First-Time Freshmen
Submit all admissions and scholarship materials postmarked by
February 1, 2009
Online Application and:
A portfolio is not required of film and video applicants. Instead, applicants are required to submit a two-part essay.
Part One
In the first part, applicants must describe an imaginative story or significant real-life event in 500 words or less. This essay should be told as a short story with a plot, including a clear beginning, middle and end.
Part Two
In the second part, applicants must adapt the story from part one into cinematic terms using 1,000 words or less. By retelling the same story in these terms, the applicant is encouraged to be very visually descriptive, using camera cues/angles and dialogue. By controlling these elements, the applicant as filmmaker must engage the reader, communicate the significance behind the event or story, and take the reader someplace the filmmaker feels is worth the ride.
The essays are not meant to be scripts or screenplays. The admissions review will focus on an applicant's storytelling ability and how successfully images, ideas and plot are communicated.
The essays should be double-spaced and neatly printed or typed and each page numbered and labeled with the applicants name.
Film and Video Work
Film and video work is not required but may be submitted. It is likely that not more than two minutes of film, video, or digital work will be reviewed. As such, this work should be submitted cued to the appropriate starting point. A written description of the applicant's role in the work should also be included.
Film and video work cannot take the place of the two-part essay.
B) silas h. rhodes scholarship application
The scholarships are awarded strictly on merit and recognize the creative and
academic achievements of applicants.
ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT:
-A scholarship application form (see reverse).
-A letter of recommendation from an art teacher.
-For film and video entrants, a portfolio is not required. Instead,
the two-part essay submitted for admission will be reviewed. In
addition to the essays, applicants may also submit a 30-second
selection of film or video work on 1⁄2" VHS tape or DVD.
Attach all materials and mail to:
OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS/SHRS
School of Visual Arts
209 East 23 Street
New York, NY 10010-3994
C) Financial Aid Information
Students interested in fi nancial aid must fi le the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which is required
for all forms of federal fi nancial aid, including student loans. The FAFSA should be fi led by the fi rst week of February 2008.
PLEASE NOTE: When filing, be sure to include SVA’s Title IV School Code—007468.
D) Statement of Intent
In 500 words or less, discuss your reasons for pursuing undergraduate study in the visual arts. Feel free to include any information
about yourself, your goals and interests that may not be immediately apparent from the review of your transcripts or portfolio.
E) Honors Program Application
The Honors Program is designed for applicants who seek academic enrichment and challenges to complement their studio course work at the School of Visual Arts. The program is open to first-time freshman in Advertising; Animation; Cartooning; Computer Art, Computer Animation & Visual Effects; Fine Arts; Graphic Design; Illustration; Film and Video and Photography.
Applicants interested in applying to the Honors Program should submit this form with the required essay to the Office of Admissions.
Application Essay (required)
Write a 500 word essay on the theme: Why Art?
Essays should be typed and double-spaced.
Please submit the essay with this form to the Offi ce of Admissions
Attach all materials and mail to:
OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS/HONORS
School of Visual Arts
209 East 23 Street
New York, NY 10010-3994
Application A-13
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