I am decent at drawing. I am thinking of going to an art institute. I know you have to submit a portfolio. I am wondering if they ever look at someone's portfolio and say "Uh, you're not good enough."

I'm currently attending Chabot College. What classes do i need to take to transfer to The Art Institute? How many units?

I am looking into design schools to attend so that I can get a foundation in design (for my GD career). A lot of the good ones require a portfolio (which I don’t have) so I need to find schools that don’t have that as a entry requirement. One of the one’s I found is Art Institute California Design College. Anybody know if this school is any good?

I will be applying to the California Art Institutes this fall 2006. My major will be in Computer Graphics. I have a knowledge of how graphics are used and applied, which gives me an advantage over some students. I have some understanding of the programs that the institute uses, but had a small amount of time using them. This move to this career field would be a great success for me, and for my family also. A deadline is set to lock the tuition rate on May 1st, 2006. I have a limited amount of time to write an essay for the Admissions Office. I have talked to an advisor who agreed to help me along the way. She has asked me to have this done by Friday April 28th so she can review the essay and my application. How do I start one? What do I include, how do I present myself, what are the rules of writing an essay if there are any? Please I need some help and guidance through this three day process. I have today (Monday, 04/25 - Friday, 04/28) to start and the finish product due on Friday.