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I have a bias because I currently attend MICA (not in the multidisciplinary program), but it could be advantageous for you to look into the Mt. Royal School of Art http://www.mica.edu/Programs_of_Study/Graduate_Programs/Mount_Royal_School_of_Art_(Multidisciplinary_MFA).html The long-time director of the program just retired this past year, and was replaced with Luca Buvoli, who I understand to be a fairly well-known multidisciplinary artist. He has taught at several of the top institutions (SVA, RISD, etc.) at both undergraduate and graduate levels for the past 14-ish years. The studio center is set up in a way that the painting program is just on the floor below Mt. Royal, and there is a lot of inter-mingling between the programs. Some of the work I've seen at the very least has good visual impact, and spans through pretty much every medium I can think of. I haven't been able to delve deep into it in a critical manner simply because it's too busy to do so at this time. There are several people pairing sculpture with painting/photography, etc. in a cohesive manner, so it could be something to check out.

Hello All, Just as a general reply to the OP, the pacing for each person is different. I have read a lot, and it was my personal experience, that taking a year off (at least) between Undergrad and Grad school is the way to go. Of course, this is not the end-all be-all so to speak. There are people in my program at MICA who are straight out of undergrad (one guy is only 21). Most of the people at MICA are on the younger side, myself included (I'll be 24 when I graduate in 2016.) At the end of the day, it is the strength of your work that is going to get you accepted, not your age. Oh and I'll go ahead and point out that the dude that is 21 is making some of the strongest work in the program. You just have to be really honest with yourself once you are at the point where you're thinking of applying. Decide if your work shows the maturity of an artist ready to enter this more intense phase of your career; if you think it is, then go for it. If not, take a year and see if you are able to sustain your work, and start to learn to balance your "real life" with your "studio life". That aspect of time management/prioritizing is extremely useful once you arrive at Grad school. Hope this helps

Best of luck to you! The interview was pretty relaxed and the director of the program was very kind. I hope you hear back soon! (My last post was from my phone so I'm not sure why my account is different now)