On December 18th, six former Maggie Walker students, either attending or having graduated from an art school, came in to talk about their experiences. Personally, I found what they had to say extremely helpful and also quite inspiring, which I had not been necessarily anticipating. To start off, the students went around an introduced themselves. It was nice to see some familiar faces, like Lily May and Eli, as well as Alex who had joined us for her own lunchtime lecture last year. The majority of them were either currently at VCU or had already graduated from there. I was particularly interested in what they had to say, as VCU as a whole is a school I have been interested in. Although I know many people that have either gone to or are currently going to VCU, I do not know many details so I made sure to take note of what they said. What I got from their answers to the guiding questions was that
To talk a little about schools other than VCU, Lily May discussed her first year so far at MICA, and how she has been really happy with her decision to go there. She mentioned that it has definitely been a little difficult, but that this has fostered growth. She also touched on the opportunity to take advanced classes as a freshman, which I really appreciate. Lastly, Bailey discussed his experience in the UVA architecture school and how that has really fostered his need for both a creative outlook and structure. They then shortly touched on some issues they have seen or experienced at their schools, which I wouldn't have thought to ask but found as a very helpful question. They all seemed to just have experienced some annoyance with other students, but I feel like this is really inevitable anywhere you go, and they acknowledged this. Overall, I found this symposium very informative. I have never really considered going to an art school, or at least focusing on art in college, but it was still a very helpful talk. It's always nice to hear about different people's personal experiences with applying and attending college, and the more you know going into it the better,
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