for march (professional) or msaad (postprofessional)?

march

They are looking for good work. They want to see that you have worked on a range of projects and medias. The thing they want to see most is potential. They don't want to see someone who has all of the answers yet, otherwise what will they get out of grad school. I went to a grad portfolio meeting at my school and a former teacher at Cloumbia held it. He seemed to emphasize process and not so much the finished product. I say just go for it, put what you think is your best work in. Put your best two projects first and last because it will be the first and last thing they remember. Anything you want to hide, put in the middle, or not at all. Its really tough to say what they want more of, I say make it very well-rounded. I will be going to Rice for grad school this fall and my portfolio was mainly basswood models. I only had a few renderings and in my drawings is where I showed my greatest range with computers or by hand. I only mention that because if you see the student work at Rice it is much more computer based and less basswood based. Maybe they saw potential in me so that is why they accepted me rather than because I was the ideal Rice student. I say just go for it and do your best and demonstrate you know how to think on a range of topics.

i'd say for march, work is less important than it is in aad, while it's more about your personal statement and what's unique about you as a person. 'connections' as letters of reccomendations are always good, sadly enough.
as for the actual content of the portfolio, i agree with deluganmeisslfan.

thank you for your insights

heterarchy knows what he is talking about! He is super cool.

what about MSAAD??? What do they look for in the portfolio?