International student transcript question (Korean grades listed as Credit/Pass)

skieurope
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:20:11 +0000

Esvrn:

The admissions systems for art schools in the U.S. and in Korea are fundamentally different.

Actually, they’re not. Admissions to an art school is primarily based on portfolio. It’s admissions to a full-fledged university with an art department that requires much more than just a portfolio.

Regardless, most international applicants studying at a high school outside the US are simultaneously preparing for whatever is needed for admissions to a university in their home country, because let’s be real, acceptance into a US university is never a given. South Korea is one of the top countries with US undergraduates, and I’d venture to say that most undergrads studying here from ROK didn’t sacrifice GPA.

I don’t see US admissions accepting your excuse as valid.