With the end of October, Art application season The end of EA and ED in the following schools is the strongest proof: Pratt (Spring), ACCD, SVA (Spring), CCA, FIT, followed by not only November, but also the EA/ED Deadline in the following schools: RISD, Pratt (Fall), CMU, MICA, CalArts, SVA (Fall), NYU, SCAD, Today, Natural Light has brought you 64 seasonal tips for art study abroad applications. They come from many campus departments such as Natural Light Art in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Zhengzhou, New York, etc. These suggestions are not only for Application for art study abroad Students who are also preparing for next year Application for art study abroad Our friends, including Preliminary preparation for art study abroad application, collection of works for study abroad, art study abroad application, interview And planning for the future I hope these 64 tips can help you in all aspects.

About the preparation of art study abroad application:

1. From the moment you have the idea of applying for art study abroad, you should start to prepare, set your goals and directions, detail the application process, and list a more accurate timetable according to your own situation;

2. The choice of colleges is very important. Don't just learn about a school through the Internet and others' dictation. These perceptions of the school are all feelings of others. You can learn about the school by yourself through the official website or by contacting the college admissions officer;

3. It may be difficult to determine the choice of majors for art study abroad application at the moment. Do more research, learn more about what each major does, what fields and industries are involved, and make a comprehensive choice based on your own situation;

4. Don't think language is unimportant. Excellent language performance can become your competitive advantage;

5. When applying, GPA is often an investigation project of the school, especially for students who are preparing to apply for master's degree in art study. If you have plans to apply for overseas art schools, you must pay attention to your GPA during the undergraduate period and not treat them too casually;

6. It is no harm to listen to more suggestions in the early stage of art study abroad application. Even though this suggestion may come from art study abroad agencies or study abroad institutions, many students may have an "inexplicable" sense of resistance to art study abroad agencies and art study abroad institutions, but most of the suggestions of the old teachers of the agencies/institutions are of referential significance;

7. For students who apply for DIY art study abroad, if they don't know how to improve their ability in some aspect, they can selectively participate in the workshops, admissions officer activities, master tour activities of art study abroad institutions, and I believe that they can help you find some answers;

8. Students who choose art study abroad institutions must communicate more with their teachers and take the initiative to communicate. Although the teachers will attend classes on time and follow up the learning progress at any time, only you know the real knowledge level best. In this regard, teachers cannot empathize with each other, and must communicate with teachers in a timely manner in case of any incomprehension;

　　9. Deadline for application of foreign art schools Each is different. EA, ED, RD and RA are different. When applying, you must remember the Deadline of your Dream School;

10. Not everyone must take the preparatory course and make decisions according to their own conditions and needs;

About art study abroad application for study abroad collection:

1. "Who are you;

2. It is necessary to put more details in the works of foreign art schools, but also pay attention to balancing the number of finished works and details;

3. More paintings that can show basic professional ability can be displayed in the collection of art study application works;

4. The most attractive works should not be placed on the first page as far as possible. The collection should include multiple projects that can show your strength, quality and ideas;

5. Diversity. The collection of works does not need all projects in the same direction. The creation theme and form need to be changed, and even the creation style can be more prominent;

6. Personal awareness, unique style and collection of works with strong personal emotions, especially eye-catching;

7. Any collection of professional works studying abroad can be considered to be integrated into other majors, such as the collection of professional works of graphic design. In the creation, you can consider to include illustration, sculpture, new media art and other forms of comprehensive presentation;

8. Project works with strong theme guidance and multi-dimensional ability display can help your collection become full, but the accumulation of works without theme and consciousness will only make your collection messy;

9. Don't rely too much on your own practical ability and execution ability. Sometimes they will backfire and limit your creative ideas;

10. Be willing to accept failure and have an ambition. How to express your ideas and ambitions through the collection of works is more important than the simple beauty and refinement on the surface of the collection of works;

