The school in terms of teachers is a good place but the
administration is awful. I do not recommend this school for graphic
design (my major). The school has a fairly bad reputation in the design
community which is small in Seattle. I would have chosen a different
school it I could do if again. I would recommend Cornish (http://cornish.edu/) ,University of
Washington, Western and for kids with less money the School of Visual
Concepts (http://www.svcseattle.com/). These are considered the top design schools is the state by
professionals.  As far as school I have 6 more classes until I graduate
with my BFA in graphic design. For the past 1.5 years I have worked
part-time for a seattle design firm, FITCH. Hopefully I will be hired
full-time when I graduate. If there is any more info you need let me
know.

Eastern is an amazing university to spend your college career at. Eastern has a very good sports reputation with nationally ranked teams with football (div. I-AA), basketball (div. I), and volleyball (div. I) and are a blast to go too. The intramural programs are also a really big thing with tons of sports to choose from. The campus is plenty big but organized in a way that you can walk to all of your classes from each other without being late. I haven’t met or had a class with one teacher from the technology department that I haven’t loved. They are all great teachers and really put in a lot of time to help you if you need it. The class sizes very depending on the course. Some of the core freshmen classes have more people, but once you get into your major the class size seems like its somewhere around 15-30 which is perfect for visual comm. classes because you get lots of great feedback from your peers and the teachers have enough time to work one on one with everyone if need be. Another great thing is the internship opportunities there are. I’m always hearing about possible internships from teachers and other people within our department. The classroom facilities are nice with really good equipment and software; and is growing at an incredible rate. EWU is also in the process of building a brand new sports and recreation building just for the students and not the athletes and should be done later 2008. I’ll be graduating this spring with a Bachelors Degree in Visual Communications with an Art minor. I’m really sad it’s over and wish I could start from the beginning again. They also just recently added a 3-D animation minor that looks really fun. If you have any questions about anything related to Eastern, feel free to email me and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.

Choosing to attend The Evergreen State College was one of the best decisions I've ever made. I graduated in June 2006 with a bachelor's degree in Film/Video Production and a growing inspiration to make positive change in this world. While it's broad "Expressive Arts" program will teach you the technical side of film, video, animation, or other visual arts, it's focus is surely more on theory and finding an important subject. This is not a school that feeds people into Hollywood. It is a school that favors using the arts in a broader
context: as a tool for creating social change; for expressing something deeper; for pushing the boundaries of the medium. Another 'Greener' (pretty accurately, I think) said, "At Evergreen we're really interested in fueling the content, not just the skill. At other institutions, where students focus sooner on a particular art form, they get pretty good skills instruction, but the question is: does the artist have anything to say?"

If you've read this far, you might like to hear a little more about the college and technical aspects of the programs themselves. The school is at the very core a small, public, liberal arts college located in Olympia, Washington. Since opening its doors in 1971, Evergreen has established a national reputation for leadership in developing innovative interdisciplinary, collaborative and team-taught academic programs. In short, it's different. Our president (Thomas L. Purce), whom I know on a first-name basis, says, "Evergreen is a place for you to explore and pursue your academic interests. Your studies here will lead you to new discoveries, and our faculty and staff members will support you on this journey. You will find many advantages to our interdisciplinary curriculum and our emphasis on applying what you learn to real-world situations." You have to be self-motivated to be highly successful there. At this place, more than anywhere else I've come across, you get from it only what you put in.
There are many opportunities for media students at Evergreen: starting with introductory programs like MediaWorks
(http://www.evergreen.edu/catalog/2006-07/m.htm#77) and progressing to advanced-level programs like SOS: Media
(http://www.evergreen.edu/catalog/2006-07/s.htm#80) or designing your own curriculum through an independent contract (http://www.evergreen.edu/advising/Internships/individualcontract.htm).

A link to the Expressive Arts catalog:
http://www.evergreen.edu/catalog/2006-07/exp.htm