Are academic qualifications and GPA equally important to art study abroad? Will the requirements differ between different colleges? How should we plan correctly? Many students with long-term plans to study abroad began to pave the way early. In addition to working hard on their studies, they also need to communicate with professional teachers in advance to gain advantages in credit and recommendation letters. Can they apply for studying abroad if their standardized scores are not up to standard? Let's analyze it specifically.

　　 Can I apply for studying abroad if my standardized score is not up to the standard?

Strictly speaking, standardized scores do not meet the minimum standards of colleges and universities. In fact, the probability of successfully obtaining an offer is very low, but are there any special cases? Of course there are! In fact, all application requirements and materials set by colleges and universities are closely related to the professional dimension of application. Professional competence is the core assessment standard, and portfolio is the most important application materials.

QIZE's work collection, major transfer, insufficient language achievement, still won RCA interaction design offer

In natural light, we meet some exceptional students every year, such as those whose undergraduate colleges are very ordinary, whose GPA is not high, or whose language scores are not up to the standard, but who are still recognized by the colleges when applying. The most important reason is that their works are absolutely excellent, and can open a gap with other applicants, Enough to make up for deficiencies in other materials.

Xizi's classmate's work collection, low GPA, language delay, conquer 5 schools with the same set of work collection twice in a row

for example Studying abroad in landscape design The average score of her undergraduate college students is only 71, and the IELTS has not reached the standard, but in the application of the second year, she finally won the offer from five colleges with the same set of works. The key to success is that she raised her requirements in the creation process of her portfolio, reached an unprecedented height, made up for the shortcomings of these unfavorable factors, and used her strength to prove her absolute competitiveness to colleges and universities.

Another example is Shi, who got the offer of CalArts' character animation major. In the face of the great competitiveness of enrolling only one or two mainland students every year, Shi's language score has not yet reached the standard, but with his excellent collection of works, he was greatly recognized by the interviewer during the video interview and won the offer on the spot.

Collected works of Shi, whose language is not up to the standard, are still offered by CalArts for character animation

Although such cases occur every year in natural light, objectively speaking, the proportion is still very small, and they also face greater risks and elements of luck. Therefore, students should not take such a chance, and should reasonably allocate their time and energy according to the importance of application materials on the premise of ensuring that other standardized scores can reach the standard.

In general, the more top universities, whether big U or art universities, the better their comprehensive background is, the more helpful they will be to apply. However, this comprehensive background is not only reflected in the academic experience such as standardized scores and university rankings, but also includes the comprehensive ability reflected in the soft power background (activity experience, scientific research experience, internship experience, etc.), documents, recommendation letters and other materials.

However, the most important thing in applying for art study abroad is the collection of works. To improve professional ability and reflect on the quality of the collection of works is our most guaranteed starting point. Especially for those students who want to be admitted exceptionally, it is necessary to ensure whether their work collection is better than that of students with strong comprehensive strength, so as to improve the possibility of obtaining this "lucky".

So for art application, academic background and standardized scores are really not as decisive as studying abroad in a large category, because the collection of works in our application materials share more important assessment points. However, the academic background and standardized scores are still the preparation conditions that we cannot ignore. In the face of increasingly stringent application requirements, students cannot miss any opportunity to improve their competitiveness, plan in advance, find the most professional "auxiliary" and valuable background improvement projects, and complete a perfect transcript!

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