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Get the inside scoop on Art Institute of Pittsburgh admissions. Vault provides detailed accounts by students & alumni of the admissions process, including advice on getting in, applications, interviews, essays, and selectivity.


Status
Admissions Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Once you let the school know that you are interested, they follow up quickly to get you in. You have to submit a portfolio, which varies depending...   READ MORE
Current Student
I previously finished an associates degree program at nccc. I decided to go back for my bachelors and attend classes online through the art instit...   READ MORE
Alumni
Admissions Environment The Admissions as a transfer student required a meeting with one of the admissions representatives. Unlike other colleges, t...   READ MORE
Status
Academics Survey Excerpts
Alumni
At first, I had to take a lot of life drawing and typography classes - the basics. Then they advance to computer classes and electives. The qualit...   READ MORE
Current Student
So far the classes are well organized. they are six week intensive classes. My only quam is that you don't get to select which classes you take ne...   READ MORE
Alumni
Academic Nature of the Advertising B.S. Program It is very deceiving, because people think the advertising would focus on art direction or copywrit...   READ MORE
Status
Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Alumni
The alumni network wasn't much of a help to me or anyone else I know that graduated. They really just want you to get a job so that you can become par...   READ MORE
Current Student
I am still quite a ways from finishing, so am not certain as to how helpful the school is after graduation. I personally have been taking charge of my...   READ MORE
Alumni
Employment Prospects It is not difficult to land a job after graduation, because what you get are highly technical skills. You also get exposure to a...   READ MORE
Status
Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
The housing provided through the school was horrible. The building was in a bad area of the city, with a lot of crime, next to a porn theater, and...   READ MORE
Current Student
I take online classes. But the online facilities allow me to meet and interact with people all across the country at other art institutes. It is a...   READ MORE
Alumni
Campus Situated in downtown, the campus is only just one building. There are no outdoor spaces except for a smoking deck which overlooks a small ...   READ MORE
Status
Social Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
There was no Greek system or sports teams. There's a bar on the same block as the school that a lot of students go to in between classes. There we...   READ MORE
Current Student
I take online classes, but live in a college town. On weekends I dj at nightclubs which mainly cater to the college crowd. I definately see a lot ...   READ MORE
Alumni
Social Life There are many restaurants close by to school. Unfortunately, due to limited space, there's only 1 small cafeteria in the main building...   READ MORE

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