Prioritize SCAD Upperclassmen in Housing

Scholarships need to include off campus housing too. This is a major issue in retaining students.

If you’re going to force upperclassmen off campus due to the college’s lack of housing, the least you can do is refrain from taking away part of their scholarship due to the school’s unpreparedness. Living off campus, where a 12-month lease commitment is standard, presents higher housing costs to students and their parents. Taking part of their scholarship money on top of it is just kicking people when they are down. In our family’s case, it could be the difference between our student finishing his degree at SCAD, where he wants to be, or being forced to attend another school due to costs. It’s not fair to the students, and it reflects upon the school’s character and commitment to its students.

This is totally unacceptable. SCAD is trying to save face with students and parents who ha issues in the past two years with housing. Forcing upperclassmen to lose 1/3 of their scholarship and find off campus housing on their own dime, or even students not on scholarship money to do the same. These students didn't ask for this. They expect their school to stand behind them and help them succeed. How many have to drop out with huge college debt and nothing to show for it. Fix this now.

this school needs to prioritize their students over profit.

For Oli

I will not get shoved aside by SCAD, risking the loss of well earned scholarships, because SCAD wants to prioritize freshmen. This is not fair to the upperclassmen and I should not involuntarily lose my room to someone with far less credits than me.

As someone who has received the short end of the stick in housing multiple years in a row, this new policy helps no one and ruins the chances for many rising seniors/class of 2026 to properly graduate and find success. It conflicts with SCAD’s own mission for all enrolled students and spits in the face of those with the highest investment into the school.

Scad needs to kill themselves

I think it’s ridiculous that the current sophomores who were lowest on the housing fiasco totem pole last year are once again last on the priority list. What’s even more absurd is that these kids who DON’T want to live off campus are given no other option and then their scholarships are hit.

Housing for all please!!!

Please show respect for current students.

As a student and a junior no less, I’m not surprised, but no less disgusted. So much for this school “uplifting artists”

While I'm class of 2028, I still think upperclassmen deserve the resources they worked hard for. SCAD's new policy is brainless

As a graduate student who had to go through the rigorous process of being accepted into this institution, being denied 3 times before finally getting in, it saddens me to see undergraduates consistently accepted with no vetting process for their artistic talents: only to have them drop out when the going gets tough. Instead of prioritizing those who have dedicated their time and craft to this institution, SCAD chooses to focus on those who were enrolled without so much as a portfolio? SCAD would use the leverage that upperclassmen won’t drop out because they’ve dedicated time and money to their degree while prioritizing the classes with the highest drop out rates. How about instead of taking resources away from the seasoned upperclassmen, those who have earned the honor of their degree, SCAD focuses on actually having an admittance program that isn’t laughable.

This new policy is completely unacceptable. The administration at SCAD has been an extreme disappointment. Let's make this simple - don't accept so many students if you don't have the facilities to support them.

My child scholarship depends on housing on campus. Will she still get her scholarship since this is a decision made by the school

I pay to much money for my child not have access to housing and to put herself in danger. This is not right and SCAd need to clarify and resolve this situation immediately

man

i’ve already lost so many years off my lifespan due to last year’s housing crisis, i can’t go through that kind of nightmare again, please :( every year i’ve been here they’ve changed the housing system and it’s only made it harder and harder to actually be able to live on campus — able to receive my on-campus scholarships, able to get a dorm meal plan, able to access the bus system so i can get to my downtown classes. they only offer the classes i need on-ground in savannah. it was already obvious that SCAD only cares about its freshman population, and this new housing policy really is another middle finger to upperclassmen and grad students. incredibly shady for a school aiming to turn us into professionals.

I’m a mom and knowing my daughter is safe on campus means a lot to me especially since she is 12 hours away from home. Not knowing where she will be laying her head next year scares me! This needs to change!!