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February 2024 by Jorge Aguirre
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January 2024 by Katherine Cha
Ashcan helped me rediscover my passion for art and nurture it so much. I got accepted into Cornell’s architecture program because of the guidance that they provided me in the process of making my portfolio. I know that I wouldn’t have been able to develop such a detailed and advanced portfolio without Ashcan, and I’ll forever be grateful for the opportunity that they gave me with the help in this acceptance! I strongly recommend this studio to anyone who’s making a portfolio for college, I wouldn’t have been able to do it without them. Thank you so much for everything Ashcan!!
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January 2024 by Audrey Peng
Attended Ashcan this year to complete my art portfolio and got into RISD! Endless appreciation for all the support and dedication from instructors. Great environment!
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January 2024 by fauhwn
Helped me get accepted to my dream schools and received so many scholarships. Very nice faculty who's always around to help
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November 2023 by Stephen Huang
Attended Ashcan to work on my portfolio for college back in 2022 and got into SVA with a merit scholarship. With the scholarship and government aid, half of my tuition has already been covered. Thank you ashcan for making me stand out
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April 2023 by Sophia Liu
I attended Ashcan sporadically throughout middle school and for the entirety of my junior year in high school to prepare a supplemental art portfolio. The teachers that I worked with were always very patient and kind; every project idea that I came up with, no matter how intricate, was completed to fruition through their support. <3
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February 2023 by Cammy S
All of the instructors are extremely skilled and provide excellent/honest feedback on each student’s work. The environment is just really warm and welcoming. So definitely worth it.
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October 2022 by T T
Awesome teachers and great atmosphere in the studio. Making portfolio is more like an adventure of creativity with the teachers. It well prepared me for my application while I also enjoyed this presentation process.
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April 2022 by Jennifer Zhao
I was a student at Ashcan for about 3 years, and much of my skills have been strengthened immensely here. I've been able to win many national art contests with works/pieces that I've developed here, and the teachers have been such a help for my college portfolio process. The environment is great because it allows us to be studious and social. Ashcan has been such a tremendous help to my artistic mindset. Thank you for giving me such valuable memories over all these years!
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April 2022 by Isabelle Jung
Where do I even begin? I’m a senior ready to run off to my dream college, thanks to the help of Ashcan. I cannot stress how helpful and experienced these teachers are—each and every one of them. The program they offer is rigorous and structured, a real test of what your full potential looks like. They will guide you to think in the right direction and bolster the ideas you bring to the table. You’re never alone while brainstorming. The talented and ambitious students around you will become your best buddies, there is no one that understands your troubles and roadblocks better than your peers here. And there is always a teacher who you could lean on.Truthfully, it goes without saying you will lose some things committing to such a rigorous schedule. It's definitely not for everyone. But I have yet to regret any of the time I’ve spent in my designated seat by my friends, making art, spending the summer together, crying together, laughing together--in the end, what i've earned from being at Ashcan was getting an acceptance letter to Cornell, amazing friends, and my art that I am proud of.
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April 2022 by Eliseea Faur
Ashcan is seriously the best place you can go to if you plan to pursue something in art. I did my whole portfolio here and I learned so much. I grew so so sooo much as an artist and person. You will have to work a lot, but the teachers here are always going to guide you and help you along the way. I also had fun and made so many friends here. I couldn’t even imagine getting into Carnegie Mellon school of Design and RISD with my grades and no SAT/ACT, but I got in both!!!!! (thanks to Ashcan) I also got in NYU, Parsons, SVA, Pratt, MICA, and so on, with amazing scholarships!! Ashcan also helped me with my essays, which was so so helpful. Overall, you HAVE to go here if you’re serious about art. It’s 100% worth your time and money. Coming here was the best decision I ever made. Thank you so much for everything and I miss you guys!! :,,)
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October 2019 by Eunsoo Grace Lee
Seriously everyone...i got into all the schools I applied to and trust me my gpa, sat and act grade was wayyyy too low so I thought i wouldn’t get into a single school seriously. My grades were lower than yall can ever imagine. BUT GUESS WHATASHCAN SAVED MY LIFE!!! PORTFOLIO AND ESSAYS??? ASHCAN IS THE WAY WHAT THE HECK!!!! I mean yall still need to work your butt off. If you don’t work hard i dont know what to tell u. Do u even want to go to college? Straight up yall need to work hard bc the teachers aren’t supposed to do all the work for you you know? They are going to guide you through the right path for your portfolios and essays. They are the nicest and coolest teachers you can ever meet. SO JUST GO TO ASHCAN IF YALL WANT TO GO TO YALL DREAM COLLEGES. I GOT INTO PARSONS WITH FULL RIDE AND ALSO GOT INTO COOPER!!!! I KNOW IT’S CRAZY I STILL CANT BELIEVE IT BUT FOR SURE ASHCAN HELPED ME SO MUCH!!!! I NEED TO BUY THEM A WHOLE MEAL OR SOMETHING!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE FACULTIES AT ASHCAN!!! I LOVE AND MISS ALL OF YOU!!!:((((
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April 2019 by Grace Lee
Seriously everyone...i got into all the schools I applied to and trust me my gpa, sat and act grade was wayyyy too low so I thought i wouldn't get into a single school seriously. My grades were lower than yall can ever imagine. BUT GUESS WHAT
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April 2019 by Hayoon Choi
Ashcan was worth every second of my time and effort. The teachers, directors, and manager helped me along the way to get into my top schools, which were RISD, Cornell, and CMU School of Design.
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March 2019 by Hye Jung Lee
Love it here! You get to make alot of great pieces. The teachers are all wonderful and encouraging. Got into the schools I wanted to go to.
