Art Portfolio
Admissions Elements
Financial Aid
Colleges Types & Degree Programs
Art School
200


When you show your portfolio to an admissions counselor or working artist with the intent of receiving feedback.
 

Portfolio Review

200


Your teacher might ask you to fill out this form before drafting your letter of recommendation to colleges.


Brag Sheet

200


It is the largest provider of student financial aid in the nation. You must apply for this aid via online application.


FAFSA

200


These colleges are primarily supported by Government Funding


Public Colleges and Universities

200


This is the name of the most common 4-year degree offered at art school.

Bachelors in Fine Art (BFA)

400


Some schools might ask you to submit this special type of assignment in addition to the portfolio.
 

Home Test

400


This will allow to not pay fees for college applications or SAT/ACT exams.


 

Fee Waiver

400


A form of financial aid from a non-profit organization or the government that you do not have to repay.


Grants

400

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

400


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

600


This is the program used by prospective students to submit their portfolio to major art schools across the country.


Slideroom

600


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

600

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

600


These are the the four most common levels of degrees you can be granted from colleges.



Associates, Bachelor's , Master's , and PhD/Doctorate 

600

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


800

This is the most common file format when uploading digital images of your portfolio.

.JPEG

800


It is the decision students make to postpone their education for a full year after gaining acceptance to a college.



DEFERRAL

800

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

800


These schools were founded with the mission of educating Black students


Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU)

800


An approved program that grants two separate degrees at once. (Brown / RISD , SMFA / Tufts , MICA 5-year BFA/MAT program)


Dual Degree Program

1000

These are the most common file types for submitting video in your portfolio.  

.MOV / .MP4

1000

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)

1000

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

1000

The process by which schools are properly sanctioned and recognized for their academic, financial and overall integrity.

Accreditation

1000

This place offers an alternative to art colleges where artists can develop their craft and meet new people

Artist Residencies