SAIC, SVA, Ringling, Cooper, and Cal Arts Help plz!

College Majors Visual Arts and Film Majors
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<p>Hi, I'm a senior student at Ca, and I went to NPD on Sunday.
So many people.. I thought I was gonna faint.. Anyway,</p>

<p>I went to Cooper and Cal arts, and got mediocre critics. Actually, (I don't really know what cooper union rep ment to be, but she said "You can definitely draw, so the home test will decide whether you get in or not" Is it good or what? :0)</p>

<p>And I went to SAIC, and here's the thing.
I got an approval from the lady, I think her name was Denise, and she liked my work. She said I have a solid portfolio, and did a lovely job. Also she approved my portfolio so that I don't have to send it. But since I'm applying there as an international student, I asked for any kind of scholarship, and she told me to send 10slides (or works) till Feb.15 for merit.
But do they give lots of scholarships? Hmm,,, what kind of works do they look for when they give you the scholarship?</p>

<p>But,, here's another thing.
I've been thinking about Animation major for a long time, but I didn't get a good critic from Cal Arts (Of course, I wasn't ready for it... it's my dream school and my works that I brought were based on drawings and some painting,, fine art stuff) so the guy said I can apply for experiment animation. But, are there many experiment animation graduates who get in to many major animation company, like Disney, Pixar, or Dreamworks, or etc?</p>

<p>Also, if I go to SAIC, for the fine art major, I don't know what I'll do after I graduate. what kind of jobs I can get? do people still get in to many major animation company though?</p>

<p>Still, I'm looking forward to applying for SVA, Ringling, and Cooper. For SVA and Ringling, as an anmation major. I know Ringling is super good at 3D animation, but what about SVA?</p>

<p>And last, I need some kind of financial support... what kind of scholarships that I can get from applying for SAIC, Cal arts, SVA, and Ringling? I have 3.6 unweighted GPA, and my Toefl is okay for many art schools.. and I've been in U.S. for 3 years now.</p>

<p>Frankly, I like Fine art and Animation, equally. Also, I like 2D and 3D equally. But I like to have a solid pay job when I graduate from the college. Also, I need a scholarship desperately... What should I do? :-l ? Plz help me.. sorry,it's a very long post for you to read, but all the art people! plz help me!!</p>

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<p>anyone...?</p>

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<p>Have you looked at any Cooper home test done? If you are already senior, it is not much you can do. They choose you, if you are the right kind. You are more likely won’t get great paying job after Cooper anyway,
Merit (academic) wise you sound good. Art, it is up to what kind of school. SAIC or SMFA would give free ride to someone very poor and almost got in Cooper- sort. RISD would never do that.
If you are not very poor but Asian girl, want to do animation or fashion, it is tough money to come by. I am thinking about smaller, les known art schools above or away from coast because we simply cannot pay. CCS, KCAI, MCAD…
Look for the old post someone attached pixar comments. It is very informative.</p>

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<p>someone posted new, so its in this thread.
Best Animation School in the America+Canada?</p>

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<p>about the SAIC merit portfolio specifications, i’m up for it too.</p>

<p>here’s what they say on the website (SAIC.edu)</p>

<p>When assembling a portfolio for merit consideration, please keep in mind the organization of your work. Think about the order of each piece in the portfolio, the relationships they make with one another, and/or the overall presentation. Think also about your ideas and how you represent them visually.
Portfolios with working themes and series, multiple pieces sharing similar ideas, and/or demonstrating continuity are usually met with very optimistic support during the merit review.
For example:
Construct a portfolio for which you have assumed complete ownership for the ideas and visual information being presented and try to stretch the typical classroom assignment when developing work for our merit competition.</p>

<p>RULES:

  1. Students must be admitted to SAIC before participating in the merit scholarship competition.
  2. All merit portfolios should be properly labeled.
  3. Students should specify which work is to be included in the merit scholarship competition.
  4. Students that defer their enrollment will forfeit their merit scholarships and must compete again the following semester.
  5. Do not include work that was specifically prepared for the portfolio admission requirements of other art schools, colleges, or universities.
  6. ALWAYS include the names of the other artists who contributed to the completion of any collaborative piece and note each contributor’s roles.
  7. Failure to follow any guideline will result in automatic disqualification for scholarship consideration.</p>

<p>hopefully, that’ll help you out! it’s a great idea to check out the school site, and just bop around. you can look at their students’ and teachers’ galleries. there is a lot of helpful information. more than on most schools’ websites, in my opinion.</p>