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BrightDesign Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc
I think my time spent at Otis woul
1st Year Female -- Class 2006
Education Quality: A+, Campus Maintenance: F
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I just finished my Foundation year and wouldQuite BrightFine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc
I just finished my Foundation year and would have to say it was a tough year. I am going into fine art and com art. I think that everything that happened good or bad happened for a reason this last year. I look back and there were times that i wish i was not there but that was only because there was so much i needed to do and so little time. Life is hard at times even in school. I know some people who hated the year and want to get out and i know others who find it a blessing. I feel that foundation year was all about seeing who can handle it.The ones that hated it obviously could nto handle it and should get out. I dont want to be around people who are constantly negitive. I mean there are classes you should not get any homework in and those are the ones you get the most! I will not lie it is a difficult school but I would rather be constantly busy and learning than in a school that constantly teaches you the basics! I started off with no friends and through out the year made some great friends with aweosme memories. If your thinking about going i would visit the campus first. Meet the teachers. Sit in a class or two and get a feel for the school. Its different than a normal college and is hard core. Otis was my last choice in schools but once I visited all the school and talked to faculty i knew OTIS is where i belong. I hope this helps you.
1st Year Female -- Class 2011
Education Quality: A+, Campus Aesthetics: C-
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Otis is a very intresting school.Not so bright
Otis is a very intresting school. it is not for student who are not sure of the art profession they want to be in. it takes alot of time and hard work to succeed in this school.

my first year fountation was not what i expected. i HATED IT!!lots of work, hours with no fun. i would be up for hours trying to perfect a project that i got no better then a c or b because it wasnt visually complex or those other fancy terms they use. it 7 classes that basuially become your life from the moment you start. to much pressure and shit you have to go through.

you will not be going to get the college experience if u attend otis. im going into my secound year to study com arts and hope that maby it will be better. but for the money im paying it should be otherwise i have to trnasfer. but what sucks is that non of my credits are really transferable because otis is an "art school" so basically im screwed and i kinda wana die.

1st Year Female -- Class 2012
University Resource Use/ spending: A+, Friendliness: F
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