This year is the first year for the reform of the domestic art examination to cancel the school examination in a large area, and it is also the first time for cultural points to play a leading role in admission. In addition, due to the impact of the epidemic, this year's school promotion season is not easy for many students. After the college entrance examination, they still need to plan more options. Recently, we have received a lot of inquiries from students: How can we start studying art immediately after the college entrance examination? But can art study abroad really serve as Plan B for college entrance examination? Today, we are going to bring you a serious understanding of whether the "retreat" of studying abroad in the arts is feasible!
Can art study abroad really serve as Plan B for college entrance examination?
01. Studying abroad in arts is no substitute
Many parents, students and even some of our peers have a misconception that the gold content of art disciplines in domestic and foreign universities is lower than that of other cultural majors, and the difficulty of examinations is also far lower than that of other majors.
But in fact, this view has already been broken. In China, the scoring mechanism of art majors in almost all colleges and universities for examinees is comprehensively determined by the proportion of cultural courses+the proportion of majors. The professional assessment is carried out ahead of the college entrance examination, which is equivalent to one more "college entrance examination" than ordinary cultural students;
Source: Regulations on Undergraduate Enrollment of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2020
Secondly, since 2020, domestic colleges and universities will completely cancel the college entrance examination, and only 32 art colleges and top schools will retain the qualification for independent enrollment. The proportion of cultural achievements in the college entrance examination is increasingly valued. For example, in 2020, the requirement of Yangmei for the cultural achievement of examinees is not lower than the general second book score of the province of origin. This means that now and in the future, the students who can be admitted to the top art colleges in China are the minority who are excellent in both culture and specialty.
Source: Regulations on Undergraduate Enrollment of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2020
Similarly, take the education concept STEAM advocated by overseas colleges and universities as an example. In the STEAM education concept, art is a level relationship with professional disciplines such as science and mathematics, and art is also a discipline that needs rigorous and scientific professional knowledge to build.
There is no essential difference between the art majors of overseas universities and other disciplines in terms of application difficulty and employment value, except for the assessment of the collection of works in the application materials.
No matter at home or abroad, good colleges and universities always need excellent talents. Colleges and universities with high gold content mean higher enrollment standards, such as GPA, college entrance examination results, professional ability, and personal background, all need to be excellent and exceed most applicants.
So, first of all, we should break the idea that art is not an alternative with low cultural scores! No matter what stage and background you need to consider art study abroad, you must first avoid the misunderstanding of "contempt", and correct attitude is the first step for successful application.
02. Gold content is proportional to requirements
As for the feasibility of choosing art to study abroad after the college entrance examination, we need to discuss it from two directions, one is students with art background, and the other is students with non art background.
However, in either case, the premise is that if students only take art study abroad as a substitute for college entrance examination, and if they fail in the "spare tire", they are not ready to go all out, then whether students have art learning experience or not, the possibility of successful admission to overseas famous schools is very low.
Because no matter from the perspective of learning methods, admission requirements, and application processes, studying abroad in the arts is fundamentally different from the college entrance examination. They are two parallel future choices, and studying abroad is definitely not an alternative to the college entrance examination.
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Earlier, we saw the admission requirements and score restrictions of Yangmei. Overseas, we take Rhode Island as an example. For applicants for RISD BFA degrees, the assessment materials are divided into seven parts: high school scores, SAT or ACT scores that can be submitted optionally, Portfolio, RISD independent proposition, Essay, 1-3 letters of recommendation, and TOEFL 93/IELTS 6.5 language scores.
Compared with the college entrance examination, which has been a cold window for 10 years, every college in China has a prescribed score line. There is no unified examination for the assessment of overseas art colleges. In addition to standardized scores, there is no clear score limit for professional requirements. Its high standards and assessment points are integrated into different application materials to assess the comprehensive ability of students.
The application of overseas colleges and universities only gives students a relatively broad time cycle. Students complete different application materials before DDL to correspond to a certain ability assessment. Although there is no "standard limit", it also reflects the difficulty of the multi-dimensional assessment of overseas colleges and universities. Therefore, whether from the perspective of preparation cycle or application difficulty, studying abroad is by no means an alternative to failing the college entrance examination!
