Best Eastern Art universities.

I need some help and advice about Art Colleges/Universities?

• I am a Senior in High school and I'm looking to go into College as a Graphic Design and/or Photography major. I'm torn because I want to stay in the new England area (I'm not crazy about going TOO far). I have a large list of schools, but haven't been able to visit that many yet. I'm also torn because I'm not sure if I want to go to an ALL art school as opposed to just a college or university with a good art program. Here are the schools I'm looking at: Art Institute of Boston (Boston, MA) Hampshire College (Amherst, MA) Massachusetts College of Art (Boston, MA) Pratt Institute (Brooklyn, NY) RISD (Providence, RI) Roger Williams University (Bristol, RI) Salve Regina University (Newport, RI) SUNY Purchase (Purchase, NY) U Mass Dartmouth (N. Dartmouth, MA) Emmanuel College (Boston, MA) Lasell College (Newton, MA) New England Institute of Art Paier College of Art (CT) University of Hartford (CT) Does anyone have any suggestions on these? Does anyone go to one of these schools and has some advice for me? I've heard A LOT of good things about pratt, but i'm not crazy about being 4 hours away. I love RI but I know I will not get into RISD...not to mention it's so expensive and intense. I just need some help. :P

• Answer:

  I would seriously consider Hampshire College. It is not that difficult to gain admissions to but a lof of people think it is in the same leage as Amherst and Mt. Holyoke because it is part of the same college consortium and the name sounds elitist. It is expensive though.