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Portfolio Brief. HELP & ADVICE

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭Weekend Warrior


    Be assured you are not the only one having such dreams. Thankfully there's only another couple of weeks to go now to the dreaded NCAD letters so we'll all find out soon enough :D (I'm on a bet with a friend of mine they're coming after the 23rd)

    I imagine interviews for Limerick will be pretty focused mostly on your work, ideas and thought process through your portfolio etc. Maybe even a few ''why do you want to go to art college?'' type questions thrown in but then again that's pure speculation on my part :pac:

    Best of luck!

    My birthday is the 24th :o I want a birthday present from Ncad as opposed to a birthday kick in the teeth!
    Thanks for the advice. ;)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭Motorbreath


    A rejection would be a fair kick in the teeth around your birthday, here's hoping it doesn't happen ;)

    Times like this I find comfort in the thought that every one in three portfolios submitted has to secure a place. Hope that helps :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3 eim07


    Last night I dreamt that I didn't get into Ncad. :( More promising signs, I get letters from D.I.T and Limerick about portfolio submission dates etc. Does anyone know what the interviews for Limerick go like? Do they just ask you general questions about your work? :o


    long time since i was going for my limerick interview, but youre more or less talking them through the work you have, there will prob be two or three of them, but there are no major dragons among them, theyre all ok, bit like xfactor or something hahaha, make an impression on them and youre laughing...good luck...get familiar with the type of work they do in limerick also thats important...good luck


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭HouseHippo


    A rejection would be a fair kick in the teeth around your birthday, here's hoping it doesn't happen ;)

    Times like this I find comfort in the thought that every one in three portfolios submitted has to secure a place. Hope that helps :D
    That is indeed a comforting thought


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 34 unugh


    Thankfully there's only another couple of weeks to go now to the dreaded NCAD letters so we'll all find out soon enough :D (I'm on a bet with a friend of mine they're coming after the 23rd)

    quote]

    Apparantly they have been out since this Monday.I have heard in college someones friend getting in on Monday and others have said some secondary school students have their letters.

    I dont really know if theres much truth to do this despite what people say as its very odd not a single person in my college has gotten a letter yet.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭Motorbreath


    unugh wrote: »

    Apparantly they have been out since this Monday.I have heard in college someones friend getting in on Monday and others have said some secondary school students have their letters.

    I dont really know if theres much truth to do this despite what people say as its very odd not a single person in my college has gotten a letter yet.

    Since Monday? :eek:

    There's no sign of any letter here but then again my post can be slow.
    It certainly seems a bit early compared to previous years but here's hoping there's some truth to it.
    It will at least put us all out of our misery sooner than we think :pac:
    *keeps watchful eye on letterbox*

    If anybody here does happen to get a letter this week, let us boardies know how you got on!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭Weekend Warrior


    Oh my God :eek:
    It does seem early but I hope it's true because the suspense is killing me! I don't want to be counting down the seconds until the post arrives during my orals. :p I wonder do they send all the letters out at once?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭HouseHippo


    Since Monday? :eek:

    There's no sign of any letter here but then again my post can be slow.
    It certainly seems a bit early compared to previous years but here's hoping there's some truth to it.
    It will at least put us all out of our misery sooner than we think :pac:
    *keeps watchful eye on letterbox*

    If anybody here does happen to get a letter this week, let us boardies know how you got on!
    No sign of one yet guys.....Nobody i know has gotten their's either.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 34 unugh


    Its wierd.Someones claiming Colaiste Dhulaigh have letters and one guy got in - I find it suspect that a majority of one PLC course have letters and nobody else does?Unless you state in your portfolio what course your in I dont think they know where your coming from until the CAO officially tells you if your in.Its Wednesday now and no letter from anyone I actually know so I dont know what too believe


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 34 unugh


    + Sorry if I got anyone nervous or anxious.I was genuinly curious as I rang home straight away as soon as this ''news'' was out and nothing.Thought id post it here just too know im not alone.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭Weekend Warrior


    unugh wrote: »
    + Sorry if I got anyone nervous or anxious.I was genuinly curious as I rang home straight away as soon as this ''news'' was out and nothing.Thought id post it here just too know im not alone.

