feel afraid in the D at all... it's mostly having that attitude that keeps you safe anyway.d_rek
- right, but after living in the D nothing is as scary. the D is scarier than most places.doesnotexist
- d_rek0
The reality is Cranbrook is located in the burbs of Detroit - and some of the richest ones at that. Relatively speaking it's not terribly close to downtown or near any truly slummy/post-apocalyptic areas. If you are thinking cranbrook is located in the heart of the city well you'd be wrong.
- no we know, but would be nieve to believe you could go to school their and just avoid the major city - centerpersona_non_grata
- sure you could- it's a good 30 minutes away and royal oak is nearbydoesnotexist
- ok well fuck me thenpersona_non_grata
- Douglas0
From what I gather having grown up in the Detroit area, having worked with Cranbrook grads in the past, and having worked with many other MFA's of most other programs in the USA, while studying/practicing at Cranbrook, you are going to get a more holistic approach to art and design than other schools can offer. You should already have a very strong formal grasp on the area of you will be applying to, combined with being a great thinker to back up and talk about your work. All of those qualities are going to be pushed to their fullest extent in finding your own voice as an artist. One might compare it to more of the free thinking approach of a school like CalArts. You have better odds of coming out of Cranbrook being a very well rounded artist, rather than having a practical portfolio ready to enter the job market in a particular field, though I suppose it's how you play your cards.