A Visit To SCAD Atlanta

 

You all probably remember that Briana attended a SCAD workshop/camp in Savannah last summer - which she loved. She is going again for a week this summer.

 SCAD offers open house days at both the Savannah and Atlanta campuses. Doug, Bri and I decided to check out the Atlanta location in January to see if Briana would like that campus as well...

The camp at Savannah SCAD was a well-oiled machine. This campus/open house was no different. The school did a wonderful job showing off the campus to the students.

A dining area at SCAD (Honey at the Hive)...

We first talked with an admissions person and Briana filled out an online application...

Then we started to explore the campus...

It was surreal watching Briana walk through the hallways.

We started in the main SCAD Atlanta building and talked first with a professor in the Illustration department...

He was so knowledgeable and explained how high the job rates are for SCAD grads - very reassuring.

Then we stopped in the Sequential Arts department and spoke with a professor there as well (he was also very knowledgeable)...

Then we moved on to graphic design...

Art foundations (drawing, painting, etc)...

Fashion floor (school of fashion)...

We took a shuttle to the Digital Media Center...

Gaming Design...

 

Animation...

We then headed over to the dorms in golf carts.

This is the dorm Bri would live in freshman year if she chooses to go to SCAD Atlanta...

 

Getting a tour from the resident advisor...

Freshman sample dorm room...

Upper classman dorm room...

Cafe in the dorm...

Cool view...

 DJ in the lobby of the dorm...

Free ice cream/popsicles on a very cold day - very good!

Then we stopped in the bookstore for some souvenirs and then we headed home.

SCAD from the expressway...

So, Doug and I asked Briana her thoughts. Atlanta SCAD is a much smaller - a more tight knit - experience than the Savannah campus. She likes both campuses, but she really gravitated toward the Atlanta campus. I'm on board with that because she'd be much closer to home! 

We will visit a few other schools, but I know SCAD has her heart. This is just where I "see" her. I'm still not ready at all for her to go to college, but I have to accept it. How is my girl going to be a senior next year? I'm still in a bit of denial.