Slightly worried about my portfolio...

highland_poppy
Fri, 20 Dec 2013 16:36:41 +0000

You’re following the instructions of what the colleges want to see.

Think quality over quantity- better 1 great piece than 2 mediocre. And I’d always rather be a bit apprehensive rather than overconfident. It’s natural as it’s a strange new process that you feel is the most important in your life so far.

Once your application is in, put it in a mental box and to the side. Carry on working hard in your school classes and enjoying your senior year. You can’t do anything more and any anxiety is wasted energy.

The very worse that could happen is that you don’t get in to the school of your choice this year. You can reapply next year with an even more polished portfolio. One year is nothing. At an art school open day I attended, a professor told us that one student took 4 attempts before he got in. You wouldn’t see that as repeated failure but that he had the talent to get in plus the tenacity not to give up.

But I suspect you’re more than adequately prepared so just enjoy making your art :)