The successful cases are the same, and the "Lei" of the students who failed in the exam are all brilliant. Let's introduce the various minefields encountered in the re application for art students: the English spelling of the project title is wrong, the site is submitted to ddl in advance, the wrong major is submitted, the independent proposition is staggered, etc., as well as the problems of these wrong minefields of procrastination, reminding everyone to avoid making the same wrong minefields.

Jump into the new year

Natural light art 21 fall offer Natural light has been soft

Harvest offers from top universities in Britain, America and Japan covering six major departments

Various professions, various god operations

I'm more and more impressed by this strange brain hole and superb skills

The students who got the offer were invariably excellent

Students with standardized scores ↑ and talents with good foundation

Make good use of interdisciplinary "slash youth"

Inspired and unique artistic talent

......

But when someone is happy, someone is sad

There are many reasons why the students who fail in the list "pat brain melon seeds"

Let's absorb some experience from them today

Don't step on these thunder on the application road!

Minefields for application of art study abroad

1. The project title is misspelled in English

To apply for art study abroad in Britain, America and other countries, all application materials are required to be written in English. I'm sure you all know this, but for most of the students who have studied in China for more than ten years, their English level is no better than their mother tongue.

It is inevitable that some spelling mistakes will occur along the way in the particularly tense application. Before studying abroad in Natural Light Art, there was a student who successfully completed all projects and happily prepared to submit them. Thanks to the review mechanism of the last check, I found that the student's project title was misspelled in English. After the final modification, we successfully applied for RISD. This breathtaking scene can be said to pinch a cold sweat.

Review season of admissions officer for studying in natural light art

　　 This kind of spelling mistake is a big taboo in the application . If you submit it to the admissions officer, first of all, the wrong spelling will mislead him or her to understand your project correctly, and then he or she will give him or her a feeling of carelessness and imprecision. Therefore, spelling mistakes must be avoided. To be on the safe side, I suggest The details shall be confirmed repeatedly before the final submission, and it is better for professional teachers to help with professional review.

2. Planting submission, ddl in advance

In previous years, the ddl of colleges and universities was relatively fixed, and the time gap between before and after was not more than one week. Once the submission deadline is announced, it will not be changed. However, due to the catching up with the epidemic this year and the continuous adjustment of national policies, these colleges and universities have also changed their submission time from time to time and without warning, basically ahead of schedule.

This has a great impact on many people who are late in preparation or have "deep procrastination", and people are nervous when they are about to apply. In addition, at the closing stage, when ddl was advanced, many students were confused.

One of the students who studied in Natural Light Art had prepared very early and completed the project smoothly. But as we approached the end stage, we didn't worry at the beginning. As a result, there were some small incidents during the audit, which delayed the time.

As the submission nears, Huangyi has also advanced the first wave of ddl. As a result, the student missed the first wave of application and had to wait for the next wave.

The second round of DDL of Huangyi was changed to 2021.02.03

Admission result time is March 24, 2021

It seems that the best way to get rid of the trouble of application is Prepare in advance and follow the teacher's steps to complete each step of the application as soon as possible . Don't point at the battle and embrace the Buddha's feet. What if you don't?

3. One eye, wrong specialty

You may think that the title is absurd. How could there be such a careless person? Don't say it's true.

A "great god" who studied in Natural Light Arts last year really had such a poor performance. I originally chose to apply for an interactive major Most of the portfolio projects are completed around 3D design, game animation, etc. Finally, I chose the wrong major when I submitted, but I didn't realize it. When I finally made an offer, it turned out to be Offer of game design , stunned!

Pictures of works of overseas students of natural light art

So we should Keep the habit of being conscientious and meticulous Especially when applying, it is easy to neglect the full English. This student is good. Other colleges and universities have also received an interactive offer, and successfully applied. But what if you're not so lucky? The consequences are conceivable. Everyone can be dazzled at any time. At this time, you must open your eyes and look carefully before submitting.

