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“As international educational university counselors, we cannot praise PortfolioWorks enough for the invaluable support they've provided our students on their creative journey. For our many students aspiring to pursue a university path in the arts, their guidance has been instrumental in shaping their unique portfolios and elevating their work to new heights.

From the initial consultation to the final presentation, Portfolio Works has deepened our student‘s understanding of their artistic expression, empowering them to showcase their vision with confidence, refining their technical skills, and fostering an environment where creativity and a stronger sense of their artistic-self flourished.” International educational university counselor, 2024

“Allison was indispensable in guiding our teenager in how to put together a strong portfolio for college applications, suggesting to him how best to highlight his work, especially since he was totally self-taught in art and design, with little knowledge of the application process. Her guidance helped him land multiple acceptances, and she was able to talk through different college options with him, not only in the US, and also Canada and Europe, where we are. For him, it was a great experience!” Parent of Paris-based student accepted at Parsons, Pratt, SCAD, Otis, Drexel (all with 22-27K/year merit awards), RISD, USC, Concordia, IE Madrid, 2024

“My journey with PortfolioWorks has been an extremely rewarding one. I went into my portfolio making process with a limited mindset about the kinds of works that I could make. My coach encouraged me to explore different types of art forms and expressions from my own culture, and pushed me to create works that challenge the notions of art and architecture in itself. I was able to build a portfolio that I feel truly reflects who I am as a person and the values I hold true, and to ask questions that I’m interested in investigating once I enter graduate school. This process has helped me not only build a portfolio, but also trained me to think creatively and be confident in experimenting and executing my ideas. Thank you so much PortfolioWorks, for guiding me and pushing me to discover my creative potential.” Applicant for Masters in Architecture in the U.S., accepted to Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Indonesia, 2022

“My experience with PortfolioWorks has been extremely rewarding, both creatively and artistically speaking. Indeed, Maggie and Allison push us to step out of our comfort zone and to confidently lead our projects towards the new, the unknown, the experimental. Thanks to their help, I managed to enter into a much more powerful relationship with art, since I now manage to let go of many preconceived ideas about my work. I now let myself be guided by my imagination and the freedom that exists within the world of art.” Undergraduate Fashion Applicant (awarded a full-tuition scholarship based on the merit of her portfolio), Paris, 2021

“Working with Maggie and Allison couldn't have been more beneficial. Thanks to them, I was able to develop my creativity to a degree I hadn't even imagined. They took me out of my comfort zone and made me understand what it was like to take real risks. I couldn't be more grateful for the work we did together and the motivation that followed from it. My applications towards prestigious art schools would not have been possible without the guidance and minute advice from PW. I recommend anyone interested in applying to art schools to contact PW !” Applicant for Masters in Visual Communication in the U.K., attended Royal College of Art, Paris, 2020

“Allison and Maggie were an incredible resource and I couldn't be more grateful for the guidance and insight they provided me. Both the quality and quantity of guidance Allison and Maggie offered surpassed my expectations and I am so happy to have worked with them. I would recommend the team to anyone applying to art school in a heartbeat.” Applicant to Undergraduate Design in the U.S., attended RISD/Brown, Los Angeles, 2020

“My PortfolioWorks counselor guided me through a creative process that finally helped me make work that was more ambitious and exciting than I ever imagined, work that I knew would show colleges what I was capable of. Without PW, I would also never have understood how much I would have to push myself and how much thought would need to go into actually producing the portfolio--selecting the pieces, creating the image order, titling and captioning--so that it would get to the level I needed. It was thanks to PW mentoring that I produced the portfolio that not only got me into RISD, but got me one of the three Trustee's Scholarships awarded to incoming freshmen.” Undergraduate applicant, attended RISD, Paris, 2018