<p>Hey guys so I am really nervous because I really want to attend this college. I still have a whole semester of Junior year left and finals are coming up, but I feel really nervous because I am not as prestigious as a lot of other people. What is the average GPA for acceptance into CMU College of Art? I have a 4.0 but that is weighted.... I have Bs in all my weighted classes (I guess I couldn't take the pressure, I took 3 AP Classes and one honors). As well my SAT score is not very good (around 1550-1650). My SAT score is going up slowly but I just want to know what I would most likely need to do in order to actually have the possible academics? I have some extracurricular but I think academics are more important in my case right now. Thanks a lot guys!</p>
<p>What school within CFA are you trying to get into? CFA considers more than just stats...they look heavily into portfolio/audition.</p>
<p>My bad. In College of Fine Arts I want to apply for School of Art. I realize that there is a lot more to the admission progress other than grades and SAT scores but I was just wondering what was the average grade of acceptance for both SAT and GPA unweighted. I was also wondering if a 4.0 weighted GPA looks worse than a 4.0 GPA with no weighted classes because thats kind of the situation I am in T_T...</p>
<p>As for portfoilio... I have made a couple of very VERY mediocre videos for English projects but other than that, I have not made much... I am more into video production, computer art, etc. I don't have much of a portfolio as I did not realize I would need one... I guess I'll start creating one this summer :X</p>
<p>EDIT: And I really appreciate your comment. I need all the help I can get >.<!!!</p>
<p>This page provides a rough overview of GPA and SAT scores broken down by college: Admission</a> Statistics</p>
<p>However, like the other poster noted, I'd say other factors like a good portfolio might factor significantly into the process.</p>
<p>In any case, relax and don't get too stressed out. As a junior, you still have lots of time to improve in any area you like.</p>
<p>Id start your portfolio WAY before the summer, especially because of your academics. You need many many works, and they all have to be pretty decent and varied. Start it now. (I was in art major class my junior year with a portfolio even though im going for computer/electrical engineering).</p>
<p>Portfolio wise, Id go with the following, but get the opinion of a few different people.:</p>
<ol>
<li>A shaded circle. You better spend at least a day or two on this one. A perfect shaded circle could get you into almost any art program.</li>
<li>A surreal piece of art.</li>
<li> A piece of art identifying a mechanical element.</li>
<li> A technical/math related piece of artwork.</li>
<li> A video of some sort.</li>
<li> A piece of art similar to those of Hans Arp</li>
<li> A Duchampian piece of art.</li>
<li> Fauvist piece of art.</li>
<li>A sculpture. ( Take a picture of it and send it.)</li>
<li> A "pop" art piece. (Andy Warhol -esque- and btw, there is an andy warhol museum in pittsburgh, so youll be able to visit that.)</li>
</ol>
<h2>11. Human portrait. It better be good, and have arms and legs that are the proper length and have the proper features. There was this one artist that would measure out equal areas on the photo,, draw them in the photo, and scale it up to the size of the paper that way everything is in proportion. I'd do that.</h2>
<p>Generally, you want to showcase many varied types of drawings and art pieces but dont be a double of everyone else's. Have a distinct style, etc.</p>
<p>In my art program, at the end of the year, I had a wall mural featuring mythological characters in the school building, a violin made out of metal, some sewing items, a self portrait, sculpture, a tye dye blanket, and some micellaneous shaded pieces. Be original. Be creative.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help somecsguy and metalforever, but that portfolio seems really overwhelming... I have never sculpted in my life and I don't think I have heard half of those types of art styles. I am more of a video production/video effect editor type of person. Computer art, if you will. Does a portfolio really need ALL that? Or is it just because I was thinking of going into Art Minor? Thanks for all the help guys!</p>
<p>A. THats because i referenced artists with the exception of fauvist work. Fauvist is a style. Duchampian art is more commonly referred to as "readymades". Marcel Duchamp invented the readymade. Also. Try google.</p>
<p>B. As far as portfolios go, do however many pieces the norm is. But it has to be more than 4-5?</p>
<p>Well I understand that those are specific styles and I could simply use google to research what type of style it is and mimic it. What I also wanted to know is that do I really need that much variety in my portfolio? Honestly, I doubt my future career will ever have sculpting or any of those different art forms, styles, etc. I am fine with the fact I only need more than four or five. I can just select my best works then. Thanks a lot and I appreciate the help!</p>
<p>You need that much variety. You want to be able to show colleges what all you can do. Showing them a bunch of the same types of artworks tends to make them think thats all you are good at.</p>
<p>Seriously, research the portfolio thing, im almost sure you need 8-9 works. Dont let laziness get in the way. I can see it in your writing.</p>
<p>Get a few SAT books too. Avoid Kaplan, Barron is the way to go. You also need SAT 2's to get into carnegie mellon. I was at the very bottom score wise for those but i was a special case. Id probably study those a great amount too... especially if you have only had an introductory physics course. That was my case, and i ended up having to spend two months hammering all of the physics i SHOULD have learned in my class into my head for a test i wasnt ready to take. I still dont really know it, Im considering a community college physics course in the summer to prepare myself a tiny bit more for when i actually get to carnegie mellon.</p>
<p>I think it would be more important to show your own style of art rather than mimicking other artists. You don't want to turn in 10 of the same picture, but if you can have a cohesive body of work with maybe some different media in there, I'd guess that would be better than just copying work out of an art textbook. (Speaking as a non-artist.)</p>
