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:]:] I totally understand wanting to know even though you're feeling fairly confident in your decision. I've felt pretty confident for a long time in where I was going, I heard pretty earlier on about my acceptance to where I wanted to go but I still really wanted to hear from the other places and feel like I was making an informed decision. Taryn rocks, 100% recommend working with her. I think you'll definitely get a lot out of being at Kent and can't recommend it enough.

Yeah, I was accepted with full funding to my top choice, so I'm not super worried about what was happening with them. I didn't respond yet, though I plan to email sometime eventually to let them know I've committed elsewhere-it doesn't seem like it will matter, thoug.

I also got this news. It feels super late in the game, I bet they'll be dealing with a lot of people having already accepted offers and will be accepting a few people off the waitlist.

Congrats!! Also, I'll be hosting you on Tuesday for a bit when you visit.

I was told by some of the faculty where I am that the US News lists are basically comprised from surveys they send to the directors and deans and whatnot and essentially they're asked to rank the schools, but the rankings mostly just end up being influenced by what schools those people filling the surveys out have heard of or are hearing buzz about. So there's some basis of truth-a good school is going to be generating buzz-but also schools like Columbia and Yale are likely always going to be on them because they're well known and they have mucho money and rep so they're always going to be able to be recruiting and hiring 'top most amazing artists 4 ever' to teach, but other schools with just as rewarding and intensive programs are left off because they're not as universally well known. Essentially they're an okay place to start, but make sure you're on the lookout for schools that are fitting to you personally, look at who is there, what is happening and what is available to you. Obviously what you're experiencing with Northwestern is a reflection of that.

What they offered me was something like 6 credits of tuition remission and a $3000 stipend (as part of an assistantship that required 7 hours/week of work) And then they also offered me a merit scholarship of something around $6000. I can't remember totally but I think you have to have 9 credits a semester to get done there on time? It was a really generous and I was a little bummed and worried I made the wrong decision for awhile, but I'm feeling much better now. In comparison this year I've been so far offered 2 full GA ships (that cover full time attendance, so around 12 credits/semester and 6 credits in summer) one includes full health coverage and the other covers 60% of the healthcare cost and then one is a $15,000 stipend and the other is $11000 stipend + $3000 fellowship. So I'm really glad I waited and I am really excited about where I've applied this year.

I applied and was accepted to American U last year and was really excited about it. I ended up with a fair amount of funding, but since it's a private school with private school levels of tuition I still would have had to at least take out full loan amounts in order to attend and probably work at least part time on top of the assistantship they awarded me to live there so I opted out of it. DC is amazing, though, and I think I would have been really happy there, it just wasn't right for me financially.

I know someone who's been accepted into Syracuse in print, but I don't know about any of the others

I was in a similar situation last year and I decided to wait, build my portfolio and get some teaching experience and this time around I've been accepted into some of my top programs with full GAships and stipends, so it's definitely worth taking the time instead of going somewhere you will be miserable for whatever reason.

That is essentially what my discussion was as well! He told me the same thing about funding and we chatted a bit about SGCI. We talked a little bit about the general opportunities for funding and stuff too. He did say that almost anyone who's interested can get funded opportunities like GAships and stuff, which is excellent. He was really nice and answered all my questions. Indiana University is pretty much my top choice! They're just figuring out funding and I'm also really, really interested in Tulane and working with Teresa Cole, so if I get into both I'll have a really hard decision to make. I met Tracy (as well as Ellie Honl and Brandon Gunn) at MAPC this year and they were sooooo awesome and I am really excited to work with them!! Thanks for the information too, it's always hard when you're meeting people at professional functions or in interviews because they're on their best behavior for recruiting reasons and stuff, so I'm glad she has a good rep beyond that (though I never would have suspected otherwise based on my experience with her!)

U of Montana called me yesterday evening! Their director called me around 6pm my time so 4 there, I hope you heard too!

I applied in printmaking, but I've posted similar inquiries with very little response. cecily.brooke is also applying in printmaking.

Yeah, I probably won't call anywhere unless I want to be absolutely sure before I make my final decision.

awww :[ I haven't heard from anyone this week but them and I am so anxious!!

