Further to your application for the entrance examination to one of the higher bachelor course years of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, we invite you to attend your entrance exam. The exact date & timeslot of the exam was sent by email invitation to all scheduled candidates.
Report at reception desk
On the day of your exam, please report at the reception desk before the start of your assigned timeslot, and you will be directed to the right floor and room/building to attend your entrance exam.
The exam
During the entrance examination you have an interview with the department admissions committee and you are expected to show a large selection of your art/design work (preferably no older than 3 years). So please bring a large selection of your art/design work to the entrance exam! Please do not bring drawings rolled-up, but in a portfolio. Below, some examples of questions which could be asked by the admissions committee, to prepare yourself for the interview. On average, the interviews take 20-25 minutes.
Questions
- Why did you choose this academy and this particular department?
- Where did you get the information about the studies and the field of your choice?
- What kind of experience do you have in the discipline you chose?
- The first year (Basicyear) is a foundation year. Do you have an opinion about this Basicyear?
- Do you think that you can produce good results in situations with well-defined assignments, or do you prefer to work freely?
- What are your expectations of the studies and what are your future plans after completing them?
- In case you are not admitted, will you try another institute or do you have other plans?
Home assignment(s) for designLAB & Jewellery - Linking Bodies
Candidates for designLAB and for Jewellery - Linking Bodies already received the department home assignment(s) by e-mail.
Next to the elaborate selection of their work of the past 3 years, they also have to bring the process and outcome of the home assignment(s) to the entrance exam. NOTE: if you somehow didn't receive the home assignment(s) yet, send an e-mail to apply@rietveldacademie.nl .
Additional info for candidates Image & Lanaguage
During the entrance exam for the Image & Language department, you have an interview about both your visual work and texts.
Candidates for Image & Language already received the home assignment by e-mail. Send an e-mail to apply@rietveldacademie.nl if you somehow did not receive the assignment yet.
Send a selection of your texts (including the 2 texts for the home assignment) by e-mail in Word or pdf format to: gijs.muller@rieteldacademie.nl, at least 3 days before the exam day. Texts that you cannot print or copy (like special notebooks, or booklets) can be brought to the exam.
Results
The results of the entrance exam will be sent by e-mail to the email address registered in Studielink, within 1 month after the exam week. NO information whatsoever concerning the results will be given by phone.
If you are unable to attend the entrance exam due to urgent reasons, we request you to notify our Admissions Office by email: apply@rietveldacademie.nl as soon as possible.
Questions
If you have any questions: apply@rietveldacademie.nl .
Visa
All candidates who need to apply for tourist visa to come over for the entrance exam: contact the student office urgently to have the letter of invitation faxed to you! You need this to apply for the tourist visa. Mail: studentoffice@rietveldacademie.nl
Contact the Dutch consulate immediately for the correct information concerning the application procedure.