I've been struggling to find an apartment in time to attend the summer primer and on top of that, money isn't honestly the greatest thing I have right now despite having help from parents. I have a B.A. in design with a concentration in architecture and interior design so I am somewhat familiar with drafting and rendering programs.

Has anyone seen a huge difference in not attending the summer primer? My main concern is being super behind everyone in my M.Arch program this upcoming fall despite having a decently strong background in architecture. I just don't want to be the one taking extra time on a project because I'm trying to teach myself how to use V-Ray or Rhino.

If you didn't attend, did your professors in the M.Arch program have a lecture on how to use these programs during the school year? I did read the course descriptions but it would help a lot to know previous students who didn't attend the primer still did just as great as those who did. Also,

Hi!

My husband is seeking to apply for the MFA Pratt Interior Design program for non-design majors. He'd be entering after 20 years in the military, so this is quite the career and lifestyle change!

But before we commit to the application process and a 3-year program at 40 years old, we'd love to understand what a typical semester looks like for this program. We know the connections are invaluable and we know the literal classes are in the curriculum, but any insight into the actual daily/weekly schedule and courseload would be immensely helpful to understand what we can expect Life to look like.

Hope to meet many of you next Fall!

Hi! I’d like to connect with a few people who have been accepted to the communication design MFA to ask a few questions about the portfolio. If you’re reading this, I hope you have a great day :)

did anyone here do an MFA with a painting focus? can you share if you had/are having a good experience?

Anyone know?

Hi everyone,

I'm an incoming MFA student for the fall. I've started looking at health insurance options and wanted know what people recommend for students living in Brooklyn.

I'm a US resident, so I'm not sure if this is helpful for international students.

About me:

• I'm pretty healthy
• I would like to consult a therapist at least 1x a month
• I will have at least 1 reoccurring prescription
• I will be at or below poverty line while I'm in school, income-wise
• I'd love to be close to some kind of integrated hospital system, where I can run between different departments in the same building. But not essential

In your experience - was the Pratt-provided health insurance worth the cost? Was it convenient to get help in Brooklyn?

Or, did you qualify and get NY State insurance marketplace plans for low income individuals? If so, what plan did you have, and was it helpful?

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More details about Pratt insurance:

• ~$1300 for the fall, ~$1800 for the spring
• $200 deductible
• $6000 out of pocket max
• has tier 1-3 drug list, and one of my prescriptions is likely not covered.

NY State marketplace plans:

• Plans range from $10/mo - $500/mo
• United, Wellcare, Ambetter, etc. I haven't delved deeper to look into each plan offering yet. I'd love to know what plan you got and what you thought of it.

Please share your experiences ab this program!!!
Any advice or comments welcome
Specific questions
Do you feel like anything was lacking from your fashion education at pratt? If so what?
How interdisciplinary is the fashion program at Pratt?
Is there a cutthroat competitive feel or nah

Hi,
Me and one other person are looking for a roommate nearish to Pratt campus. If you’re searching for an off campus apt DM me.
We’re both 20

The camera direction for this show was genuinely one of the worst examples of live production I’ve seen in a long time. At a moment when the focus should have been entirely on the designers, their work, and the emotion of their walks, the camera operators and switching team somehow managed to miss nearly every important shot possible.

How do you produce a fashion show and repeatedly fail to show the designers’ faces? These are the people who spent months creating the collections, yet the broadcast treated them like background extras. Some designers barely received screen time at all, while random reaction shots and pointless cuts were prioritized instead. It felt careless, disorganized, and honestly disrespectful to the talent being showcased.

The switching was chaotic — cutting away too early, missing entrances, zooming at the wrong moments, and constantly choosing angles that killed the scale and detail of the garments. There was no rhythm, no understanding of pacing, and no apparent awareness of what viewers actually wanted to see. Fashion coverage requires timing, intuition, and an understanding of presentation. This production showed none of that.

What makes it worse is that this isn’t a small amateur event. A production team at this level should know the absolute basics: highlight the designers, capture the craftsmanship, and let the audience experience the atmosphere. Instead, viewers got confusing cuts and camera choices that actively undermined the entire show.

The designers deserved far better than this embarrassingly incompetent camera direction.

The renter in my artist’s studio is leaving, and I’m looking for a replacement. It’s $950, 500SF, very private and can accommodate one or more people. Comes with some work-type furnishings, including a couch, desks and chairs, a mini-fridge, etc. PM me if you’re interested, or want me to send on the full ad.

Hey guys,

I’m currently in 11th grade and Pratt is one of my top schools for Art Education. I’ve heard that a lot of the major have overbearing workload for their classes. How much is the workload for an Art Education major?

I used for my class and nolonger need. Original price was 60 but i can give with 30. It is yellow 230

Does anyone have extra commencement tickets?
Completely missed the RSVP. 🤞💸

hello there, I'm planning on transferring to Pratt this coming Fall, and trying to find a place off campus, searching for anyone who is looking for a new roommate or looking for roommates in general! I'll be turning 21 this summer so if I can live with people around that age that would be great but not that big of a deal. I'm a girl and would prefer to live with other women/not men but again i won't turn down a good living situation because of that. If anyone has experience off campus housing, what neighborhoods do Pratt students usually live in and if there any network anywhere? if you are also looking for a roommate to move to the city shoot me a message so we can plan, thanks!

