Visiting West Coast Art Schools & Foodie Stops Nearby
We are planning our family summer vacation trip around art and design school visits for my oldest, Grasshopper and Sensei, who is a rising senior in high school. Her wish list for this trip includes a...
View ArticleApplying to RISD: Advice from Antonio Peters in Admissions
RISD offered an admission session for parents of pre-college students this year. Antonio Peters led this informative session. I’ve condensed the one hour session into fourteen minutes in the video...
View ArticleVisiting California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts Valencia)
The first stop of our west coast art school tour was California Institute of the Arts, or Cal Arts Valencia. It’s about a hour away from the LAX airport, give or take traffic. The good news is that you...
View ArticleVisit to Emily Carr University of Art + Design
We visited Emily Carr University of Art + Design at the weirdest possible time. They had closed their old campus on Grenville Island in preparation for their move to a new campus about a ten minute...
View ArticleTips for National Portfolio Day
This was my daughter’s first National Portfolio Day and we wanted to share tips that we learned the hard way: You do not need to pre-register for National Portfolio Day but we highly recommend it...
View ArticleCalifornia College of the Arts (CCA) Visit
We visited California College of the Arts (CCA) in late August when the school wasn’t in session. We started off on the Oakland campus and took an hour and a half tour. Then we went to the San...
View ArticleDesign for Kids & My Daughter’s Mama Chia Design Idea
My oldest daughter, Grasshopper and Sensei, loves design, particularly industrial design. I am frequently buying bottles full of unappetizing liquids that I am forced to drink because she loves the...
View ArticleOur Providence Foodie and Shopping Finds
Now that my daughter is in her second term of the RISD Pre-College Program and she’s commuting from Boston, thus eating lunch and snacks in restaurants around RISD, we’ve amassed a short list of foodie...
View ArticleOur Visit to School of Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)
After our trip to the west coast to visit art schools, my daughter was on the fence about her second choice school. Rhode Island School of Design, where she did two summers of their pre-college program...
View ArticleXtreme Week at Mass College of Art
My oldest attended Xtreme Week at Mass College of Art two times, as a freshman and sophomore in high school. She also did the Drawing and Portfolio Development as a weekly class for two years as a...
View ArticleMassArt College Visit
I feel like I know Mass College of Art and Design (MassArt) because my oldest took many classes here as a high school student. In addition, I am mentoring a First To Go To College student at my kids’...
View ArticleMy Son’s Drawing Class at MassArt Xtreme Week!
My oldest did the same art class, Xtreme Week, at Mass College of Art and Design a few years ago. She thought her little brother would like it so I got him to agree and signed it up. Secretly, it was...
View ArticleHow To Write a Great College Application Essay
It’s that time of year for rising high school seniors to get started on their Common App application, particularly The Common App essay! I’m sure it’s on your child’s To Do list, just like it is one...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Ask About Dorm Rooms!
One thing that I’ve noticed from doing more than 24 college visits is that dorm room visits are not always a part of a college tour. If that’s the case, there might be a reason. Maybe the dorm...
View ArticleApplying to Art School: Portfolio
If you are applying to art school or art programs at college and need to create a portfolio, this post has portfolio advice from a number of admissions officers at various art colleges: MassArt, SAIC,...
View ArticleDorm Room Essentials & My Daughter’s Move In
My daughter was traveling extensively this summer and only had a half-day to pack up for college at Rhode Island School of Design. It was not enough time so she came home to get the rest of her things...
View ArticleLearning About Industrial Design
Curious about what Industrial Design is? My daughter has a habit of collecting bottles. These are not antique bottles but drinks that she sees at the supermarket. She will ask to purchase these...
View ArticleRISD Parents Weekend
RISD Parents Weekend is also RISD Alumni and RISD Family Weekend. Held on Columbus Day weekend, it’s when RISD throws out the welcome mat to offer visitors opportunities to connect with students,...
View ArticleBoston Performing and Visual Arts College Fair
Boston Performing and Visual Arts College Fair at Emmanuel College is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is recommended; high school students will receive a QR code that colleges can scan to...
View ArticleFirst To College Program at Newton North High School
As discussed in the mentor training, we ask that you meet individually with your mentee at least once between every group meeting. If you did not set up a time to meet last night, please reach out to...
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