<p>anyone? Because as of now, I don't know anyone (including myself) who got in. I knew the department was competitive, but this competitive? So it'd be great if you guys posted your stats and some of your portfolio work. It'd be a GREAT help actually.</p>
<p>guessing no one else got in then..hah.</p>
<p>I got in, but when I picked this major I didn't really know it was really selective until my brother gave me this pdf file:
<a href="http://www.aim.ucla.edu/data/students/3qtr/iars.thirdweek.3qtravg.Deptprof-headcount.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.aim.ucla.edu/data/students/3qtr/iars.thirdweek.3qtravg.Deptprof-headcount.pdf</a>
(pg 3 is design | media & arts statistics)</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<p>SATI 1950 (M680, W640, R630)
SATII: MathIIc 630, U.S. History 700
APs: U.S.HIstory-4, AP Comp-3
GPA: 3.93W, 3.95UW, 3.58nonweighted
Essays were okay
And my ECs included:
Some random work around the community--senior citizen centers, key club
and leadership</p>
<p>That's pretty much it. I'm sorry you didn't get in!</p>
<p>hey back_space congrats--do you have any files of pieces from your portfolio that I could look at? my friend just got rejected from the design program...it'd be interesting to see what she was up against.</p>
<p>thanks back_space, and congrats!
your stats were just a bit better than mine...so i guess it was the portfolio that made the difference?</p>
<p>Well, I'm not sure how good my portfolio was because I've never really learned anything about it. But, here are a few of my friend's favorite from my portfolio:</p>
<p><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/ender456/2.jpg%5B/url%5D">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/ender456/2.jpg</a>
<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/ender456/6.jpg%5B/url%5D">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/ender456/6.jpg</a>
<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/ender456/4.jpg%5B/url%5D">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/ender456/4.jpg</a></p>
<p>(note: that's my friend, not me!)</p>
<p>Would you mind posting some of your portfolio or your friends'? None of my friends are into design, so I can't really see other peoples' work.</p>
<p>Thanks (:</p>
<p>so you have photography pieces...did you have any digital work?
here are some of my pieces:
<a href="http://www.geocities.com/saramethyst/figure1.jpg%5B/url%5D">http://www.geocities.com/saramethyst/figure1.jpg</a>
<a href="http://www.geocities.com/saramethyst/tainted.jpg%5B/url%5D">http://www.geocities.com/saramethyst/tainted.jpg</a>
<a href="http://www.geocities.com/saramethyst/power.jpg%5B/url%5D">http://www.geocities.com/saramethyst/power.jpg</a></p>
<p>congrats on those who got into DMA. yea, it's competitive. i was accepted last year, but I switched to another major. dma wasn't what i wanted it to be.</p>
<p>haha well i didn't apply to design/media arts, but I'm definitely really into art. Either way, I'll just share some of my work though just for fun or whatever...</p>
<p>my site is <a href="http://www.nydoll.inspirelight.net%5B/url%5D">http://www.nydoll.inspirelight.net</a></p>
<p>OhTHATguy, what was wrong with the DMA dept?</p>
<p>I got in</p>
<p>I have an online portfolio of some of my work, but I mainly turned in graphics</p>
<p><a href="http://serenastyle.com%5B/url%5D">http://serenastyle.com</a></p>
<p>I think what got me in was that everything I emphasized related to my major. My most prominent ec: being special feature of our school's newspaper. My awards were all art awards, and 2 out of 3 of my essays were related to creativity and living in an artistic environment. My grades/SATs were pretty mediocre compared to other students at my school (4.07, 2030, 760, 700, 700) but I was always on the GATE/honors/AP track. Anyway, I'M LOOKING FOR FUTURE CLASSMATES!! ...and is anyone going to the arts&arch orientation?</p>
<p>Wow, Serena, that's quite a nice webpage you got there. And I can see that you're in Norcal haha. Anyway, I'm not an Art major and personally, I really dislike the arts. (haha I'm a science major). Anyway, but I do also know that when you apply to ucla school of the arts, it does highly depend on your portfolio and yes it is a competitive school to get into.</p>
<p>Sorry lilmissarah for taking so long to reply back (i've been stuck with a lot of homework)!</p>
<p>I only have one digital work from my portfolio because my computer had crashed a few weeks ago and I only recovered a few of my files. Here was my self-portrait:</p>
<p>-lilmissarah</p>
<p>I took many classes .. around 7 years ><strong>< of art and design hoping to get into this major. However, when I did, I was not learning anything new. ></strong>< that ****ed me off. Of course, there were some things here and there, but I didn't want to waste my college years on review. (Not to be cocky or anything) ;P</p>
<p>I surprisingly got in! and now I am really excited to take actual design classes considering that most of what I know is self-taught.
Stats:
SAT 1910(V600, M619, W700)
SATII US History 640, Literature 620, Math 2c 520
GPA 4.11W, 4.0UW
A couple of AP's, girl scouts, community service, free lance work, small business owner, and I am really active in school activities. Again, I really don't know how it happened since I guess the program is really competitive, but hey, I'm not complaining.</p>
<p>Thanks to those who posted their portfolio material!</p>
<p>So it seems like I'll be going to USC for art instead (finally got my letter!) or I might try transferring to Art Center in a few years...anyone know any specifics on USC and Art Center's graphic design programs?</p>
<p>I got in.</p>
<p>Some sample pieces from my portfolio:
<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/yourmockhero/sense-oredvoice.jpg%5B/url%5D">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/yourmockhero/sense-oredvoice.jpg</a>
<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/yourmockhero/sense-oredvision.jpg%5B/url%5D">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/yourmockhero/sense-oredvision.jpg</a>
<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/yourmockhero/cover.jpg%5B/url%5D">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/yourmockhero/cover.jpg</a>
<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/yourmockhero/8-9.jpg%5B/url%5D">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/yourmockhero/8-9.jpg</a>
<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/yourmockhero/noleaning.jpg%5B/url%5D">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/yourmockhero/noleaning.jpg</a>
<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/yourmockhero/13.jpg%5B/url%5D">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/yourmockhero/13.jpg</a></p>
<p>I took a super short, week-long course last summer at D|MA's Summer Institute (a print design course), and I won a few awards for my magazine final project. That might've helped me get in. Although besides that class, I'm completely self-trained and independently-taught.</p>
<p>I'm turning down the offer, however. I'll be going to NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.</p>
<p>wow itsallverbage, i love your work! thanks for posting them up!</p>
<p>i was considering going to dma's summer institute last summer too, but i chose innerspark/csssa at calarts instead. and i don't regret that really. Because USC's Roski school of fine arts is for me!</p>
<p>hey back_space, do you mind reuploading the pieces from your portfolio? i'm applying for dma this fall, and i'd love all the help with my portfolio i can get.</p>
<p>I was actually curious about something. Does the work you submit have to be a hundred percent original? As in you need the rights to the photographs/textures/brushes/etc in your graphics? Or is it more like getting an idea of what you can do with these tools? Like could I submit this:</p>
<p>Not that I'm applying, but I'm just curious. (And yes, that is my wallpaper.)</p>