Application Deadline: December 1, 2009 for Fall 2010

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.

Acceptance into the program is competitive; enrollment is limited to full-time applicants who show exceptional promise and are interested in collaboration and experimentation. Admission for degree candidates is for the Fall semester only. All students entering the program must hold a bachelor’s degree which can be completed in any subject matter. No entrance examination is required (however, international students must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language, TOEFL English exam).

Admission Application

Applicants to ITP are required to apply online. (http://graduate.tisch.nyu.edu/page/admissions.html) 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 ITP/NYU community?

2. A resume. Please list your educational background and any work experience whether multimedia related or not.

3. Two letters of recommendation. Applicants are strongly encouraged to ask recommenders to submit their letters through the online application system. Sending a hardcopy letter by mail will be accepted but will result in a delay in the processing of the application.

4. All official transcripts

The personal statement and resume should be uploaded 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 December 1. 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).

Group Interviews

While interviews are not mandatory, ITP encourages as many applicants as possible to visit the program. Group interviews are conducted in December and January. These interviews give applicants the opportunity to see the physical space, to view student work on display, and to meet current students and staff/faculty. The interviews also allow us to learn more about you.

The following is our confirmed interview schedule.  If you have already applied, or know for sure you are applying, please RSVP to itp.rsvp@nyu.edu with your preferred date.  Please also include what city (or country if not in the US) you currently live in and 1 word or simple phrase to describe yourself (ie. dancer, journalist, computer programmer, etc…):

Monday, December 14, 1-3pm
Tuesday, December 15, 2-4pm
Wednesday, December 16, 2-4pm
Friday, December 18,  4-6pm

We may schedule an additional group interview session in the second half of January. If you cannot make any of the above dates but can attend in January, please email to let us know.

If you reside outside of the East Coast and wish to be included in the group interview but cannot make any of the above dates, please contact 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.

For out-of-towners – please note that the ITP Winter Show will be December 20-21, so we hope either the 18th will be convenient for you to visit for the group interview and stay for our show!

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:

1. MOST PREFERRED METHOD IF POSSIBLE – URL. Provide a list of required plug-ins or technical specifications. Please check very carefully that all links are working properly. If sending a URL, it can simply be emailed to the admissions coordinator – itp.admissions@nyu.edu
   

No need to send the contents sheet if emailing the URL. Just include the description of the portfolio in the email itself.

2. CD (please specify Mac, PC, or Mac/PC disk and send only one disk).
3. Video. Limit: one DVD (NTSC).
   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.
4. Print. Laser copies, photograph prints, portfolio book. Do not exceed 11″ x 14″ dimensions.
5. Writing Samples. Limit: No more than 20 pages.
6. 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 date of birth – month/day/year, e.g., 05/31/82). Also properly identify yourself in the soft portion of the piece (with legal name, date of birth, 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 December 1 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