<p>I agree that it's much more important to show off your own skills and interests, rather than mimicking other artists. CMU has some very very specific requirements for your portfolio:</p>
<p>If at all possible, go to CMU and attend your portfolio review in person. I think it really helps to have the opportunity to talk about your work and explain some of your pieces. Putting a human face on your work can give the reviewer a more favorable impression. You don't get that extra chance to "sell" your talent if you just mail in your portfolio.</p>
<p>VideoPro, yes, you should show your own style and also show your breadth. The link that worried_mom gave is great and full of the info you need. Page 14 of it mentions "National Portfolio Days", which is something you might want to pursue next fall as a senior. National</a> Portfolio Day - Home</p>
<p>Assuming you'll be creating pieces for your portfolio this spring and summer, then next fall you can bring your artwork to a NPD near you (presumably CMU reps will be there). When we went to the NPD in Austin in October, there was a CMU rep from the School of Art and a rep from the School of Design. Next weekend, my daughter will go to CMU and have her portfolio reviewed in person and now she has a better idea of which pieces she should bring.</p>
<p>One other thing... if you can manage it, you might want to consider a pre-college summer art program. CMU has its own 6-week program Art</a> - Pre College - Carnegie Mellon and there are many other pre-college summer programs of varying lengths offered at schools such as RISD, MICA, Pratt, Parsons, SCAD, Wash U, etc. There are probably a few threads about summer art programs in the Visual Arts and Film Majors topic on CC. <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/visual-arts-film-majors/%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/visual-arts-film-majors/</a> </p>
<p>So... sounds like you'll have a busy summer beefing up your standardized testing and developing your portfolio, but at least you have that time - best of luck!</p>
<p>Thank you so much for all your help. Also thank you for the link. I am really bad at finding these sort of things >.< I got completely lost on the site! I really appreciate all the effort and I intend to work hard. I think I'll consider taking an art course to help develop some things for my portfolio along the way. Once again thank you so much and if I need any help, I think I'll try to just post it on this thread rather than make a new one. I'll also consider talking to my counselor about some things. Thanks a lot everyone!</p>
<p>-VideoPro</p>
<p>My mention of styles had nothing to do with copying artists. It was in reference to using your skill and style in order to highlight particular artistical movements.</p>
<p>But yeah, be youself.</p>
<p>An example of readymades:
File:Duchamp</a> Fountaine.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
File:Duchamp</a> wheel.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
File:Beachjunkart.jpg</a> - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>
<p>Fauvism:
File:Matisse-Woman-with-a-Hat.jpg</a> - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Derain_CharingCrossBridge.png%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Derain_CharingCrossBridge.png</a></p>
<p>Surrealism:
(Freud had a major influence over surrealist art. I believe dadaist work was a precursor to modern surrealism.. not sure.)
File:The</a> Persistence of Memory.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
File:L'Ange</a> du Foyeur.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>
<p>Hans Arp Type Artwork (He was the founder of the Dada movement, so dadaist art, which was also made famous by marcel duchamps "The Fountain", because marcel is a dadaist):
<a href="http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa128/ricoprod/DADA-NOEL-1-.gif%5B/url%5D">http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa128/ricoprod/DADA-NOEL-1-.gif</a>
<a href="http://www.johnelkington.com/weblog/Paris%20Dada.jpg%5B/url%5D">http://www.johnelkington.com/weblog/Paris%20Dada.jpg</a>
<a href="http://www.dekunsten.net/images/71%20George%20Grosz%20&%20John%20Haertfield%20Dada-merika+.jpg%5B/url%5D">http://www.dekunsten.net/images/71%20George%20Grosz%20&%20John%20Haertfield%20Dada-merika+.jpg</a></p>
<p>Sculpture (This one is actually mine... so its probably not as great as a professional work):
<a href="http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q269/sayspo/Photo_010209_002.jpg%5B/url%5D">http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q269/sayspo/Photo_010209_002.jpg</a></p>
<p>Shaded Circle i dont have good examples for because i cant find any. Theyll probably make you do this once you get to college. I spent weeks on these in my art major course.</p>
<p>Technical art is self explanatory, as is videos.</p>
<p>Pop Art:
File:Jasper</a> Johns's 'Flag', Encaustic, oil and collage on fabric mounted on plywood,1954-55.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
File:Roy</a> Lichtenstein Drowning Girl.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anything by andy warhol. I believe he was born in pittsburgh too.</p>
<p>Geez, i thought people that wanted to go for art AT LEAST had an art appreciation class in high school.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot metalforever! I think this will do wonders for me. I think I am a little iffy about the "shaded circle." No offense but is that really an important art? Spending a week shading a circle? Is that really art? Really appreciate all the help!</p>
<p>Well the idea is to incorporate the shaded circle into an art scene. </p>
<p>The shaded circle is a proof of concept and ability. Knowing how to shade is an important part of your portfolio, and many people do not know how shading a circle works, though they do manage to half arse the shading of a square or a city scene.</p>
<p>Im just picking examples for you though. You should probably(definitely) look into the artistical movements YOU are fond of. What i gave you is no better than what you can find on some portfolio site...., merely EXAMPLES.</p>