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For BFA applicants with the intended majors:
Architectural Design, Communication Design, Design and Technology, Fashion Design, Fine Arts, Illustration, Integrated Design Curriculum, Interior Design, Photography, and Product Design
The Admissions Committee will make a decision on your application only after all of the following materials have been received:
Requirements
- Application: Complete the online application.
- Application Fee: $50 non-refundable application fee is required. Payment can be
made by credit card, check or money order.
- Official high school or college transcripts. All applicants with international transcripts are required to submit an original
transcript, a certified English language translation, and a Course-By-Course
Evaluation Report with their supporting materials. These course-by-course
reports are prepared by World Education Services (www.wes.org), our preferred
provider, or another member of the National Association of Credit Evaluation
Services (NACES). We recommend that you start the evaluation process,
including submission of all required documents to WES (or another provider), as
early as possible, in order to ensure the timely completion of your evaluation
report. Request that your report be sent to Parsons The New School for Design,
University Admissions, 72 5th Avenue, New York, NY, 10011. (If you
apply online, search for “New School Parsons" when requesting our institution.) If
another provider is unable to send the report directly to the school, please collect
and send the evaluation report along with a Materials Cover Sheet.
- SAT or ACT Exam Results: Required of all applicants currently in American high
schools.
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) Exam Results: Required if English is not your native language. Minimum score required for BFA applicants: 580 paper-based, 237 computer-based, or 92 internet-based. International students should register for the exam at the earliest possible test date available. Visit the TOEFL site for more information.
- Portfolio, instructions follow below.
- Parsons Challenge, instructions follow below.
Portfolio
All BFA applicants must submit a portfolio consisting of 8 to 12 pieces of work including, but
not limited to, drawings, paintings, photographs, digital media, or design. This portfolio
may be submitted in two ways:
- You may provide us with a URL/link to a website where the Admissions
Committee can view your artwork. If you select this method of
submission, you will be asked for a valid URL/link (as well as navigation
instructions) in the online application. Parsons recommends using Blogspot and Flicker. We do not recommend using MySpace, Facebook, or Deviantart.
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- You may mail your portfolio to the Admissions Office, at the address
above. Your mailed portfolio may consist of slides, cross-platform CDROM, or
DVD. All mailed materials must be accompanied by a Materials Cover Sheet, available in the Supplemental Forms section of
the online application.
Note: Original artwork will not be accepted;
Parsons is not responsible for any original artwork mailed to its address.
Parsons Challenge
All BFA and BBA applicants must submit the 6-part exercise described below. Completed assignments
may be submitted in three ways:
- You may upload and submit your 6-part Parsons Challenge (as individual .jpg,
.tiff, .gif, .pdf, or .doc files, 2MB limit each) as part of the online application. If you
select this method of submission, further instructions will be provided in the
Additional Requirements section of the online application. Parsons recommends using Blogspot and Flicker. We do not recommend using MySpace, Facebook, or Deviantart.
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- You may provide us with a URL/link to a website where the Admissions
Committee can view your Parsons Challenge. If you select this method of
submission, you will be asked for a valid URL/link (as well as navigation
instructions) in the online application.
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- You may mail your completed Parsons Challenge to the Admissions Office. If
submitted via mail, presentation must be in one of the following formats only:
slides, cross-platform CD Rom, DVD, or VHS. All mailed materials must be
accompanied by a Materials Cover Sheet, available in the Supplemental Forms
section of the online application. All work must be clearly marked with your name
and date of birth.
Instructions:
- Where do you live? What are your everyday activities? Where do you go? What
have you overlooked? Discover something new within your familiar surroundings
and daily life; this might be an object, event, activity, or location.
- Interpret your discovery in three (3) perspectives in any medium and in three (3)
statements of approximately 150 words each. Projects may proceed from image
to text or text to image. Each interpretation should represent a different
perspective or point of view. Each statement should explore your creative and
imaginative process and contribute to the work in both form and content.
- Media may include drawing, video, photography, sculpture, 3-D work, collage,
digital images or any combination of the above.
Your work will be evaluated on both your writing and your visuals and the relationship
you are able to create between the two.
Additional Information
- Submitted Materials: All materials submitted to the Office of Admissions become the property of Parsons.
- Return of Artwork: After review, photographic slides will be returned. Please provide a stamped, self-addressed envelope for this purpose. Due to limited storage, Parsons is not able to hold work for pick-up.
- Accepted Applications: When notified of acceptance, applicants will receive
complete instructions about further procedures regarding financial aid,
housing, tuition and fees, I-20 visas (for non-residents of the U.S.), and other
matters. The Admissions Committee's decision to admit an applicant is
always contingent upon his or her successful completion of any studies that
he or she may be currently pursuing and on the Admissions Committee's
receipt of the final transcripts of those studies.
- Interviews: Interviews are optional. However, they are recommended. Please
use the link below for detailed information and instructions for arranging an
interview.
Additional information can be found online at www.parsons.edu/apply/
Select Undergraduate.
 Application Materials Cover Sheet
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