MissBM

Either email them or call them. I have done this with a few schools (UCLA, USC, NYU) and it was not a problem. 2 said if you haven't heard by now then you didn't make the cut and the other says they are taking longer than expected to decide. No harm in asking. Good luck!

I agree 'Keeping it together' is beautiful. I would say probably the strongest work. I think your work shows great potential and I believe that is what they are often looking for in MFA students - someone who they can see developing/changing and someone who they can mentor - someone that has some interesting things going on already but has a lot of room to grow. I think that some of the photographs do risk being a little too symbolic or too similar to 'what contemporary photography is supposed to look like', if you understand what I mean? The more documentary style photos are similar to a very popular trend in photography in the 80's and 90's. I'm sure this would be something that would be brought up when you are doing an MFA. But you defintiely have the technical skills already so I believe they will value this when viewing your application. An MFA is more geared towards ideas rather than technique so if you have those skills already you will be able to focus on the conceptual side. I think you will most likely get into some good schools. Good Luck!

Thank you Michael! I appreciate your help! That is really good to know. I just checked out your work and it looks very interesting... I ecpecially enjoyed 'Every Border Has A Width' and 'House Color Project'. Thank you.

Hi guys, I am glad I found this forum! It has been great viewing a lot of your work. There is some great stuff out there. I am artist from Australia who moved to the USA 1.5 years ago (I am a permanent resident). I graduated from with a BFA in 2007 (in Melbourne) and then my Honours in 2010 (in Australia this is a 4th year but it is more like a one year post-grad program, almost to the level of Masters but definitely not as in depth). I have spent the last 5 years practicing professionally, mainly in Australia and have had solo and group exhibitions internationally as well as residencies in Europe, the US and Asia. I recently moved to LA and I love this city! I am wanting to build up a career and life for myself here. I really want to do my Masters next year, I am applying to Roski, UCLA, CalArts, Art Center College of Design, Otis and Claremont at this stage. They are all very difficult to get into and competitive (especially the first 3) but I figure that I can study for free in Australia so I should only do my Masters in the US if it is a very highly regarded course. Also I really want to study somewhere with a recognized faculity and a focus on contmeporary art, with new media programs and facilities. But I am nervous about not being able to get in! Also I am worried that they will look at the extent of my professional activities negatively and think that maybe it is strange that I want to do Masters now. I really want the critical engagement and to be able to focus completely on the creation of work for the 2 years - rather than worrying about the career side of things. I also want to engage in a dialogue with peers, learn how to better write and speak about my work, develop my practice to a new level, figure out a deeper understnading of what my work is 'about' and build up a community in Los Angeles. I would love for you to check out my work: http://www.bonnielane.net/bio.html Thank you for taking the time to look!