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Admissions Process

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Hilarious women of New York. One reminds me of my admissions advisor.

$$$... broke.

i can remember so clearly the early days of visiting, touring, and meeting with my admissions advisor at FIDM. i was excited beyond measure. fidm felt like a dream come true. everyone was so nice, everything was so beautiful, and they really made me believe that i belonged here...

well, why were they so nice? why did they do everything in their power to get us to apply and come to this school? simple. you got the money, you get in. fidm runs on money... best believe it, honey. all new prospective students showing a slight bit of interest for FIDM are walking dollar signs $$$$$$ in the eyes of all fidm employees. ka-ching! y'all, they raise tuition EVERY year... if you ain't broke yet, you will be.

you better make your time there worth it!

--marc

Money, Money, Money...

I'm not going to lie, FIDM is expensive! Tuition alone is about $23,000, add Room & Board to the mix and you're looking at about 40 something thousand a year... maybe more.

This year, after filling out my FAFSA (fafsa.ed.gov), I got my financial aid letter and I was still about $9,723 short. That is ridiculous. Where am I going to find that kind of money? I spoke with my admissions advisor and she offered an alternative of either taking out a PLUS (parent loan) or a private loan (https://www.fastproducts.org/alt/fidm). I really didn't want to take out ANOTHER loan so I was torn between going to FIDM or moving back home...

Fortunately, it turns out I had some Cal Grants that rolled over and just like that, it covered the rest of my shortcomings. Thank God! Right now I am working part time to pay for housing...

School is expensive, but if this is something you want, you will do what you need to do. It'll be hard now, but it's worth it in the long run. There are options out there, don't ever let MONEY be the factor that stop you from going to college and following your dreams. Make it work!

If you are a prospective student and you don't know anything about financial aid, don't be afraid to ask. Call or email your admissions advisor. They are ALWAYS there and they are willing to help answer any questions. Or leave us a question/comment, We've experienced it, we'll share what we can. ;)

--Rebecca

I want to go to FIDM! Where do I start?

Visit the FIDM offical website: http://www.fidm.edu/ and request info to be sent home. From there, an admission advisor will contact you and personally talked with you about your plans and if FIDM is the right fit. Your admissions advisor will help you with everything, so don't be afraid to ask! You can set an appointment to tour the campus or you can check out the website for days and times of the tours. There's an initial application (with a $25 fee) - then you go home with the rest of the application package: there's the essay, the entrance project (two parts), transcript request, 3 letters of recommendations, and application fee ($200 upon acceptance). Then there's the interview. Be prepared to talk about yourself, your passions, why you want to come to FIDM, and what you plan to do after graduating.

Good Luck! :)