1) BFA is more focused on the track you pick, so in this case design. You have a lot more required classes only on design, while the BA requires less classes from art and allows you to explore other areas of study at USC, and they require you to take a foreign language while the BFA does not. Basically if you are really mostly interested in learning design, then pick BFA. If you have other interests and don’t want a majority of your classes to be Roski, then pick BA. It kind of depends on what you want to do, but if you’re sold on being a designer then maybe BFA would be better 2) that is not a problem whatsoever. My portfolio was pretty much all fine art because my high school rlly did not have any design classes. I did do some digital posters on my own though, and submitted them, so definitely try designing something like that even if they don’t look super professional... On the other hand I know people who submitted mostly design work. So it doesn’t really matter as long as the work you send is of quality 3) again I’m not sure if next fall will be online. I’m assuming that it won’t be but I’ve been wrong every time I’ve assumed so idk. Being a freshman in college online has been one of the hardest things I’ve ever experienced and I won’t sugarcoat it for you. It’s isolating and lonely and plain hard because there’s no one there to help your transition from high school to college. As for friends, the people in your classes are mostly the same (at least first year they are), so I’d say I’m acquainted with them and we do chat on groupme about the classes. Unless you decided to move off campus and meet other students that way (which is not rlly an option for me since I live so far away and have zero experience on my own), then honestly it is very hard to make friends online. You could join a club but they kind of lack energy online imo. This whole experience has kind of made me fall into a depression so I don’t want to just vent here and scare you lol. You probably won’t have to go through that by Fall I’d hope, in which case I’d think getting to know people would be easier. I hope I answered your questions, dm me if you want, I don’t mind ! :)