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:

https://www.instagram.com/francisthec...



ArtCenter Related:

Shuttle Schudele: https://www.artcenter.edu/acx/uploads...

ArtCenter Housing: https://offcampus.housing.artcenter.e...

Tripshot App: https://www.tripshot.com/app-download/



Credit Card I Use:

Chase Freedom Flex (No Annual Fee):
https://www.referyourchasecard.com/18...

Chase Sapphire Preferred ( With Annual Fee):: https://www.referyourchasecard.com/6j...

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:

Air Conditioner: https://amzn.to/45N7Bay
(Double-check how big your room is and how much BTU you might need)

Washing Machine: https://amzn.to/3R7wJV9

Drying Rack:https://amzn.to/3sFQ0mE
( I use it for Air drying my clothes after washing)



Other Gears I Use:

Asus 27” Mointor: https://amzn.to/44EwqV7

Asus ROG Gaming Laptop: https://amzn.to/3sFSK3u

Logitech MX Master 3S :https://amzn.to/3r1W2xt

Rode VideoMicro: https://amzn.to/45CIgjZ

Main Camera (Sony A7C): https://amzn.to/3R0Jm4n

Gopro Hero 10: https://amzn.to/3qU9ELd

Sony Batteries (Z): https://amzn.to/45SEv9Q

SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable SSD: https://amzn.to/47Wc9NE






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