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That's an interesting point. Can you elaborate on this?

Read the 2 books if you have time. It's the best writing I've read in 10 years. No joke.

WOW! If I was the Dean of any program at ANY university and lost the entire 1st year class and couldn't get more than 1 student for the next year's class, I'm pretty sure I'd be out of a job. One of the best MFA programs in the country is now a laughing stock. Pretty hard to do that in this amount of time.

Ok. Thanks...I guess?

Wow! How this could get worse, I don't know! But it does, every time I read a new update on this sh#t show! If I had planned to matriculate into USC's 2015 MFA program, I would be looking for a new program. No joke. NO WAY I would go to USC with the continuing bad press and spectacular poor judgement of this administration. What could they be thinking? They keep digging the hole deeper. Could this get worse? Yes.

What's it like dating in graduate school? Is it even possible to meet anybody at that time or is one to busy? Do you have a story to share?

Isn't U of Chicago located on the south side? (Attending).

Yikes! The city of Chicago had a serious violent outbreak this weekend. 47 shootings with 2 dead. That's one weekend, folks! Should we be concerned?

PBS. WOLF HALL. Hillary Mantel's book about Thomas Cromwell. Really excellent. PBS all the time.

Rioting near Pratt. Anymore information?

This information is very important. I have two questions. Instate or out of state? Had you accepted Hunter or held back your acceptance?

The question to be answered: Is New York a affordable/liveable city for artists in 2015? As an artist is New York, can someone have a studio, work a job and live in an apartment? I hear of 1 12 hour commutes to go to Hunter/Cuny.

Regarding Hunter Spring admit, If you are going in at Spring term, maybe that could give you a chance to establish New York residency for in-state tution? I'd look into it! Congrats to everyone!

WOW! Decision by a gigantic committee. That always turns out well.

That made me snot-coffee laugh!

When you think about this recent process of graduate admissions, are you shocked by your acceptances or your rejections? Why?

It's a very nice town. Some great food (wheat fields). Housing cheap. Surprisingly, good music passes through. Love the book stores. Beautiful campus. Not too RED, it's a big bubble of liberal in an otherwise red state. Hilltop is where you want your young kids to start school. Ask you program coordinator any very specific questions, for example about where to live.

Hunter. 4th interview this season. I hope I'm get better with experience. Overall it went well. Better than I thought it would. So I was told we should know something in 2 weeks.

1. Introduce yourself-assume no one knows you (small bio) 2. Give a modified version of your artist statement specfic to the work ( give ppl context to make looking at your work interesting) 3. Thank people for coming 4. Thank the Gallery owner DONE!

Hunter interviews are now!

Of course different schools have different funding! No question. But if you're the one and only student who gets the money pot (lucky you), it doesn't leave much funding for anybody else. Your reality might not be typical for others or even most grad students. I'm curious about how many of these accepted grad students have any funding and how it is structured. Do they guarantee the first year but not the second? Are some of these programs cash cows? I'm curious how differently these programs are structured.

How often do fine art students get a FULL ride at these schools? I have seen a few offers, but not that many. So what is the reality of funding for graduate art students?

I have also not been sent the all the "fun facts of my financial offers". I have one in hand and it's disappointing in the lack of $$$. I've already decided not to consider it. It was about a 35% offer of tution reimbursement. I think the discussion should be out in the open, so schools can see the effect of good funding and vice versa. We should help the next group of students understand what they can expect.

I hope we can all begin to discuss the financial offers we receive from schools and how we go about the process of making our choices.

Thank you for your thoughtful responses. Aberrant nailed it. I am studying for an MFA at University of Chicago. Thank you for you comments, all! You have given me a lot to think about. I am working 3 jobs to save up enough to go the school. I hate being in debt.