Everything You Need to Know Before Moving to ArtCenter | Housing & Life

Welcome to ArtCenter College of Design. I know many of you who are new here have many questions while researching schools, You see all the fun art school vlogs from Risd and Parsons and wondering what’s going on at ArtCenter? We are just too BUSY and TIRED!

The reason I made this video is because six terms ago when I first came here, I also looked up ArtCenter on YouTube and there was nothing that answered my questions. I was worried about housing and the life in general. Everything in LA seems to be expensive. I understand it is not easy to move to another country and state by yourself and research everything. So I drank a cup of matcha and the industrial designer problem-solving genes kicked in. I wrote down everything I wanted to know and things you might be worried about. It ends up being 3000 + words. More than the essay I turned in for class lol. So I hope it is helpful to you and the future students who are reading this and still relevant after five years. You guys should make your own YouTube channel too!

0:00 Intro
1:02 Do you need a car?
2:38 Biking or scooter?
2:59 Grocery Shopping
5:22 Housing
9:13 Credit Card
10:21 Food at ArtCenter
11:40 Boba Recommendation
12:38 Old Pasadena
13:11 Pep Talk?

About me:

I am a sixth Term Product Design student from Taiwan. Yes, The boba expert. You can follow me on Instagram for memes and just see what I am doing.

Feel free to DM me for any questions:

ArtCenter Related:

Credit Card I Use:

Chase Freedom Flex (No Annual Fee):

I only have a few referral links for friends so if it is expired. Let me know or ask your friends too.

Look up Chase Trifecta on YouTube and you can learn more about it. I am still at the entry-level cause I am broke. Building good credit is very important in the United States if you plan to stay here after college. A good score will make your life a lot easier. If your parents have better cards in the US, ask them about it. ( Remember don’t spend more than you can afford and always pay the bank back each month )

Gears Mentioned in the video:

(Double-check how big your room is and how much BTU you might need)

( I use it for Air drying my clothes after washing)

Other Gears I Use:

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[francisthechange]

The script I wrote for this video is longer than the any essays I turned in at ArtCenter :) Hopefully it is helpful and you can feel less stressful before moving. Let me know if you have any questions. And if you are watching this after 5 years. Let me know if we have a dorm yet.

[slc]

Your video is so helpful! I am the mother of 2 adult children who were born in the US and have been through college and graduate school. I think your video would have been helpful to them even though they did not attend the Art Center. Some advice is invaluable, like "always pay off your monthly credit card bill in full"! I love how you are so humble and honest but don't come across at all as pathetic or pitiful -- that's not an easy thing to do! Best of luck to you!

[cilantroverde]

Thanks for this!! I'll probably be transferring to art center in the fall but have been stressing about the tuition and housing

[bilwajoshi]

Please post more ..i love watching your videos..it inspires me to do more of art ❤

[aisourav]

Thanks for sharing. And keep up the good work. ♥

[betulisk]

12:30 yep it’s definitely better. You just gave motivation to me

[Lis-cozk]

Thank you so much for making this comprehensive video !😊

[AoArtz]

Great vid man. I’ll be out there this fall(24’) lookin forward to it! Gotta embrace the suck🫡

[mushyfruit]

omg hold your groceries in between your legs or hold it cause when you have it over the shoulder im so off balance, but slay king

[prathugowda]

I need to move only for hill side campus and not for the south, how can i apply for grad spring program please provide your valuable information

[snehajung]

Great job ... But too expensive for me ... Goddd .... 😮‍💨🔪❤️‍🩹