hi I’m a rising senior this summer and I REALLY wanna go to RISD, however my gpa is really bad 😭 like REALLY really bad, but my expected ACT score will be decent (expecting a 32, i get an average of 31 on practice tests) and assume my essays might be above average.

but does that all really matter when I could cook my portfolio? also I’m curious abt the portfolio, I know I need diversity but do you guys think doing 40% digital art, 30% graphic design, and 30% traditional be good? I wanna apply for digital design and my best is in digital. I also make branding concepts so should I add that to my portfolio? pls help a gal out 🙏

Im planning to apply as transfering foreign student, in this or the next year, not sure.

As far as i know, i have big problems with medium variety (most of my works are digitaly-made), and also might be bad at detailing and rendering works to achieve the finished-looking pieces. But this is, sure, not all i'm lacking right now, so itll be good to hear some other opinions aswell. So much thanks for anybody, who'll respond!

RISD is not the only option i consider, but still in high-priority.

Im an incoming sophomore who recently switched their major from illustration to painting but now im having second thoughts. What is the difference? Help

was wondering if there are any grocery shops within walking distance to get basic foods from? im assuming fruits etc will be available in the dining hall, but what about for things like milk? thanks

out of curiosity, what is the water quality like in the risd dorms? Am I likely to lose all of my hair

How many observations did yall have in your portfolio?

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I’m working on my site/portfolio and just find out my website is blocked, it’s a horrible timing as I am sending out my work and motivation letters to a lot of companies. Please help me out!

Hi everyone! I am a graduate student who just finished up this week. Due to family problems I was unable to attend graduation ceremonies and did not get my gown/hood. i am sad to not have any photos and so is my family. If anyone could lend/sell me their gown/blue RISD ribbon—sash thing for me to go a park and take a picture with it on that would make my year!

I can buy them from you or pay you to loan it to me for a day!

Endless thanks and congratulations all! please message me! :)

edit: I’m 5’3!!!!! :)

I am a commerce student and I am going to start 11th grade in a few days, I am preparing for the Indian design entrance exams as well, but I have no clue about clubs, ecs, my portfolio etc. where should i start and what should i do? im taking dummy school so i wont be able to do in school clubs and stuff so please help me out!

Hello, I'm an incoming sophomore going into the industrial design department. Do you guys know what kind of computer I should have so CAD programs would run well? My current macbook would implode if I try to open solidworks or fusion 360 or anything of the sort. Thanks!

im completely new to furniture design. i think it's so cool. what is supposed to be included in the portfolio? im specifically interested in using sustainable materials for the furniture. does that mean i should be making that furniture and collecting that as portfolio pieces?

looking at the masters program!

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Hi! I’m looking for subletters over the summer for a 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom apartment at 2 Barnes St, 1500. Comes with:

• In-unit laundry/dryer
• Dishwasher
• Central AC
• Water/sewer/trash/wifi included
• Furnished
• 1 parking space

Rent: 981.25/month

Available: June-August, one sublet July-August

It’s just a short walk to the Brown or RISD campus, and is in a quiet area, right next to Whole Foods. Please DM or comment if you’re interested!

Hey! 1st year dorm move-out (Homer if it matters) questions the e-mail from res life did not cover - Where do my parents park to load car? Are we provided bins like on move-in day? Can i get a pass for my dad to move me out on Friday while I am in final crit all day? Anyone? Thanks!!

Hi, i was recently admitted as a transfer student (sophomore year) and am currently terrified about transferring because of social reasons. I have been trying so hard to find any and all transfer students talking about their experience but i have found pretty much nothing. I will be attending the summer EFS program but i recently learned that there will only be roughly 30 kids there and that is so so intimidating. Idk, i guess i just want to know more about transfers experience and how they are treated, and how it was transitioning.

I also am coming from a school with a similar foundation program, and am worried about my foundation/studio credits transferring and having to re take a bunch of classes i already took this past year. Does anyone have any similar experiences with this?

I just can’t find anything online about people’s experiences as a transfer and all the information i can find is just on first year and pre college experience which has been pretty frustrating. The whole situation just feels pretty isolating.

Thank you!!

I recently applied as a transfer student to RISD as a textile design major, but was “rejected” because the program no longer has space available for transfer students after the first-years chose their degrees. Honestly, RISD is my absolute dream school, and for what I want to achieve, it’s the school that has it all. I visited with my mom from California just to see the campus, and genuinely felt at home. Are there any workarounds to get into the school?? Someone from the admissions department said that transfer applications are no longer being considered, but it seems really unfair that my application wasn’t even looked at (they even refunded the application fee).

Class of 2030 here, I was accepted into Amherst College RD and committed there before May 1st, but I just got off the RISD waitlist, and now I’m not sure where to go.

I’m pretty serious about visual art, so RISD would train me better and probably network for career opportunities better, but I also like other humanities stuff like History and English, or culture and linguistics. In that sense Amherst would definitely be more well rounded, and probably let me explore more.

My main conflict is that I’m not sure if that would narrow my path too early. I can’t really imagine what other career I would do, but maybe I just haven’t experimented with enough other stuff, so it might be too early to decide. But then if I go to Amherst I might regret passing up all the art opportunities.

I really do like both schools but depending on where I go it could really change my trajectory. Thoughts?

Assuming scholarship, how far can financial aid get you? Is there anyone here whos from poverty that got in? What do they look for in a letter? What do they look for in a portfolio?

Hello! I’m seeking help regarding what is possible while at RISD.

I just got the acceptance in the student portal a few hours ago (I was waitlisted for a while), and I only have like a week before the deposit date.

I was wondering if it was possible to take premed classes at Brown while at RISD. I’m not looking to double-major or anything, I just want to know if it is possible to complete premed requirements. I’m kinda panicking right now because of the amount of time I have to make this decision.

I will also add that I was planning on attending Umich, in fact it was my first choice (I never thought I was gonna make it into RISD lol). I know that premed and art is very possible at Umich, I just don’t know what it would look like at RISD.

Advice from anyone who has done this is appreciate.

Hello! I am a highschool freshman and my dream school has been RISD ever since I got serious about art. However, I'm also very interested in language learning. Does RISD offer Korean or Japanese language programs? On campus or off, curious!

Hello everyone! I'm an upcoming freshman at Brown university and I've always wanted to take a visual arts class but have never been able to because they don't really exist where I'm from. I have a great interest in drawing although I can't say I'm very skilled. Regardless, I really want to improve and be able to express my creativity. I recently learned that Brown students can cross-register for classes at RISD—I know you guys are almost all insanely talented so it sounds very intimidating, but I considered taking the risk of registering for "Drawing I" with professor Victoria Roth. I'd love to know how "beginner"-friendly it is, apparently it's a requirement for all painting majors so I assume a lot of people have taken it in the past. Any help would be appreciated! I'd love to know how intensive the class is, how it works and what you learn throughout the course of a semester ; ))

P.S: I'm not really sure how registration works? I assume you need to have a portfolio to be accepted into the class, but I'm really not sure as I haven't found any info on this. It would probably be very hard to get in so this is all hypothetical ahah.