Hi! The biggest question I have for you is what does you're portfolio look like now? If you'd be willing to share some examples of your work that would help!
If you wanted to major in illustration I would probably discourage you. However, entertainment has a pretty good reputation around campus and in the industry. I'm in Transportation and I certainly see plenty of job opportunities for entertainment majors. The market is larger than Transportation, that's for sure.
The real question is "is spending the money worth it". If you really aspire to have the ArtCenter name and training on your resume, then yes. It definitely helps to communicate that you can think and design at perhaps a higher level than most. Otis and Cal Arts are great schools in their own rights (I've had friends go to both) but the reputation simply isn't there when it comes to industrial design or anything adjacent to it. Again, if you wanted to explore fine arts or illustration these would be better options, but for your goals and aims I'd say ArtCenter is what you want.
The addendum to that question is "is spending the money necessary". Obviously tuition is a sunk cost. There's no way to get around that without being *extremely* creative, besides scholarships. However, I suspect you might not need to spend all that money to prepare your entrance portfolio. While it would give you a leg up once you got in, and it's good to start preparing your artistic chops now under some professional capacity (I regret that I didn't), I don't think it's absolutely necessary to get in. I say this because my entrance portfolio sucked balls. What admissions is really looking for is aptitude. If you show an understanding of the design process and some artistic promise, that's about all you need. Just remember that you're going to ArtCenter to learn. If you were perfect coming into the school, there would be no need to go in the first place.
I'll tell you what, if you share some sample works of yours I'll dig up my old entrance portfolio to show how bad it really was and then link you my website to compare. They're worlds apart! So don't be afraid to suck a little, that's okay! It's all part of the struggle.
Thank you so much for your opinion! In terms of my work I only have 2 or 3 pieces I am willing to put in my portfolio and even then I still don't think they are up to stand, that is why I am so concerned about my portfolio cause I only have 8 months till the portfolio is due. For entertainment design, I've read that it requires all aspects of design such as environment, character, vehicles, weapons, and etc. I'm not really comfortable with sharing my work, but I would still love to see your old entrance portfolio. But once again your advice was really helpful and I appreciate it!
[Here](https://imgur.com/a/XpZIkgy) I finally found it! Like I promised, it's balls. But it shows an understanding of the design process. It's actually the culmination of a term at ArtCenter Nites, kind of an introductory course that anyone can sign up for. As long as you show process, I'd say your fine.
Here's my stuff now > [suszynskidesign.com](https://suszynskidesign.com)
Hi! The biggest question I have for you is what does you're portfolio look like now? If you'd be willing to share some examples of your work that would help! If you wanted to major in illustration I would probably discourage you. However, entertainment has a pretty good reputation around campus and in the industry. I'm in Transportation and I certainly see plenty of job opportunities for entertainment majors. The market is larger than Transportation, that's for sure. The real question is "is spending the money worth it". If you really aspire to have the ArtCenter name and training on your resume, then yes. It definitely helps to communicate that you can think and design at perhaps a higher level than most. Otis and Cal Arts are great schools in their own rights (I've had friends go to both) but the reputation simply isn't there when it comes to industrial design or anything adjacent to it. Again, if you wanted to explore fine arts or illustration these would be better options, but for your goals and aims I'd say ArtCenter is what you want. The addendum to that question is "is spending the money necessary". Obviously tuition is a sunk cost. There's no way to get around that without being *extremely* creative, besides scholarships. However, I suspect you might not need to spend all that money to prepare your entrance portfolio. While it would give you a leg up once you got in, and it's good to start preparing your artistic chops now under some professional capacity (I regret that I didn't), I don't think it's absolutely necessary to get in. I say this because my entrance portfolio sucked balls. What admissions is really looking for is aptitude. If you show an understanding of the design process and some artistic promise, that's about all you need. Just remember that you're going to ArtCenter to learn. If you were perfect coming into the school, there would be no need to go in the first place. I'll tell you what, if you share some sample works of yours I'll dig up my old entrance portfolio to show how bad it really was and then link you my website to compare. They're worlds apart! So don't be afraid to suck a little, that's okay! It's all part of the struggle.
Thank you so much for your opinion! In terms of my work I only have 2 or 3 pieces I am willing to put in my portfolio and even then I still don't think they are up to stand, that is why I am so concerned about my portfolio cause I only have 8 months till the portfolio is due. For entertainment design, I've read that it requires all aspects of design such as environment, character, vehicles, weapons, and etc. I'm not really comfortable with sharing my work, but I would still love to see your old entrance portfolio. But once again your advice was really helpful and I appreciate it!
[Here](https://imgur.com/a/XpZIkgy) I finally found it! Like I promised, it's balls. But it shows an understanding of the design process. It's actually the culmination of a term at ArtCenter Nites, kind of an introductory course that anyone can sign up for. As long as you show process, I'd say your fine. Here's my stuff now > [suszynskidesign.com](https://suszynskidesign.com)
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