At the peak of the application season, colleges and universities have fully opened online application channels, and students have entered the final stage from full preparation for the collection of works. This year's changes in the art study market, several reforms in colleges and universities, and the surge in the number of British applicants have also led to some twists and turns in the submission process of many students' collection of works, Recently, we received a lot of questions from students backstage: how to submit the 2-minute video of Huangyi? What should I do if the slideroom registration email is different from that in the application materials? Edinburgh application page crashed! How to submit the overseas work collection? Today we are going to introduce the final "doorstep" collection submission method, which is six common collection submission methods for science popularization, and introduce the operation process and precautions in detail!

　　 slideroom

Slideroom is the most commonly used online platform for submitting portfolios in American colleges and universities. Most American colleges and universities will submit portfolios and other application materials through slideroom. Each college will also have its own slideroom website, and students can find the link in the application requirements section of the college's official website.

According to the application process of most colleges, the first step is to submit an application in the application system of the college's official website, fill in personal information and other information, complete the application registration, and then submit the collection of works according to the slideroom website provided by the college.

After jumping to the slideroom website, we will need to register an account first. The name, email and contact information used by students to register must be the same as the information we filled in the application on the official website, so as to ensure that colleges can find our online application materials correspondingly and contact us in the future.

After completing the registration, we need to fill in some basic information according to the steps. The final key step is to submit the collection materials. Generally speaking, slideroom will also make specific restrictions according to the requirements of the college you apply for.

We only need to upload our own works, documents, etc. according to each section, and we need to pay special attention to that we must prepare the collection materials in strict accordance with the application format, number of pages, and size, otherwise we will not be able to upload successfully.

After repeatedly confirming that the uploaded materials, titles, and text messages correspond one by one, you can click Confirm Save to enter the payment phase. After payment, all information uploaded by us cannot be modified, so students must be strict before this. After all the steps are completed, the email address used by the students for registration will receive the email of successful submission.

matters needing attention:

1. Before uploading, be sure to confirm the upload link and content requirements of the applicant institution, including the number of pages, size, image format, video duration, etc. of the portfolio;

2. In addition to the collection of works, some colleges and universities also require to upload documents such as resumes, transcripts, personal statements, letters of recommendation, etc. Students should prepare corresponding labeled folders in advance in the computer used for application, so as to avoid leakage in the subsequent submission process due to time constraints;

3. Generally, after uploading, you need to pay the application fee. Students should prepare VISA or MASTER credit cards in advance;

4. As the online collection submission method with the largest number of users, many famous universities in the United States will inevitably encounter network congestion, server delay and other phenomena during the peak of the application season, so in order to ensure that the last link does not make mistakes, students must improve the collection as soon as possible, avoid popular time points, and be patient with each step!

　　 UCAS

The full name of the UCAS system is Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. In short, it is the admissions office of British universities. Unlike the slideroom, it is not only a platform for the submission of work collections, but also a public institution to review the qualifications of applicants.

Generally speaking, UCAS is aimed at the application channels for undergraduate majors in British universities, while graduate art design majors such as Huangyi and Lunyi have chosen to open independent online application channels. UCAS is a platform that will open applications for colleges and universities in the coming year in September every year. The specific deadline will be determined by different colleges and universities. Each student can apply for no more than 5 majors from 5 universities in UCAS, and students applying for Oxford and Cambridge can only choose one from two.

The operation process is similar to that of the slideroom. We need to register and fill in detailed personal information on the UCAS official website first. After registration, we need to select specific majors and colleges. This is similar to the domestic college entrance examination. We need to divide five colleges in the order of preference.

If the students get multiple offers later and are selected as the first choice by us, we will have no second choice if other conditions are met. We must go to this university to study.

After determining the institution, we will jump to the page of the specific institution, upload the portfolio information according to the requirements, and submit a personal statement within 4000 letters (about 500 words) to introduce the reason and motivation for choosing the course.

After that, submit works that meet relevant specifications according to the requirements of the institution; In addition, we need to upload two letters of recommendation and fill in the details of the recommenders, so that the colleges can verify the authenticity. Before the final submission, we can modify the above process, which does not need to be completed at one time.

matters needing attention:

1. Since each student can only apply to 5 colleges, students must make plans in advance to determine the colleges they most want to go to as firm choices;

2. UCAS is a unified application platform, which has strict review standards for documents, personal information and recommendation letters. Students must try to improve it to prevent plagiarism;

3. In the personal materials section, we also need to introduce detailed educational background, including the scores obtained in the past education stage, including A-Level subjects, AS scores/estimated scores and IELTS scores, so students must prepare in advance;

4. £ 20 for one major and £ 25 for two or more.

　　 Website uploaded by the school

Many "maverick" art schools will also open their own online application channels and set up independent collection upload systems according to different collection requirements. Because the specific requirements of each college are different, students must prepare the format of the portfolio before the online application channel is opened.