03. Are art examinees strengths or weaknesses
The application requirements of overseas universities have different difficulties and advantages for students with art background or not. First of all, for art students, the long-term art examination training mode has helped them accumulate good hand painting foundation and practical ability, which can save some professional learning time;
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However, compared with the emphasis on skills in the domestic art examination, the review of the work collection of foreign colleges and universities places more emphasis on students' creativity and potential. Students also need to find the correct teaching system to help them break through learning methods and find their own style in the creative process.
For non art examinees, the first thing to be solved is the problem of concept. Many students choose art majors in domestic and foreign colleges and universities, with the mentality of low cultural performance requirements and professional standards can be achieved by short-term surprise. Many students even choose to study in domestic colleges and universities for two years through the college entrance examination, Then apply for art major to obtain higher diploma or overseas experience.
But in fact, this idea is very dangerous. The application difficulty of overseas colleges and universities is increasing year by year, and the teaching strength of each college is proportional to the application difficulty. Each application requirement requires us to find the correct learning method, and pay enough time and energy to prepare for it. It can not be achieved only by luck and a certain exam taking skill.
04. Make early preparations for changing runways
To sum up, overseas art study is not simple, but it is another way to realize life planning. If students and parents at this time, out of concern about the future and school choice, want to choose art study abroad, they should also prepare to establish a correct study abroad plan in advance.
The premise of all is that we should have a correct understanding of art study abroad:
First of all, art study abroad needs a relatively abundant preparation period. According to the experience of natural light over the years, most of our students begin to prepare from high school, and the study period varies from 10 to 15 months. That is to say, if you want to apply for the 2020/2021 application season, there is not much time left for everyone to hesitate.
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Secondly, the cost of studying abroad in British and American universities will be much higher than that in domestic universities, which may not be suitable for every family. However, the leading strength of overseas universities in the field of art education can indeed provide more first mover advantages for students in the future.
Of course, most overseas art schools have very generous scholarships. For example, there are more than one million students with scholarships every year in Natural Light, and there are not a few of them. Correspondingly, overseas art schools have only two bases to evaluate whether students can have scholarships: family conditions and professional ability. Therefore, if you want to get a high scholarship, you must have absolutely excellent professional ability.
Finally, back to the most concerned question about the success rate of admission, although there is no obvious gap between the application difficulty of top domestic and foreign universities, compared with the learning income and the admission rate of famous universities, the success rate of overseas universities' application will indeed be slightly higher than that of domestic college entrance examination.
Source: Undergraduate Enrollment Plan of China Academy of Fine Arts in 2020
The reason for this is that, first of all, the number of overseas famous schools is several times that of domestic schools. Every year, the number of students enrolled in different majors of the eight domestic art schools will not exceed three figures, and the trend has been decreasing in recent years. This year, the number of natural light students can obtain more than 1000 offers from famous schools in the QS ranking list. The application results of natural light in 2020 will be summarized.
Secondly, the application process and requirements are different. The assessment of domestic colleges and universities emphasizes basic skills and exam taking skills, which means that students need years of accumulation and artistic learning to achieve; However, overseas colleges and universities pay more attention to critical thinking, practical ability, and comprehensive aesthetic literacy. The cultivation of these abilities can be transformed in a short time as long as the correct learning methods and intensive learning process are adopted.
Finally, the most attractive conditions for overseas art education are advanced teaching resources and considerable learning gains. Whether it is a subdivision of art disciplines, project based teaching methods, practical experience in connection with business, interdisciplinary studio creation environment, 4-year immersive overseas humanistic resources, etc., they can be transformed into the most fertile land for students to become useful and obtain employment.
Above all, we have listed in detail the two parallel paths of overseas art study and domestic college entrance examination, hoping that through objective analysis, we can dispel students' prejudice and underestimation of art study and art majors. With the development of the times, the demand for cutting-edge talents in all walks of life is more urgent. Foreign art and design disciplines have been differentiated and integrated into a variety of emerging disciplines that will function in the future with the development of society. The contents taught by different majors in different universities are quite different. How to choose an interesting, developing and powerful major and college according to its future development direction, ability improvement, social future development trend, and talent demand in the domestic employment market is more important than the score of the college entrance examination for life choices.
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