Application Portfolio Submission Guide

This guide provides a step-by-step walkthrough for submitting your supplemental portfolio through the Common Application and SlideRoom platforms. Follow the instructions to submit your portfolio.

  1. If you have not already, add Providence College to your “My Colleges” List.
    Screenshot showing Providence College selected under the My Colleges tab

  2. Go to Providence College. On the left hand side is a bar, and all the way at the bottom it says Portfolio. Click on “Instructions”.
  3. Once you’ve done this, click on the link provided and this will take you to SlideRoom. If you haven’t already, make an account for SlideRoom.
    Screenshot of the "Sign up for a SlideRoom account" page
  4. Once you have logged in, you will be taken to the Directory.
    Screenshot of the directory page, showing entries for Early Action and Early Decision
  5. Click on the application type that pertains to you. Example: If you want to submit an art portfolio for early action click on “Early Action Studio Art”.
  6. You will come to the portfolio icon.
  7. Click on “Add Media” to add a piece to the portfolio.
    Screenshot of the Portfolio page in SlideRoom, with a button to "Add Media"
  8. Pay special attention to the size of the file before selecting an image.
    Screenshot showing upload file size rules: Images (up to 10MB each)

Videos (up to 500MB each)

Audio (up to 60MB each)

PDFs (up to 20MB each)
  9. Once selected continue onto “Label Media”.
    Screenshot showing a successful upload, and a "Continue to Label Media" button
  10. Once you have selected an image, fill out the title and additional details. For the additional details you can include things such as the medium, dimensions, thought process, etc.
    Screenshot showing the uploaded image, and the require Title field, and the Additional Details field, with buttons labeled "Changes Saved", Delete, and Done
  11. Always click save as you finish describing each image.
  12. You can continue adding and describing images until the quota is reached.
  13. Once you have made your portfolio go to the top right and hit continue. This will move you onto the submission process.
  14. Follow the instructions to submit your portfolio.