University of North Texas does a portfolio review after each year. IT was NOT at all clear that they do this, and that you are cut from the classes if you don’t pass the review. It was also not made clear at all as to the repercussions of this when my son entered. Thankfully, (and yes, I mean that honestly), he was turned down after the Freshman review.
They can re-apply to the program in a year, but in the meantime they are blocked from the design classes. No one in another major can take design classes either, to fill in their resume. It’s a pretty closed, non-transparent program. If my son decided to re-apply, he would be another year at school because he wouldn’t be able to take any necessary classes until next year. Then, worse, there are two more times that they do this cut. They go from 150+ students to 40/year.
So luckily he lost a semester, not a year or more.
This is a money maker for the UNT, because by the time the kid gets rejected, he doesn’t want to leave and go to another university. My son was accepted at University of Texas Austin, but chose UNT for friends. UT does an entry level review and that’s it. UT tells me they only accept the caliber student they think will make it, up front, and then train them. But now, my son doesn’t want to leave UNT. So he’s changing his major. After dreaming of being a designer for years.
I hate to give UNT anymore money, but I guess I’ll have to.