Application Deadline: December 1
ITP is a creative environment at the intersection of Art and Technology in which diversity is valued and collaboration is encouraged.
A background in design or computer programming is not required for acceptance into the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP). The program is looking for applicants from a diverse range of educational and professional backgrounds who want to explore and create new forms of communication and expression using interactive multimedia technologies.
ITP is an intimate, collaborative program. We want to make sure we are the right place for you and that you are right for us. There are a few ways we can get to know you before you get here.
Admission Application
Applicants to ITP are required to apply online. With the online application, everything can be submitted online except for the official transcripts (which still need to be mailed to Tisch Graduate Admissions) and the creative portfolio package (sent to ITP's admissions coordinator, Midori Yasuda).
Please prepare the following:
1. A personal statement that examines in approximately 1,000 words (four pages, typed, double-spaced) aspects of your character that distinguish you as an individual. Please address the following points:
a) Introduce yourself. Please do not repeat the contents of your resume but rather use this opportunity to tell us something interesting and different.
b) Tell us about your most interesting failure.
c) What would you most like to learn form the NYU community?
2. A resume. Please list your educational background and any work experience whether multimedia related or not.
3. Two letters of recommendation.
4. All official transcripts
The personal statement and resume should be attached to the online application for admission. Your recommenders should also use the online system.
Official transcripts or photocopies of transcripts should be gathered and mailed in a single package and should arrive no later than than January 8th. Applications that are missing any of the above will not be submitted for admissions review until they are complete.
Questions about the application for admission should be addressed to the Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Admissions Office 212.998.1918 tisch.gradadmissions@nyu.edu).
Questions about the Optional Creative portfolio should be referred to Midori Yasuda ITP Admissions Coordinator at 212.998.1882 fax: 212.998.1898 e-mail: itp.admissions@nyu.edu
International applicants for whom English is a second language should be aware that the minimum TOEFL requirements are a score of 600 (paper based test), 250 (computer based test) or 100 (iBT Internet test)
Interviews
While interviews are not mandatory, ITP encourages as many applicants as possible to visit the program. Group interviews are conducted in January and February. These interviews give applicants the opportunity to see the physical space, to view student work on display, and to meet current students and staff. The interviews also allow us to learn more about you.
ITP will automatically contact applicants who reside on the East Coast to participate in an admissions group interview. Please do not contact us unless it is urgent. We will contact you when we have our finalized our interview schedule.
If you reside outside of the East Coast but wish to be included in the group interview process, please contact ITP at 212-998-1882 or itp.admissions@nyu.edu to make further arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to visit ITP at any time during the year. You can also make a note on your application that you wish to participate in a group interview.
The Creative Portfolio
Submission of a creative portfolio is optional due to the diversity of applicant backgrounds. Portfolio materials need not be professional-quality work or even interactive media projects. Applicants are encouraged to submit work that is reflective of their interests and experiences. An admission decision will not be based on whether or not you submit a creative portfolio.
If you wish to send a portfolio, please prepare the following:
- We ask that applicants limit the creative work to just one of the following formats:
- CD-ROM (please specify Mac, PC, or Mac/PC disk and send only one disk).
- Video. Limit: one tape, Format: Mini-DV, or DVD (all NTSC formats). No more than three segments edited to a combined total of no more than 15 minutes. Any more than this time allotment will not viewed.
- URLs. Limit: three. Provide a list of required plug-ins or technical specifications. Please check very carefully that all links are working properly.
- Print. Laser copies, photograph prints, portfolio book. Do not exceed 11" x 14" dimensions.
- Writing Samples. Limit: No more than 20 pages.
- Audio CDs. Limit: one.
- Creative Portfolio Contents Guide Sheet.(This form can be found in the online application in the "Downloadable Forms" section). It is very important that you include a printed version of instructions for viewing the portfolio (e.g. Which files to select for a CD-ROM), a list of contents with a short description of each piece, and your role in the production of the content. Portfolios that do not have a clear set of instructions will not be reviewed.
- A self-addressed, stamped envelope (if you want your creative materials returned).
Do not send an original copy of your creative work. ITP cannot be held responsible for any materials lost or damaged while in our possession or in transit.
Physically label the material carrying your work (on the sleeve, the CD-ROM container, etc.) with your name (last name first, in capital letters, followed by your first name in initial cap and lowercase letters, using the exact same name you have used in the application for admission: e.g., SMITH, John) and U.S. Social Security number (date of birth for international applicants: month/day/year, e.g., 05/31/82). Also properly identify yourself in the soft portion of the piece (with legal name, Social Security number, etc.).
Enclose items 1-3 of your creative portfolio in a well-wrapped, clearly labeled package and deliver or send via e-mail so that it is received on or before January 8th to:
Midori Yasuda
ITP Admissions Coordinator
Interactive Telecommunications Program
Tisch School of the Arts
New York University
721 Broadway, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10003-6807
