Essay Requirements
View the essay requirements by major listed below.
The Short Answer Essay will be submitted in the online application. You can copy and paste your response or upload it as a separate document. The Short Answer Essay response is required to submit your online application.
You can upload Essay 1 (and Essay 2 if required) as separate documents with your online application or you can return to upload the remaining essay(s) through the applicant portal after you submit your application. Please label “Essay 1” or “Essay 2” at the top of the document.
Please note that your application is not considered complete until you have submitted all required essays.
Creative Direction
Short Answer Essay
Describe the path that has led to your choice of major/program and why you believe an ArtCenter education will further your educational and career goals. (200 words recommended)
Essay 1
ArtCenter believes that our community is enriched when our classrooms are filled with individuals with different lived experiences and points of view. Tell us how your lived experience informs your point of view as a creative and as an individual. Have you encountered challenges associated with what makes you unique and, if so, how have you addressed these challenges? (400 words recommended).
Entertainment Design
ANIMATION/CONCEPT
Short Answer Essay
Describe the path that has led to your choice of major/program and why you believe an ArtCenter education will further your educational and career goals. (200 words recommended)
Essay 1
ArtCenter believes that our community is enriched when our classrooms are filled with individuals with different lived experiences and points of view. Tell us how your lived experience informs your point of view as a creative and as an individual. Have you encountered challenges associated with what makes you unique and, if so, how have you addressed these challenges? (400 words recommended).
GAME DESIGN
Short Answer Essay
Describe the path that has led to your choice of major/program and why you believe an ArtCenter education will further your educational and career goals. (200 words recommended)
Essay 1
ArtCenter believes that our community is enriched when our classrooms are filled with individuals with different lived experiences and points of view. Tell us how your lived experience informs your point of view as a creative and as an individual. Have you encountered challenges associated with what makes you unique and, if so, how have you addressed these challenges? (400 words recommended).
Essay 2
Why do you want to be a game designer? (400 words recommended)
Fine Art
Short Answer Essay
Describe the path that has led to your choice of major/program and why you believe an ArtCenter education will further your educational and career goals. (200 words recommended)
Essay 1
ArtCenter believes that our community is enriched when our classrooms are filled with individuals with different lived experiences and points of view. Tell us how your lived experience informs your point of view as a creative and as an individual. Have you encountered challenges associated with what makes you unique and, if so, how have you addressed these challenges? (400 words recommended).
Film
Short Answer Essay
Describe the path that has led to your choice of major/program and why you believe an ArtCenter education will further your educational and career goals. (200 words recommended)
Essay 1
ArtCenter believes that our community is enriched when our classrooms are filled with individuals with different lived experiences and points of view. Tell us how your lived experience informs your point of view as a creative and as an individual. Have you encountered challenges associated with what makes you unique and, if so, how have you addressed these challenges? (400 words recommended).
Graphic Design
Short Answer Essay
Describe the path that has led to your choice of major/program and why you believe an ArtCenter education will further your educational and career goals. (200 words recommended)
Essay 1
ArtCenter believes that our community is enriched when our classrooms are filled with individuals with different lived experiences and points of view. Tell us how your lived experience informs your point of view as a creative and as an individual. Have you encountered challenges associated with what makes you unique and, if so, how have you addressed these challenges? (400 words recommended).
Illustration
Short Answer Essay
Describe the path that has led to your choice of major/program and why you believe an ArtCenter education will further your educational and career goals. (200 words recommended)
Essay 1
ArtCenter believes that our community is enriched when our classrooms are filled with individuals with different lived experiences and points of view. Tell us how your lived experience informs your point of view as a creative and as an individual. Have you encountered challenges associated with what makes you unique and, if so, how have you addressed these challenges? (400 words recommended).
Interaction Design
Short Answer Essay
Describe the path that has led to your choice of major/program and why you believe an ArtCenter education will further your educational and career goals. (200 words recommended)
Essay 1
ArtCenter believes that our community is enriched when our classrooms are filled with individuals with different lived experiences and points of view. Tell us how your lived experience informs your point of view as a creative and as an individual. Have you encountered challenges associated with what makes you unique and, if so, how have you addressed these challenges? (400 words recommended).
Essay 2
Describe the innovations you think will happen in Interaction Design over the next five years. Describe why you think these innovations will occur and how you see yourself working in the field of interaction in the future. (400 words recommended)
Photography and Imagining
Short Answer Essay
Describe the path that has led to your choice of major/program and why you believe an ArtCenter education will further your educational and career goals. (200 words recommended)
Essay 1
ArtCenter believes that our community is enriched when our classrooms are filled with individuals with different lived experiences and points of view. Tell us how your lived experience informs your point of view as a creative and as an individual. Have you encountered challenges associated with what makes you unique and, if so, how have you addressed these challenges? (400 words recommended).
Product Design
Short Answer Essay
Describe the path that has led to your choice of major/program and why you believe an ArtCenter education will further your educational and career goals. (200 words recommended)
Essay 1
ArtCenter believes that our community is enriched when our classrooms are filled with individuals with different lived experiences and points of view. Tell us how your lived experience informs your point of view as a creative and as an individual. Have you encountered challenges associated with what makes you unique and, if so, how have you addressed these challenges? (400 words recommended).
Spatial Experience Design
Short Answer Essay
Describe the path that has led to your choice of major/program and why you believe an ArtCenter education will further your educational and career goals. (200 words recommended)
Essay 1
ArtCenter believes that our community is enriched when our classrooms are filled with individuals with different lived experiences and points of view. Tell us how your lived experience informs your point of view as a creative and as an individual. Have you encountered challenges associated with what makes you unique and, if so, how have you addressed these challenges? (400 words recommended).
Transportation Design
Short Answer Essay
Describe the path that has led to your choice of major/program and why you believe an ArtCenter education will further your educational and career goals. (200 words recommended)
Essay 1
ArtCenter believes that our community is enriched when our classrooms are filled with individuals with different lived experiences and points of view. Tell us how your lived experience informs your point of view as a creative and as an individual. Have you encountered challenges associated with what makes you unique and, if so, how have you addressed these challenges? (400 words recommended).
First Year Immersion
Short Answer Essay
Describe the path that has led to your choice of major/program and why you believe an ArtCenter education will further your educational and career goals. (200 words recommended)
Essay 1
ArtCenter believes that our community is enriched when our classrooms are filled with individuals with different lived experiences and points of view. Tell us how your lived experience informs your point of view as a creative and as an individual. Have you encountered challenges associated with what makes you unique and, if so, how have you addressed these challenges? (400 words recommended).