<p>Are art portfolios only useful for visual art programs for undergraduate college?
Are they useful for undergrad business, medicine, pharmacy, computer science…?
I don’t know if it is worth it to make an art portfolio.
(optional) Also, how do you make an art portfolio with around 10 images?
Thank you.</p>
<p>Art portfolios are usually for arts programs. I don’t think the school of medicine is going to require you to keep an art portfolio. However, it doesn’t hurt to have one in case you decide to change your mind to an art major down the road. There are websites that you can look up online for tips on putting together an art portfolio.</p>
<p>kevin, first, there is no such thing in America as undergraduate medicine. If you’re interested in medical school you first need to get an undergraduate degree in something else. </p>
<p>Undergraduate business and pharmacy are specialty programs that are only offered at certain colleges and universities. Computer science usually falls under liberal arts.</p>
<p>So, in answer to your question, it really depends on the college or university. Small to medium sized college (liberal arts colleges, most of the ivy league and very selective universities like Stanford or MIT) ABSOLUTELY DO VALUE the submission of an arts portfolio, even if you have no intention of majoring in art.</p>
<p>Artistic ability is essentially an extracurricular and is valued like other ECs, like sports or student government. This is especially true of smaller liberal arts colleges, even the most selective. They need artists just as they need football players and oboe players. They like well rounded, multi-talented kids.</p>
<p>For business and pharmacy, maybe less so, but again, it really depends on the college.</p>
<p>The common application and the colleges’ individual websites have instructions on how to submit supplemental arts material.</p>
<p>Thank you for your good response! I really appreciate it!</p>