knucklehhead
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So I have a bit of a predicament. I got into both my top school and my reach school and now I don’t know what to do.
NYU has a much more renowned program but it seems like it’s hard to make friends there (due to competition and size and campus type) and I would like to maybe not feel dumb compared to my classmates for the next four years. I also think most of the reason I got in is because I did an intensive with them last winter and they know I’m interested and want to give them my money.
Now the issue is I really love Pratt’s campus and how they have a lot of really great classes I want to take but it’s not highly regarded at all and turning down NYU for a school that won’t leave me as secure when I leave feels really wrong. A degree from NYU feels like it will do far more for me than a Pratt one would, but I also want to be able to enjoy my college experience without constantly feeling inferior to my peers. (Also if I go to Pratt I can say I turned down NYU, power move) so I’m pretty stuck. The biggest kicker is those are the only two schools I got into (denied from RISD, SVA pretended like they never got my portfolio, and waitlisted by Emerson.) If you have strong opinions about either course please lend me some guidance. (Also Pratt gave me money and NYU is painfully expensive).
TLDR: Pratt film vs NYU- want to enjoy college but also get a job someday (I would enjoy Pratt but NYU will have me set for the future)
NYU has a much more renowned program but it seems like it’s hard to make friends there (due to competition and size and campus type) and I would like to maybe not feel dumb compared to my classmates for the next four years. I also think most of the reason I got in is because I did an intensive with them last winter and they know I’m interested and want to give them my money.
Now the issue is I really love Pratt’s campus and how they have a lot of really great classes I want to take but it’s not highly regarded at all and turning down NYU for a school that won’t leave me as secure when I leave feels really wrong. A degree from NYU feels like it will do far more for me than a Pratt one would, but I also want to be able to enjoy my college experience without constantly feeling inferior to my peers. (Also if I go to Pratt I can say I turned down NYU, power move) so I’m pretty stuck. The biggest kicker is those are the only two schools I got into (denied from RISD, SVA pretended like they never got my portfolio, and waitlisted by Emerson.) If you have strong opinions about either course please lend me some guidance. (Also Pratt gave me money and NYU is painfully expensive).
TLDR: Pratt film vs NYU- want to enjoy college but also get a job someday (I would enjoy Pratt but NYU will have me set for the future)