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I think detail shots could be helpful, it might show them a different aspect of your work that they hadn't noticed before. I think I brought about 8 photographic images of what I considered my best work. Some questions they asked was what books I was currently reading, why I wanted to go to grad school and why SAIC. Also they kind of kept a running commentary of my paintings as they flipped through the slides. They comment on aspects of your work and ask specific questions about pieces, so it would be a good idea to go through your portfolio and know what you would say about each piece. One question that was specific to me (because my BFA was in Illustration) was what I thought makes illustration and fine art different.

Hi MP, I ultimately chose to re-apply for grad school because last year was my first time applying, and I had decided to apply pretty late in the year and that affected the quality of my portfolio. I knew what I had submitted both statement and portfolio-wise wasn't my best. I had a good experience with my interview and tour with SAIC, but I realized that I actually didn't want to be located in the Midwest, I'd prefer California or the East Coast. If you have any questions regarding the SAIC interview by all means feel free to ask, I know how nerve wracking it can be. I can say that everyone I met at the interview: possible applicants, current students, and faculty, were all extremely nice and understanding.

Hi everyone, first time poster but long time lurker here, I just wanted to put out some info from my experience since this forum has helped me so much. So I got an interview from Columbia this year, last year I was rejected but was not notified until very late...in March I believe. This year I got a call from them last Saturday, they told me to email someone for interview dates and info, and I got a reply back yesterday. They gave me a specific interview date already, I did not have a choice to choose from a list of time slots. The interview dates are March 3rd and 4th. I'm afraid I don't know whether the SlideRoom 'myth' is true, but for reference I checked back after getting the call and my SlideRoom currently says 2016 Painting MFA. Hope this helps, and if anyone has heard back from Hunter, UCLA, RISD, or Rutgers, please let us know! I had an interview from SAIC last year and what I did was bring a portfolio book with photographic images(no detail shots) and one physical painting that was about 18"x18". They do project your portfolio and will flip through it while talking to you about your work, but they will also flip through your portfolio in the beginning if you brought one. I saw a few people brought in large scale paintings and I was intimidated because I thought that might hurt my chances of getting in, but I got accepted so I don't think it really matters too much if you bring physical work or not. I mean, I think it would be a plus since they would actually see and get a feel for the physicality of the work, but ultimately they are interested in what you have to say.