11. No matter the collection of works or the art or design itself, it is not just superficial. You need to convey some ideas or achieve some behavior through your creation;

12. Simple expression is not necessarily insightful. Even the icon we can see everywhere is playing a huge role at any time and anywhere. Don't ignore the impact of every detail;

13. The collection of works applied for art study abroad needs both "single-minded" and "passionate". It is dedicated to the depth of the project and realization, and passionate about the divergence of thinking consciousness and the expression form of creative inspiration;

14. The differences in teaching at home and abroad often lead students to misunderstand the collection of works. The collection of works applied for art study abroad needs to show the whole process, from inspiration collection to design implementation to the landing of finished products, rather than just showing the final finished products, as in China;

15. Sketchbook should be taken seriously. It is not only the capture of inspiration, but also the record of the design and creation process, and it is also a bonus item for colleges and universities to apply;

16. For schools with independent propositions, such as Parsons and RISD, these independent propositions are also part of the application for art study abroad. Compared with the collection of works, they are also the school's assessment of students' ability. For example, Parsons Challenge, students need to take a certain item in their own collection of works as the theme, and carry out other forms of creation from another perspective;

17. The professionalism and individuality of the collection of works should be taken into account, and the display of professionalism should not be ignored in order to highlight individuality;

18. Although it is said that the portfolio project can be used universally when applying, each school has specific requirements for the portfolio format. Some schools may require 10-15 pages, and some schools require 12-20 pages. In the face of different requirements, they need to screen the content of the portfolio display in a targeted way;

19. Pay attention to details and optimize details; Line spacing, file format, size, etc;

20. There are also written contents in your portfolio, which are design instructions for your portfolio project. The text here should not only pay attention to typesetting, but also pay special attention to grammar;

21. The theme of the collection should not be "casual" or "stiff". Don't see others choose a theme that is very creative, so you should also do the same theme. Don't deliberately choose a theme that you have no idea about in order to cater to the style of the school;

22. Architecture, landscape, interior, garden and other disciplines will involve a lot of small details of data and materials, which should be sorted out at any time or on a regular basis in the early stage of sorting out and design, and it is also better to repeatedly confirm in the final stage of the collection;

23. For students who apply for the major of fashion design for art study abroad, plate making, ready to wear and photography are all important links in the exhibition of the collection of works, especially for the ready to wear photography part, whether the venue should be reserved, whether photography equipment should be rented, communicate and arrange in advance to save time;

24. As for the final shooting of the collection, don't just shoot at random. The final display of the finished product is also part of your collection, and it should also show your thoughts and ideas. Therefore, if you can't complete the shooting independently, please choose a professional team to help you as much as possible;

25. Look, think and record more, whether it is exhibition, experience or details in life, these may become the inspiration and source of your creation;

26. Never plagiarize and use for reference with ambiguous boundaries;

27. Do not do it on behalf of others. First, once it is found, the consequences are unimaginable; Secondly, acting on behalf of others can only bring you a temporary offer, but you still need to rely on yourself to learn after entering the school in the future;

28. Don't dare to try for the sake of safety application, especially the interdisciplinary attempt; Don't try to cross borders in order to deliberately display creativity;

29. The emphasis of the collection of works for the undergraduate and master stages of applying for art study abroad is different;

30. The preliminary investigation must be sufficient. The process of preliminary investigation may involve a lot of data, materials, reviews, etc. Although it is tedious, this paragraph cannot be omitted;

31. The application for landscape, architecture and other majors of art study involves many small data, pictures, materials, plans, etc., so students of this kind of majors can consider the later layout of the collection of works from the beginning when preparing the collection of works for studying abroad;

32. Some colleges and universities need to submit actual works by mail, which should be noted;

About the application for art study abroad:

1. Do not choose a treasure or online template for the sake of convenience in the application documents for art study abroad. You are unique, and your documents should also be unique;

2. Materials that need to be notarized must be notarized in time. Some schools also have special document requirements, and must confirm again and again when preparing to ensure that there is no error;