4. Shake your hand and cross the school with independent proposition

Many top universities require to submit an independent proposition project in their application requirements. No preparation can be made in advance for different topics every year, that is, preparation can only be started after the colleges and universities announce the latest application requirements of that year.

For example, Parsons and RISD have different independent propositions every year. The proposition of RISD this year is repair, which can be presented in any form, but it should be expressed through creative design. Parsons' request this year is to carry out an extension project based on one of its own projects.

This year's RISD independent proposition project for overseas students of natural light art

One student studying in Natural Light Art is applying for graphic design in the US. He also wants to apply for Parsons and RISD. It was not easy to make two independent propositions by lighting and boiling oil. Results In the final submission, the two independent proposition projects were submitted to the wrong institutions. As a result, we missed the opportunity to get the offer from these two universities.

So the best way to avoid stepping on such thunder is Read the application requirements of colleges and universities carefully, mark the prepared projects with the corresponding file names, and sort them out . Also, we should pay attention to whether there are specific Independent proposition submission channel and submission time Don't be penny wise and pound foolish, be strict first.

5. The oral English is poor, and the interview is dull

Most of us have grown up learning "dumb English" since childhood, so our oral English level is generally not very good. Some students may grow up in bilingual schools or international schools, and their spoken English will be better.

But these words are far from enough for an interview. Because interview is not like daily communication, You should use some advanced vocabulary when answering questions and introducing ideas about your portfolio. And the atmosphere is relatively tense during the interview The professor's question is unknown, so speaking ability is very important.

If the speaking ability is average, the interview should focus on language logic on the one hand, content on the other hand, and words on the other hand. My god feels that a brain is definitely not enough. So you must Prepare for oral communication in advance You can make better use of it when you interview. If conditions permit, you can Attend some mock interviews in advance Find out the process in advance to avoid confusion and incoherence caused by tension.

6. Lack of research process when applying to the UK

The biggest difference between British and American applicants in terms of the content of their portfolios lies in the research process. British colleges and universities attach more importance to the research and experimental process of the production of the entire portfolio Therefore, students should have a large proportion of this part in each project, and the lack of this part will directly affect the results.

I have met a classmate before. His clothing design products have a special sense of design, and the overall blockbuster is also very international. When introducing to us, the inspiration and design concept were very clear. However, the only regret is that his works focus on inspiration and ready-made clothes, and his research and experiment only occupy one page, which is not very advantageous in the application to the UK. Finally, he missed his dream school and decided to continue to apply for Gap one year and next year.

Research pictures of works collection of overseas students of natural light art

From the above cases, we can see the importance of this part. In fact, this is not just a necessity for the UK to apply for. These are presented in the works Let the admissions officer have a clear understanding of your entire design process, and know everything about you from every detail . So when you are making an application portfolio, you must Grasp the proportion of research and experiment process, and make typesetting according to the application requirements of colleges and universities In order to get satisfactory results.

7. The layout is messy, where is the focus

If the whole collection of works has reached the stage of typesetting, congratulations are only one step away from success.

　　 Typography is to list the process contents of all works in order and give necessary instructions according to the requirements of colleges and universities Admissions officers do not directly and completely deny a collection of works because of typography problems, but if typography problems occur, it is easy to have unclear expression and confusion of thinking, which indirectly leads to missing out on Dream School.

Composition of works of overseas students of natural light art

Before typesetting, one thing should be done first: Sort out the overall structure of the collection to ensure clear sequence and logic 。

Students should sort out the typesetting materials according to the nodes of the design methodology, establish corresponding folders for the design process, and filter and arrange the available images, words and other materials.

　　 Words are also indispensable, but should be used properly, which is often the finishing touch But it's not worth the loss if you want to dominate.

Composition of works of overseas students of natural light art

Therefore, students must pay attention to typesetting. The overall typesetting style can be determined according to their own collection of works and different majors.

But it must not be too complicated, and there is no point in blooming everywhere. Don't let the pictures and layout in the collection of works be too dazzling, and there are too many visual decorations, even in the collection of graphic design Don't make the form bigger than the content.

