tjdfn149
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I'm 23, went to Duke and majored in math, minored in visual arts.
Started working at Morgan Stanley with the idea of saving up money and then being a full-fledged artist around age 30. But realized I'm only in my early twenties once and I need to become an artist now.
I applied to grad school thinking an MFA would help with gallery hook ups and to get my name out there - also I feel like studying art in an intense academic setting would be a sick experience.
Got rejected from every school (Yale, Columbia, RISD, UCLA, USC, SVA, Parsons, CalArts).
SFAI hit me up with a post bac.
Trying to figure out if it's just worthless vanity schooling. Also am slightly afraid that if I do a post bac, MFA programs down the line will scoff at it as 40k day camp.
Also I'm uncomfortable that some think, "The students in [post bac programs] are often lacking basic, underlying skills, so they don't have the means to express themselves." (Huffington Post) I don't like the idea of being lumped in that category. The idea that I lack the technical and conceptual skills to do a real MFA is insulting.
What's my move? Maybe I'm just a delusional scum who would greatly benefit from a SFAI post bac, can't tell.
Is a post bac at SFAI a good move?
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Yea not a bad idea @pulpandink. And congrats about UW-Madison.
Back in high school I took some summer courses at Moore College of Art & Design - figure drawing and portfolio prep. Have also taken figure drawing classes at a local community center (the Main Line Art Center outside of Philly). All were great experiences so you're probably right more of that couldn't hurt.