Find Your Film's Story: Work Backward
What you don’t have in resources, you have in freedom. Think about what change or effect you want to create—not what you want to say, but what you want to ask. In other words, what do you want to try?
Find Your Film's Story: Use Your Voice
Many, many short films have been made—but not by you. Think about what it is about your specific experiences, identity, place in the world, life journey, interests, or outlook that you can grow into a character, story, or fictional world. The important thing is—what questions can you ask that no one else can?
Application Deadline Pressures? Nerves on Edge? Overwhelmed?
Crunch time looms large for college applications! This creates stress in most households. Here are some tips for parents to learn how to balance your participation in the process.
When the Search for a Performing & Visual Arts School Goes Virtual
Whether you are a dancer, conceptual artist, actor, designer, musician, or some other type of artist, you will see a difference in the way conservatories, arts schools, and college and university performing and visual arts programs are reaching out to you. Face-to-face meeting and travel restrictions have historically, and understandably, had a major impact and influence on student and family decisions to pursue a school or drop it off their list. Because of the pandemic, institutions have been forced to reduce activities traditionally conducted by college admissions offices.
Nine Pointers for Your Portfolio
A portfolio is a collection of your best artwork. It highlights your experience, showcases your ideas and skills, and demonstrates your ability and potential as an artist.
Evaluating College Dance Programs
How do you find a dance program that’s right for you?
You’re set on a career in dance, so the path to get there needs to be just right for you. With so many options out there, how can you narrow down a program that meets your needs, now and in the future? Start by benchmarking the programs on your list with the 10 considerations below.
Parent Corner: Creating a Productive Study Space with your Teen
Here are some ways you can help your high schooler figure out the best environment for their individual learning style and how they study best.
What Colleges Want to Know: Showcasing Yourself as an Artist
Schools often require visual and performing arts applicants to submit a general resume, artistic resume, repertoire list, and in some cases an artist statement, one-minute video introduction, and a headshot. Even when these materials are an optional requirement, supply them!
Quick Take - Creative Degree Options
Choosing among several possible creative degrees—whether for the performing or visual arts—depends on what you want to study, which school might fit your goals best (and how it labels the degree program), and what you see yourself pursuing after you graduate.
Giving Your Leadership Skills a Boost: For Visual and Performing Artists
Leadership is a key element that college admissions officers look for in their applicants along with qualities such as responsibility, time management, dedication, and hard work. Leadership is one of the best and most impactful ways to show character and exceptional extracurricular involvement.
ED? EA? RD? RA? Deciphering the Acronyms & Choosing What’s Best for You
If you are a rising senior planning to attend college, you are probably working on narrowing your list of schools you will apply to right now. Once that list has been finalized, the next decision is how you plan to apply to each school.
Making Your College Essay Stand Out
The Common App essay gives you a chance to show the readers—who may not get to meet you face-to-face—what kind of person you are beyond your courses, grades, and test scores. Much of this advice applies to any piece of writing required in the application process. Use these ten tips to help you get started.
Seven Ways that Working with an Independent Educational Consultant (like us!) Helps Your Child
Students are more likely to succeed and thrive in a right-fit environment. College advisors strive to find that right environment for your child. We help your child understand themselves, what is important to them, and what they want out of the college experience.
Sharing Your Passions
Refining your extracurriculars for visual and performing arts applications.
Read (And Then Read Some More!)
Reading is not only a great escape from the real world and fun, it helps you prepare for college! College courses are demanding and require large amounts of time spent reading.
Tackling the Common App Activities List
Just as the Common App essay is a place to describe a part of yourself that isn’t reflected in the rest of the application, use the activities list to help flesh out your story.