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Hello, everyone. I've finally heard back from everywhere I applied to and will post timelines and results for future applicants. Timelines: School Visited campus and representatives? Date asking For Interview Date of Interview Date of Results Wisconsin-Madison No. 1/9/2023 1/20/2023 2/17/2023 Indiana-Bloomington Yes, met with professor. 1/25/2023 1/27/2023 2/1/2023 Arizona Yes, met with professor. 1/29/2023 2/3/2023 2/23/2023 Missouri Yes, met with three professors/entire department. 1/30/2023 2/1/2023 2/10/2023 Kansas State No. n/a n/a 2/6/2023 Georgia State Yes, with professor. 2/14/2023 2/16/2023 2/23/2023 Iowa Yes, with professor. n/a n/a 2/17/2023 Nebraska-Lincoln No. n/a n/a 2/21/2023 Ohio Yes, with current students. 2/22/2023 2/24/2023 3/1/2023 Oklahoma No. n/a n/a 2/24/2023 Florida State No. n/a n/a 4/24/2023 Michigan State Yes, with professor. n/a n/a 4/25/2023 Final Results: School Results Wisconsin-Madison Rejected. Indiana-Bloomington Accepted offer. Fully funded tuition with $22,000 stipend. Healthcare and fees included. Arizona Rejected. Missouri Accepted, but turned down offer. Fully funded tuition with $17,3000 stipend. Responsible for fees and health insurance. Kansas State Rejected. Georgia State Accepted, but turned down offer. Fully funded tuition with $6,000 stipend. Responsible for fees and health insurance. Iowa Accepted, but turned down offer. Declined offer while they were getting the financial package together, but I want to say it was Fully funded tuition with $10,000 stipend. Nebraska-Lincoln Rejected. Ohio Accepted, but turned down offer. Fully funded tuition with $5,994 stipend. Responsible for fees and health insurance. Oklahoma Put on waitlist, asked to be removed. Florida State Rejected. Michigan State Rejected. Indiana was my second interview (late January) and they offered the next week so I was guaranteed to be going somewhere regardless of other results. I got lucky and knew I had a great offer in my back pocket so it was relatively a stress-free experience. I honestly had great experiences with all of the universities, but Indiana made me feel like a priority by acting quickly and being so professional at all touchpoints. Their offer letter itemized everything I was receiving clearly and the whole experience left me impressed. I had an equally impressive experience with Missouri. I got to meet with the entire graphic design department because they told me upfront that they loved my portfolio. They don't get many good graphic design applicants and they rolled out the red carpet for me. I was torn between going there and Indiana but went with Indiana because I would've been leaving $15,000 over 3 years on the table and I wanted the extra money for emergencies. I had also tried to negotiate by using Indiana's letter to get more money, but they were unable to give me. My biggest thing was that I didn't want to take out loans and take on debt and I felt Indiana gave me the best chance. It could've gone either way.