    No need to be sorry; I am so glad that there are other people stressing about letters! :p I'm in sixth year so I don't know anyone else applying to Ncad. My friends can't understand why I'm waiting so anxiously for 'just a letter'. :o


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭Motorbreath


    No sign of any letter today too.
    I have a friend who's applying from my art class and she hasn't gotten hers either.
    Arggh the anticipation!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10 smashedpumpkin


    Just wanted to say about the letters and such, stop worrying guys! It really isn't a big deal, particularly if you're applying directly from school. I'm in second yr ncad at the moment, and I decided to do a portfolio course first (I did it in Ballyfermot, and I absolutely loved it!) I actually don't think I'd have been ready for big scary college if I hadn't gone there first :) but basically don't worry cause there's always next year. Oh! And the number of people they let into Core had gone way up too, last yr they let in almost 200 I think, so you've all got a better chance than I would've too. lucky buggers. :P Good luck to you all though! :D

    (and to anyone who gets on the waiting list, call the college and ask if they can tell you how many people are ahead of you on the list, lots of the time up to 15 or 20 people on it get in too!)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭Motorbreath


    Gave the NCAD admissions office a ring today and got through to a nice lady who said the letters haven't gone out yet so we can all relax! She also said it will about another two weeks so there's still some waiting to be done :rolleyes:

    Unugh, any person who's been claiming has a letter must just be wishful thinking :p
    Just wanted to say about the letters and such, stop worrying guys! It really isn't a big deal, particularly if you're applying directly from school. I'm in second yr ncad at the moment, and I decided to do a portfolio course first (I did it in Ballyfermot, and I absolutely loved it!) I actually don't think I'd have been ready for big scary college if I hadn't gone there first :) but basically don't worry cause there's always next year. Oh! And the number of people they let into Core had gone way up too, last yr they let in almost 200 I think, so you've all got a better chance than I would've too. lucky buggers. :P Good luck to you all though! :D

    (and to anyone who gets on the waiting list, call the college and ask if they can tell you how many people are ahead of you on the list, lots of the time up to 15 or 20 people on it get in too!)

    Thanks for the words of encouragement.
    Every little helps in the nerve calming :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭HouseHippo


    Gave the NCAD admissions office a ring today and got through to a nice lady who said the letters haven't gone out yet so we can all relax! She also said it will about another two weeks so there's still some waiting to be done :rolleyes:

    Unugh, any person who's been claiming has a letter must just be wishful thinking :p



    Thanks for the words of encouragement.
    Every little helps in the nerve calming :D
    Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 2 weeks ****!!!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭HouseHippo


    Can anyone tell me the date of collection for portfolio's in Dit. My bag got stolen on the way back from the college and my collection recipt was in it??!!! Please help ASAP


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭Weekend Warrior


    HouseHippo wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me the date of collection for portfolio's in Dit. My bag got stolen on the way back from the college and my collection recipt was in it??!!! Please help ASAP
    My friend dropped mine off for me and they never even gave her the receipt but told her 'around the 18th'! Hope that helps!

    And two weeks for NCAD?? :(:(:(


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭Weekend Warrior


    HouseHippo wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me the date of collection for portfolio's in Dit. My bag got stolen on the way back from the college and my collection recipt was in it??!!! Please help ASAP
    Whoops, I just called her and she DID get a receipt. It's the 16th or the 18th :o


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭HouseHippo


    Whoops, I just called her and she DID get a receipt. It's the 16th or the 18th :o
    Cool thanks. Is your friend Pamela by any chance ?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 337 ✭✭BlueNemo


    Collected my portfolio from DIT today...

    scary eh :P


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭Motorbreath


    NCAD letters this week guys :eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 369 ✭✭Papillon!


    so scared :|


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭Weekend Warrior


    Oh God so is it this week for sure?? I can't bear the suspense any longer. :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 369 ✭✭Papillon!


