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I just want to THANK each one of you for supporting each other and keeping me sane. I do talk(mostly freaking out talk and complain) to a few close friends, but nobody knows what I am going through better than you guys. No matter where I end up this fall, WashU/WUSTL has the best best admissions staff, super kind and responsible. I mean, who would call you and ask what time zone are you in first? She was afraid that if I am in NY, it could be 6 in the morning when she called. Details, they got me. Compared to one school sent me a thick package.... and turned out to be a course catalog, or email me with "...admission...." as the subject turned out to be about "all applicants, please chill down and don't bother to call or email us again, the results will be out soon", or didn't notice I went to college in the states and was waiting for me to submit my English language test score, or lost my official transcript and I had to fedex overnight a copy, or sent me a rejection email on April 15th...

got a phone call from WashU/WUSTL this morning, they offered me a spot! waiting for the $$ info in the mail

I am only waiting for WashU/WUSTL, painting

i hear ya. I still haven't got my official rej letter from VCU yet! I know it is a rej for sure, just funny they still keep you waiting at this point

for all of you deciding between two choices whether two schools or going to grad school this fall vs. try again next round just flip a coin if you have a tiny attempt to flip the coin again you already got your answer

hanging there, i've heard nothing as well... you are not alone!

i guess the answer is already in your personal statement, WHY do you want to pursue an MFA? if your goal is to be a full time artist, than an MFA is not necessary. since pretty much all the galleries/curators care about "the work," not your degrees. plus there are many more opportunities than an academia environment. if you want to teach, and the degree would qualify you to do so. then the question becomes what are the chances that you will get a teaching job after getting an MFA from CCA? will you TA during grad school? how much teaching experience you would get? the networking(yeah, i know most of us are not super good at socializing...)? check out their alums, what they do after grad school? I know these are just other people's history, it will all come to YOU in the end.

hi Britt, Similar here. They gave me pretty generous aid, TA+stipend, but consider the fact that I don't have a job, don't have much $$ saved, there is still a chunk of $$ I need to come up with. I don't know how much you would need to borrow, and what is monthly payment looks like after you graduate, so some vague ideas: could you maybe defer the offer and work for a year? so you will have a little less amount to borrow? did you look up more federal loans with less interests and more options of repayment plans? what is the alumni networking looks like from that school? what are the chances that you can get a higher paid job after MFA compared to now? how connected (physical location and socially) is the school with the art world? do current MFA students show in major cities? during the two years, can you maybe apply for more individual grants or sell some art work or get random jobs to cover some expenses? do you want to get and MFA bad enough? I assume you do, than never say "forget about it"! DON'T STOP UNTIL YOU FIND A WAY! always follow your dreams.

while we are waiting/deciding... what's everyone's opinion on "MFA is the new MBA"??? since we all gonna face the real world in 2/3 years (if you have not already done it): get some income to pay for rent, food, loans, while keep making art, chase whatever dream you have

edit: nope, the friend of mine got an email says the result will be out soon and please don't call/email us....

ah, you are right, forgot about that...

thanks, that explains a lot. totally makes sense from the programs point of view, they want to accept the most fit candidates. by mid-May, don't people have already taken offer from other programs? or people who get in off the waiting list in May or even later are 1, people who don't get anywhere else, 2, people who accepted the offer from another school but decide to waste the deposit money and accept the second offer off the waiting list??

Student Loan Calculator found this, you can get a general idea how much to borrow, how much you will need to pay after school http://www.finaid.org/calculators/loanpayments.phtml hope it helps for the folks out there thinking about loans.... in additional to undergrad loans.... myself included...

just so you know, technically, you are not committed going to any program until the first tuition bill is paid, around Aug 1st. the risk of accepting one offer and then turn it down after you get another one fits you better are: lost your deposit money, not-so-good relationship between you and the school if you still thinking about applying next round, maybe there are more but these are the two major ones on top of my mind now email the admissions, email the individual department again, be honest and ask them what to do I have some similar situation, and I got another month extension until I have to give them final final word

ok, question, do waitlisted applicants get an official answer before or after April 15th?? or it depends on each program??