<p>Taxguy,</p>
<p>Maybe I am misunderstanding something. I am trying to reduce the pressure, not increase it.</p>
<p>The programs we have currently found may or may not require a portfolio for admission to the university. However, acceptance to the actual graphic design program is based on a portfolio review in the freshman or sophomore year. I think this is extremely stressful to spend a year or two in a university, but then chance getting denied admittance to the program. </p>
<p>My thinking was that if there was a program that accepts a student as a new freshman, but then guarantees that they may stay in the program provided they don’t flunk out, there would be a lot less pressure. This is what her father and I are used to in programs such as engineering and business. </p>
<p>Do you think it is too stressful to go through the portfolio review process based on high school art courses alone?</p>
<p>Thanks,
AdvMom</p>