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Hey Soapeater, If you have any questions on the MFA Sculpture department I could give a considerable insight into the department, facilities, town, program, etc. That University/Town was my home for the better part of the last decade, gimme a shout if you are curious.

Right - o Applying for MFA in Ceramics, here's the list Indiana University - Bloomington Colorado University - Boulder Syracuse University RIT Penn State University Texas Tech University University of Iowa We shall see, ladies and gentlemen. How are the apps going for everyone?

Anyone else waiting on this application? It's killing me.

I did consider Alfred! I love John Gill and had the pleasure of bumping into him during my travels, but I didn't think Alfred was right for me. On the other hand, Gill is a wonderful man.

Apartment hunting: I like to use this site www.valerioproperties.com You can find an apartment in any part of town and adjust the search to your price range. I live in 5 points close to East Campus, but lived in Downtown and Normal town as well. All great depending on what you are looking for. Prices: Rent is affordable. The East side is the cheapest and not that bad, but you'll drive to class everyday. Downtown is expensive, specifically if you try a loft situation, but normal town and 5 points neighborhoods are not that bad. Averaging $350-$750 utilities included depending on how many room mates you can handle. Public Transit - Pretty sweet deal. Realistically, if you live anywhere close to campus the UGA bus can get you to where you wanna go. If you need to get to the outer part of town, there is the Athens Transit. FREE with your student ID card. Literally can go anywhere with the bus, just gotta look up the times. Parking Situations - Depends on where you live, really. A lot of street parking, driveways for residential areas. There are parking decks on campus, and parking permits are not cheap but convenient for sure. Local Culture - Love it. Sure, there are the greek kids and UGA football and all, but there is more than that. The food is great, totally a foodie town. BBQ, american, vegetarian, tex mex, french, italian you name it. Two coffee roasting houses that makes starbucks coffee look like ground crap. Great art scene with small gallery openings, and Atlanta is only an hour south. Effortless drive and Atlanta kicks ass. Music Culture - Unbelievable. Great shows blow through this town constantly. Country, indie rock, psych rock, soul, funk, anything you wanna get down with. Live music is constantly rolling throughout the bars in the downtown city, which has over eighty bars in one square mile. Did I mention that spirits are unbelievably cheap? The spend $10 the whole night kid of cheap, depending on where you go. Drinking culture - Ah yes, the bars. Awesome bar scene. Music bars, greek bars, older bars, cheap bars, dive bars, just depends on what you want to get into. Also, Athens is the home of Terrapin Brewery. If you like hoppy beer, Terrapin brewery has been cleaning up awards with its super hopped up ales. Additionally, there is a growler station if you prefer to enjoy tap beer at home. Football - HELL YEAH GO DAWGS RUN LINDSAY RUN LSWHO STOMP THE CHOMP! Football kicks ass if you are into it. It can be a lot of fun! Or, if you hate football, the home games are not going to be your friend. Personally, huge Dawg fan. Go Dawgs! Any other questions, shoot. Hope this helps!

First time applicant, glad to see I'm not the only one on the verge of a crisis I'm applying for my MFA in Ceramics, list consists of: Texas Tech Kansas State Florida State Indiana VCU Colorado RCA UCA Already applied to Texas Tech for SPRING 2014 admission, applying to the others as we speak. Anyone here know how long departments usually take to notify decisions? I'm sure each department can vary but was just searching for a ballpark estimate. Hope we're all staying strong on the grind!