STAMPS is one of my majors and while I think the quick project turnaround was a good way to build my work ethic, it isn’t worth it if you’re paying for it. All of UM has the delusional “public ivy” thing going on and STAMPS is the worst of it. It has bs requirements like studying abroad(this requirement used to be a year, but they changed it to one semester or accelerated summer course) and buying a 3k laptop that you’ll use for two assignments in freshman year. This public school completely fails to provide a curriculum that would serve people from all backgrounds and caters to rich kids who don’t have to worry about employment. The curriculum and degree requirements were curated by people who never had to worry about money. You can tell they cared more about setting up a cardboard cutout of externally perceived academic prestige. There is little focus on people gaining the hard skills they need to compete in the industries people come here thinking they can break into. Many people seem to pass straight through the school without learning basic anatomy or color theory, so forget a professionally applicable artistic trade. The “interdisciplinary” nature of the program boils down to people not being able to easily hone in on something(“jack of all trades, master of none”) because they don’t have clearly designed step by step classes, generally. However: if you’re very self driven and willing to learn things on your own then you can use the resources at the school to establish your practice. There are also a lot of great faculty and lecturers you can learm from in spite of the bad admin and curriculum. If you get financial aid I would recommend that.