What is the difference between art majors applying to domestic and foreign universities? The domestic examination system is strict. Is the way to study abroad a shortcut? Of course not! In terms of the difficulty of competition, there is no difference between top and bottom. When we apply to domestic colleges, we need to face the competition with applicants from all over the country. When we apply to foreign art colleges, we also need to face applicants from all over the world. Now, let's give you a detailed introduction to the differences between art majors applying for domestic and foreign universities. Based on the data and trends, we can objectively summarize the advantages and disadvantages of the two.
What is the difference between art majors applying to domestic and foreign universities?
Art majors apply to domestic universities:
Although we often hear about the "art exam", many students may not be particularly clear about the specific arrangement and requirements of the art exam. Next, let's introduce in detail:
At the undergraduate stage, students who intend to study art in colleges and universities need to take the art college entrance examination before the national unified college entrance examination, which is called "art examination". The art examination is usually divided into two stages. The first stage is the art joint examination of all provinces and cities. Usually, from November to December each year, the examination subjects vary slightly according to the different provinces, but it is roughly divided into three categories: sketch, watercolor, and sketch.

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The scores of the joint examination are divided into different grades. Colleges and universities in the province basically recognize the scores of the joint examination and set corresponding score lines. After combining with the college entrance examination cultural scores of the examinees, they are selected for admission; Secondly, each province will also set up a qualification line, so that the examinees can participate in the school examination of colleges and universities with independent enrollment rights only when their scores reach the standard.

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The school examination is concentrated in January and February of each year, and most of the examinees need to come to the place where the university is located for on-site assessment. The examination subjects are not limited to the basic hand painting. In recent years, the assessment trend of art design majors in the Academy of Fine Arts also focuses on the embodiment of students' creativity.
Since the new policy of art examination announced by the Education Bureau in 2019, a large number of colleges and universities with the right of school examination have been cancelled, and only 29 comprehensive colleges and universities (including music and media colleges) have the right of independent enrollment; It is stipulated that the minimum score of art students in the college entrance examination should not be lower than 80% of the second line of the year, and the policy of extra points for specially recruited art students in the college entrance examination has been canceled.

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From the perspective of trend, the competitive pressure of top domestic art colleges is rising, and art colleges will also have higher requirements for cultural courses. With the increasingly standardized domestic art examination market, the saying that "learning art is a shortcut to college entrance examination" is bound to become a thing of the past.
Undergraduate students majoring in art apply to foreign universities:
In contrast, the assessment system of undergraduate enrollment in foreign art colleges is more mature and stable. In most countries, the assessment method for overseas applicants is to submit application materials, and the most decisive content is the collection of works.
The requirements of the collection of works vary from school to school and from major to major, but generally, the focus of the school's assessment is not only the basic skills such as hand painting, but also the students' ability to demonstrate a complete creative diffusion process of design projects from 0 to 1.

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In addition to the collection of works, students also need to prepare language scores and documents. Some American art schools need SAT/ACT, and British schools need A-Leavel scores; In addition, colleges and universities such as Parsons will also set up challenge projects beyond the collection of works, which requires students to make additional preparations.

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There is no score line in the overseas "art examination", which is relatively determined by the decision of the admissions officer of the applicant institution. The admissions officer will also select the best applicants according to the number of applicants and enrollment requirements in the year, and make a comprehensive evaluation of the applicants' scores.
Because there is no unified examination, the application preparation time is longer. The application of American colleges and universities can be divided into early application/ED and regular application/RD, and most British colleges and universities can also be divided into two rounds. In addition, students can also choose multiple colleges and universities to apply at the same time when the requirements of the application country and the colleges and universities are similar.
What is the difference between art majors applying to domestic and foreign universities? At the undergraduate stage, the domestic art examination is more suitable for students who have many years of painting foundation, whose creation mode is adapted to live play, and who want to choose traditional art majors; Overseas art colleges are more suitable for students with strong autonomy, artistic ambition, short preparation time and certain economic foundation. If you want to know more, please come to Natural Light for free consultation.
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