Our most Frequently asked questions about Sheridan College...

Why didn't I get into Sheridan College?

How can I get into Sheridan College?

What makes Sheridan College so good?

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Why didn't I get into Sheridan College?

Speaking bluntly, it's probably because your drawing skills weren't good enough. This could be in any number of areas. The primary area is life drawing and the understanding (or lack thereof) of proportions, structure, anatomy (both surface and internal), volumes, balance, and weight. Many people haven't done a lot of life drawing and their drawings just look bad. This takes a lot of drawing, hard work, drawing, observation, drawing and more drawing.

The second major area is the environmental drawings required in the portfolio submission. Bad perspective disqualified many people. Making both the environment and the objects within look solid and three-dimensional was a must. Making sure you are using a horizon line and the proper number of vanishing points was also a major flaw.

The third area was the character drawings from the given model sheet. Most people couldn't get the character "on model", meaning that the drawings had to "look like" the character on the model sheet. There were also some structure and perspective mistakes here as well.




How can I get into Sheridan College?

Take some life drawing classes! Draw every day no matter what! Draw everyday objects around your house from different points of views. Keep the objects simple, like a can opener or a spatula or your telephone. Don't draw large complicated things like the old '57 Chevy in the front yard. It takes too long and has too much detail. Pick just the headlight or the side mirror, something that takes no more than 10 minutes to draw completely. Practice your perspective daily. Think when you draw!!! If you don't think then you're just doodling and that's a waste of time. you must think intensely about every line that you draw, asking, why is this line here? What does it represent? Does it look right? Does it enhance the overall drawing or make it look weird? Should I fix it? Where's my eraser?

Sit back and critically analyze your drawings or get a higher authority other than your mother to critique your work. Act upon that critique and make your work better.

Apply to the college in early January through O.C.A.S. or call the registrar's office (905) 845 9430, for information then submit your portfolio before the middle of March.




What makes Sheridan College so good?

I'm so incredibly biased on this question because I'm a graduate of the program, I've taught in the program and I ran the program for several years. There are several reasons as to why Sheridan College has one of the best program in the world as we know it.

First, it's the recruitment process that brings in the top 100 candidates. On average, the program gets 2500 applicants to the program yearly. Of these 2500 people, 1000 actually send in a portfolio. The top 100 of these 1000 applicants are offered a position in the program. This usually guarantees that Sheridan has it's pick of the top students.

Second, the school's reputation itself ensures that we will get the top applicants from across Canada and the U.S.

Lastly, and most importantly is their teaching staff who are all highly skilled professionals.