As you will recall, the previous "Harvard case of discrimination against Asian Americans" was finally decided by the federal court in favor of Harvard after more than a year of trial. The Yale Big Brother who was a supporter at that time has also been sent to the "altar". According to foreign media reports, the US Department of Justice has formally sued Yale University for allegedly discriminating against white and Asian applicants in undergraduate enrollment, in violation of the relevant provisions of the 1964 Civil Rights Act on the prohibition of discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious belief, gender or country of origin. This makes many domestic students wonder if there is racial discrimination in Dream School? Are local students born with great advantages? NO! We also have our own advantages! What are the advantages of domestic students applying to study in the United States? Let's have a look.

What are the advantages of domestic students applying to study in the United States?

01. Solid foundation and strength support

As we all know, domestic art students have accumulated their fine arts skills from childhood, so their fine arts skills should not be underestimated.

Moreover, many people have gone through the devil training before the art exam, and the skills of hand sketching can be said to be absolutely excellent.

It was not easy to get into the university, and began four years of watercolor sketch cross training and software operation technology training.

So compared with foreign applicants, domestic students have a great advantage on the basis. With good foundation, he is very skilled in making works collection. Whether it is hand-painted renderings of clothing specialty or 3D modeling of architecture specialty, it is inseparable from the design foundation.

Natural light student portfolio project pictures

Although many hand-painted places can be replaced by collages in the production of works collection, the foundation of painting can help capture inspiration, judge whether the design is complex or simple, and even build and improve the project framework of works collection through professional cognition and thinking awareness with a foundation.

These are the abilities that most overseas applicants do not have, so solid basic skills are very important, and they are a sharp weapon for us to defeat them when we apply!

02. Chinese elements, powerful eye-catching

In recent years, Guochao Design has stepped into the vision of the global fashion circle step by step. From Li Ning's design transformation to fashion week, to the Chinese characters on the limited edition bag of Balenciaga Qixi this year.

Chinese elements are not only the favorite of the fashion industry, but also sought after by all walks of life.

Li Ning x Fashion Week

National Fashion Makeup in the Forbidden City

With a 5000 year history of Chinese culture, each era has unique artistic elements, and everything left by the ancient civilization is a little touching.

This is a natural advantage given by every domestic applicant. Previously, students of natural light were inspired by The Classic of Mountains and Rivers and A Dream of Red Mansions, and applied Chinese cultural elements to their works, which was favored by major overseas universities.

Natural light student portfolio project pictures

In addition to the use of Chinese cultural elements in the project, you can also take pictures on the spot, and take the distinctive domestic scenic spots and buildings as the theme background, which can give you a more immersive and practical feeling.

One natural light student set the scene in the project as Nanluoguxiang and Beihaibei in Beijing. She first went to Nanluogu Lane for field research and took many photos. While taking photos, she also brought the role of the girl in the project story to feel the atmosphere of Xiahutong, so as to stimulate more ideas and obtain more inspiration.

Chinese characters convey a strong and profound Chinese culture. The font itself is not something with strong information, but as a carrier of cultural inheritance and communication, the dull characters also have the crystallization of the wisdom and thought of the ancients.

Natural light A former student transformed the Chinese characters, and reflected the polysemy of one word through the derived graphic characters.

It can be seen that it is a natural advantage for domestic students to use local cultural elements to integrate into the project when applying. This kind of blood culture can not only add points to the collection of works, but also spread and publicize the essence of Chinese civilization.

03. God's help makes the tiger more powerful

Nowadays, studying abroad is no longer the only way for the top people in society. More and more families see the advantages of studying abroad. As a result, the number of applicants for art and design study abroad is increasing year by year, and the number of places accepted by famous overseas schools is limited, which means that the competition pressure is increasing.

Compared with most DIY applicants from other countries, there are some seniors and sisters returning from overseas study in China, and there are many excellent professional work collection educational institutions that provide maximum assistance for each applicant.

So that domestic students will no longer be blocked by news, cut off from famous schools, make fewer detours in making collections and applications, and make the most adequate preparation with the most reasonable time arrangement.

The natural light instructor prepares with the students

choice Art study institutions The greatest value and significance of the is to better connect applicants and schools. Especially for students who apply for cross majors and have weak professional foundation.

For those students who are in a hurry to prepare, have heavy academic tasks and have limited time and energy, we will help them to avoid wasting a year of application opportunities because they are not familiar with the process and the application is trivial and complicated, which leads to the professional portfolio not meeting the requirements of the university, falling into the wrong area of application.

Lecture of Natural Light Overseas Alliance

Professional collection organizations will have a deeper understanding of foreign universities and colleges, and have a special project tutor team to get updated information of universities and colleges at the first time. From planning to learning to later application, it can protect applicants.

The teachers of the consultant team will provide full service, from consultation to smooth exit, they are responsible for every student from beginning to end, and grasp the application rhythm.

A strong clerical team. They study the perspective of the document, the idea of document writing and the experience of application operation, and tailor it to the specific situation of the students. They will also get the latest information about the colleges and universities at the first time, so as to ensure that the students are close to overseas colleges and universities.

The most important thing is the professional tutors returning from famous overseas schools, that is, the seniors and sisters in the future. They have a clearer understanding of the admission requirements of colleges and universities and the preferences of the admissions officers, which can avoid students' blind learning and detours. Selection is very important for supervisors to complete their portfolios.

What are the advantages of domestic students applying to study in the United States? After this injection of "heart enhancer", is the big stone in your heart falling to the ground. Although students applying overseas have been exempted from language scores and have more advantages in academic achievements, this does not mean that we are lagging behind. We should constantly consolidate the foundation, cooperate with the tutor to polish the portfolio project, and strive to improve the comprehensive quality according to the time plan.

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