Create a Standout Portfolio Website for College Admissions

Design, Showcase, and Share Your Best Work Online

🎓 Why a Portfolio Website Is a Smart Move

Some colleges require a portfolio for admission. Others don’t—but having one still makes your application stronger.

A digital portfolio can:

Present your best work in one place
Show colleges your creativity, growth, and skill
Offer a modern, clean alternative to clunky Google Drives or PDFs
Help you stand out from other applicants in your field

Programs that often benefit from portfolios:

Visual Arts / Fine Arts
Architecture
Computer Science (projects or apps)
Film or Digital Media
Music / Composition
Business or Entrepreneurship (startups, pitch decks, branding)

✅ What to Include in a College Portfolio Website

Curated Work Samples
– Choose 8–15 of your best pieces. Focus on depth, not just quantity.

Captions and Context
– Brief descriptions: What was the project? What tools did you use? What did you learn?

Process Photos (optional but powerful)
– Behind-the-scenes sketches, iterations, or video of progress

Résumé + Artist/Project Statement
– Overview of your background, interests, and creative journey

Contact Page or Link to Application
– Make it easy for admissions or scholarship committees to explore your full application

Tip: Always check each college’s portfolio guidelines—but your personal site gives you extra freedom to go deeper.

🌐 Portfolio Platform Suggestions

Squarespace – sleek galleries, modern layouts
Adobe Portfolio – great for students already using Adobe Suite
Notion – minimal but highly customizable
Wix / WordPress – flexible and student-friendly
YouTube / Vimeo – for video integration
GitHub – ideal for CS or app development projects

We’ll help you pick the one that fits you.

🛠️ How College Refocus Supports You

✅ Help choosing your best work
✅ Layout and storyboarding for your site
✅ Writing artist or project statements
✅ Aligning with college-specific portfolio guidelines
✅ Tech support and launch help before deadlines

We work with students applying to schools like:

SCAD
RISD
Georgia Tech
USC Film or Music Programs
Clemson Architecture
Stanford / MIT with CS projects

💬 What Students Say

“I didn’t think my code or designs were good enough—but College Refocus helped me organize my work into a real portfolio. I submitted it with my Common App, and my UVA interviewer literally pulled it up during our chat.”
— Greenville, SC