Real experience. Real advice.
Texas Portfolio Review was started by counselors who built their own portfolios first — and got into the schools they were aiming for. We started this because the guidance we needed didn't really exist where we grew up, so we built it.
Traditional college counselors are generalists — they're rarely equipped to speak to what a strong art or architecture portfolio actually needs, because most have never built one. We think that gap matters, since for these programs the portfolio isn't a supplement to the application. It is the application.
So our counseling doesn't come from a script. It comes from actual studio experience, years of research into what admissions committees are actually looking for, and firsthand experience going through the process ourselves at some of the country's top programs. Whatever your level of artistic experience, we're here to help you build, refine, and present a portfolio that's genuinely yours.
Accepted into
- Cornell University (Arch)
- Rhode Island School of Design
- The University of Southern California (Arch)
- The University of Texas (Arch)
- The Pratt Institute
- The Parsons School of Design
- SCAD, The Savannah College of Art and Design
Your counselors
Two counselors, hands-on with every student. Full bios coming soon — here's where they'll go.
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[Studio background and what they review. A sentence or two on their own portfolio, admissions experience, and what they focus on with students.]
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Wherever you are starting from, we are here to help you create the portfolio that gets you into your dream university.
Start creating.
Sessions are held online and open to all students. We reply within two business days.