    It must be...IT HAS TO BE D':
    i hope it doesnt run into april...i just want to know now :(


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭Motorbreath


    I was told that they had "hoped" to have them out for this week.
    Then again it is very possible that it could roll into next week... you can never trust artists and their deadlines :D

    For the sake of the fellow sixth year collective sanity, I'm banking on getting them this week. Irish Oral clashing with not getting in would be naaasty >_<


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭Weekend Warrior


    After school today I went and asked my art teacher and she said she rang them a few weeks ago and they told her the last week in March. Which technically is this week, right? :o
    I've wasted valuable French oral time watching for the postman already. :( Let's hope it pays off....


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭HouseHippo


    Pant,collapse pass out. Did my German Oral today,would be nice to get letter too,have it all wrapped up


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 qwertyu


    i rang ncad this morning people, the lady sed ''you will receive a letter at the end of this week, or next week....''


    getting SOOOOO impatient.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭Motorbreath


    By the sounds of things it looks like it will be early next week then :D

    Seeing as we're nearly there best of luck everyone in advance. Here's hoping not too many of us are left disappointed.

    I for one am fully prepared for a (likely) rejection :o

    Funny enough there's also a documentary for RTE being filmed in my school at the moment. As I'm one of the lucky sixth years chosen to be 'followed', the whole bloody country is going to know if I don't get in >_>


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 369 ✭✭Papillon!


    aw yes , good luck everyone!
    @motorbreath...dont worry :) im sure you will!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8 nosmodias


    Best of luck everyone! and don't worry NCAD are usually pretty punctual so if they say the next week-ish it will be. Its changed since I applied! you used to get the project after you got excepted! Is anyone applying to Crawford?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 369 ✭✭Papillon!


    nosmodias wrote: »
    you used to get the project after you got excepted!
    what dyou mean? i know if you get accepted to ncad they give out a project you do over the summer before starting core.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭Weekend Warrior


    I'm 100% prepared for rejection too, but I'll cry anyway. :p I just want the letter now, so I'm not driving myself crazy waiting! This has been the longest week ever.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8 nosmodias


    Papillon! wrote: »
    what dyou mean? i know if you get accepted to ncad they give out a project you do over the summer before starting core.


    oh sorry I misunderstood. I thought the brief for the portfolio was instead of the project you have to do once your excepted. sorry I didnt mean to confuse anyone! I applied in 2003 and got in but went to crawford instead. if there was a brief at the time I didn't follow it!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭HouseHippo


    Still No letter :(
    Any news for you guys???


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭Weekend Warrior


    Nope nothing! :( I think I'll call them tomorrow and ask if they've been sent out by that time.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭HouseHippo


    Nope nothing! :( I think I'll call them tomorrow and ask if they've been sent out by that time.
    I emailed them today,still waiting for reply.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭Motorbreath


    Nothing my end either.
    So it shall be tomorrow or next week then.... hmmm place your bets here folks :D


    Edit:
    In reading back over the thread there it's pretty obvious we've been really a right pack of worriers. Here's hoping it all pays off!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 697 ✭✭✭Saruwatari


    Good luck to you guys!
    I'm anxiously awaiting a letter from Ballyfermot now. I had my interview for Animation Drawing Studies last week and they said I'm definitely in, but they could've been bull****ting me for all I know!

    Also had my portfolio assessed at Dun Laoghaire IADT today as well, no interview (yet...) but I'll be getting my results in May.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 34 unugh


    You will get Ballyfermot.They said the same to me and sure enough i had it(with just 5 drawings-ha).

    So...Letters will be next week then hopefully.As I suspected nothing this week + everywhere should be on holidays for Easter the week after so they would be obligated to send them out next week.

    + Earlier when I said someone had got there letter,someone did infact get called for an interview.Thats it.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭HouseHippo


    STILL NOTHING!!! Now i'm getting annoyed!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 qwertyu


    this is actually ridiculous! there's so much hype, and i'm expecting to be disappointed so it doesn't make it easier waiting on this letter to confirm :P getting really pissed off waiting on the postman everyday its pathetic, ncad need to get their act together!:mad:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭Weekend Warrior


    I rang NCAD at lunchtime today and asked if the letters had been sent out yet, and the girl said 'Yes, you should get it middle of next week.' So I took that to mean YES the letters have been sent, but if so, then surely we would get them on Monday, not the middle of next week? :confused: So either they were sent out today or they're being sent out next week I'm so confused! :p Did anyone else give them a ring and if so what did they say??


