Although there is no single easy answer to this question, here are some frequently asked questions about portfolios that you may find helpful as you prepare your own.
Drawing is the most important aspect of a freshman applicant's portfolio.
It discourages work created from two-dimensional sources such as photographs. Applicants to the first-year Foundation Program are also discouraged from focusing their portfolios on a single field of study, such as fashion design, illustration or graphic design. Transfer applicants must show that they are able to compete in course work with Parsons students who have completed the rigorous, first-year Foundation Program for freshmen. They should try to demonstrate a solid background in drawing in addition to showing strong work in your intended major field of study. For example, a transfer applicant seeking admission to Parsons' Department of Fashion Design should show model drawing as well as fashion design sketches.