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  • Sophomore120%
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Anonymous student
Project based; you get what u put in; practicing a lot of hard skills like knowing how to work each programs; we do a lot of real world designing; it's extremely close to what we will do in our jobs; it's hard but rewarding

Courses & teaching

Anonymous student
Opportunities to build personal portfolio with improvements suggested/guided by the mentorship of professors and TAs.

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Anonymous student
Lots if opportunities to build and strengthen personal portfolio.

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Student reviews

5 reviews

Courses & teachingPositive

Project based; you get what u put in; practicing a lot of hard skills like knowing how to work each programs; we do a lot of real world designing; it's extremely close to what we will do in our jobs; it's hard but rewarding

Anonymous studentSophomore
Math
2.0/5
Writing
4.0/5
Mar 2026
Support & communityPositive

Opportunities to build personal portfolio with improvements suggested/guided by the mentorship of professors and TAs.

Anonymous studentFreshman
Apr 2026
Careers & next stepsPositive

Lots if opportunities to build and strengthen personal portfolio.

Anonymous studentFreshman
Career
4.0/5
Apr 2026
Difficulty & workloadPositive

Its design media arts. GPA is generally given quite generously. Also you will have free time to work on side projects and dual major.

Anonymous studentFreshman
Difficulty
3.0/5
Workload
3.0/5
Mar 2026
Courses & teachingPositive

Through tools like Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, I’ve learned to translate ideas into visuals that inform, engage, and connect with diverse audiences.

Anonymous studentFreshman
Math
2.0/5
Writing
3.0/5
Apr 2026

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