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Hi everyone, congratulations to those who got into schools this go round and best of luck to those preparing portfolios for next year. Here's a link to a great free video series for those who need to freshen up or prepare for the rigorous literary aspects of an MFA program. Several grad students who I know have mentioned how the theory aspect of their education was the most difficult initially, so this is a great way for us all to get a head start! Again, congratulations and best of luck to everyone! https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/literary-theory-audio/id341652579

They contacted me by phone on March 19th. Sorry about the late reply I was out of town.

Yes. I was accepted last week. Good luck.

I was accepted by Claremont yesterday and rejected by UCLA today. It's all good, that's the way it goes. In addition, Irvine's decisions will be sent out next week sometime. Good news or bad news have a great day everyone!

Syracuse and Claremont were Feb 1st application deadlines. Has anyone heard back from either of them for painting or sculpture? There's no way to check status so I'm curious as to when they accept.

Has anyone heard from UCSD, besides the new media and photo folks?

I received a call from a Syracuse grad student this morning. It was a pleasant conversation about their program and my interests in it. It sounds as though the graduate students may have a small say in who gets into the program. That's nice, I like that.

Yup I just got an interview with UCI as well! I'm looking forward to it.

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Hi everybody, another lurker making his first post. As we all wait for our decisions I thought I would help give some insight into the UCSB program since I have read that some people are interested, accepted, or awaiting application status. I am an undergrad here at UCSB and was planning to apply to the grad program but was informed that they rarely -almost never- take their own undergrads here. If not for that bit of information I would definitely be applying to this program. Having said that here is what I know about our grad program. Very conceptual program- There is a lot of theory that is involved in the making of art here. This can be good or bad depending on how you want to make and speak about art. I have noticed that some people flourish while others feel a bit out of place because of the emphasis that is placed on conceptual reasoning. Studios- Grads have big awesome studios. I didn't realize this until I went to visit other schools and saw how small their studios were when compared to ours -even our undergrad honors studios are big-. Funding- from what I understand this program has great funding but involves TA positions. Location- The school is essentially right on the beach. Beautiful weather most of the year. Santa Barbara is not home to a ground breaking art scene but is only about 2 hrs from LA. Santa Barbara does have The Contemporary Arts Forum which has interesting things going on. Facilities- The last two years the art department has been getting renovated but this will be done in the next few months. The woodshop and Atrium are fantastic and have everything you need to build whatever your heart desires. They each have a dedicated employee which can show you how to use any tool that you may need training on. Overall I think this is a fantastic school which I would apply to if they accepted their own undergrads (they want their students to grow by getting feedback from as many different influences as possible). I love the faculty, facilities, location, and overall school. I would encourage anyone to seriously consider this program if they are accepted. However, I think it is important to once again point out the conceptual nature of this program because it is such a big part of it, and if you are not interested in exploring those aspects of your work this may not be the one for you. If anyone has questions about the school/area I would be glad to answer them. Good luck everybody!