<p>I'm a junior right now and I'm very interested in Yale's art major because it is known to be #1 in the nation. First let me give you a little background on myself. I've been very involved in the field of arts: art pieces displayed at galleries, awards, designing logos for various projects in school, national art honor society etc. I have alot of passion for art indeed. In the future, I see myself as a designer and/or an illustrator; working for magazines and illustrating for children's books. So it would be absolutely fantastic if I could be admitted into Yale. However my GPA is mediocoreb around 3.5. I am planning on doing really well on the SAT and SAT II's. I am taking challenging courses. For my application I will submit supplement data: art slides. So my question would be how much does one's talent count in the admission process?</p>
<p>Well, Yale's strength lies in the fact that it provides an excellent liberal arts curriculum. To even be accepted into the undergraduate Art major, you'll need to go through the sophomore review, where your materials in intro level classes is evaluated. You'll need to demonstrate a high level of proficency obviously. But as you see, you need to qualify for Yale College first, which is a daunting (but not impossible) task.</p>
<p>If I may (and no offense intended), my brother graduated from a top ranked art college, is a professional illustrator and is now an instructor at his alma mater. His assertion is that many mediocre artists abound -- including his students. I think you should have your work evaluated by an art college professor who doesn't have an interest in attracting you to attend his/her school -- for an honest evaluation or at least some good guidance on how to pursue design or illustration.</p>
<p>Yale's Art major is within the context of the overall excellent liberal arts environment. You should consider that about a Yale art degree.</p>
<p>How much does your talent count? Well, if you're exceedingly talented (objectively measured) and have a likelihood of qualifying for the major, it will definitely help. However, you also need to make sure your other areas are top notch: performance in a rigorous courseload, great recs and essays, and do your best in the standardized tests and APs. Honestly though, your GPA is rather concerning. About 90% of admitted students are in the top 10% of their class. Go through Yale's website and gather more info about the Art major, the admissions process and Yale in general.</p>
<p>Good luck to you.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for taking your time to reply!
I do understand that in order to be in its art major I need to apply to yale school first. I have carefully read all the admission materials. One could submit supplement datas: slides, cds etc along with their undergraduate application to demonstrate their talent in a specific area. So while the general application will be reviewed by the people, I'm concerned if the slides will be reviewed by a professor from the art school.
I am currently taking private art lessons with a professor who teaches at a college. However he's concentrating me more on technical skills. I really let my ideas roam at home or at school.
I'm dissatified with my own gpa also. But then again i am taking challenging courses. My weighted would be 4.1. As tough as it is, I think I should take a chance at it because everyone is unique.</p>