Suggestions for industrial design?

liland
Thu, 17 Nov 2005 18:53:03 +0000

My husband just bought the book “Drums for Dummies” which prompted me to take a similar approach to summarizing all of the helpful information included in this thread.

“Helping Your Child Prepare to Apply to Art Colleges – for Dummies”

High school students should

• Follow a college preparatory program in secondary school.
• Attend a pre-college program at an art college, work with a private tutor and/or take art classes at a local college to develop their portfolio.
• Sketch, sketch, sketch.
• Take advantage of National Portfolio Days.
• Schedule a portfolio review and interview with the art college, when possible.
• Any other suggestions?

And now I have a few more questions:

Do art colleges “prefer” the SAT or ACT?
Is it necessary to take SAT II’s? From looking at the various college sites, it doesn’t look as if they require SAT II’s, but is it still a good idea to submit results from SAT II’s?
How many pieces are there in the average portfolio? (Refer to CC’s “making a portfolio” thread and college websites.)
Do most students submit work that was done during their junior and senior years? (Refer to “making a portfolio” thread and college websites.)