What are the exercises for entrance exam in Interior Design?

I want to study Interior Design as a BA, but most art and design institutes ask the candidates to do those practical exercises as part of their entrance exam.





1. What are you suppose to do in them?


2. Do I need to be very skilled in sketching or is a simple training good enough?





Many thanks in advance!

What are the exercises for entrance exam in Interior Design?
In addition to what the first person said, you may want to practice doing some journal entries where you observe your surroundings and write what you see. While my school did not require a portfolio or entrance exam until after the first year in the program (we were cut from 80 students to 40 students after taking a year's worth of classes), our portfolio required us to have journal entries where we just wrote about design in everyday life. I would imagine that on an exam they may do something like show you a picture of a building or other enttity and ask you to write about the it and the emotions that it evokes. I'm not talking about sappy writing or saying "the building made me happy", but just things like, "they way the two roof lines merged together asymmetrically further emphasized the energy the architect was trying to create, and that was continued by the activity inside". Some type of BS like that. I would basically make sure your ability to draw, your sense of scale, and your writing ability are tops before entering an exam.
Reply:Not only art schools but colleges and universities usually expect some sort of entrance portfolio. Most of the time they are looking for basic drawing ability: accurate perspective and proportions, effective modeling of the figure to represent dimensionality, thoughtful use of compositional space.





Drawings from direct observation are expected. That means not copying other artworks or redrawing from photographs or making up a scene from your imagination. Any school you are considering should have their criteria for entrance portfolio/exam if you ask.





Obviously the better your skills are, the better your chances but don't get too worried -- just get your portfolio together and see what happens. If you were totally flawless in your artwork already, you wouldn't need to go to school, so keep in mind that reviewers are simply looking for some indication that you have ability to develop.





I doubt the schools are seeking much more than this simply because most high schools aren't offering specialized coursework in design. In theory anyway, looking at basic drawing skills is a fairly equalizing way of comparing prospective students.