OrganBoy In reply to stevethebunny [2008-07-22 04:48:45 +0000 UTC]

haha, but at least I don't let my dislike for mcad cloud my answers. I offer truthful responses about mcad... which truthfully.. shows why it isn't that great of a school hahah.

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stevethebunny In reply to OrganBoy [2008-07-22 05:05:57 +0000 UTC]

lies all lies, haha mcad isnt a bad school it just has a terrible staff hahahaha I'll reform it once i become a teacher

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OrganBoy In reply to JustJean [2008-06-22 03:08:32 +0000 UTC]

No bother at all. Theft has occurred, but you just have to be smart with your expensive equipment. Chances of getting your own room as a Freshman is highly unlikely. I won't say impossible.. but highly doubtful. With freshman they often will put four people in a two bedroom apartment. There are also smaller two bedroom two person apartments which are more secure since there's really only one other person to worry about. Most cases of theft have been because some propped the building security door open and the apartment door happened to not be locked. Always make sure your apartment door is locked. Even if you're going out for a minute. I know I've gone off on campus to do something that was just going to take a "minute" but then turns into a half hour or longer. There are some devices out there you can buy for your desktop to tether them to a table. Unless it is the best computer in the world.. I wouldn't worry about that so much. A lot of students have desktops so chances are they won't want yours too haha. Plus all freshman are given Macbooks so again, chances are students won't want yours. As for the Cintiq.. I'm not sure what the best securing method would be for that... In a large briefcase hidden away? haha Not sure. Honestly I think the best securing method is to just make sure your door is locked and don't leave your stuff lying around in the open. Too many times I've walked around on campus and see people have left their macbooks on the lawn by the school. That's just asking for trouble I say. So yeah, just be safe and smart and everything will be fine. I had two other roommates my sophomore year there and they never took anything from me computer wise. I hope you enjoy MCAD! It was a fun time.

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JustJean In reply to OrganBoy [2008-06-29 09:32:00 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much for all the information, lol I just got back from a trip from visiting Minneapolis and it's definitely going to be a huge change from Alaska. I'm excited because from what I've seen I love MCAD, but I'm not sure I love Minneapolis. I guess I'll see when I'm living there Thanks again though.

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OrganBoy In reply to sereplexity [2008-03-25 05:47:28 +0000 UTC]

Hey! I wish I could give you some good info on the Graphic Design department, but I'm pretty much just a media person. I know MCAD is known for their Graphic Design, but I wouldn't be the best person to talk to about it. I can answer general questions though if there's anything you'd like to know about the school and campus life.

Sorry I couldn't be more help.

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sereplexity In reply to OrganBoy [2008-03-25 06:02:57 +0000 UTC]

yess there are! tell me everything about mcad especially the things you don't like, I'm sick of people going "omg it's so good". well yeah but not every college is 100% perfect ya know? yeah also what is media anyway...like product design? advertising?

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OrganBoy In reply to sereplexity [2008-03-25 06:30:25 +0000 UTC]

Media is Animation, Interactive, Film/Video, and Photography. So let's see.. where to begin. Well MCAD is a fairly small school and is currently at max. capacity for students, so it's starting to get a bit cramped, but it's not too bad. All Freshman and Sophomores are eligible for on campus housing. The dorms are fairly decent. Most colleges give you a box for a dorm, but MCAD's are more apartment like. The trouble with dorms is that they try to put a bunch of kids together in the dorms and there's always going to be people you won't like. Normal housing situations for dorms freshman year are 2 bedrooms with four people or 2 bedrooms three people. There are some lucky who get two bedroom two people. The latter of the three is what I'd consider the best. Then at the end of sophomore year, they hold a housing lottery, basically picking names out of a hat, and then you get to see if you get to stay on campus for your Junior year.

Then there's a cafeteria called the MCAD Bistro (we all call it Nora's). They have a variety of food, but is generally not the healthiest place around.

We have four computer labs and computers randomly placed in rooms throughout the college and in the Library. Sometimes it can be hard to find a free computer (due to over crowding) but it's not a huge issue since all freshman are given laptops (you pay for them through tuition) with all the software on them. Some times the servers act up and computers do terrible things, but this has been improving.

Most people fall in love with MCAD, but that'll fade away and things will become fairly normal, which is a good thing. You just kinda know everyone and are really comfortable. There will always be people that'll drive you crazy, but that's anywhere you go. And you'll definitely run into the person that is only at art school because they think they can make money off of it and really don't care about art at all.

That's it in a nutshell. Around MCAD is the Art Institute and the Children's Theatre and about two blocks away you can catch a bus that goes downtown.

Hope this has been helpful!

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sereplexity In reply to OrganBoy [2008-03-25 20:49:10 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much!!! yes that helped a LOT. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to go downtown..someone told me it was too cold to go outside? but if there's a bus I guess that's fine, no need to walk. and so you said that freshman get laptops right? that's to keep.......right......haha hopefully so, because that's a pretty awesome deal. yep I really hope I like it! I'm visiting in a couple of days. thanks again!

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OrganBoy In reply to sereplexity [2008-03-26 03:22:50 +0000 UTC]

Getting down town is quite easy. Just hop the #18 there and to get back. There's also the light rail downtown which goes to Mall of America and the Airport. It does get quite cold here, but as long as you dress for the weather, you'll be fine I believe you get to keep the laptop. You just slowly pay it off, semester to semester and if newer software comes out, they'll update it for you.

I hope you enjoy your visit!

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OrganBoy In reply to ElizaWyatt [2008-02-23 22:27:30 +0000 UTC]

Why thank you! I really appreciated your comment

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OrganBoy In reply to Thesenis [2008-02-07 05:12:42 +0000 UTC]

Interesting in what way?

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Thesenis In reply to OrganBoy [2008-02-07 11:16:57 +0000 UTC]

It's just interesting. xD In a good way, though.

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OrganBoy In reply to Thesenis [2008-02-08 07:04:43 +0000 UTC]

haha Ok, well thank you!

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