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<p>Unfortunately, we are late to the game. She will be a senior in a few weeks.
However, we will look into crash courses to develop portfolio.</p>
<p>I read your analysis of universities .vs. stand-alone art school. It is very informative - I agree with most of the points (if not all).</p>
<p>I saw some schools on your list (UCLA, Washington U, St. Louis, CMU). They look pretty tough. We are residents of California - it is incredibly difficult to get into UCLA (have bunch of friends whose kids got into Berkeley but not UCLA). Washington U is one of the top national universities. I do not have a feel for CMU (I was accepted into their computer graduate school years ago) - it is probably much tougher now.
I just read an hour ago that Yale and Brown are pretty good too - now that is a real stretch.
I guess we will give it a shot - her SAT scores (both I and II) are decent.</p>
<p>Alas, the joy of parenting…
It used to be so much easier. You applied to some big state U, get accepted, spent a couple of K$ on tuition, and graduated to some decent job.</p>