Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), New York

[ablazex]

why?

[goldlion]

well the tour was really disappointing. the dorms were AWFUL so i would have to spend more $ on an apartment and the information session wasn't that informative besides helping me make up my mind between FIT and parsons. i also don't like that it is more "technical" than parsons. i'd rather in a more creative environment.

[goldlion]

also they had a really weird food plan that is required & most of the students there had no sense of fashion which i thought to be a little odd considering it is the fashion institute.

[ablazex]

hm does sound a bit disappointing. i was surprised that everyone's favorite fashion designer seemed to be betsey johnson- not that there's anything wrong with that but..

and o god, if the dorms were AWFUL than im going to have a big problem. was it really dirty or what? a food plan is required?- that's ridiculous! parsons is so much more expensive than FIT though, how impressive was the parsons tour? this is offtopic, but the parsons thread is kind of dead so..

[goldlion]

hahaha nothing wrong with that yes the dorms were awful! and tiny and very depressing! the closet space was practically nothing and i couldn't even open the closet because the doors were jammed. the hall ways of the dorm looked dirty and really old. parsons was AMAZING. i know its expensive but i can't see myself being happy at FIT.

[ablazex]

i guess the facilities wouldn't be as good at FIT because it is a public school. ive already started my application to FIT and i got my user id and password the other day. i should get going with my parsons application too- what other school are you applying to? i think im applying to fidm, otis, ccad and maybe risd? id apply to csm too, if i knew i could go there! ahh i have to take the ACTs this saturday too. pooooo

[birth.of.mode]

does anybody have any information abt he fine arts programme..the associate degree..is it good? bad? mediocre?

[goldlion]

the only school i really want to apply to is parsons but i'll probably apply to csm, fit, and risd too.

[hautecoco]

How is the Advertising and Marketing Communications programs? I've heard that if you're looking for pretty much that side of the industry, the program is great.

[hautecoco]

and does anyone know how parsons is in comparison for a martketing/communication program?

[superbeautiful]

I don't think the dorms at FIT are awful at all. I have a suite and I was surprised by how big and clean it was. My friend has a dorm at Parsons and it looks like a jail. But then again, I've only seen a few of Parsons dorms. And FIT isn't going to be full of fashionable people because they have all sorts of majors there, not just fashion design.

[goldlion]

really? you must be in a different building then the one i viewed. which parsons dorms are jail-like? i want to make sure not to be in that one

[superbeautiful]

Marlton was crazy. Maybe it was because my friend had a single but just don't get that one if you end up applying. And Loeb as well. It wasn't really jail-like, but it was old, a bit dirty and cramped. I've heard the dorms on 21st are really nice though. A bit more expensive and further away, but a lot nicer.

[parkereloise]

k so i take like saturday and sunday classes at FIT and i think i want a go there but i really just want to go to a regular collage with like a campus and stuff but i dont want my career in fashion to get f'd up so if i went to regular collage would i be screwed?

[ablazex]

i know a few people who have gone to places like OSU and is currently in the fashion business right now. they've designed for like a&f, limited too and justice mostly though. may be because they live in ohio though. i certainly think going to FIT and schools with a strong fashion program will help because networking is important i think. i mean im sure some designers have graduated from regular colleges and have made a successful career. im no professional on this, but just my opinion.