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 34 unugh


    Ha.I wasnt expecting this.I remember last year it was around the same time ppl started getting letters(as in last day March-1st/2nd April).Considering they have at the least 300 LESS people to deal with this year I thought it would be more efficient.
    Maybe the lack of applications gave them more time to be really rigurous and thorough with who gets in.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 90 ✭✭mardybum


    nosmodias wrote: »
    I applied in 2003 and got in but went to crawford instead. if there was a brief at the time I didn't follow it!

    Hi everyone! I've been lurkin around feeding moral support without postin since back in ...january or dec, (you may remember me as VERY DESPERATE)

    My head is totally wrecked waitin for this letter. I do take solice in what someone said about 1 in 3 people getting in... My flatmate rang me yesterday to say I had a letter, practically ran all the way home and it was just from Galway sayin to bring portfolios in April. Also I heard that Galway is no use. Im doin a portfolio course in Ballyier, and yesterday a girl came in who did my course last year. She started Galway in September and left coz she thought they were so ****! I also did a night course in NCAD last year and the teacher there said they were no good. Has anyone else got any opinions on this?

    I'm really interested in the crawford thing tho, I got my letter from them the other day, got 525 points, which I was pretty happy with. Why did you choose them instead of NCAD?

    On the first day of college in NCAD, we can all ask if we used to post on boards.ie!:)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 369 ✭✭Papillon!


    mardybum wrote: »
    Hi everyone! I've been lurkin around feeding moral support without postin since back in ...january or dec, (you may remember me as VERY DESPERATE)

    My head is totally wrecked waitin for this letter. I do take solice in what someone said about 1 in 3 people getting in... My flatmate rang me yesterday to say I had a letter, practically ran all the way home and it was just from Galway sayin to bring portfolios in April. Also I heard that Galway is no use. Im doin a portfolio course in Ballyier, and yesterday a girl came in who did my course last year. She started Galway in September and left coz she thought they were so ****! I also did a night course in NCAD last year and the teacher there said they were no good. Has anyone else got any opinions on this?

    I'm really interested in the crawford thing tho, I got my letter from them the other day, got 525 points, which I was pretty happy with. Why did you choose them instead of NCAD?

    On the first day of college in NCAD, we can all ask if we used to post on boards.ie!:)


    i've applied to galway as well. got a letter from them telling me my interview date in late april. went to the open day thow and to be honest didnt think much of it. it was so badly run and the people showing us around the college were unable to answer simple questions...saying that thow it cud still be good...just judging by first impressions it wasnt :P

    ive no letter from ncad yet either :(


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭Weekend Warrior


    mardybum wrote: »

    On the first day of college in NCAD, we can all ask if we used to post on boards.ie!:)

    Oh God, I hope so *fingers crossed, rabbit's foot, prays* :( I feel more pessimistic by the minute! I have a half-day at school Monday, so I'm going to come home and sit beside the letterbox with a hip flask. I have a feeling it's coming Monday, but that's probably wishful thinking! Congrats on Crawford, mardybum! :)
    Out of interest, has anyone applied to Limerick? I have it as my second choice but they haven't sent me a letter about an interview yet. :confused:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 369 ✭✭Papillon!


    yeah ive applied to limerick too but they only wrote asking if i was still interested and they'd put my name down for interview but they never wrote back to me telling me when it is..
    lit is my second choice too :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭Motorbreath


    Good idea Weekend Warrior. I think I might just join in on that hip flask and letterbox combination :pac:

    So glad it's almost over, someone came up to me today saying "Oh, I heard you got into NCAD". My heart nearly skipped a beat *pulls hair out* :p

    Best of luck anyone waiting on the long haul with UL/IADT/DIT and Crawford. We're all bound to end up somewhere :o


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 90 ✭✭mardybum


    my friend just told me that he called into NCAD today, and they said that they were posting out the letters on Monday and Tuesday, so we should all know one way or another by thursday at the latest.

    ARghhhhhh.


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