The Students Guide to Choosing a Fashion Designing Colleges

1. The Student's Guide to Choosing a Fashion Designing Colleges gurukulschoolofdesign.com/blog/guide-to-choosing-the-right-design-college Over the past two decades, fashion design has become one of the most sought-after courses in higher education. A quick Google search shows hundreds of design schools across the globe but the question remains… how do you pick the right fashion design school for yourself? Listed below is a ten-point checklist you should read before making your big decision. 1. Location The easiest way to start narrowing down your choices is to ask yourself whether you’d like to be studying abroad or locally. At cold or warm-weathered countries? In busy cities or quiet countryside? Understand your personal preferences and start eliminating options that are not within your set parameters. 2. Size and facilities Work out the ratio of teachers to students and gauge how you would perform in those learning conditions. Students who prefer to work independently are suited for schools with a bigger capacity and students who prefer more student-teacher interactions are suited for schools that are smaller in size. 3. Costs Besides assessing course or tuition fees, it is extremely important for students to take living costs into consideration. It is safe to assume that cities would have higher living costs than say, the suburbs or countryside. 4. Career prospects 1/2

2. Potential students should evaluate their choices based on their career goals and examine the suitability of programmes or courses and not based their decisions on factors like rankings. 5. Course structure and approach Find out how classes are taught and delivered – schools with a more holistic approach are increasingly favoured and praised for their intuitive and innovative learning methods. Also consider how your work will be assessed (exams, essays or project-based) and examine the course content in detail. Good fashion design schools should offer cutting-edge and multi-dimensional approaches. 6. Lecturers Consider the principal and guest lecturers you’ll be able to meet throughout the course. Understand that building successful relationships and connections are equally as important as learning the appropriate skills and knowledge. 7. Work experience opportunities Industry work experiences are extremely beneficial in enhancing your employability as it will allow you to gain real-world knowledge. Always opt for schools that offer additional opportunities beyond the boundaries of a classroom. 8. Environment and culture Evaluate the surrounding environment and university culture as a whole. You’ll be spending up to four years of your time there so it is essential that the environment feels safe and comfortable to you. 9. Graduate support Research alumni and explore the depth of support offered to graduates. Schools with a healthy support system will indicate their level of care and consideration to students past, present and future 2/2