A portfolio is a scrapbook of pictures and information about you, your family, friends, pets and whatever else you would like to share about yourself. We will present any information you want to provide about yourself to birth parent(s). As such, you can be creative. A portfolio should also contain a "Dear Birth Parent(s)" letter.

Answer: No. One copy will suffice. Your portfolio's progress is tracked by the BCG Office. You should keep a duplicate copy for your files, however. On rare occasions, mail services lose packages in transit.

Answer: At a minimum, three. Those three judges work independently of each other, without seeing the evaluations prepared by the others. If all three judges approve your application, you are automatically certified. If only one or two judges recommend certification, your entire portfolio will be sent to a fourth judge (an arbitration judge), who will review your work and the evaluations of the three prior judges. The arbitration judge's decision is final.

Our rebalancing is based on math - not human intuition or a calendar. The formula is tied to the performance of each Essential Theme and is designed to keep the portfolio from becoming over-concentrated in any one Theme. The Fund will generally invest in these Themes in substantially equal 20% portions over time.

Different schools have different requirements. Art Center wants to see design related work, whereas CCS prefers a general portfolio with life drawings rather than design concepts. A portfolio should have about 10-20 finished pieces. Better to leave out a few pieces than to put in too many. Sketchbooks are always a plus too. Ask the school what they expect to see.