8. The document is not a love letter. Don't say it's useless

In the application for studying abroad in the arts, documents account for almost half of the country. The document part actually contains a lot of content, Resume (CV), personal statement (PS) and recommendation letter (RL) are the most important three parts.

Only when you can display yourself properly in the document can you get twice the result with half the effort.

Documents required for London University undergraduate application

Before studying in Natural Light Art, there was a student who had a strong literary heritage. It can be seen from the collection of works that he knew folk culture, history and culture at his fingertips, but this could be useless in writing.

His PS writing is very long, which does not meet the requirements of colleges and universities in terms of length. Generally, in PS, it is required to let admissions officers understand the professional basis by describing their professional experience and background. And why are you interested in this major? What have you learned in your major in the past? What are your expectations and plans for the future.

This part of his writing seems to be an opinion argumentation to be published in a journal, and also like a love letter, full of personal feelings and great ambitions. It was written very well, but a good person card was issued. The reason is that the document can't be written like this!

Essay requirements for RISD application

So the most important point of the document is On the premise of meeting the requirements of colleges and universities, show your uniqueness and excellence, so during the preparation process, you must prepare and sort out as many useful content as possible in advance, and then edit according to logic and requirements.

9. Video focuses on content, don't show off your skills

This year, due to the epidemic situation, many colleges and universities cancelled offline interviews, so in order to get a more realistic and comprehensive understanding of applicants, some colleges and universities added 2-3 min video requirements for some majors.

　　 Basically, in the video introduction requirements of every major, there is a description of your expected learning methods and plans for the future, to check whether you have enough personal awareness and learning motivation, and know that you have a grasp of the general direction of future development.

Parsons' video requirements

A few days ago, Natural Light Art interviewed a student who applied for Huangyi's illustration major. She majored in games as a undergraduate and could be called "Yesmola" for video editing. But she repeatedly stressed to us in the interview, Don't pay too much attention to whether the background of the video shooting is beautiful or not. It's good to be clean. Don't care too much about how high the post editing force is. Video content is the most important.

Video requirements of Huangyi

In the future, video requirements may become an indispensable part of the application. In fact, the preparation and shooting of video is not as difficult as everyone imagined, it is just Colleges want a more intuitive and comprehensive understanding of applicants.

So you must First understand the requirements of colleges and universities, and then present the video content in the most appropriate and simple way. In the early stage, we should sort out our ideas and refine the key points, and the school would like to see your most sincere side.

10. Single project, don't just look at advantages

This is actually at the initial stage of application, One thing you should pay attention to during the planning period of the overall architecture of the portfolio. Many students would like to fully display their advantages in the work collection. For example, when applying for the clothing design major, you are good at creative design in the fabric, so you want to select a large proportion of fabric related items in the work collection.

In fact, this is not wrong, but it cannot be too simple. After all, now What colleges and universities hope to see is a diversified and widely covered application work Therefore, it is better for students to choose from several projects in the collection.

This year, one of the students who applied for the UK study in Natural Light Arts went abroad to join an interdisciplinary project in his works. Although this may not be her advantage, the diversified display enables the college to see her super high design ability and learning ability. This is also the key for her to get the offer from her favorite college.

Research pictures of interdisciplinary projects of overseas students of natural light art

Therefore, students should establish a clear portfolio framework before making a portfolio. To tap more potential besides your own advantages, learning is to make your own strengths from your own weaknesses, and make good use of your own abilities in this area to apply, which is not far from the offer of Dream School!

　　 Summary of today

Seeing so many "thunder points" of students who failed in the list, see if you have stepped on them? It is still too late to save. Whether it is the application node or the control of the work collection, we need to treat it carefully.

Don't take chances, God will favor those who are prepared. As long as we are rigorous enough and take each step steadily according to the application plan, I believe you are the next person to reap the offer!

The planning line of studying abroad for clothing majors is to take classes, and get rid of the misunderstanding of postgraduate entrance examination and studying abroad

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