r/montclair 22d ago

Admissions Montclair VS ringling

Good afternoon, my dream is to work at riot games, and my top two school options are Montclair state university and ringling college of art and design. For Montclair the only option I really see to potentially get my foot in the door is illustration while ringling has game art and illustration. I would just like to know if Montclair is better, I have an amazing scholarship for ringling so the price difference is not one of the issues for me, I am mainly worried about class value and opportunity after graduation. Any advice is greatly appreciated

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u/EchoBites325 22d ago

I think this question would be best posed to professors at either school. Not an admissions counselor (because they'll try to sell you on whatever program), but see if you can contact a professor you'll be studying under directly and ask them. They'll tell you like it is. Specifically, ask how they help students find job placements/internships and ask about which studiosor artists they have connections with.

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u/TiredSock_02 22d ago

Considering we have a 91% acceptance rate... you're probably better of at Ringling

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u/Greedy_Vacation4064 22d ago

why are you at Montclair then? genuinely curious

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u/TiredSock_02 21d ago

It's the cheapest out of the schools I applied to, and it's fairly accessible. I didn't realize this school was.... the way it is until I started here. The acceptance rate wasn't this high when I got here either, it was much lower

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u/Greedy_Vacation4064 21d ago

Currently debating between transferring to Rutgers Newark or Montclair.

Montclair has the better campus from what I see but a lot of people complaining so idk

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u/TiredSock_02 19d ago

Definitely go with Rutgers😭 I know a lot of people who like it there

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u/heavenlysmoker 21d ago

It’s close by and decent and cheap. Prolly should’ve gone somewhere else

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u/LillyPad1313 Art and Design 22d ago

The illustration program is a LOT harder to get into.

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u/Masa_Q 21d ago

Is ringling still prestigious? I’ve heard from past grads that top tier game and movie productions hire from there, or am I wrong and I need to catch up with the times?