If you think you are a great god, your software skills and project promotion are high enough, or you don't have high requirements for the schools you apply for, DIY can try, but you must study the successful cases of foreign applications and really ponder the logic and design ideas. There is still a big gap between the homework of domestic schools and the requirements of proofreading design works of foreign schools.
A good work needs careful polishing and thinking, from the topic selection of design to the derivation process of design, as well as the display and deduction of ideas and concepts, and then to the generation of design results, all need to be closely linked. Every step you do has a good reason, and there will be a lot of effective data analysis to support it. Plus, if you have a unique idea and connect these factors in series, you will get a very good design. What is left is the beauty and clear expression of the picture.
Now there is a reality in China. With more and more people going abroad, the competition will become more and more fierce. It doesn't mean that you can go to a good school with a good background and good grades, because there are so many good schools, and the hard background of your competitors is likely to be comparable to or even better than you. Tsinghua, Peking University, Tongji, and so on. There are not many students from the old eight schools going abroad, and the final competitions are almost all works. Therefore, this is also the reason for the emergence of portfolio counseling institutions. If it is a reliable institution, it will really bring great improvement to your portfolio, and the students who have been tutored will have a higher probability of getting better final results than their own DIY students.
Regarding the choice of institutions, I think many students will encounter a more tangled situation. After I came back from studying abroad, I also worked as a tutor in several institutions under the recommendation of my friends. I have also compared and summarized some institutional differences, hoping to help you. Generally speaking, these institutions focus on the field of architectural design counseling, which will inevitably spend a lot of time on academic and product optimization and upgrading in this field, and all the work focus will be deepened around this field, so in the field of architectural landscape, both teaching and teachers will be superior to those large institutions with a wide variety. I won't brag about which institution. If you have any questions about the portfolio, you can also consult us.