Applying to the BAC

Graduate Applicants Only 

Please write a 500-word essay on one of the following two questions:

Option 1:   The BAC provides a unique learning environment. Most schools take a conventional linear approach to education: the student studies theory and design in a classroom, gets his or her degree, and only then gets a chance to apply this in actual practice. At the BAC, however, classroom and practice are concurrent. What is learned in the classroom one day may be applied in the office the next. Work is not only part of school; work is school, just as much as the classroom or studio. There is a constant knowledge transfer.
Examine your own life and describe a time when you found yourself either applying real-world knowledge in a classroom setting or applying classroom learning out in the "real world." Provide a detailed description of this situation and identify your objectives. Then detail the nature of the knowledge transfer and the degree to which it was successful. Finally, be sure to provide some thoughtful reflection on the situation and a critical analysis of why this transfer was or was not successful.

Option 2:   Provide a critical assessment of your present knowledge base and skill set, and how you think the BAC can help you develop them further. More specifically, do you have a particular insight or approach that you are bringing to the design disciplines? How do you feel your undergraduate studies may influence your graduate studies? Please provide specific detail. Allow for ample reflection and critical analysis.

Graduate Essays may be submitted in hard copy or emailed.

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