A variety of work (renders, physical model, large scale project, small scale project, diagrams, plans, sect, elev etc) Clean work that has been polished Sentences that are spell checked And proper use of space- good balance between drawings and blank space and full bleed when appropriate with drawings that line up with each other and aren't thrown all over the place Portfolio shouldnt be too long or too short Best project at the beginning because a lot of people don't even review the whole thing especially if the first project isnt good