<p>redbug - I saw that. Full of great information. :)</p>
<p>I’m wondering if anyone has gone through this process with an emphasis and major in photography. I’ve spoken to some of the schools and they say it doesn’t hurt to include some sketches or examples of other things…but photography is what my D is majoring in and where she excels (her sketches…not so much ;)</p>
<p>any other photo moms or students have any advice?</p>
<p>We’re going to Corcoran’s Portfolio day.</p>
<p>Do you know what a Faculty Referred early decision application means from Cooper Union? My son was given one today at NPD . Does that mean he is in if he applies ED?
Thanks</p>
<p>good person to ask the question is switters, I forward your post to Cooper thread, she might answer you there or here.
far as I know, it is good chance you’d be in eventually but never the guarantee.
your kid could still underperform or mess up with hometest=the most important part of apps. I knew few kids gotten flat out rejected after given faculty seal.
If Cooper is your kid’s first choice, you should go ahead and do ED. if get in, that’s it. binding and you are all done by early Feb.
more likely you’d be rolled over to RD pool even you don’t get in if you have given faculty approval.
congrats, that is indeed, like, one foot in the door.</p>
<p>Thanks for the information. He did BArd IDP and got in and that was high on his list.Really wanted to do a liberal arts program but now with this great feedback …not so sure what to do. I think we will try and go see it this week before applying ED</p>
<p>It pains me why oh why so many amazing kids gets in everywhere and no care or obsession while I am totally obsessed over Cooper.
I hijacked graphic design thread about Cooper and just did giant post on its openhouse.
last one is Dec 3rd, Friday around 4PM
get there early so you can get lower numbered card, that would let you take early tour.
there are info session, Q&A, rather generous get to see students in action tour and free cookies.
you’ve done the review, so you can go home after that.</p>
<p>Hi I can only describe our experience. My S got a faculty deferred ED invitation. He then got rolled over to RD, then got in. It was always his first choice, so there wasnt much dilemma. I wouldnt skip the open house review. I tried to do the math once, and I think they send out plenty of these invitations, so I dont think it is any guarantee of admittance. I was not impressed at Open House last year, but it looks like they stepped it up a bit, based on Bears experience. My S is fantastically happy there. He was also happy to do the hometest, and wouldnt have taken back that experience, even if he didnt get in.</p>
<p>Thanks for the response. we will definitely visit</p>
<p>@switters: A faculty-referred ED app (at any school) means that a faculty member has reviewed it/and the portfolio positively. When the app gets to Admissions, they will note that the applicant has both demonstrated interest and been reviewed favorably in person. It may not automatically tip the scales in your direction, but it surely does not hurt for Cooper.</p>
<p>Lots of great information in this thread. A sincere thank you to all who posted.</p>
<p>A question; my daughter and I are attending NPD this Saturday at CCA in San Francisco. Along with her sketch pad & paintings she has 3-4 pieces of ceramic art (small, each approx the size of a shoe). Would it be best to bring the actual pieces or would photos, taken from multiple angles, be better? </p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Welcome another parent of an aspiring artist…consider cc very cheap therapy as well as replacing expensive college entrance consultants…My S had some pictures of his small sculptures and other 3-D pieces and actually took his computer with the photos of the 3-D and some of the larger 2-D pieces on a flash drive (he also had animation so the computer was important). Some schools would just stick the flash drive in their computers, some places he just showed the stuff on his own computer. We did not print out the photos but he took a sketch book and small-ish set of sketches and paintings. </p>
<p>I didn’t go to the very crowded one in DC but my husband said that it was particularly hard on kids with large paintings and 3-D because they had to carry the stuff with them all the time. If you have good photos go with that but if the pieces really can’t be shown well with the photos, perhaps take one or two of the best if you can put them into a single box with a handle or strap. </p>
<p>Do they weigh a lot? Can you manage to carry them along with the paintings? Remember, many parents hold places for kid so if you have the ceramic and she gets to number one in line at RISD and you are number 12 over at MICA it could make it difficult to bring the ceramics over to her. I would worry more about reducing stress and lower back pain than getting all her stuff to the review. </p>
<p>Have fun…please continue my husband’s groundbreaking study of the relationship between an art school’s tuition and piercings on the kids in line for that school…he believes there is a positive correlation with a few outliers…</p>
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<p>ROFLMAO</p>
<p>Thank you FAMM for the quick & comprehensive reply. </p>
<p>While the photos she has are very good she has decided to bring along one or two of her personal favorite pieces. On that note, I was happy to see that my earlier description of those ceramic pieces as “appox the size of a shoe” as incorrect- they are actually much closer to the size of a frozen waffle, which of course is smaller than a shoe.</p>
<p>I’ll certainly keep your husband’s research regarding piercings in mind as I obverse my fellow NPD attendees.</p>
<p>Thought I would jump in with my 3rd post here on CC, with a report about the first National Portfolio Day we have attended.</p>
<p>-When? Saturday, January 15, 2011. Noon - 4pm.</p>
<p>-Where? California College of the Arts. San Francisco, California.</p>
<p>-Who? 17 yr old daughter, Wife & myself.</p>
<p>-Numbers? There were a total of 42 Schools represented at the event. I would estimate there were 600 - 700 students & perspective students in attendance. The longest wait we experienced was probably for Parson’s New School for Design- that wait was 30-40 minutes. RISD & CCA had much longer lines. Daughter was able to present her portfolio to 8 schools. She was interested in 3-4 particular schools but the lines at several schools were extremely short and she wanted to get as much feedback as possible. </p>
<p>-Observations? This was our first time attending NPD and each of us, especially my daughter, loved it. Several of the reviewers spent considerable time with each student and appeared to really be trying hard to give honest valuable feedback. The shortest amount of time any reviewer spent with D was 6-8 minutes and the longest was almost 30 minutes (wow!) with The School of Visual Arts.</p>
<p>The large staff at California College of the Arts (the host school) did an excellent job of directing students, answering questions and keeping order. Lines were a bit chaotic when the doors first opened but quickly smoothed out. </p>
<p>Many students had friends or parents along that would wait in line at one school while they were presenting at another school. This arrangement seemed to work very well. Most kids had one large portfolio case that they could carry and present alone, but some had 2 or 3 large cases and needed help carrying and presenting. I would say 2/3 of the students had their actual work while 1/3 had everything on computer. The largest piece I saw was approx 8’ x 3’ framed, and the smallest was probably a 3 x 5 photo.</p>
<p>I did not notice too many piercings, but I did notice quite a few tatoos and lots of pink/blue/orange hair. Fashions ranged from T-shirts with torn jeans & combat boot. . . to a lady wearing Channel boots, a Prada dress, a mink coat & carrying a Louis Vitton bag (the wife pointed that out to me).</p>
<p>Our 17 year old daughter was pretty nervous when we were waiting in line for the doors to open, but as soon as she was through presenting for the first time, and receiving very positive feedback, she was more relaxed and really enjoyed showing her portfolio.</p>
<p>A sincere thank you to everyone who has posted previously in this thread, for all the good advice.</p>