Art and design schools

AI agents for art and design school admissions

At an art or design school, an application often comes down to three words: portfolio, interview, foundation.

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What should I put in my portfolio for the BA Graphic Design?

According to the published guidance: recent work, sketchbooks and one personal project.

And when are the portfolio review days?

The next dates are on the admissions page. Shall I email them to you?

Yes, and I’d love to see the studios too.

I can book you onto the next open house. Could you leave me your email?

Illustrative example

The applicant wants to know what to show, when the portfolio review happens and whether a pre-college program helps first. Skolbot agents answer from your content, invite them to your open houses and taster days, then pass a qualified plan to the team.

For
Art and design schools
What Skolbot does
Portfolio, admission tests and open houses: answers at any hour.
What your team receives
Each conversation lands in your CRM with a call brief: the candidate’s plan, the questions already answered and the next step.
Conditions
Answers sourced from your knowledge base. Set up by our team in two weeks. Data in the EU. On quote.
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Maya Patel

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program
BA Graphic Design
level
High school senior
portfolio
In progress
portfolio review
To book
open house
Booked

Call briefwhat the advisor reads before calling the candidate

Situation

  • In her senior year of high school
  • Applying for the BA Graphic Design
  • Portfolio started, not finished yet

Already answered

  • Portfolio guidance explained
  • Booked onto the next open house

Next step

  • Book her portfolio review
Illustrative example

What your applicants really ask

Questions typical of this kind of school, answered by the agent with your own content.

  • How many pieces should my portfolio have?
  • I didn’t take art at school. Is that a problem?
  • Should I do a pre-college program first?
  • What happens at the interview?
  • Can I visit the studios before I apply?
  • Are materials and software included?
  • What jobs do design graduates go into?
  • Are there scholarships or installment plans?

On the website chat of European private schools, 67% of applicant messages arrive outside office hours.

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Portfolio and interview

Number of pieces, sketchbooks, digital or physical format, how the interview runs: the agent explains your procedure as you describe it. It never judges the applicant’s work.

Pre-college, first year or transfer

Many applicants hesitate: start as a freshman with the foundation year, take a pre-college or summer program first, or transfer in later. The agent presents the possible entry points for each profile.

  • After high school: first year, foundation included
  • After a pre-college program: first-year entry
  • After an associate degree in art and design: transfer entry
  • Career changers: dedicated portfolio and interview

Courses, studios and careers

Graphic design, fashion, interior architecture, animation, illustration: the agent presents each course, its studios, projects and career paths as you publish them.

Open houses, taster days and parents

Applicants want to see the studios before choosing. The agent presents your open houses and taster days, offers to book a place, and also answers parents on fees, housing and careers.

Frequently asked questions

Can the agent assess a portfolio?

No. It explains what the school expects. Assessment stays with your panel.

Does the agent answer parents?

Yes. The website gets questions from applicants and parents, and the agent answers both.

Will the agent respect our school’s identity?

Yes. We define the tone and vocabulary of the replies with you. On Instagram, the agent replies from the school’s professional account, which stays under your control.

Does the agent decide who gets in?

No. The agents make no automated decisions. The level of interest only helps the team prioritize its follow-ups.

Let’s look at your admissions journey.

30 minutes on your programs, your channels and your CRM.

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One night, played twice.

Read the transcript

At 11:47 pm, Léa, seventeen, is looking for a school. An ad takes her to a website, but a fifteen-field form stops her. Six hours pass: she is not in any CRM. The same night starts again with Skolbot. At 1:12 am, she asks about co-op options and gets an immediate answer. She leaves her first name and number. In the morning, her record and a summary of the conversation are waiting in the CRM. Today, Léa starts her program.