Ryman Arts College Preparation Weekend

Ryman Arts College Week is a free, online college preparation event for high school students, recent high school graduates, and their families, taking place on October 23-24, 2021. The weekend is filled with presentations about college, virtual tours and information sessions from colleges, and interactive workshops. This event is open to everybody, and participants can attend as many sessions as they like. All times are PST. Schedule will be updated, check back for the latest updates. If you have any questions, please email Rebecca at rtuynman@ryman.org. You will receive the Zoom links for all presentations if you register for the event, link below:

Register for College Preparation Weekend HERE 

See Grid View of the Schedule here (PDF) 

Recordings of sessions:
UCLA School of the Arts & Architecture
Studying Music in College

Saturday, October 23

9:00  What are the different types of colleges? and an introduction to college preparation weekend

9:00 ArtCenter College of Design (information session)

10:00  Parsons the New School for Design, New York City

10:00  Pennsylvania Academy for the Fine Arts, Philadelphia

10:00  Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Games and Animation, Hollywood

11:00 California State University, Fullerton, Department of Art

11:00 ArtCenter College of Design (portfolio development)

12:00  Woodbury University, Burbank

12:00  University of Redlands, College of Arts and Sciences

12:00  Art Academy of Cincinnati

1:00 Attending art school vs. majoring in art at a university (90 minute session)

3:00 School of Visual Arts, New York City

3:00 University of California, Irvine, Claire Trevor School for the Arts

3:00 School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, Boston

4:00  Bennington College, Vermont

4:00  Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles

4:00 Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

Sunday, October 24

9:00 College advice from a Ryman Arts Alumna

9:00 Rhode Island School of Design

10:00  University of the Arts, Philadelphia

10:00  College for Creative Studies, Detroit

10:00 California State University, Northridge, Art Department

11:00  Columbus College of Art & Design, Ohio

11:00  Alberta University of the Arts, Canada

11:00  Laguna College of Art & Design

12:00 Otis College of Art & Design, Portfolio Preparation and Financial Aid (90 minute session)

2:00  San Francisco Art Institute

2:00 Pacific Northwest College of Art at Willamette University, Portland

2:00 California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), Valencia

3:00 California College of the Arts, Oakland

3:00 Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore

3:00 Azusa Pacific University College of the Arts

4:00  University of California, Los Angeles, School of the Arts and Architecture

College Resources

Here are links to websites and handouts that will help you to navigate your college application process. Some are specifically for students who are applying to art programs and some are useful for all college-bound students.

General College Preparation:

• Ryman Arts' Guide to Choosing a College [pdf 40kb]
• College Board is a website that allows you to compare colleges, make college searches, and prepare students for the SAT, ACT, and other forms of test preparation.
• U.S News - 10 Tips for Starting Your College Search is a guide that allows students to have a more personal idea of how to search for the best college of their choice.
• PrepScholar gives informaiton of how to plan the college search step by step.
• Niche is a helpful website for college information based on an academic, statistical, and social descriptions of college students attending the college.
• Cappex provides information to approximate the student's chances of being accepted into their college of choice as well as it helps to find scholarships, search colleges, and even apply in one site.
• QuestBridge is a non-profit program that links bright, motivated low-income students with educational and scholarship opportunities at some of the nation's best colleges. Apply to the program to get started.
• TELACU Education Foundation provides college scholarships and mentoring to students in underserved communities in California. They have a great list of online college preparation resources here: http://telacu.com/telacu-education-foundation/online-resources/.
• College Prep 101 General college preparation information.
• College Affordability Guide provides clear, correct info and advice on the many options students have to reduce the cost of their degree (scroll down past the sponsored links at the top of the page)
• I Can Afford College provides help in applying for community college and financial aid
• College Advice From a Ryman Alumna is a set of notes by Stephanie Petteplace, a Teaching Assistant, in which she explains from her experience the ten things that all high school students should do when applying to college.
• Things Not to Do When Applying for College is a continuation of notes by Stephanie Petteplace that advises students on the mistakes that high school students make when applying to college and how to avoid them.
• 17 Tips for Writing Supplemental Essays for the Common Application (video)
• College Essay Guy

College Preparation for Art Students:

National Association for College Admission Counseling 
Visual and Performing Arts College Fairs, and links to general college preparation articles

College Affordability Guide: Fine Arts Degrees
Good, in-depth information about what to look for when choosing your fine arts program, and how to avoid "diploma mills"

Student Art Guide is a list of art schools in California with descriptions of each.

College Information for Deferred Action and/or Undocumented Students:

The Dream

Golden Door Scholars

AB540.com
A comprehensive website for the college-going undocumented student

How to Photograph Your Artwork

Mike Pucher presentation:
Photographing Your Artwork: The Three Things To Do Right [pdf 15 MB]
Photographing Your Artwork: Quick Reference Guide [58kb]

Ryman Arts Workshop: How to photograph your artwork [pdf 71kb]
Instructions created for Ryman Arts students

Ryman Arts' Glossary of Photographic terms [pdf 37kb]

How to Photograph your Artwork
Detailed instructions on photographing different types of artwork.

How to Photograph your Drawing or Painting
Shorter instructions on photographing a drawing or painting

How to Photograph your Artwork Using a Smartphone

Scholarships and Financial Aid:

• Scholarship and Financial Aid presentatioSmarn by Jessica Pashkow
• Financial Aid presentation from Ryman Arts College Day
• Free Application for Federal Student Aid: The free application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Use this application to apply for federal grants and assist in funding your college education. You will be required to fill out this form to apply for financial aid in college. For middle class students, there is also the Middle Class Scholarship. For more details, click here.
• California Student Aid Commission: - The California Student Aid Commission’s site will assist you in your search for state, federal, and institutional financial aid information for funding post-high school education.
• Latino College Dollars -Latino College Dollars lets you search for scholarships specifically for Latino students. http://latinocollegedollars.org/
• FinAid- FinAid is a general financial aid search and information site.http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/spanish.phtml - Spanish
• FastWeb: A website that helps students find scholarships, general college information, and information regarding financial aid. 
• LA Cash for College: Is a website that helps students all over Los Angeles find scholarships as well as it gives help on how to apply for financial aid.
• CalGrants: Is a financial aid program that helps students gain financial aid as they attend college.
• Scholarship Experts: A website dedicated to scholarships.
• Grants and Scholarship for Art Students: College Grants gives art students the opportunity to see scholarships and grants that are dedicated to art students.

Parent Assistance for Students Going to College:

• Smart Advice for College Parents - From Parents Who've Been There is an article with an array of helpful advice from other parents who worked with their children to help them go to college.
• CollegeVine gives useful advice on how to help your child through the application process.
• NBC News - How to Emotionally Prepare Your Child (and Yourself) for College is an article that has a month by month plan on how to prepare for the next phase of your child's life.

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