School of Design...

ccaccount12321
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:53:09 +0000

So I was reading the website for CMU’s School of Design under CFA… and they weight your academics 50% and portfolio 50%?

:/ I’m kind of worried… My academics are decent, but I’m unsure about my drawing skills. I’ve been doing art for my whole life basically, but I just don’t feel like I have “it”… that “art gene” that some of the really talented kids in my art class have.

So, just wondering… compared to other art schools, would you need to have better art skills to get into CMU’s school of design? As in, do you need to have an extremely strong portfolio to get accepted? What is this level of “strong” compared to the level you need for schools like parsons or mica etc.? Idk if I’m being clear enough but … yeah.

Apparently only like 45 kids enroll each year at the school of design… tough competition.