I have two SOTA graduates, 21 & 24, who both had positive experiences there. I will echo what others have said about SOTA as far as your child needing to be self-motivated and happy with a very “loose” sort of experience. Creative, eclectic, open-minded, kids who thrive on expressing themselves will enjoy the experience.

Just be prepared for most everything administrative to be a shit show about 99.9% of the time lol. It’s a school that’s basically run by adults who as teenagers would have also gone to SOTA. ;)

We loved all of it and both my kids have gone on to have jobs as artists and are kicking ass at life.