Massachusetts College of Art and Design

When my first college let me down. I went to mass art for summer classes.
I took book illustration, graphic design font and watercolor.

The price for the classes were good and the classes were worth it.
The teacher New what they where talking about and  motivating.
The teacher for the book illustration even gave the class her personal number if any needed extra help.  

For extra I could use my Mass Art card for The Museum of fine arts. Free entry. I spend a lot of time there.

For anybody who needs that extra boost or just willing to take a next your class would recommend Mass Art

I took one class at Mass Art. It was not a great experience. They would constantly change the class location and would not advise me as I did not have a mass art email. The wild students constantly gave me side eyes as i was not welcome. My professor lived in an abandoned church filled with 10 people and 20 cats and wore the same outfit everyday. Overall if you want to avoid smells avoid mass art. The chicken fingers are ok...

Wow! I saw the Encircling our World exhibit by chance. I saw the advertisements on the buildings when I was waking past, and I was curious enough to take a gander. It's definitely a very different and fresh exhibit. Loved the concept and the spacious representation. As a science geek and a lover of all things neuro, I definitely had a blast admiring such wonderful creations demonstrate the meshing of science and art. What wonderful and diverse options to show!
Upstairs, there was an exhibit of posters of different eras. I had fun waking around admiring such dramatic and vastly different pieces. There was a group of schoolkids doing a field day trip and working in their own posters there, so it was definitely fun watching them being actively involved with the exhibit's mission.

I have spent three years in Massart before I finally transferred to a much better school, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

I wanted to study Fashion Design and honestly they do not have all the equipment needed. So much of the work you have to do it by hand! They do not have shoe making courses. At one time they had one, but they do not have any machines for it! so they expect you to do everything by hand which is very time consuming and the result its very unprofessional.

However, even though I had to make my collar by hand in my tailored jacket class, I liked it. It took exactly 10 hours to finish the collar it was aright because it turned out professional. However, the instructor retired.

Massart classes are very inflexible. If you are in the fashion department, you cannot take fiber courses. I just like my current school SAIC much better because now I am in an independent major and I can take any class in any major I want!

During the freshman year at Massart, you won't be able to pick your major but you have to take a lot of required classes that you don't want. Such a waste of money honestly.
For my sophomore year I went for the Fashion program.
Here in SAIC freshman students take intros to sewing, however in Massart, they expect that you already know how to sew! So you will only touch machines when you are in your sophomore year.

Also since most of the classes are graded it adds a lot of stress on students. Even though there will be no GPA because some classes are pass and fail. From my own experience, I received a C because my dress was too short in my instructor's opinion. However, in SAIC, its all the classes are Credits or no Credits. During my years at Massart, I remember my peers and I worked very hard and yet we all received bad grades. Sometime it felt that the instructors weren't happy in their jobs and they were putting it on their students.

Regarding the school food, it's very unhealthy and honestly terrible.

I am graduating.

and i cannot wait because i no longer want anything to do with Massart.

I am a graphic design student and i feel like i got a great education, but at some point, my teachers failed me out of the blue - with no real warning. The faculty definitely choose favorites and will sometimes not give you the time of day if you aren't one of them. Art school is so subjective that i feel being wishy-washy during reviews and important grading moments is unfair to students.

There is no housing guarantees - especially not after freshman year, which was scary at first, but i love my apartment, so no worries.

Health Services are minimal, go in for anything and you will either be told you are pregnant or that you have a cold and can have tylenol and cold medicine.

The Cafeteria is ok for the first two years, but i guess thats how it is anywhere. I get bored of the same cafe food and the staff could care less about you, and have even insulted me on occasion.

The great thing about Mass Art is that i have been able to explore. I took silkscreening, video, jewelry, photography, poster design, web design, and several art history classes.

I agree with other reviewers, it is cheap, and in a great location, but being state funded, they often put more money into recruiting than into the existing students. The website is a sham - only helpful when applying and then you have to dig forever to find faculty emails, phone numbers, anything helpful really.
Its a conundrum, with more money, MassArt could have more support for the student body, but would then, of course not be state funded and cheap. Classrooms are always cold - even in May and June, Printers ALWAYS run out of ink during crucial finals, abandoning students to fend for themselves when they need them most, and I didnt feel a very good connection or very supported at MassArt.

But hey, i guess now im more independant.
plus, im getting the hell out of there.

I am so happy to be a MassArt Alumni because this was my first choice college that I've wanted to apply to when I was a Junior in High School. I decided to major in Fashion while I was in MassArt.

Speaking of Fashion Design, I will say that this major is one of the most competitive major to enroll into (along with Illustration and Graphic Design!), but it was totally worth all the all-nighters, and all the stress and tears were totally worth it. The professors were very helpful and fair with their critiques and I am glad to have had this experience.

The Academic Resources Center is also good with keeping up with accommodations and setting up writing center meetings as long as you plan ahead of time and know exactly what classes you are taking.

I also went to the Counseling Services and felt like it helped me out more too. The cafeteria food is so-so, but every now and then you will find at least a few decent items that you will enjoy.

Overall, very pleased with my experiences at MassArt. Though the first year was not what I expected because of the Studio Foundation requirements, and I've had to stay one more year because I withdrew from one of the required Fashion classes, I would not have it any other way.

Spent my freshman year at MassArt and well... it was below average to put it kindly. For starters, foundation year is such a waste. You should be able to start in your major day one. I had a few excellent professors who really inspired me but for the most part I was disappointed with how little we actually got done in classes. I went in with bright eyes and so much hope that I would flourish and I left feeling isolated and almost lost my passion for art. I found that there was basically no college experience, dispute being in a lively city that I love. Everyone was kind of looking out for number one because so much stress and work was put on us. It was hard to feel a sense of community when everyone is freaking out in the studios trying to figure out how to pass. Don't get me wrong, I made a few beautiful friends that I wouldn't trade for the world, but apart from them, and a few good professors, there was just no reason for me to stay. Also the food was terrible but that's to be expected from a publicly funded college. It wasn't a total waste of money because I did take a couple really great classes but it definitely missed the bar. Leads me to believe that this school prioritizes is it's bright and shiny image to the public over actual quality of education.

Terrible school that censors your work. What's the point? Art school is the last place for censorship. If you're considering going here, go elsewhere for a better education.

This place got me addicted to painting and the history of architecture. It has taken over my coffee table and, in fact, my entire living room.

Regarding the Graphic Design Certificate Program, in my experience there was no actual teaching of composition or color theory. In addition, instead of aiming to bring out the best in each student, the process consisted of a weeding-out of the most visually savvy and talented students and taking credit for their work, then funneling those students into ready-made jobs with people they know.