My current college/portfolio situation.

I am only a freshman in high school, so I have about one more year until I have to take the whole “college/portfolio” thing seriously. However, I am trying to prepare myself now. Luckily, all of the projects I do in my classes at FIT now can contribute somehow to my portfolio when I apply to college. To be honest, I don’t know much about what goes into a portfolio, but I do know that the Fashion Design major differs immensely from say, Fashion Merchandising. I also know that a lot of hard work and effort goes into a superb portfolio, requiring a lot of time and consideration. I know that when the time comes, for me to start mine, I will be stressing out for weeks.

My goals for my future are kind of all over the place because, like I’ve said before, I’m not completely sure what I want to do in fashion yet. I just know the fashion industry is the right place for me. Ultimately, my dream job would have to be the creative director of a big fashion house (not sure which one yet). Quite frankly, without Precollege classes I’d be lost when the time comes when I have to choose my major.  My current “high school plans” as of now, are just to take more classes here! I definitely want to take the “HAR 016: Fashion Art for Fashion Designers” class.  The other class I am planning to take is “HFA 180: Fabric Styling for Fashion.” I am extremely interested in becoming a stylist also!

As of now, FIT is the only college I’m thinking about. There are a few other colleges I might consider but none of them can compare to FIT. All in all, FIT is my dream college from the variety of majors to the amazing location!

So, how are colleges treating you guys? How was it like getting your portfolios done?

Michaela


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