Since the COVID-19 epidemic swept the world last year, the whole society has been greatly restricted in terms of both economic conditions and the job market. This has made many people decide to continue to hide their talents and improve their academic qualifications and professional skills in a special period after graduation.

Under the gradually severe influence of the postgraduate entrance examination situation, many people have rekindled the idea of studying abroad for further study. However, the application for art study abroad cannot be completed in a few days. It needs some time to prepare the materials that meet the requirements of the university.

　　 If you choose to study abroad after graduation, do you want to gap for one year?

Graduation faces choices. Some people rush into the workplace, while others linger in the same place. For studying abroad in art "Seasonal application", "the sooner the better", "the longer the delay is to increase competitiveness" It may be the most orthodox view.

Many people think Art study abroad It's very simple, just take the good works and college grades to submit. In addition, the market competition pressure is high, and there are also many uncertainties after studying abroad. It is better to work directly.

But in today's society, Want to be a bit higher than others at the starting point, and hold the ticket to enter the top overseas universities Then, if I choose to study abroad in the arts after graduation, do I want to gap for one year?

　　 1. Need to improve the background of the document?

Documents account for nearly 40% of the applications for art study abroad. In the document category, the resume is the first thing the admissions officer sees when browsing your submission, followed by the portfolio and other content.

　　 If you want to produce a resume with considerable weight, you need a lot of internship experience and professional practice projects as support.

　　 British colleges and universities pay more attention to academics, while the United States pays more attention to students' practical ability, that is, project experience . There are also some differences between undergraduate and graduate students. The resume for applying for undergraduate is relatively simple, which highlights personal professional ability. Postgraduates are more important. They need to briefly describe their professional experience, focusing on highlighting the applicant's academic ability, such as professional background, research content, academic achievements, etc. The experience gained in study, internship, work, competition and charity can be fully written into CV.

Documents required for London University undergraduate application

Therefore, you should consider your own actual situation when choosing whether to study art for a year or not. Whether you have a certain reserve of professional practice project experience and rich internship experience.

If you feel that it is not enough to apply to colleges and universities, you can gap for one year, Pay attention to the recruitment of relevant projects in this year, and participate in international competitions and interdisciplinary integration projects . These are very favorable magic weapons for the application to win, which are more powerful than competitors.

　　 2. Does the portfolio meet the application requirements of the institution?

As I have just talked about documents, the collection of professional works accounts for the largest proportion of applications (especially for design majors). Foreign art colleges investigate students' independent and creative ideas, unique views on life and artistic expressions through their works We hope to enroll outstanding students with innovative consciousness, creative inspiration, future potential and artistic talent through the review of the collection of works.

Therefore, the production of the collection of works needs a period of time to prepare. Under the correct guidance of professional instructors, we need to understand the professional application requirements of the applicant colleges, and on this basis, we can give play to our creativity and design thinking to produce 3-5 creative projects to meet the application standards.

Pictures of student works of natural light

The following aspects are required for an excellent collection of works:

　　 a.IDEA： Inspiration, research and practice are carried out through various forms of expression, and the final presentation of the collection is completed on the premise of meeting the requirements.

　　 b. Logic: Logic must run through the whole process

　　 c. Analysis: How to highlight the theme and key points you want to express through reasonable analysis.

　　 d. Typesetting: Show style, highlight key points and be concise

Cases of Excellent Collection of Costume Design

Therefore, whether to decide on gap year after graduation depends on: On the one hand, whether there is a certain professional foundation and whether the collection of works is completed; On the other hand, whether the collection of works meets the requirements of the colleges and universities applied for and has the criteria for obtaining an offer.

　　 3. Is the standardized performance up to standard?

In fact, when it comes to standardized scores, every major is inseparable from English scores and school performance. This is required for any major. The standards of institutions and majors in each country are different, but they are all basic thresholds that must be met.

For most students who apply for art, they need to brush English several times to get the ideal results. And if When applying to top universities, the higher the English and standardized scores are, the greater the probability of applying to them is.

Parsons' application language requirements

But it's not that you can't go abroad if you can't brush the language. It's not so absolute. Most overseas universities have Provide international students with bridging courses to improve their English ability , such as London Art, Edinburgh, Southampton, New York Vision, Parsons, etc. As long as students' language scores reach a certain level, such as applying for IELTS 5.5 and TOEFL 75 , are likely to be admitted by the above schools, as long as you complete language courses abroad, you can successfully enter.

Language courses on the official UAL website

　　 So whether to choose gap for one year or not, we should consider whether to brush up the language scores in China or take language courses abroad This is not the biggest problem, but it is an inescapable threshold. To study abroad is to learn more advanced professional knowledge and skills, if the language is not qualified. First, we need to be distracted from learning English. The most important thing is that all the English teaching content will not be accepted, which will greatly reduce the learning efficiency.

　　 4. Are you familiar with the applied institutions and requirements?

　　 When domestic students apply for studying abroad, the biggest obstacle is that they cannot establish close ties with overseas universities. This will directly lead to the inability to obtain first-hand policies and information, which will, to a certain extent, make applicants fall into the situation of deviation from the latest application requirements.

Professional application requirements modified by the UAL

For example, due to the epidemic situation this year, various colleges and universities have constantly revised their professional application requirements and submitted ddl. Applicants must obtain information at the first time to adjust their application materials and submission time in a timely manner.

So applicants are needed Keep an eye on the trends of colleges and universities, and constantly improve the application materials and portfolio projects According to the requirements, the professional teacher will also give the most correct analysis and interpretation as soon as possible, which is very nervous for students who have a short time to prepare and hurry to complete the work collection. It is necessary to leave enough time to fight the smoke-free war.

So after graduation, whether to choose art study abroad for a year depends on whether you have made adequate preparations. Although new policies and requirements are issued by colleges and universities and majors every year, they remain unchanged, Plan in advance, prepare as early as possible, set aside time according to the application plan, and follow the teacher's pace to complete the collection of works and documents, so as to reap the offers of ideal colleges and universities.

　　 summary

To sum up, it can be concluded from the above four points: after graduation, whether to choose art study abroad or not depends on whether all aspects are well prepared. Studying abroad in art is not something that can be applied to an ideal college in a short time. The materials and contents that need to be prepared need time and effort to complete.

Everyone who wants to pursue artistic dreams overseas is for the promotion of personal ability and better future development. It is very necessary to take one year to precipitate and experience the innovation of overseas design thinking in advance, learn more advanced design concepts, and lay a good foundation for future study life.

There is no shortcut on the way to success. Better achievements, more fully prepared collection of works and documents, and professional experience and achievements gained by participating in the project are all gas stations for dreams. I believe that this busy year will give you a more outstanding self and a future without regret!

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