<p>Hey, </p>
<p>I applied ED and was deferred, so I am hoping for regular acceptance! I thought I'd make this so we can discuss art at Wash U. If I attended WUSTL I would want to major in Communication Design. Anyone else?</p>
<p>I applied for architecture! I really should have applied early, but I didn’t because I wasn’t finished with my art portfolio.</p>
<p>Quirindongo: What would you like to learn/discuss? I have 2 D’s in the Sam Fox School, one majoring in illustration/communications design and the other in fashion design.</p>
<p>How do they like it? For the one majoring in Comm design, what was her artistic background in high school like? How do they like doing the two year core curriculum?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>I’d also like to know if it really is realistic to do a double major in another school? Curious also about everyone’s stats and any sense of how much the weight went to artistic experience vs. academics? And ditto for Quirindongo’s questions.</p>
<p>Admissions: Successful applicants are strong artistically and academically. Anecdotally, I’d say that art school students’ academic stats are pretty close to what you see campus-wide, so don’t think that the art school provides an easy way to get admitted to WUSTL. </p>
<p>Curriculum: Very demanding. Core classes FR and SO years offer solid foundation, but don’t leave a great deal of space or time for exploring lots of other academic interests. Many JR and SR year classes are graded on a professional scale, meaning that your work is graded relative to what a skilled professional in the field would produce. Thus, if you expect art classes to be easy A’s–fuggeddaboutit! To do well you’ve got to be talented, committed to an art career, and love what you’re doing. If you’re unsure, the art school is probably not your best option. </p>
<p>Double major: Art and architecture students are widely considered to be the hardest working students on campus (even more than the premeds!)–studio lights are burning 24/7. Nevertheless, some people do double major, but often take 5 years. Easier alternative would be to major in a non-art field and minor in art or otherwise take whatever art classes you can. Disadvantage to this approach is that non-majors get into classes only if they not filled already by majors.</p>
<p>S’s sense during visit is that stating an interest in the Art school may give you a little bit of a pass on the rigor of your science/math curriculum in HS but not on the GPA or test scores. So while an art student is still expected to have 4 years of math but OK if up to pre-calc rather than bc calc. Similarly, no strkes against you for taking honors biology rather than AP biology…etc. They want to see that your choice of curriculum pushed you within stated interest (art AP or at least art classes outside of school) and at least some other APs if offered by HS (history, lit, etc). This is the only break that Art school interested applicants get since you are admitted into WUSTL not Sam Fox as a freshman.</p>
<p>showmethedata,
Is one of your Ds doing a “split major” (illustration/communications design)?</p>
<p>How does she like communications design? Is it very technical and less “artsy” campared to illustration?</p>
<p>Sorry to confuse. D is not doing double illustration/comm.design majors; instead her senior thesis as a comm.design major has a large traditional illustration component to it. </p>
<p>To answer earlier Q about our Ds’ HS preparation for Sam Fox. Both had very strong art portfolios (maxed out AP art; national awards for student newspaper art; did WU Portfolio Plus summer program, etc.), in addition to having excelled in their comprehensive traditional academic preparation. This is typical of Sam Fox students. A very talented group, all in all, which is a big reason why Sam Fox program is so terrific.</p>
<p>Oops. Is comm.design more “technical” and less “artsy”? I think not. Regardless of their focus on technique or technical aspects, comm.design classes strongly develop students’ artistic voice, style, personna, whatever you want to call it.</p>
<p>Double majors are hard to do, but a minor is possible, especially if you use your AP credits wisely. I did not get the impression that WashU eases up on the science/math requirments for art majors - I know a few science and comp sci minors with a major in art - they can do this b/c of the science & math AP credits they brought in.</p>
<p>hey guys, I just got accepted to Sam Fox for the january program. Are there a lot of art students in the jan program?</p>
<p>Hey, I am also a Sam Fox January Program person</p>