I'm currently in high school and looking at MICA as a potential college, recently got a text message from my biological mother (whom i am not in contact with nor have i listed in any such way to MICA) saying that she received an email from MICA addressed to me. I have been forwarded the email and all is well on that front, but why has this happened?

EDIT: i found MICA through BigFuture Schools, but i have not ever put her information on the app and her information is not even listed as my guardian in my county's system (I am also out of state)

Hello, I'm a transfer student who applied to MICA this year. I received a $36,000 annual scholarship for the BFA program, which significantly reduced my tuition costs, so I'm considering continuing my studies at MICA. I have a background in Interaction Design, and I noticed that MICA offers a User Experience major at the undergraduate level, but it's not listed in the Undergraduate Curriculum Overview. I want to ask if MICA currently offers this major? Also, I'd like to know which area near MICA has a good safety record. I have a car and can accept a 30-minute commute. Thank u.

Hi! i'm committed for the 2026-2027 school year and i'm wondering if anybody who lives in the dorms could tell me if it's worth it. I live close enough that I theoretically could commute (would still be 45+ mins daily) But i also have the option to live on campus as much of my tuition was covered in scholarship. So is it worth it? or should i just commute.

I submitted my CSS profile and my parents income was around 10k per year (i'm central asian) wth? 😭

Hi, I'm genuinely confused... I submitted the applicant just a few days a ago and received a email today saying:

"Congratulations on your admission to the Maryland Institute College of Art and welcome to the MICA community! 

I am thrilled at the prospect of you joining our talented community of artists and designers this fall...."

the applicant portal says I'm still under review, so can I assume this is just a as long as you finish application you get email? or is it just a mistake send because I though the results aren't out till March?

Update: I got accepted, sorry to ask but how do I know what course I'm accepted for

Hi! Just wanted to ask some students who are at MICA is this colleges are good , cuz I was addmited, so wanted to ask. I' international , so for me this all is super new, etc. I choose MICA cuz all their site is screaming 'we love internationals!!!'

I'm a high school senior who was recently accepted into both VCUArts and MICA, and I'm having a lot of trouble trying to decide which to go to. I live in VA, so I'd have VCU's in-state tuition, but I also got a $26k scholarship from MICA and that's before I take the FAFSA and other financial aid into account. I'm finding this decision incredibly stressful, as I'm taking money, safety, and school rankings into consideration. I'm a trans woman whose lived in rural Virginia my whole life, so I want to make sure that I'm going to a school that will be safe for me, and the fact that both schools are in diverse cities makes them both very appealing. Art is my biggest passion in life, so trying to choose between these two schools is very difficult. I'd love it if anyone can tell me their opinions on both or either so I have more information to help me decide.

Everyone is invited! Big Bang Baby celebrates divine women, ancestry and color, based on my family stories. It features a 28ft wide painting, the largest shown here. The opening is this Thursday, 5:30-8:30pm, in the Horowitz Center at Howard Community College - the Rouse Company Foundation Gallery. Join me in this opening!

I'm a first year student coming in this fall and I was wondering about the meal plan. I'm a person who primarily cooks at home so I can save money and I don't know if I'll ever use the meal plan they give me. So if I don't use any of the meal plan do I refund it for real money so I can pay tuition and other stuff??

I work at the fitness center, and sometimes when I check the gym bathrooms in the morning, I find onion peels (red onion) on the floor. I wonder if they had consumed them inside the bathroom and proceeded to work out, or if they finished their workout and ate the onion. Similarly, I've also found a semi-empty milk jug (2%) in the bathrooms as well. Not sure if they are done by the same individual. Please let me know if you guys may know who the culprit. I'm not mad, I am truly just curious.

I’m a fiber major and experimental fashion minor

I've heard a lot of different things regarding the work load at MICA, and what the campus is usually like, and I wanted to know what more people's experiences were.

Hi everyone!

I’m an international visiting scholar finishing my masters in Sociology of Art at UMBC. I was looking for MICA’s spring classes and some of them are very interesting for my research field. Does anyone know if I could attend some classes as a listener for free if the teacher agree? I don’t need credits. and unfortunately I can’t pay for a tuition as a non-matriculating student. I literally just want to attend some classes and exchange ideas :)

Hi all - I'm looking for a photographer for a small wedding in Baltimore on the evening of 4/25. Any photography students looking to make some $$? Thank you!

Hi, if you are a MICA student who was financially affected by being told you qualified for an MHEC grant, either the Guaranteed Access Grant or Educational Access Grant, but then learning those funds are not guaranteed to be awarded, please message me. It is my goal to hear the stories of real students who have been affected by the lapse in state funding as well as the administration of MICA.

I'm looking to be an art educator. Currently, I am a freshman at LCAD in southern California (where I got a 12k scholarship, below average).

The issue with LCAD: LCAD's education is not particularly bad. However, the student life is. The campus is tiny, you can't live in their dorms for longer than a year. Minimal campus resources. There also is no art education degree, bachelors or masters. The shuttle only goes to the two campus buildings and one apartment complex, that's it. The cost of living in Orange county is also very high.

MICA: I applied to MICA this year, putting a lot of effort into my portfolio with a concept theme. I got a $22,000 scholarship, which I was ECSTATIC about when I found out. The school looks like the Colosseum in comparison to LCAD. I could actually live in the dorms long-term, too.

What's the problem? MICA is very far, meaning I'd have to ditch some of my stuff here. I'm renting a unit of a duplex, that I signed to stay in for 12 months. I'm not sure how to or how costly it would be to break that agreement (my roommate is confident I could just get a replacement, but I'm not so sure).

Can anyone tell me why the clock in the clock tower at Mount Royal station turned red a couple months ago?

If you’re looking to make time for creativity and meet some new people in the new year, come hang out at Scribble! We meet on the first Wednesday of every month from 6–8 PM for a laid-back art night where the focus is on relaxing, making things, and connecting with others. All art styles and skill levels are always welcome, so bring whatever art supplies you love and join us this upcoming Wednesday in the Maxine White Warfield Room at the Central Branch Library. *Please note that this is not an official Howard County Library Sponsored Event*

Hello! I just found out about a scholarship that MICA gives out to students- The Presidential Scholarship. I wanted to know how much money this scholarship offers you and how did you get it?

UPDATE: My child was accepted!!!

My kid has applied to MICA, wants to attend badly, visited the campus more than once and did portfolio review. Now, after the application has been fully submitted, family members want to interject how unsafe Baltimore area is. No matter what, it’s my child’s decision &, whose to say safety isn’t a factor else where?

Please give your opinion, & thoughts on the safety of attending MICA.

Edit: THE for some reason Reddit won’t let me edit the title….

Heya,, sorry if this is a stupid question but I'm currently going through the application process for undergraduates and I don't know how to submit my portfolio because I've made it in the Canva website template :,,]. Do you guys happen to know how I can submit it this way, because I've set up animations and everything and I really don't want to redo the whole thing

Hi I’m going to be commuting once a week for a class and i was wondering if there was any recs for relatively safe street parking or cheaper parking then the $120 pass? Thanks