For example, this year Royal College of Art After several revisions to the requirements of the collection, the online application channel was also opened less than one month before DDL. This situation left us with a tight time to prepare the application. Students must plan in advance to improve the content of the collection as soon as possible;

In addition, there are some special requirements for the online application channel of many colleges and universities. When Huang Yi first revised the requirements for the collection of works, he mentioned that only five pictures could be uploaded. Although this requirement was deleted later, in the subsequent online application platform, only five sections were set for the collection of works.

If students do not understand the change process of Huangyi or pay attention to the number of uploaded images, it is easy to mistakenly think that only 5 images are charged, but in fact, multiple images can be uploaded in each module. Therefore, students must pay close attention to the dynamics of the target university in real time and calmly prepare for changes.

Finally, the independent upload platform of colleges and universities is usually not as stable as the first two. We mentioned that the unified website system is not as stable as before. In a short time, a large number of applicants are likely to be unable to get in and even crash the web page. For example, this year's online application systems such as Sheffield University, Birmingham University, Edinburgh University and so on collapse because they cannot accommodate the surge of visitors.

Therefore, when facing the problems that students may face in the process of submitting portfolios, they must calmly deal with them, pay attention to the instant information released by colleges and universities, spare time for many attempts, and try to prepare as early as possible.

　　 Upload web version link

There are also some ways to submit college portfolios that require us to prepare a URL format, that is, to upload web page links. This way is usually applicable to the submission of animation, interaction, games, movies and other dynamic portfolios.

For this requirement, students can choose some online file sharing software, such as Dropbox, ISSUU, Behance, Google Drive, etc., to share our collection of works in the format of project JPEG, PDF, and video to generate a link.

Let's briefly introduce the advantages of these software. You can choose according to the type of your project:

　　 Dropbox

From operation to function, this software is similar to the Baidu online disk that students often use. It is relatively simple. Uploaded files can be subdivided into multiple folders, and the file format is not limited. However, the free capacity of an individual account is only 2GB, and the maximum size of a single file is 300MB.

　　 ISSUU

It is a comprehensive electronic reading platform, mainly providing some magazines, newspapers, pictures, videos and other forms of reading, because users can upload files spontaneously, and generate slides and web links for free. It is also a very popular online sharing method, on which many colleges and universities' enrollment information and college journals are shared.

　　 Behance

You should be familiar with this. Behance is not only a website where you can find inspiration and search for pictures, but also can upload the project to build your own electronic works collection. The project can be a series of images, videos or other formats, and each project has a unique sharing link.

　　 Google Drive

This is an online storage platform developed by Google. Each user has 15G of free storage space. The biggest advantage of Google Drive is that it can store AI, PSD, TTF and other software formats, and video links can be played online, which is relatively more stable.

Finally, some individual colleges and universities will require students to build their own personal websites, such as interactive experience, games and other majors. In this case, it is important to ensure that the web page can be opened! Students can invite more friends to help them test in different periods, especially in different countries and network environments, to ensure that everything is safe.

　　 E-mail

It is also a common application method to send the electronic collection of works to the official mailbox provided by the university. This type of application process is relatively simple, but it also tests the students' carefulness.

First of all, this kind of college application and portfolio submission are two links. Students should carefully read the needs and distinguish the materials needed for different links. Moreover, because there is no web system planning, all the formats and sizes of works are prepared by us according to the requirements, which is more prone to some errors, so students must carefully check and confirm many times.

Colleges and universities that generally require uploading portfolios by email will also require students to compress portfolios or submit links to web pages. The platform tools described above are also applicable.

　　 Mail paper version

In the early days of art study abroad, the paper version by mail was also a common way of submission. However, due to some uncertain factors, many colleges and universities such as AA and Edinburgh University have changed this way to online collection submission. However, there are still some colleges and universities that have followed this approach.

For example, CalArts animation majors need to mail Sketchbook, some undergraduate majors in ACCD, and some undergraduate majors in Pratt. In addition, most of the majors that need to be interviewed also need to bring paper versions of their collections.

So natural light Collection Training Organization It is also suggested that students should prepare a hard copy of the collection of works when time permits. For colleges and universities that decide to mail their collections of works, students must reserve time to make full preparations for the layout, printing and decoration of works.

And try to choose a regular and fast international express company, price is not the first consideration in this case! I chose an unknown small logistics company for a bargain, and finally the collection of works was lost, or the application for sending the collection of works has been closed. It's a pity that I missed out with Dream School because of this situation!

How to submit the overseas work collection? We introduced six common collection submission methods and precautions, but in fact, the application process is much the same, and what is really worth noting is the requirements and focus of each college for collection. In the final stage, what students can do is to be careful, careful and calm. Carefully investigate the requirements of colleges and universities, and prepare the correct format one by one; Carefully check the contents of the collection, check for deficiencies and fill in omissions, and improve the paperwork; Finally, calmly face the changing and stable attitude, complete the final work, and wait for the arrival of the offer with peace of mind!

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