Coreythegiraffe
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I got into RISD and SAIC sculpture last year but refused to take out the nessecary loans. Just going to say it once more for those reapplying next year; take a look at the UC schools. Of course everyone loves UCLA, but San Diego, Berkeley, and Irvine are rigorous, selective and very well funded if not fully funded.
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Yes, cal arts may not be worth it. I was going to have take out about the same in loans when I got into risd and SAIC last year. Good schools, but not worth it.
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Pulling my hair out. Was offered 24k in scholarship and 20.5k in loans for CalArts. San Diego State University (SDSU), which is in my town, however, pretty much gave me full tuition. Both are MFA programs in Graphic Design.
I'm stuck between the school of my dreams and a local school with a small reputation - should I jump the gun and take loans for CalArts or take the full ride at SDSU?
Any advice or thoughts would be appreciated!
How much total loans would u have to take out for cal arts? What kind of graphic design?
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I'm kinda late to this post so I figured I would add my website to the mix.
Please let me know what you think
My artwork is a critique of destructive economic power dynamics within urban communities. I have chosen to use a tobacco company that holds a 78% market share within the black community as a demonstrative and metaphoric example of the economic forces that profit from destruction within the community. Design elements derived from West African bocio sculptures are used to compose images of power objects as a means of empowerment and change. Advertisements for the tobacco company that are aimed at the urban communities are ritually cut and sutured as a way to illustrate the will to overturn present power dynamics and create new ones. Ubiquitous discarded cigarette boxes are incorporated as a way to invoke the presence of community members as consumers. The work also refers to neoclassical busts, previously used to link ethnographic types to power dynamics. The use of black granite and marble busts operates as a signifier for identity. Assembled, these elements operate as power objects to aid in the shedding of what Ngugi wa Thiong’o called the colonized mind.
Words like "power dynamics" and "power objects" seem empty, and you use them quite a bit, at least in the section you provided.
I think your work is interesting, but I don't know if you need to explain the metaphoric implications of your actions in such detail. Too many truths spoil the myth.
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I attended smfa for undergrad. I'm not sure how generous they are with scholarships, but it's an expensive program, especially since the facilities and studio space is lacking. Some of the faculty are really amazing, but it depends on your focus, I know the performance and sculpture department is strong. I may be bias, but I don't think Boston offers a lot for the graduate students. There isn't much of a contemporary art scene, some small alternative gallery spaces, but they are far and few between. That's my two cents.
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Hello Corey. If you don't mind, could you give us more details about how funding is structured in UCSD? I would really appreciate it
Well as far as I understand, all admitted MFA students have their tuition covered (instate or out). And I believe most are offered a TA position for both years like I was. The TA position isn't a ton, but the typical $4000 a semester. I also received a $3000 Research award for my first semester, I don't know how common this award is or if it is renewable.
I'm also not sure if it is possible to ask for more money, since they already seem to be quite generous. I am calling them this afternoon to clarify some things.
But in any case, like with most of the UC MFA programs, the funding is plentiful.
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I also will be accepting UCSD's offer. As with most of the MFA students, I received a great offer which covers tuition, plus TA position, plus research award.
For those who might be thinking about reapplying next year, take a look into UCSD.
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Hi guys,
this is a note for everyone who is still debating and for everyone who is considering re-applying next year!
Both schools I was debating between sent me e-mails today that they approved my request for additional funding - one approved another 5,000 a year and the other 7,000. This was great news for me.
If you've been accepted to a school you wanted but with not enough funding, don't hesitate to ask for more! I think they all expect that and on many occasions they approve, at least some of the amount you ask for. If they don't you can still attend or decline, there is nothing to lose.
Good luck to everyone with your applications and decisions
I second this! I told a program last year that I couldn't attend because I couldn't afford it and they gave me an additional $8,000. (In the end it was still too expensive, because $42,000 a year is ridiculous for tuition), but in any case, it can work out if you just ask.
