About American art graduate students

Nowadays, studying abroad in art is becoming more and more popular, and students who have artistic talent or are interested in art major in China want to go abroad for further study. Students have many misunderstandings in the application for studying abroad in the art category. Today, Philip Burkart Bian Xiao of Bank of America will take you to interpret the application strategies of art graduate students.

1. Understand the application requirements: Understand the application requirements of countries and institutions of study abroad, collect relevant information of countries and institutions of study abroad, and understand the application requirements of interested institutions; Start preparing the application materials for the art school you want to apply for. Every art college has different requirements and needs targeted preparation.

Description of application conditions for art graduate students studying abroad

Basic requirements: undergraduate students recognized by the state.

Language ability: TOEFL/IELTS, GRE/GMAT

Education background: Senior student or domestic undergraduate education graduate.

Financial planning: The cost of studying in art colleges in each country is different. Children's shoes should be planned in advance.

Second, prepare application materials: prepare for TOEFL/IELTS and other language tests. According to the requirements of the target colleges and majors, do special topics. Implement personal statement, recommendation letter, resume, portfolio, etc. In the application materials, select the target institution.

Application materials for art graduate students to study abroad ""

(1) Portfolio

Portfolio is one of the most familiar application materials for art graduate students studying abroad! It plays an important role in the success of the application. Portfolio is the most critical item when applying for art colleges. The portfolio of graduate students applying for MFA accounts for 70%.

(2) resume

For international students of art graduate students, resumes are essential. Resume plays an auxiliary role in the application.

(3) Personal statement

Personal statement, abbreviated as PS, is also an important and indispensable item in the application process of art graduate students studying abroad. Usually a personal statement requires 200-600 words. The reasons for choosing a school, academic background related to the major, project experience and future study plan should be explained concisely and forcefully.

(4) Letter of recommendation

Art graduate students generally need 2-3 letters of recommendation to apply for MFA, and generally prepare 2 letters of recommendation from professional tutors and 1 letter of recommendation from internship units.

(5) Language achievement

Most art colleges need to provide IELTS or TOEFL scores. Art graduate students usually require IELTS 6.5 and TOEFL no less than 80 to study MFA.

(6) School performance

Art graduate students need to provide undergraduate transcripts when studying abroad. It usually includes the names and grades of the main courses in each semester. All Chinese transcripts must be translated into English and notarized by the notary office.

Third, after receiving the offer from the art school, we should actively communicate with the school, then apply for a passport and complete the passport application materials (property proof may be needed, and preparations should be made in advance), physical examination, submission and interview.

The above is related to the application of graduate students studying in the arts. For more information about studying in the arts, please consult the Philip Burkart art study experts of Bank of America.