Should I go to The Northern School of Art Foundation Interview

Hey! I don't know much about the Foundation course especially, but just checking on the site it says in the entry requirements "ONE A-LEVEL PLUS AT LEAST THREE GCSES (INCLUDING MATHS AND ENGLISH) AT C/4 GRADE OR ABOVE PLUS A SUITABLE PORTFOLIO OF WORK"
I agree with you it's a bit odd that they didn't ask for a statement, but I think going to the interview would still potentially be worthwhile to get a grasp of its whereabouts and the people teaching you. When I went to my interview for a BA course there I thought it was a bit odd that they didnt ask for proof of ID or grades or anything like that. At the end of the day the choice to go to the interview is still up to you!!
Good luck!!

I’m a Manchester student and would prefer to go to MMU for uni as it’s local, and study an Art Foundation. I applied to several foundation courses as backups, I applied to the Northern School of Art online as I saw someone talk about it on here (previously the school was called Cleveland I think) but the application didn’t require any of my work or a statement, and said it would email me with further details. Instead it emailed me inviting me to an interview in two weeks in Middlesbrough to physically bring my art, which I found kind of strange as they barely took any info from me in the first place. I’m not sure I even want to go to and my art teacher thought it seemed strange too. I can’t find anyone talking about the school/foundation - does anyone have any info on what the foundation course is like and if it’s worth going all the way to Middlesbrough for the interview? This process seems a bit weird to me.

Thank you so much! I did end up doing an online interview and the interviewer was really nice, though I think they forgot about me because no one turned up to the teams meeting for 45 mins until I emailed asking about it🧍*♀️

I basically just ranted about my work until he asked some of his own questions, I thought the process was really good and that they offered a really good course. I was offered a place but I think I’m going to go elsewhere for convenience of location, but also bc I found the whole forgetting about the interview thing weird.

Thank you !!

I went to this uni for 3 years (from 2014-2017) and I absolutely loved every minute of it. The uni has everything you need and the ratio of teachers to students is brilliant. The classes are generally smaller than other universities as it’s only for Art students, therefore is primarily focused on creativity.
Please let me know if you have any questions.

I’m a Manchester student and would prefer to go to MMU for uni as it’s local, and study an Art Foundation. I applied to several foundation courses as backups, I applied to the Northern School of Art online as I saw someone talk about it on here (previously the school was called Cleveland I think) but the application didn’t require any of my work or a statement, and said it would email me with further details. Instead it emailed me inviting me to an interview in two weeks in Middlesbrough to physically bring my art, which I found kind of strange as they barely took any info from me in the first place. I’m not sure I even want to go to and my art teacher thought it seemed strange too. I can’t find anyone talking about the school/foundation - does anyone have any info on what the foundation course is like and if it’s worth going all the way to Middlesbrough for the interview? This process seems a bit weird to me.