I applied to 8 schools this year. This is my first time applying to MFA Painting programs. It was in my mind to do it for about 5 years and I finally decided to go for it. I tried to go for a diversified approach. The schools I applied to are :
California College of Arts,
Berkeley,
School of Art Institute of Chicago,
UW Madison,
RISD,
Pratt
Hunter
Virginia Commonwealth University
I really cant afford to have more college debt so I am hoping I can get a full ride somewhere, but I know that is likely more difficult to do with the more prestigeous private schools.
Any advice on how to "Play the game" of getting funding out of schools?