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The fall 2020 acceptance rate for Pacific Northwest College of Art is 93%. That means, out of _____ applications received in 2020 , _____ students were offered admission. The number of males who applied was _____ vs the number of females which was _____.
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What should every freshman at your school know before they start?
I would tell myself that the most important thing you can do is to believe in success and pursue your dreams. Focus on what is in front of you, and push yourself toward what it is you want in life. You can do anything that you put your mind to. College is a new experience, which you should soak up 117{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}. Find your passions, what it is that makes you happy and work hard for it. do not allow anything to get in your way, create, concentrate and make your dreams your goals. give yourself the time to rest, this is just a step in the path of life's desiny; you can only fail by not trying. Be dedicated and commited to your goals by putting forth the effort for the greater good. Your passion is to help others; you are drivien to be of service wherever it's needed. Your intentions for going to college is to gain knowledge and experience so you can give back to the community.
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What do you brag about most when you tell your friends about your school?
The amazing support of the teachers and other students. I have learned so many traits that I did not have before going to school. Pacific Nortwest College of arts has given me new tools to use in the Art world.
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Describe how your school looks to someone who's never seen it.
My school is still very new to me. It has a lot of gallerys to show work.
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Describe the students at your school.
My classmates are often quiet but interested in discussing various subjects during class.
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What is your overall opinion of this school?
PNCA is great. There's a lot of opportunity to build connections and meet actual working artists. There are a weekly artist's lectures during the semester and a lot of studio classes bring in guest critics.
The administration just implemented a mentoring program that provides every student with a faculty advisor from their department. Basically you meet with your mentor at least twice a semester and talk about whatever you want.This is a HUGE help if you have concerns about one of your classes or need help finding direction in your work.
The staff works really hard to make sure every student gets indiviual attention.
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What's the one thing you wish someone had told you about freshman year?
How annoying art school students can be. Then again, I guess everywhere has annoying students.
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What do you consider the worst thing about your school? Why?
I don't believe that there is anything chronically BAD about my school. If I consider all of the factors which make up the various components of my school, I am able to see that it has a very strong core with a passion for growth. When I say growth, I don't necessarily mean growth in number of students or square feet of building size. The Pacific Northwest College of Art strives for a unified student body, but a diverse one; a neat and professional environment, but an artistically enhancing one. All facts considering, it is a wonderful school.
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Describe your favorite campus traditions.
My school is best known for its creative atmosphere and its non-traditional educational setting, as well as its general role in the Portland Arts community. Many of community members consider PNCA to be an elite and prestigious school, and they expect students to meet creative challenges head on and produce desireable work, as well as become active members of the artistic community.
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What are the most popular student activities/groups?
There are tons of extracarriculars.There's a guest speaker at least once a week, free passes to TBA (the Time Based Arts festival) every Fall, lunch time performances in the commons, free life drawing twice a week, free yoga, beginning and and of the year parties, gallery openings on campus (free booze if you're old enough), and a bunch of clubs.
The main campus building is open until 2am most night and the studio building is open 24 hours. There's always a variety of skinny, sleep deprived kids in various states of drunkeness and undress wandering around covered in paint and plaster. Expect to see at least one classmate naked per term. Art kids love to find excuses to take their clothes off, especially if they're into perfomance. I've been at PNCA for almost two years, and I find myself walking to class thinking, "I don't know that guy's name, but I've totally seen his peen".
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What's unique about your campus?
I consider the best part of my school is how community based it is. I like this because everyone, professors and students are supportive and there is a large art community in Portland that PNCA is a part of.
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What is the stereotype of students at your school? Is this stereotype accurate?
The stereotype is probably rich hipster kids. That's semi-accurate. If you want to know what's art school is really like, art student owl is pretty spot on.
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What's the most frustrating thing about your school?
The most frustrating thing that I find associated with my school is the internal feel of needing to break out and branch out. Don't get me wrong, I love my school and I love Portland! But throughout my education I am being taught to face the world head on and tackle challenges, and on some days I want to jump into a new situation and see what challenges await! This will give me useful skills for the future, but I just get so stir crazy! On the up-side, it allows me to deeply dream about study-abroad.
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