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  1. I wish I could afford to live alone - I'm the type that needs to not talk to any humans once I leave school. That being said, I'm glad I moved into a room with roommates at first. Everyone in the house was a transplant, and that helped me as far as understanding the adjustments of living in the town. Like everyone said, don't even worry about the possibility of not making friends. Also, here's a tip: if you end up needing to look for roommates, try to live with the most educated people you can. Freshman won't usually understand why you are spending so much time with school when you could be drinking. My best roommate I ever had did his Master's at the school I went to, and that's no coincidence. However, assholes exist at every level of education.
  2. LOL, that's exactly the point, because it's so highfalutin, and that's not me at all. But I don't know if he would have understood that in e-mail form. And I do sometimes speak extremely formally, 'specially since that can be a bit unexpected. But I went with the suggestion. I did ask about the possibility, and he said that he's "flattered" that I'm considering him at all - and he'd be happy to meet me regardless. Sorry if I gave the wrong impression, he's a really nice, sweet, super neat human being, he is just a hard-ass when it comes to the meetings. Also interviewed another professor that said he'd be happy to be on my committee. But I'm thinking that this guy might be much better as an outsider. Thanks everyone, so very muchhhhhhhhhhhhhh
  3. Hmm, I'm really nervous about sending him an e-mail to figure this out, how does this sound? (not so sure about the second sentence) " The number of faculty I'm interested in serving on my committee outnumbers the available spots, with you being one such candidate. If possible, I would like to inquire about your potential as a member, whether that be in person or otherwise. I don't know if this is requesting too much from you, being that you're on sabbatical, but I thought it would be better to ask than not. " By the way, he's always happy to meeting me, and already has done so during his sabbatical (he's on campus only for a fortnight or so longer), as well as the summer. I've armed myself with a few questions pertaining to his approach already...
  4. Because I don't bother with cooking anymore (for a few reasons), here's what I basically do: • A constant breakfast - mine is yogurt+peanut butter+oatmeal+wheat cereal • I drink water ~97% of the time • I actually do eat Cup Noodles • I but these $5 frozen pizzas that are actually decent! and split that into two meals • Actually, I try to split meals into two as much as possible (my high metabolism doesn't let this work often, though) • I used to buy 3 99¢ crispy chicken sandwiches from Wendy's, but it closed down last week =O ( • I try to eat lunch at home, if possible • I frequent the same cheap places in my daily routine. I have a few "boyfriends" I go out with, and that provides the variety. Luckily, one pays for me, another one knows I won't spend more than $10, and… I guess the rest kinda vary. • Every paycheck, I treat myself to a CD and a menu item that's $1 or $2 more than what I usually order, LOL.
  5. I can’t adequately thank you all for complicating my decision. And I mean that in the best way possible - I have so much to think about now, instead of just writing him off. Oh, and the snake thing’s pretty funny. Here’s where the MFA in Art at my school seems to differ from most other programs: • The requirements: make artwork, take required classes, write short summaries of 5 art articles each term, write a 2,500-word thesis, write a couple papers for school-sponsored scholarships, do assistantship work, and attend the occasional meeting. That’s it - no publishing, in-depth research, internships, or anything else. Hence, why I was able to get in, LOL. • The theory read by most artists in the academic context are the same things everyone reads at every art school. And these theories are far-reaching enough to speak to any topic. So, there really are no actual specialties, just subjects that can be attached to Baudrillard, Foucault, Kristeva, etc. This means that any professor can understand my work within an hour. I’m even working to where non-artists will be able to understand what I’m doing. Also, - The head goes over the thesis in-depth (this is probably where the trouble lay), as well as generally being in charge of everything. - I don’t think the professor is evil, he just really pushes to the limit. - I might have a very different relationship with him than most. - Though I think having him would push me further, I honestly feel that even doing a thesis is inconsequential for me. I’m not putting myself down - MFA in Art aren’t necessary for anything except finding a teaching job. I don’t know if it’s worth the effort to even be grilled about my work. Since I have 6 people in mind for my 3 slots, I think I might even interview him about his approach to being in a committee. I have talked to him about school politics and other things in a straightforward manner with him before, and I don’t think it would be detrimental to try this. So much research to do! LOL
  6. Alright, so I'm an MFA Art student, and it's time to choose a committee. This consists of the head and two other members. I've been thinking of this one faculty member that has been, by far, the most helpful since I started in Fall 2013. I connect with him on many, many levels, beyond any other professor I've ever had. I was 99% sure about him until today, when I started talking to others about him. Everyone says that he's really helpful and supportive at first, but later on, he is extremely difficult. Different grads from different years have said this. Choice quotes: "He's cool at first, but at the last meeting, you'll be duking it out with him." "If he is into your work that's good. But you have to be 1000% on top of your shit or he will rip you apart especially as chair" "I wouldn't recommend him for you." I guess it's hard to swallow, because he really understands and pushes the unorthodox approaches I take (there is another professor who is like that, but a bit difficult to communicate with, and isn't quite as helpful). I'm now leaning towards not making choosing him as my head, and maybe even not being on my comittee at all. I don't want to be challenged much. I know that sounds lame, but the reasons for this are: 1. I don't deal with stress well at all. 2. I'm just trying to get through grad school - I realized that it's a bit too much for the person I am. I basically got in/received a scholarship because of my nutty ideas and risk-taking, not on my academic standing or research or anyhing that's a part of most grad programs, really. I basically made the application process an art project, and it actually worked. 3. I'm a hedonist, and doing more work than I need to frustrates me. 4. I'm really stubborn, and will be ignoring anything that's not absolutely required, and 5. I actually do push myself without outside help. There's no way I could have done this well by following my undergrad instructors' advice (harsh, but true). The more of this I write, the more it seems like the guy shouldn't be my head committee dude. Maybe I should just have meetings with him only unofficially. I think I just kind of need to hear advice from all y'all other grads.
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