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Typically, MFA programs will let you defer. This means they will save a spot for you next year. However, often times they can't offer you the same or any funding you were originally offered, but that may not be the case everywhere.
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Im going to have to agree with mlk.
You are exceptionally young, even for MFA programs, and the Whitney ISP is for artist's who are older, more accomplished, and have more experience.
If you are interested in NYC, I would totally encourage you to check out the New York Arts Practicum. It's a 2 month residency/assistantship program. I attended in the summer of 2013 and it was great.
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When I visited UCI, I noticed a particular agenda as well. I also just felt like the program was a little small and not very diverse. I felt they were a bit disconnected from the resources of the larger university.Most Irvine students live and hang out in LA, and are part of the scene here. In my 5 years of hanging in LA they are popping up and involved. I rarely if never meet UCSD people around. That may or may not mean anything, there are so many micro art worlds.
I have heard that profs at Irvine have a pretty specific agenda, so maybe make sure you would want to work along those lines.
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I saw their exhibition in 2013. It's a very rigorous theory driven program. Not ideal for people interested in making. Most of the people in the program already have MFAs, but not all. It is also a way to get exposure to the NYC art scene/market.
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I'm stuck between fully funded and stipend from University of Iowa and Hunter College with little to no funding. Both for painting. Any thoughts?
Big differences in those programs.
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Yale! Enough said.
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Called UC San Diego yesterday, was told I have been "Nominated for Admission" from the department, but won't get a real email until after it passes through the Graduate Division.
But in any case, Yay! UCSD was awesome when I visited. If people are thinking about reapplying next year, think about UCSD.
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Received an acceptance email from USC Roski this afternoon. More information and official paperwork to follow in the next couple of days.
Congrats! Can I assume that you had an interview with them?
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Really hoping OSU will tell me I've been summoned. Currently an alternate for sculpture. Heard that they only choose two mfas for the sculpture dept.
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They suggest using 46k as the yearly cost of attending- actual yearly tuition is about 41k, and being in SF.... well rent yearly will be about 10-13k.
My two cents, its not worth it. I'm not sure of your financial situation, but this type of offer was given to me last year by RISD and SAIC. I think its fairly common, to cover about 1/3rd of tuition. The schools are too expensive and its not worth having to take out $50,000+ in loans to attend. At least that would have been my only option.
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That's what the lady on the phone told me when I called VCU sculpture! Vindicated! Haha
Who did you hear it from?
Glad you heard it from an official source. I heard from a friend who knows someone.
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Don't know how reliable this information is, but I heard through the grape vine that VCU sculpture will be sending out interview notifications to the selected applicants this week. But I also thought I saw someone else on here who was contacted by them previously. In any case, just wanted to throw that information out there...
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I'm dying waiting for fibers and sculpture to call me back....
.... Do ya'll think they tell us about whether we been chosen for a merit scholarship in the initial phone call/email telling us we're accepted?Im sure differently departments have their own method, but when I got into the SAIC sculpture program in 2013, they sent a letter in the mail. No email.
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I had a friend who had a bs in Nuro science. Then did a post bac (at smfa) and got into the mfa program at goldsmiths. So though I think post bacs are strange, it certainly seemed to work out for my friend.
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U of Chicago's wait list is the same way. They want a diverse group of students, so the type of work the person who declines admission makes will determine who on the wait list is offered their spot.
Sounds like a smart way to curate a group of people, but I'm not sure if makes me optimistic that a spot will be thrown my way...
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For those, like me, who are on the wait list for Ohio State University, here is something to consider:
I contacted OSU to see what my rank was on the wait list, however, I was told that they don't do a ranked alternate system. Departmental, if someone from say, sculpture, decides not to attend after being accepted, then the alternates will be considered, but not in any particular priority order... hopefully that makes sense...
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It doesn't really matter. Unless your applying to a state university, in which most have a minimum undergrad GPA of 3.0 to be accepted. But otherwise it's mostly irrelevant.