Tag Archives: Art Institute of Chicago

Volunteer Opportunities in Chicago, Illinois

So you want to be a volunteer in Chicago, Illinois. Macte. Volunteering can be one of the most rewarding experiences you’ll ever have, helping your community. Chicago is loaded with volunteer positions and this article will help you narrow down your choices by listing six volunteer opportunities in Chicago, Illinois. Volunteer opportunities in Chicago, Illinois […]

Chicago in a Day: A Tourist’s Guide

As a vibrant, modern city, Chicago offers enough museums, restaurants and activities to keep tourists engaged and entertained for months. Unfortunately, few of us have the time to visit all of Chicago’s numerous destinations, so we carefully plan our itinerary so that it can be visited in less time. If you’re planning to see Chicago […]

Five Chicago Tourist Attractions and the Best Ways to See Them

Whether you’re ready to shell out some serious cash or see Chicago on the cheap, here’s some advice from a local on the places you’ll want to visit. Navy Pier To a Chicago native, Navy Pier can seem like the ultimate tourist trap. To a tourist, Navy Pier can feel like an expensive disappointment. Before […]

Writing Your Statement of Purpose for Graduate School Applications

DON’T: Don’t write the same things everyone else writes. I recently had a conversation with a professor on the admissions committee at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. I had applied to the School’s Master of Fine Arts Writing Program, and she called me on a Sunday night to give me a surprise […]

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

When US News and World Report ranked American colleges in 1994, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) was ranked number one for art school graduates every year In 2005, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago shared its top seat with the Rhode Island School of Design and Yale. What is […]