Asked today and Kent State's deadline is just a recommended deadline and they will continue to look at applications/offer assistantships until the spots are filled. They do not plan to fill the spots from the current pool of applicants. I'd encourage you to apply and I'll happily show you around or anything if you'd like to visit. If I remember correctly the application fee is really low so it's definitely worth a shot. MAPC in the fall was a blast. Will you be attending SGCI?

I'll ask our department head when I see him next. I'm not sure how updated the website here is but you'd be working with Michael Loderstedt and Taryn McMahon. I don't think he has a huge web presence but Nick Skowron also teaches at KSU as an adjunct and is amazing. Both Taryn and Michael rock and are hugely supportive and like I said there is a full assistantship and stipend available among a number of other awards that are available every spring. I am really excited about almost everywhere I applied, there's not really a huge "top/bottom" distinction for me. IUB is a more definitive top because I met all of their print faculty at MAPC and they proved to be super amazing, whereas I didn't have that experience with almost any of my other schools. Sean P. Morrisey visited Kent and knows both of the professors I mentioned so I've heard good things about him and some of the OU faculty talked at MAPC and left a good impression but I didn't really meet them. I hear the area where their studios are is super beautiful, though apparently Athens, OH itself doesn't have much to offer, from what I've heard. They're reknowned around here for parties and apparently they have a lot of weird festivals or something? OU has a good, highly ranked program with good facilities and a lot of offerings in other areas that I find really exciting, but like you mentioned with Kentucky I kind of want to be out of Ohio.

Yeah! I hope your lack of word from NIU = acceptance. Kurt Schultz emailed me, so I don't know if he is in charge of all communication or just the sad communication. Last year Kent State extended their printmaking deadline, if you want I can check for you if they'll be doing the same. I heard the same about Illinois State at MAPC! So that's probably promising, but I think they have a pretty good reputation and probably get a lot of applicants. They're one of my top choices, with IUB being the top. Arkansas offered me a fellowship, which is pretty awesome. Sean P. Morrisey is their head and he's pretty awesome, I'd be happy to go there but most likely I'll be attending IUB. Probably the only thing that would change that is if I get accepted to Tulane or Illinois State (both of which basically auto fully fund) and don't get any funding from IUB. I also am pretty clueless to Ohio University, I don't have super high hopes for there because Art Werger, amazing as he is is their head and he's a pretty traditional printmaker (which I am not), however most of the others in the department are actually rather nontraditional? So it will depend a lot on how much say everyone has probably.

Yeah! I would be proud of getting an interview, and I know they weren't sure on funding yet so if you got an interview you're likely to be in their tops if someone declines! I got an email from NIU about an hour ago with not good news, but it was a very personal and surprisingly uplifting email for what it was haha! So I hope you heard otherwise. I actually creeped last night (your username isn't really a cipher haha) and in my intro to print class we're starting monoprints so I showed them some of yours, I'll be sure to look you up on the social media a bit later. Also, I definitely recommend checking out Kent State, that's where I did my undergrad and where I"m teaching now and they have some great printmakers, resources and excellent funding. It's within 45 minutes of Cleveland which is a good hub for art and printmakers. Plus you'd be in a huge brand new shop in the fall. Let me know if you have any questions about that, I believe they're still accepting applications.

Hello! We applied to a lot of the same places! I haven't heard anything from NIU, ISU, or Ohio University but Tracy called me last Tuesday in the evening to let me know I was accepted at IUB, so maybe double check that you haven't missed any calls from the Bloomington area code. It definitely came in with Bloomington on the CID. I heard at MAPC that UK had some really excellent funding opportunities in the works so if you get in there you have the potential for great funding. ISU, I believe, also has really great funding and I heard that anyone accepted is pretty much automatically awarded a GAship and stipend, but I am not sure how accurate that is. I know you didn't ask about any of that stuff, but I wasn't sure if you were aware and I was just excited to see someone with similar schools they're interested in and whatnot.

I didn't visit, I ended up finally deciding to apply because I really wanted to work with Teresa Cole

I haven't seen a lot of printmakers posting, is anyone lurking and applying in print? Anyone going to SGCI?

Interviewed for print at Indiana Bloomington last week, they said they'd send results within a few weeks!

Hey there, Kent State offers a summer program that is two weeks long in Painting/Drawing, Printmaking, Sculpture and several crafts oriented sessions. If you go to http://www.kent.edu/art there should be more information. The program is called Blossom and the info lists all of the guest artists and stuff.