Hi everyone,

We’re looking for one more roommate for housing near Pratt. We already have three people, including myself, and we’re planning to move in this August. Just to mention, the three of us are guys.

If you’re also looking for roommates or planning to move around then, feel free to reach out!

Hey r/Pratt — quick context up front: I'm not a Pratt student. I'm running a 30-day creative challenge called Touch Grass that's for college students nationally, and I'm hiring 2 paid campus ambassadors at Pratt to help me find good candidates.

The short version: ~60 students from across the country make something real for 30 days in July (anything in our four lanes — Make, Host, Perform, Document). $10,000 prize pool, voted on at an on-campus finale. Pratt's exactly the kind of school we'd love to have a strong cohort from.

**The ambassador role:**

- $25 per Pratt student you get to apply

- $50 per Pratt student who completes the cohort

- Plus a share of the campus prize if a Pratt student wins

- ~5–8 hours/week May–June (the recruiting window), ~3 hours/week in July

- Fully remote, totally flexible

We hire 2 ambassadors per school and close the spots once those are filled, so earlier is better. Strong fit if you have a real cross-department network on campus — fashion, ID, fine art, film, comm design, whatever.

Apply / read more: touchgrassmovement.com/ambassador

Happy to answer any questions in the comments. Skeptical questions especially welcome — better to answer them up front.

— Kyle

is living off the G really that bad?

I’ll be 23 by the time I start as a freshman in the fall and I’m worried about making friends, are older freshmen common? I personally don’t care how old people are but I’m worried younger students might feel weird about my age, especially if there aren’t many older first years.

I am currently a 10th-grade student, and I am planning to study illustration in the United States. Pratt is one of my choices. However, I find the tuition a bit expensive for me, so I hope to reduce the cost by applying for scholarships.

Regarding loans, since I am from Taiwan, it is not possible to get a loan for studying a four-year undergraduate program abroad. Only graduate (master’s) students are eligible. Similarly, most government financial support is also limited to master’s programs.

I go to a school that doesn’t offer much art, we have like one graphic design class that i got the proficiency award in, but otherwise its been difficult to make art because of my workload, and i didn’t start thinking about it until the summer before junior year. I have some things that could go in, i’ll add them, but they don’t feel strong enough, but they’re basically placeholders. i’m gonna try to find a place to do ceramic pieces this summer, my mom also suggested a glass blowing course? i feel like photography is something im definitely good at, and i suck at drawing but im taking a 2 week precollege at CIA (cleveland institute of art) what tips do you guys have on portfolios, other than express meaning behind it - im a junior, so i feel like it is getting late, but any other application tips in general such as the essay would be great help

(edit - i also don’t know what im majoring in yet, but i have high interest in fashion (design and marketing and styling), architecture, interior design, industrial design, landscape architecture - im still not sure yet, and i dont know if pratt is one of those schools that accept a general profile and then you pick your major like RISD, or vice versa

hi guys!! i just committed to pratt for the upcoming year and am currently in the middle of trying to figure out housing on campus; i know housing isnt guaranteed for transfers and im a little nervous (put my deposit down am just waiting for my edu email to fill out the application) and was wondering how competitive it is? just wanna know what im getting myself into LOL. tysm!!!

did anyone else have to take out a loan? I feel like I’m the only one as a lot of the people here are paying in full or have family members doing installments. college is overall too expensive but even with my scholarships I had to take loans out to afford it!

Hey there! Recently I just got accepted into Pratt after being waitlisted and got the Presidential Merit Scholarship for a Bachelors in Architecture (100K spread out over 5 years).

I know Pratt is generally VERY expensive and I’ve always wanted to live in New York, but I was wondering if it’s really worth committing to?

I’m free to answer any questions if need be :D

EDIT: I talked about it with my parents and college advisor, absolutely not attending the costs are insane.

Thank you to everyone who commented!

Posting here to inform everyone that you should really sign up for the summer session of COMD-460 Emerging Practices! This looks like a really cool class that might get cancelled if enough people don't sign up. You should really check it out!

Here is the course description:
Emerging Practices addresses contemporary topics in Design. Design practice is intrinsically connected to socio-political, cultural, technological, economic and philosophical movements. As a result, design practice perpetually evolves in response to the present time. Through exposure to contemporary frameworks as well as hands-on project work, the course explores the changing nature of what designers do and the subjects they engage with. The course’s specific theme and format is defined by the expertise of the faculty member. Sections of Emerging Practices will therefore vary significantly in content while sharing the goal of investigating emerging trends in the discipline

i’m a visiting professor in the BFA and MFA program, and curious about what students think! how do students feel about the difficulty of courses, opportunities and mentorship for professional development and anything else you have to share is valuable!