What are the requirements for going to the Royal College of Art?

IELTS 6.5

Application materials

Application form, official English transcript (copy), undergraduate diploma, portfolio, personal statement, writing sample, recommendation letter, language scores (copy of certificate), immigration history, passport copy and visa to the UK

Postgraduate portfolio requirements

Vehicle design: portfolio. It is very important to clearly show your understanding of all stages of design (from concept development to final product display) in your work collection; Any multimedia presentation should have a corresponding hard copy.

men's wear: the portfolio should include your creative work, ideas and opinions, the development and research of ideas, and what excites your vision; Upload at least 1 completed or ongoing electronic images, and each main image can be accompanied by up to 6 auxiliary images related to visual research or preparation, such as paintings, draft scanning, references and other images related to your creative thinking; Images must be in JPG or PNG format (2MB maximum, preferably 124x768pixels or larger).

photography: ten electronic images in JPG format not exceeding 2MB; Preferably 124x768pixels or larger images; Do not submit actual paintings, portfolios, slides, DVD//videos at this stage; These ten works should include some early and recent samples if possible; Each work should provide relevant information (such as date, size, media, title, etc.

1. Preparation of portfolio: As a design major, portfolio will play a crucial and decisive role in the whole application. Therefore, in the initial stage, it takes at least 3-4 months to complete the final version of the portfolio, in which a lot of time is spent on selecting the most representative themes from a large number of works and organizing them together according to certain ideas to form a complete series.

2. In the written test, there are three questions in one hour, which need to be sketched and explained. The first question is to fill in the blanks. "What is your name relative to? What is carbon dioxide relative to climate change?" Fill it in first and then explain why. The second question is the scheme question. An electrical appliance manufacturing company is about to close down. If you are the creative director, how can you turn the situation around? There are four options. Choose one to provide three product solutions, and draw pictures and explain them. I chose home heating and cooling. It seems that there are also options for integrated furniture and home entertainment facilities. The third topic is graduation. At present, what works do you want to present in the big show? Explain in detail after sketching.

3. To apply for animation design, applicants must hand in their vivid image works within 15 minutes to show their thinking and guiding ability. You must clearly show your unique role in any cooperative project. The admissions committee wants to see your potential, not just edit it. Therefore, please carefully select the works that can show your ability and show where you want to develop. In the process of screening, it is very useful to use other aspects that show your ideas, including 3D objects, paintings, photos, scripts, illustrations and other digital collections of auxiliary works. According to the submitted works, the school will list the interviewers.