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I'm adding Purdue University with full tuition waiver, TA and stipend

nice work although really far from what I'm doing. good luck to you and if you can think of any other supplemental experience I'd love to hear.

Thank you, reborn, this information quiet calms me. are you from sculpture or J&M? or both, and why are you reborn, are you coming from another discipline? my background is actually graphic design, so am lacking information on the J&M field, as you can see. Although having the chance, I know I will do great. I hope you are o.k with my questions and I hope you'll find yourself where you want.

Hay Reborn, these are good thought! do tell me more, you wrote etc's please tell me more about options you know of, That's great!

O. K. hwrios, good job! now that it's open, and I guess it's ok that it is, do you know anything on the University? why do you think I should go there? Can anybody shed some light on Purdue University and on the art department? Did anyone else apply to it?

The reputation of the university is great, it has departments known at top 10: Engineering, Management, sorry for not stating what university it is, I am not comfortable doing so, although i truly want to, I don't really know why. some how the art department is ranked quiet low.? Unfortunately, I am too far to visit the university, I am out of the states. I need to gather as much information as i can on this kind of art departments: small with a few graduates, i guess all funded with TA, I don't know which yet I understand that the ranking method is over appreciated, yet I don't understand why the university is hardly to not mentioned in the forum.

Here is what I want: to create art, exhibit and sell, to teach at an academic level and to spend time with my family. What do you know about small departments of art with only a few graduates?

O.K, It has developed again to a new situation: 1. Fool funded offer in a small department of art ranked #114 in fine art, when I am the only graduate in my discipline, but there are undergraduates and facilities open to an interdisciplinary approach. There are other graduates in other disciplines although not all disciplines have graduates students. I have a family and kids so the environment and maybe the lack of pressure (if present) also could fit. 2. SMFA Post Bac with some Merit and need based scholarship. As I see it I guess I will need 10-15k to fund the school. 3. Top university not funded. What do you think of universities like option 1, in general? Thanks all for your help!

They may give a general idea about the "best" schools, but once you get out of the top 20 or so, i don't think the differences are that much. If the school is accredited, has working facilities, etc, then i wouldn't get hung up on the numbers. In this case, location may be a much more important factor than the ranking. How is the crime rate, weather, etc.? Good luck! I actually thought about this sentence further, what if the unfunded school is top 5 and not top 20 in general, even than would you advise to go after the money?

Thank you, hwrios, point taken and true.

Thank you, Miyamoto81, for your response, I will definitely take these in consideration. It will make our life's easier as a family, I guess you are right about the small community issue too. Thanks again.

Hi, I am older than most of you, I am married and have two kids. I was accepted to a top University with very limited financial aid offer and to a medium ranked university ranked #114 in fine arts but highly ranked in other disciplines funded with full tuition remission, TA, and stipend. I have to decide BTW the universities. What's your opinion?

can anyone give me an insight on the department of art at Purdue?

Accepted to Purdue! with tuition waiver, TA and stipend. Why isn't Purdue mentioned in the forum? a program with full funding, no interviews.

Hi all, are there any Jewelry and metalsmith out there? Do you ClayandThings know if there were interviews to the metal department at UO or Tyler or VCU or SMFA? hardly any news on our departments on this forum. If someone knows anything on the metal department please twit, Good Luck to all!