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I think if you want grad school to expand you out of your comfort zone into a new place I'd go to Bard. Not that Roski won't do that. Also at Bard you'd be coming back to LA and maintaining your community here. Also, I really dont like when in MFA programs some people get the full ride stipend etc and others are paying full tuition, it can ruin the sense of comradery thats as important as any other aspect of grad school Roski will probably stay great but who knows, on the other hand Bard is a great school right now for sure also, I think you'll b fine either way! congrats on your champaign problems

Hey, Congrats, Im going there too. But, !! how the hell did you get so much out of them? Did you make 0$ dollars last year and report 0$ anticipated income? I earned like 4k last year and somehow am supposed to contribute 9$K, so got only 30K in scholarship. Just curious u dont have to answer. My parental contribution is supposed to be $3K. Thanks!

I think there are 4 big factors to choosing a school, 1) Cost 2) Faculty/Program 3) Quality of Students 4) Location. I'd consider those, maybe in that order. Hunter probably trumps Iowa in 2 or 3 of these, and as far as cost, it is relatively cheap for a school in nyc. I'm all for people not going into debt to get an MFA. So you have a tough decision. I have heard of one potential downside to the funding and stipend deals at big state schools. There can be a big divide between the recruited funded students and the regular classmates who are paying tuition and not getting to TA, and a stipend. An important part of school is being with a like minded cohort and the comradery that results. If the quality of the students is mixed, it can be a big drag during crits, etc. Not to be down on Iowa. Good art can be made anywhere, and Iowa is a great school, they have the amazing writing program there right?

Has anyone been accepted to UCLA's fine art MFA? A friend who interviewed is dying waiting to hear.

Most Irvine students live and hang out in LA, and are part of the scene here. In my 5 years of hanging in LA they are popping up and involved. I rarely if never meet UCSD people around. That may or may not mean anything, there are so many micro art worlds. I have heard that profs at Irvine have a pretty specific agenda, so maybe make sure you would want to work along those lines.

I think you will like it coming from West Virginia. It has a slightly southern vibe, compared to the rest of the NE corridor.

Baltimore is not suburban! Calarts is suburban. Baltimore has great bars, cafes, restaurants, diners. It's affordable and totally livable, and has a strong community, lots of good music there too. I recommend the city highly, it's great for artists.

I went to MICA undergrad, and loved Baltimore. It is a beautiful city, I lived in a mansion at one point for nothing. It used to be MICA graduates would run off to NY, Chicago or Philly but a lot of artists are staying and running spaces and doing other active things there. It is so close to DC, Philly and NY that you have lots of exposure to that too. You need to be a little cautious there and keep your head up, but as long as you're not reckless or oblivious you will be fine. Just respect your community, look people in the eye, etc. By the time I left I loved Baltimore, and felt ambivilant about MICA. don't be scared by Baltimore. If you're looking at places to live, go north or south of campus, East and West Baltimore are more hardcore. Mt Vernon, Charles Village, Hampden. The area Between Hopkins and MICA

Has anyone been accepted to UCLA yet? Seems like their admit process is a mess this year

Yale plans to email out the financial aid estimates early-mid next week, they said the 25th at the latest. This info is in response to an email, so that's not official.... On a random side note, I want to put in a plug for Bard's program. The interview with faculty and campus visit really impressed me, as did the other interviewees.

You're from NY and Hunter is still pretty cheap without funding though right? It might be best to stay in NYC,

RE: USC Roski I live in LA and know some of the story there, They have a new dean who is tearing that place apart, all due to a new focus on "innovation in the arts", spurred on by a large gift from Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, probably a big tax write off scheme from their sale of Beats to Apple. That is what set the whole thing in motion. That school was probably the best in the country, not that US News and World Report ever noticed Part of what made that school great is how selective they could be with their admissions, due to the small size, the full ride and great faculty. All that has changed. If you haven't gotten into any better schools and are willing to take a risk, it could work out really well. Some faculty might stay. It is still an amazing legacy at that school and some of that should or could remain. And if some of the funding remains maybe you should go for it. It is a great time to be in LA too.