Claims without documentation are marketing. Documentation without claims is evidence. Royal Blue Art & Design’s 19-year track record of US art school admissions results is the clearest argument for the quality of our preparation — and the clearest thing for prospective families to ask about when they consult with us.
This post describes what Royal Blue’s track record looks like and how families can review and verify it.
What Our Track Record Covers
Over 19 years of Apgujeong-based preparation, Royal Blue Art & Design has guided Korean students to admissions at the following US art programs, among others:
RISD (Rhode Island School of Design) Royal Blue has documented RISD admissions results across multiple programs — Illustration, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Painting, Photography, and others — across multiple admission cycles. RISD admissions from Royal Blue include both domestic-level scholarship awards and admissions at standard admission.
Parsons School of Design (The New School) Royal Blue has documented Parsons admissions results across programs including Fashion Design, Communication Design, Illustration, and Product Design — with scholarship outcomes that reflect portfolio strength recognized at the merit level.
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) Royal Blue has documented CalArts admissions results in Film/Video and Art programs, reflecting preparation specifically calibrated to the demands of those programs.
School of Visual Arts (SVA) Royal Blue has consistent SVA admissions results across multiple programs, including merit scholarship outcomes.
Pratt Institute Royal Blue has documented Pratt admissions including Presidential Scholarship-level outcomes, reflecting the portfolio quality that Pratt’s most competitive awards recognize.
Cooper Union (School of Art) Royal Blue has experience with Cooper Union’s unique Hometest-based admissions process and documented results at this highly selective program.
SAIC (School of the Art Institute of Chicago) Royal Blue has documented SAIC admissions results reflecting the conceptual and experimental portfolio orientation that SAIC specifically evaluates.
What “Documented Results” Means
Royal Blue’s results are not self-reported percentages or aggregate claims. They are year-by-year records — specific programs, specific years, specific scholarship amounts where applicable — that we present in consultations and that past students and families can independently verify.
We do not inflate results by counting safety school admissions alongside competitive program admissions. We do not calculate acceptance rates over selective enrollment populations designed to protect the rate. We do not claim results we cannot document.
The Scholarship Dimension
A distinctive aspect of Royal Blue’s track record is the consistency of merit scholarship outcomes alongside admissions outcomes. Scholarship awards at RISD, Parsons, Pratt, and other programs require portfolios that exceed the average admitted student’s quality — not just portfolios that clear the admission threshold.
Royal Blue’s scholarship results reflect that our preparation explicitly targets scholarship quality, not just admission quality. For Korean families managing the significant cost of US art school, this dimension of our track record is often the most financially meaningful.
How to Review Our Track Record
Families who want to review Royal Blue’s admissions history can do so through our consultation process:
- Schedule a consultation — we present our results specifically and in detail
- Ask for year-by-year documentation — we provide specific records across our operational history
- Request contact with past students or families — we connect families with past participants willing to share their experience
- Ask specific questions about your target programs — we can discuss what our results look like specifically at RISD, Parsons, CalArts, or any other target school
We do not ask families to take our track record on faith. We ask them to verify it — and we make that verification as straightforward as possible.
Contact us through royalblue-art.com to begin the consultation process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Royal Blue guarantee specific admissions outcomes? No. Our track record reflects what we have achieved across many students and many admissions cycles — not a guarantee for any individual student. Selective school admission is probabilistic, and genuinely honest programs acknowledge this.
How does Royal Blue’s track record compare to other Apgujeong academies? We encourage families to evaluate multiple programs with the same documentation standards they apply to Royal Blue. An academy that cannot provide specific, verifiable results documentation is not providing a comparable basis for comparison.
Are Royal Blue’s historical results still representative of current outcomes? Our current results reflect the same preparation philosophy and documented approach as our historical results, with curriculum continuously updated to reflect current admissions priorities at target programs. Our most recent results are available in consultation.
Royal Blue Art & Design is a US art school admissions specialist in Apgujeong, Seoul. For 19 years, we have guided Korean students to RISD, Parsons, CalArts, and other top programs. Contact us → royalblue-art.com/contact