The application method of paper+portfolio is not that we want to "impose drama" on ourselves. The paper can better describe the theme related, design motivation, and meet the reviewers' understanding of your design principles, methods, processes and projects. In fact, colleges and universities have been "hinting" to us that most colleges and universities have listed specific preparation requirements as an optional item rather than a vacancy in the column of work collection requirements.

The visa is in hand and the class is about to start. What is the secret of getting a quick start to a famous school without using a collection of works?

A week ago, the State Department of the United States announced the lifting of the ban on F/M visas to the United States, which also means that Chinese students with visas can finally enter the United States directly from August 1!

Since this week, with the help of the Natural Light application team, we have had many students make an appointment to apply for visas and get visas. As the autumn semester of the 21st year approaches, most American colleges and universities have decided to resume offline teaching in an all-round way.

Students who are still waiting for 22fall began to join in the new round of application season without stopping. Recently, we have received a lot of advice. Facing the tightening of the preparation cycle, is there any school or art major that can not submit the most time-consuming and difficult collection of works?

Today, we will analyze the majors who do not need to submit their portfolios one by one, and tell you how to prepare to really bring dreams into reality!

　　 1. Is a paper simpler than a collection of works?

We know most Art Management 's college application requirements, Replaced the collection of works with professional papers in written form Therefore, many students also think that the difficulty of applying for management majors is relatively low. After all, a 600-1000 word paper is much easier than a 10-20 word design project, but is it really simple?

Works of Liu, a student of natural light fashion management

Let's first take a look at the requirements of art schools for papers. Take the LCF of Top1, a British fashion school, for example. The required study proposal is the master's study plan. The number of words is limited to about 600 words. The content should include:

*Propose a creative fashion or management project

*Reasons for interest in the project

*Overall objectives of the study

*Methods to solve problems in the project

No, the requirements of the paper are very consistent with the creation process of the portfolio project, That is, research -- find problems -- solve problems. Our specific workload has not changed substantially Because only through practice can we find the purpose and idea of solving problems.

Works of Liu, a student of natural light fashion management

In addition, the biggest difference between the paper and the collection of works is in the way of presenting the results. The collection of works can intuitively and clearly show the design process one by one. The paper will actually test the designer's ability to summarize and summarize when the number of words is limited, especially by using the foreign language that most students are not very proficient in, It is more difficult to convey design projects with rich information.

Works of Liu, a student of natural light fashion management

In fact, whether papers or collections of works are used as application materials, art colleges and universities face the same review standards for each applicant for our key examination points, such as creative thinking, design logic, speculative ability, professional foundation, etc., and the pressure of competition will not be reduced at all, How to use the application materials to maximize the comprehensive strength and potential is our ultimate goal.

　　 2. Thesis+portfolio is double insurance

Maybe you will wonder, the colleges and universities do not require works collection, do we still need to prepare? When students of art management ask such questions, I will answer them. If time permits, I must prepare a collection of works as much as possible

As for the reason, first of all, we have explained that a set of visual works gathering is relatively easy to show, and the fashion profession attaches the most importance to personal style and unique ideas. Secondly, when the works collection cooperates with the paper to show the project of the same theme, it can help you to conduct a more profound discussion in this field, and also can intuitively and comprehensively present your research results to the admissions officer.

The application method of Thesis+Collection of Works is not that we want to "impose" on ourselves. In fact, colleges and universities have been "hinting" to us all the time. Most colleges and universities have listed specific preparation requirements for the column of requirements for collection of works instead of vacancy.

Next, let's take Parsons as an example to see the requirements of colleges and universities for the portfolio (Option):

　　 Applicants can submit a collection of works with ten themes of fashion design or fashion management. These projects must be related to the theme you described in the paper, and these visual works can adequately explain your design motivation, and meet the reviewers' understanding of your design principles, methods, processes and projects.

The purpose of the college is very clear. The most important thing in the collection of fashion management works is not the complete clothing works, but to strengthen the persuasiveness of your research results in cooperation with the thesis. So we don't need to pursue highly completed practical works, or even be limited to clothing products, but focus on a broader fashion industry, To show your professionalism and unique views on this industry.

Works of Ryan, a student of natural light fashion management

To complete a high-quality collection of works, this suggestion will actually be more applicable to students who are not fully sure of their own papers, or do not have enough study and experience in the fashion field, because we, as applicants, are actually the chosen party. To grasp as many channels as possible to show our advantages is to win more recognition opportunities for ourselves.

　　 3. Collection of works in these cases is not necessary

In addition to art management majors, there are also some majors that do not need to prepare special collections of works, such as Some majors of MA Master of Art, USC Master of Science, USC MA Cinema&Media Studies, The curriculum is more inclined to study and research film theoretical knowledge, and the training direction is also film reviewers, so the application requirements are also papers instead of portfolios;

USC University Film Science Application requirements

In addition, there is another situation where you do not need to submit a collection of works, that is, some new majors of interdisciplinary categories, such as Biodesign in Saint Martin , SAIC's emerging technology design, etc., because most of the applicants for these majors have not contacted the professional knowledge in the relevant fields before, there is no specific work requirements.

CSM Biological Design Paper Requirements

However, for such majors, students should note that many colleges and universities do not need to submit collections of works during the primary selection. However, in the interview stage after the preliminary review, the tutor will ask for cases of past works, or even in the form of independent proposition, to further assess whether the applicant has the ability to learn the new field.

Let's take SAIC's design for emerging technologies as an example:

Applicants without design experience can submit critical writing samples or visual articles to replace the traditional design portfolio. The length of the critical writing sample should be 1000 words, involving the design direction that you are particularly interested in. The paper should contain visual images and be submitted in PDF format.

For emerging majors, the assessment focus of colleges and universities is no longer on professional ability, but more on the applicants' critical thinking and creative potential in this field, that is, there is no systematic review standard. In this case, students are bound to show their personal advantages through achievements in other fields.

THE END

Whether studying abroad or looking for a job, entering a higher school, or exhibiting, students majoring in art seem to have been inseparable from the process of preparing a collection of works, because works are our best "record", which witnesses everyone's past experience and shows the synthesis of our profession and personality.

Because the purpose of overseas work collection is more strengthened, and the review standards of top universities are more stringent, it needs to include a complete idea building process from scratch, which causes many students to fear or try to avoid the application method of work collection.

But in fact, whether it is papers, portfolios or other application materials, the assessment purpose of colleges and universities is the same. Through research, logic, aesthetics, speculation and the final presentation effect, what we hope to see is the real strength and plasticity of applicants, and our high standards for our own requirements can also serve the long-term learning purpose!

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