I have been very fortunate in my life to have had the ability to travel. In highschool I was accepted into a Student Ambassador program through People to People. After many meetings and a lot of fund-raising I was able to go on a trip to 6 countries in Europe; England, France, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and The Netherlands. We went on tours around the countries landmarks and met with government officials in several of the countries. It was a really wonderful...

If you are thinking about transferring schools, even within the same chain (ie; Art...

The Art Institute of Portland is located in the Pearl District, which is quickly becoming one of the "nice" area's of the city. We're also located within the Brewery Blocks of the Pearl so theres a ton of good pubs and food around, and for the older...

All the money you will spend on supplies. Seriously, I wish some student had stopped me in the halls on my tour and told me how much...

It is incredibly easy to reach out to instructors at our school, at least within my department. And even the Head Dean, the Dean...

After graduation I plan on finding either an Architecture or Interior Design firm to work for that focuses on sustainable practices. I want to...