When you apply you are asked to have a portfolio

1 still life or landscape in colour, free size

and

1 free composition in any media, free size

the sample they provided looks very good and im worried what I will produce will not up to standard. Do I just show what I am currently able to do? Must it be perfect? how do they judge or do they just want to see what I can do?

Hey.. I'm gonna study at TOA soon. I like the college, the layout looks cool. And the instructor is kind too but most students that I bumped into was hella racist o.. I was smiling at the guy and he looked at me like i'm a homeless person and he did even side eyeing me. I mean wth was his problem? Either that dude was racist or a spoiled brat, and I think he is both. So ashamed to meet that kind of people. I hope not all students are like that at TOA.

Say if I wanna do something that has to do with advertising design, should I go for the foundation and then proceed to the 3+0 degree in graphic design or go straight for the diploma in advertising design? Which is better?

Does that mean that the degree gives less emphasis on hands-on assignments though? It'd be great to learn about theories and concepts and stuff, but I'm not looking to be a consultant(sorry but I don't really know of the positions available in advertising, all these while I thought there were only designers; do shed some light!)