Fashion Forum

To be truthful with over 170 credits in my undergraduate degree which was earned over 7 Univsersities and Colleges, it is how serious the department which advises you on your degree path are to their / your institutions pedagogic missions. It is this alone which is the final determined factor on whether a University / College degree is worth so much investment.

They key factors for which system to invest oneself is the institutions pedagogy, follow through by dedicated departments, the orientation frame of instructions each professors has in departmental wide facilitation of your final degree award and how you have likewise prepared and subsequent work on finishing your efforts to meet their resulting standards. Thus I have found my Geology component at Buffalo State College stood far superior to Cornell's standard, but not University of Rochester, New York, but at the sametime was able to stand up against University of Buffalo, and SUNY at Stonebroke, Binghamton, and Albany. Buffalo State College is totally invested in teaching pedagogy which grew out of the traditions of it being a teachers college before the state takeover.

With my previous life experiences along with the addition of education much later in life I can make this one very serious recommendation.

If you are not ready to advance your education do not let any others, especially peer pressure cause you to matriculate. It is the wrong thing to do. Take you time and take a fun look on life first. As in accepting what they are going to teach you demands of you a complete willingness within a mature acceptance of who you instructors are in terms of men and women. Then, and only then you are ready to be instructed.

I have found out as well as University officals themselves, that those who have had life experiences before college to be the best of students and have on many occasion help much younger students to find they way along in being confered a degree.

Mr. Roger M. Christian

i really dont know....i think it's only importan for ourselves.i dont think that degree or something can make you find a (better)job.for instance here in my country if i'll finish university as an architect i'll never find a job,so what?i love my subject.
..we are unique and we must do whatever we want.

funny,I just graduated and preparing for my MA admission and I'm so tired of doing my projects after rules but at the same time I know that people are narrow and without a degree they don't even look at you...hey sometimes you can have multiple degrees and still "you'r to young"..so it gets me to ..will I be that lucky to finish my school and at the same time to be seen by the right people ?! Or will I finish school and then strugle to meet those people:))...I think that for whoever thinks of studying fashion the most important thing to be remembered is to not lose his own style on the way...because school has a way of teaching you stuff but also of taking something from you...I would say spontaneity and the love to create

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International Fashion Academy, better knows as IFA Paris established their Shanghai school in 2002. Eight years on IFA Paris has placed itself at the forefront of fashion education. As the leading fashion school in China, IFA Paris offers students undergraduate and graduate programs in design¡¡and business within an environment of cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Natalie Brunaux, Academic Director, IFA Paris said, ¡°At IFA Paris we recognize the importance of a student¡¯s decision to commit to an excellent fashion education and we are very pleased to offer programs in our Shanghai and Paris school¡¯s that reflect the breadth of opportunity available in this vibrant industry.¡±

Testament to their commitment in providing students with the best fashion education, IFA Paris have wide-ranging links to the creative and luxury industries, and the school¡¯s permanent teaching staff, all specialists in their fields, are supported by contributing lecturers who are active practitioners in their chosen fields.

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Alan Zhou, IFA Paris Fashion Design & Technology 2009 graduate and most recently finalist in the popular reality TV show, My Style said, ¡°The school and teachers were always so open to creativity while at the same time focused on the technical and practical aspect of the design process. It was the right mix.¡±

¡°I really enjoyed being surrounded by so many talented people at IFA. It was very inspirational.¡± Zhou adds.


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Capturing the essence of the IFA Paris post-graduate experience, Anastacia Plastinina, Masters in Fashion Business 2010 graduate said, ¡°They worked us hard! It taught me to how to be competitive in one of the most competitive industries in the world. The instructors were all so professional and the school partnered with different retailers and corporations with the aim of broadening our perspective. I was really happy with my choice and wouldn¡¯t change it.¡±

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I think university is not only to get your degree but you can learn much more. I have a strong feeling, university education will give you more confidence and you can learn how to give presentations.
You may get much more guidance from professors.

Well....I don't have my degree yet..I am in my final year studying business.. so I am not going to find out how useful it is to me until I finish and to do that I need your help..I am doing an essay on fashion blogging for my Public relations module.. and it would really help me out if you would all complete this Survey..it's only 10 questions and won't take long:

It just asks questions about what blogs you like etc.

http://www.undergroundapple.com/2011/03/fashion-bloggers-please-help.html

I'm a soon to be a college student, who thinks it is very important to those who want to learn, because it gives them so much more to work on and experience. It help us to develop in the matter of our taste. Also i think the more cultural you are the better you are at your work because not always we have to work with what we know, therefore we have to keep learning and this kind of experience helps you getting a wider vision of what you are about to get yourself into, by people, who are specialized in the subject. It never hurts getting help from those who are older than us.