3. The application materials of most colleges and universities should be submitted together with the collection of works, not separately, but some colleges and universities can submit them separately;

4. Personal Statement/PS and Common application session/CAE are two different things! CAE needs to display things that cannot be displayed in your works, while PS is about you;

5. Different schools also have different requirements on the application documents for art study abroad, including the number and format of recommendation letters, the number of words and content of statements;

6. The recommendation letter is very important, but not the most important. A strong recommendation letter can sometimes help the situation, but in order to get a high value recommendation letter, looking for a mentor or enterprise that you are not familiar with or have little contact with may sometimes cause the university's aversion;

7. Scholarships also need to be applied for. Most art schools have various forms of scholarships and grants to apply for. Understand the form and application requirements of school scholarships, and apply according to their own conditions;

8. If you choose an institution or intermediary to help you complete the work of application documents for art study abroad, please go through the documents yourself before submitting the application;

9. Don't deliberately make up for the purpose of optimizing your own background. You may think that what you have made up is very satisfactory, but it is easy to show false pretences in front of the admissions officer, especially during the interview;

10. Age is not a problem. If you want to study, you can apply as long as you have considered it clearly. For example, in natural light, some students who have been married apply, and some who have worked for many years and started studying again;

About the interview process of art study abroad application:

1. Many foreign universities have Art study application interview In the link, even some colleges and universities have not explicitly stated on the official website that they have an interview, but they will also choose whether to interview according to the situation of the applicant, so once there is an interview demand, they should prepare as soon as possible;

2. The interview is not terrible, but you must not relax too much or pay no attention to it, prepare in advance, and put forward your own needs directly when you need to practice with your tutor in advance;

3. There are many forms of interview, such as video interview, telephone interview, school interview in China, etc. No matter what form of interview, you should avoid panic and lack of confidence;

4. Video interview and telephone interview are the interviews most prone to unpredictable situations, such as bad network, video delay, intermediate disconnection, etc. If these uncertain accidents occur during the interview process, do not affect the follow-up interview;

5. Some schools will give students some propositional creations when they apply for an interview for art study abroad, such as the IDE, GID and Service Design of RCA Royal Academy of Arts. Students need to create on site. At this time, don't restrict your expression. You can use everything around you to show your ideas to the school;

6. The interview is skillful, but don't forget to treat sincerely;

7. If it is a video interview or a telephone interview, be sure to check the network of your interview location before the interview and pay the full fee;

8. The waiting period for each student to get an offer after the interview may be different. For example, in the Natural Light 2018 art study abroad application season, the fastest record of getting an offer after a video interview is 2 hours, but some students have a long waiting time, so don't panic just because someone else gets an offer. Maybe your offer is on the way;

About the future after applying for art study abroad:

1. Go out and look at everything outside, buildings, shop windows, shopping malls, and even some small details of the store, such as the packaging of new products, the placement of shelves, the design of the overall dynamic line, etc.... You need to be a "cultural addict" and "discoverer" to become an Art Director in the future

2. Critical thinking is very important for artists and designers. Having critical thinking can help you identify which works are excellent works, and can also help you better examine your own creation;

3. When you go abroad, you may find that life is not as happy and beautiful as you think, and there may even be a huge contrast. In the face of many difficulties, adjust your attitude, and don't be depressed;

4. Plan for the future, which may not be very long-term, but at least plan for your learning and future development in the near future, such as where you plan to develop in the future? What areas are you going to try? We can all set small goals for the near future.

These are the 64 tips for the art study application season! No matter where you are in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Zhengzhou, Jinan, Xi'an and other cities, you can receive all the thoughtful suggestions from Natural Light to all students, which is also the most sincere expectation of Natural Light to all students. Although the application season is nearing the end, do not panic, relax, and calmly face the future, Although the encouragement and support from the outside world will add points, the most important thing is to have confidence in yourself! If you have any questions, please come to natural light for free consultation!

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