The New School (reviews)

I was a virtual student during my time at The New School. Contacting financial aid was always a pain, you would be on hold for hours on end and still not get answers once you were helped by someone. They messed up my financial aid every single semester, and would suggest I visit their office to clear things up, but when I told them I was not living in NYC they were unhelpful. On another note, the professors were absolutely amazing and I learned a lot in my program. I would go back here again for sure, but definitely tread lightly with financial aid.

My program is fine arts at Parsons school of design. The school is great but the fine arts program specifically has very little space. I feel like the students that are in my program aren’t the most engaged people and unfortunately, most of the teachers are unmotivating.
I enjoy the way the semsters are organized and the first year is a foundation year is very helpful if you’re not sure what you want to study yet.
In conclusion, the school is great but you need to depend on internal motivation if you want to get the best experience. Always search up the teachers when you’re choosing classes and Don’t expect the students to be as interesting as you imagine ://

My experience as an undergraduate student at Parsons, The New School everything I could have asked for. I used to think that I was missing out on campus life, but the city served as the best campus with endless resources and opportunities. The faculty is great, the classes are challenging and it’s a lot of hard work but it gave me a great skill set as a designer. My favourite thing about my time at Parsons was the exposure I got from being in one of the best design capitals in the world. I think it really added more value to my education.

Great location in Paris and recommended for people who are hard workers and into strict academic structures similar to high school. It is not the typical “university” experience one would expect due to the small amount of students and the size of the campus, as well as many other factors.