School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)

Pretty tough course for an intro course. Be ready to be torn apart

Michael Nagelbach

lectures are super boring, study guides are so not helpful (just bunch of terms) and there are power points or notes so students have to just self stu...

Marion Kryczka

I LOVE HIM!!!! he doesn't just give your suggestions of your art. i feel like he also help me be a better person!

Alison Ruttan

She's more of an art enthusiast than an artist herself. She knows a lot of artists and does her research; her own art is kind of miscellaneous and I t...

Titus O'Brien

Dan and Titus changed the course of my education entirely. They are both amazing at what they do and I hope they keep doing it.

Alan Tsaur

Alan was a jerk in 2002, and I'm sure he's still a jerk today. Extremely unprofessional, and very hard to work with.

Alan Labb

Fantastic teacher. Cares deeply about students, he is kind and armed with knowledge. Very generous and I have a huge respect for him.

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Great school with amazing facilities for art making practices. However there is no student gym, which is a problem. There should be more focus on self-care and mental health. The food is overpriced and kind of horrible.

I transferred in and I'm already planning to transfer out again after a semester. It's like a constant competition of "Who Can Be the Weirdest?" Clubs are nonexistent, food sucks, a lot of the students are rich brats, administration is terrible. Also, being located in the Loop is like going to school in the Times Square of Chicago. It's exhausting.

I'm apart of the Low-Res MFA program. It's extreeeeeeeeeeeeemly intense. The faculty is more than willing to wok with what ever fits your needs. The 6 weeks you are on campus is booked back to back, but having the school on your resume is spot on for any art career.

The facilities and tools that SAIC offers to its students are unparalleled at any other school!

So far so good!

This school is a great place. The cafeterias could be better but the menu varies. Would be nice if they had more healthy options. The campus location is really in the heart of chicago and people are very helpful. Very demanding and time consuming but if art is your passion it is totally worth it. Teachers also become really good contacts.

In the heart of downtown, so it's a nice central and safe area but there's no exploration or utilization of the neighborhoods.

This city is an incredible resource. The campus is a fully integrated part of the city which provides a unique environment and opportunity to learn. There is an amazing amount of technology resources completely at our disposal. Professors are amazing, people are interesting and unique. Like anything else, you'll get out what you put in.

I like it here, but I don't love it here. Classes are fun and most teachers are great but would like it more if it was an enclosed campus, thats just my personal opinion. People are friendly but can be judgmental leading to segregation. Would like more clubs and extracurricular activities. Location is extremely convenient though

Great school! It's pricey but in my opinion having taken art or fashion classes at other school, this school blows them out of the water. They are very conceptual though which can be challenging so if thats not your style then its not for you. Its the perfect school if you are though, this ain't no RISD cookie cutter art school nonsense.

This school really is for artists who love conceptual work. In some classes the formal elements of art are focused on but in most classes the reasons behind the work are more important. The variety of classes offered is excellent. The effort you put in will reflect in your work and the class. Don't expect to get something out of no effort.

SAIC is amazing! I am getting my BFA and plan to get my MFA here as well.

Best art school in the world...if you are good and want to become great, this is school.

Very student oriented, getting meal plan next year, very liberal and accepting of all types of people, lacking in social groups however there is plenty of bars/clubs/surrounding colleges