<p>I was hoping to get into these colleges, Washington, Wisconsin-madison, NYU, BU, UT, Boulder, Berkley, and UM-twin cities and was wondering how heavily they look at your art portfolio vs grades.</p>
<p>Art departments not only want talented students, they also want disciplined students who won’t drop out of their programs/ A BIG word in higher education is “retention”. Students with higher GPAs are more likely to finish a degree program and pay 4-years of tuition. Students with talent, but low GPAs, might wash out because they lack discipline to attend classes, complete assignments on time, etc. When students drop out, schools lose money. So, both matter. </p>
<p>None of you schools listed are art universities. You will have to meet their academic requirements to get accepted to the college then you may have to show a portfolio to get into the art program or maybe not at all.</p>
<p>Uhhhhh Madaboutx though they might not be specific art universities they have very good art programs </p>
<p>Just because they have good art programs, does not mean they will weight an art portfolio more than grades. For those schools, it is likely that the art portfolio is supplementary to the primary factors of admissions. Of course, this may vary by college, but is doubtful that a school like Berkeley will admit a student that they don’t think can handle the academic rigor. Specific art schools will likely weight the portfolio more heavily</p>
<p>i didn’t say they weren’t good art programs. We visited Temple University. The Tyler School of Art there is a very good program and and really good artist can study there after first meeting all the academic requirements for admission into Temple U. It’s not a terribly high bar to get over but a slamming portfolio isn’t going to help if the basic academic requirements aren’t satisfied. The weight is toward the academics more than the portfolio.</p>
<p>I’m also not judging the criteria used, I’m just saying what it is.</p>
<p>D is a studio art major at NYU. It is an excellent program! To be accepted, your portfolio is considered for 50% and your academics for the other 50%. So you must meet the criteria set forth by the art department as well as admissions. I would say that for all talent programs at NYU, I would use the 25%ile as the minimum academic requirement. Talented students still need to be strong academically, but with a good portfolio, they can probably have grades on the lower end of NYU applicants and still get accepted. But keep in mind that a great portfolio will not get you accepted if your do not meet the minimum academic requirements.</p>
Most universities will tell you if you ask them. Ask an admissions person what the percentages are. I know NYU will tell you right up front. My D attended a National Portfolio Day and all the reps there told her whether both her portfolio and GPA/SAT were good enough to get in.