Leeds College of Art, Creative Advertising Interview

I have an interview this Friday!! If you've already had yours, would you please share your experience?

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OP

So basically, I just presented my portfolio and Fabio asked me to tell him about myself. He asked what I was most passionate about and why I wanted to do marketing. He told me he just wanted to see what my personality was like.
Good luck!!

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Original post by colone97

So basically, I just presented my portfolio and Fabio asked me to tell him about myself. He asked what I was most passionate about and why I wanted to do marketing. He told me he just wanted to see what my personality was like.
Good luck!!

Oh okay cool. Did you do a group task/exercise? I know some uni's do that. And what's the dress code? Not sure whether to go looking smart casual or smart. I mean it's not necessarily an artsy course where you can dress any way you like.

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OP

Nope just an individual interview. I was dress pretty smart but another girl who was with me wore jeans and a body warmer so really I don't think it matters

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Oh okay. I might dress smart casual then. So is leeds your first or second choice?

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OP

Leeds is my first choice with Strathclyde being my second for Marketing.
They never told me what the grade requirements are, do you know?

is Leeds your first choice?

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Uhm when I went to the open day they just said that it was 270 UCAS points so I think they take you on based on your UCAS points rather than grades. I have 270 UCAS points from my A Levels but because I'm doing a foundation course I don't think mine count. With the offers I've had so far, they've asked me to get like for example 165 UCAS points or a specific BTEC grade.

Ooo I've never heard of Strathclyde. Where's that? And no Leeds is my second choice. Lincoln is my first.

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OP

Oh ok, that seems reasonable enough. Whats your foundation course on?
Uni of Strathclyde is in the centre of Glasgow, really really nice university.

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Right now I'm doing an Art & Design foundation course, I'm guessing your doing your A levels? When I finished my A Levels I had no idea what I wanted to do for my degree.
Oh okay, I've never heard of it. It's miles away from where I live though, don't think I'd want to be that far away from home.

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Okay I've googled the uni and oh wow! It looks divine!

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OP

hahaha, well I'm actually from Belfast, but I haven't applied anywhere at home, only applied to places across the water!
Yeah, I'm currently studying ICT, Business Studies and Art and Design.

Good Luck for your interview tomorrow!

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Oh okay fair enough. All my uni's apart from Falmouth are about 3 hours away from where I live. Ooo interesting choices. So you're interested in the business side of advertising and marketing? I'm hoping to become an art director.

And thank you! Fingers crossed all goes well! :crossedf:

Have you finished all your interviews?

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OP

Yeah pretty much, more of a business person. I only had the one interview because the rest of my courses were just straight business degrees.
Did you have many interviews?

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I've been given interviews for all of my choices apart from Southampton Solent, they just gave me a straight up offer. I'm kind of glad cause I don't actually want to go there and I didn't have to spend money on going to an interview for a course I don't even want to be in. I just used it as a 4th choice :colondollar:

But for the rest I've had interviews. I did a Skype one with Falmouth, just had my Leeds one (which went well by the way. They gave me an unconditional offer!! :banana:

and my last one is next Wednesday for Lincoln. Fingers crossed that goes well.

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uptownpunkk

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Original post by YoungZ

I've been given interviews for all of my choices apart from Southampton Solent, they just gave me a straight up offer. I'm kind of glad cause I don't actually want to go there and I didn't have to spend money on going to an interview for a course I don't even want to be in. I just used it as a 4th choice :colondollar:

But for the rest I've had interviews. I did a Skype one with Falmouth, just had my Leeds one (which went well by the way. They gave me an unconditional offer!! :banana:

and my last one is next Wednesday for Lincoln. Fingers crossed that goes well.

I haven't applied for this year as I'm still in my first year of my creative media production course. We did an advertising module which I really enjoyed and since then I've been looking as advertising courses. Leeds is one I've been looking into a lot. I was wondering... does the portfolio have to be all have to be about advertising? But tutors at college have told me my media portfolio should do as it shows how I progress from research to a final product blah blah blah. But I thought I should check with people who have actually applied and created a portfolio for the interview.

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