Art Portfolio
When you show your portfolio to an admissions counselor or working artist with the intent of receiving feedback.
Portfolio Review
Your teacher might ask you to fill out this form before drafting your letter of recommendation to colleges.
Brag Sheet
It is the largest provider of student financial aid in the nation. You must apply for this aid via online application.
FAFSA
These colleges are primarily supported by Government Funding
Public Colleges and Universities
This is the name of the most common 4-year degree offered at art school.
Bachelors in Fine Art (BFA)
Some schools might ask you to submit this special type of assignment in addition to the portfolio.
Home Test
This will allow to not pay fees for college applications or SAT/ACT exams.
Fee Waiver
A form of financial aid from a non-profit organization or the government that you do not have to repay.
Grants
These colleges are owned and operated by private, profit-seeking businesses, investors, or corporations, but they often provide niche, flexible, or job-specific programs (ex: SVA and Full Sail Universty). You will often see ads for these school on the subway/internet/TV.
For-Profit Colleges
This hands-on style of art education will require you to to take 6-to-8-hour classes in shops, digital labs, and studios in order to gain the technical skills required of your art or design major
Studio-based program
This is the program used by prospective students to submit their portfolio to major art schools across the country.
Slideroom
This application process allows you to apply early to your top choice college, but if accepted, you must commit to attending and withdraw all your applications form other schools.
Early Decision
This form of financial aid provides part-time jobs for undergraduate and graduate students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay education expenses.
Federal Work Study
These are the the four most common levels of degrees you can be granted from colleges.
Associates, Bachelor's , Master's , and PhD/Doctorate
Most art schools will require all freshman to take part in this year long series of classes, often focusing on drawing, 2D, and 3D design.
Foundation Year
This is the most common file format when uploading digital images of your portfolio.
.JPEG
It is the decision students make to postpone their education for a full year after gaining acceptance to a college.
DEFERRAL
This specific scholarship allows students who are NY residents and U.S. citizens earning less than $125,000 a year to attend any SUNY or CUNY school for free.
Excelsior Scholarship
These schools were founded with the mission of educating Black students
Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU)
An approved program that grants two separate degrees at once. (Brown / RISD , SMFA / Tufts , MICA 5-year BFA/MAT program)
Dual Degree Program
These are the most common file types for submitting video in your portfolio.
.MOV / .MP4
An admissions and academic support program established by the state of NY and offered in many independent and private colleges in NY state which enables low-income students to attend college.
HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (HEOP)
Unlike the private alternative, these has a lower interest rate that are regulated by congress, and they are offered in the form of Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized, PLUS, and Direct Consolidation.
Federal Loans
The process by which schools are properly sanctioned and recognized for their academic, financial and overall integrity.
Accreditation
This place offers an alternative to art colleges where artists can develop their craft and meet new people
Artist Residencies