Portfolio Review Day is a gut-wrenching day in November where future applicants of Sheridan's art programs come to get their portfolios looked at by professors who actually work at Sheridan. In this post I will go through the experience that I had on review day.
Step 1: Arrive at the school. The day is scheduled to start at 11:00 am but I would come about a half an hour earlier, especially if you want to get to more than one program. Don't worry if you don't know you're way around the school, just walk into the nearest building and someone working there will direct you where to go. Everyone is so nice!
Step 2: Get a ticket for the program that you are applying for. I got my portfolio reviewed by both an Illustration professor and an Animation professor, as I applied for both. If you are doing the same thing, then I would suggest having someone wait for you at Animation while you wait in the Illustration line because it is much shorter.
Step 3: Wait your turn and get your portfolio critiqued! Make sure you remember to breathe. This is a very stressful experience but the professors are very nice and will not crush your dreams, I promise. Since there are so many applicants for the Animation program you only get five minutes (seriously, they have timers) with the professor, so make sure that you have some questions prepared beforehand to ask them.
Step 4: The reviewing ends at 2:00 pm but there are activities that go on afterwards. There are residence and general tours that you can go on, and some of the animation students do caricatures for free!
That pretty much sums up what happens.
Good luck!
