Harvard University

• Monday, December 9, 12 noon-12:45 pm
• Current Harvard undergraduate Liv Birnstad will give a presentation about her path to Harvard, campus life, academics, admissions, and financial aid, followed by time for students’ questions.

Art Schools

The two schools below were not able to visit this fall but provided the information and admissions rep email addresses below.

Otis College of Art and Design: Alyssa C. Fishenden, afishenden@otis.edu

• Otis College of Art and Design is located in Los Angeles right next to the airport LAX.
• We are a diverse and accessible and welcoming community. About 1300 students, 338 faculty, 9:1 student to faculty ratio. Over 60% of the student body is of color, 30% are transfer students, about 20% are international.
• 8 majors – *Animation, Fashion Design, Fine Arts (painting, photography, sculpture/new genres), *Game & Entertainment Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Product Design & Toy design. (*=stem designated)
• One of the only colleges globally that offers a 4-year BFA in toy design
• 96% of students are employed within 6 months of graduating from Otis, 88% are working in art in design fields & 86% said Otis prepared them for the professional world
• 92% of Otis students receive financial aid. Admitted students receive a merit scholarship based on their GPA and portfolio strength.

Rhode Island School of Design: LJ Kunz, lkunz@risd.edu

• RISD is a college and museum founded in 1877 in Providence, Rhode Island. Today, 2,525 students from 57 countries engage in 44 full-time bachelor’s and master’s degree programs, supported by a committed faculty and a worldwide network of more than 33,000 alumni.
• By cultivating expansive and elastic thinking, RISD equips artists, designers and scholars to generate and challenge the ideas that shape our world.
• Students can contact LJ Kunz at lkunz@risd.edu for more information.