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@nogo @radredhead thanks for more insight! i'm planning on speaking with financial aid on Monday for an "appeal" . . . so we'll see how it goes.

A really broad question: is getting financial need-based aid in the form of grants for MFA's really rare? I got offered a dean's scholarship to SAIC but even with that I'm still looking at at least 20k/yr in loans. No grant offered, even with considering that the past handful of years I've only made 12-15k/year. . . I was was hoping for at least a LITTLE bit of grant money considering my low income. I mean, I'm fully aware of SAIC's expensive reputation, but geez . . .

Yes, I have seen that. But occasionally people post about receiving Dean's scholarships, which are equivalent to 35% of tuition and obviously neither a full or half scholarship. Would this just be a case of a deptartment deciding to split the allotted scholarship money between 3?

Does anyone have a general idea of what SAIC's scholarship structure is like/how many each department offers? I was was previously under the impression that each dept only gives out one full ride, but it seems partials are awarded as well? One full ride with 2-3 partials?

I was wondering this yesterday. I may feel a bit awkward showing up empty handed, but I'm interviewing for Sound so I'm not sure what I'd bring anyway . . . Also it seems from years previous they send an email w/more details to those with scheduled interviews 1-2 weeks before the interview. So we'll see.

Sound

Hello all! first post. I received an email today to schedule an interview with SAIC! Can anyone comment on how schools generally choose who they interview? (if it's even possible to generalize about such a thing - i know it varies from school to school and year to year) i am just curious because i know some people are admitted without even having to do so.