| the important thing is to express who you are. professors may look at how well you draw, but what they really want to see is how your thinking process is and who you really are, as expressed by your creative works. when professors choose their applicants, they tend to look for those that stand out, and usually diversify their choices so they have a diverse selection. don't try to create works that you think they will enjoy, but create works that mean a lot to you. .it deosn't need to be professional. you can even include very premature sketches of concepts or ideas so professors can see how you came about an idea. there are just too many people with the same art skills and too many people creating self portraits, etc. they want to see who you are. the projects that you include can be as creative as you want them to be, or can be any situation...like how you came to approach a problem creatively.
because arch admissions are so subjective, my suggestion is to diversify. but that may not be the case. if you're really good at one medium, then focus on that one medium. basically a portfolio is a manifestation of who you are.
so be yourself. |