People being confused about the gender of yuka clearly read the manga passively. You guys did not pay attention to the small details. When he applied for the winter prep course, he handed in a document stating that he is a male... You can find it in chapter 4
Thanks for a quality translation, like someone else mentioned earlier. Font is a bit small and maybe keep the translation notes for yourself unless they provide valuable information i.e. context of words
This chapter made me relive my first year at the royal art academy. A bit exaggerating, but it gets to the point. Whatever you make pay as much attention to tiny details such as presentation and positioning of your work. All tiny things matter on how to communicate your work