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    bummer
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    I got email 4/3 at 1:37 pm I applied on the early side my app number was #474. I have two friends who haven't heard back either. I hope you get in. ?
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    Rejected from Skowhegan. Over 2000 applications were reviewed, holy cow! Maybe not for this thread but related to the process at least through the experience of rejection
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    Hell yes! Congrats to you and be successful in all your endeavors @ SAIC!!
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    I vote RISD. Providence is a very cool city and cheaper than Boston
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    re: drain. I find the city to be vibrant and uplifting and the opposite of psychologically draining, but financially draining, absolutely! Draining is the right word. If I were accepted to Hunter, this would be my number 1 concern and I thought I would go ahead and take the loans with the rational that tuition was, at least less than a private school with equal program assets. I suppose that if your undergraduate loans are low then you have a little wiggle room for justification.
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    I vote UCLA because of your funding and Rodney McMillian (never met him, just like his work) Also, I was told that the first year fellowship can be extended (?) If the funding at Columbia is as good then there is a problem that might best be resolved via coin flip.
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    Accepted to Purchase - don't know about any funding yet but totally psyched for this program and pretty sure I'll accept even if I hear nice things from the last two pending applications I have out. After tour, multiple phone calls, conversations with current faculty, current students and alumni, I can check off every box on my list of expectations. Facilities, support, proximity to Manhattan without the prohibitive/ridiculous cost of NYC, Interdisciplinary, pedagogical studies, social practice and especially the dual degree MA/MFA. And also, they were nice to me, remembered our conversations and referenced my work (even one of the 2nd year MFA canditates knew my work) which tells me they care about the community and that is important to me.
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    well then there is no bad decision here obvi- I can offer that I have lived in both cities and although I looooved Chicago, I would rather be in NYC.
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    Rodney McMillian gets my vote
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    @AnniKattFingers Crossed for u! @leekrasner what bs- they should refund the fee for sure
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    Rejected from PennDesign. So thats 6 rejections, 2 interviews and 1 no idea. Of course I would have wanted to be wanted by everyone but this isn't a bad showing for a first go and the programs I interviewed for are great. I did the Skype with Purchase today and it is very alluring. Inexpensive, dual degree, near NYC w/o the $$ for city living and a diverse program producing quality interdisciplinary work. There was an excitement in the voices of the ladies who interviewed me when they were describing the program and that was nice to hear. Before I make this choice I am going to have to be accepted first
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    Oh yeah, definitely not a waste of time. Any exposure to the inner workings of the art world is going to be a boon to your practice. I was thinking that If I were you I would look for a post bacc I could afford. It's the quickest way to get accustomed to the important parts - developing a visual language of your own, participating in Informed critique, talking about your art, and placing what you do in context with contemporary art. Those are the components needed to advance a practice beyond talent and that's what is in the SOP (It is difficult to write even if you have the chops) You are also going to need references from people who can speak to your art and your process, being involved in a post-bacc will make this possible. The problem is that Post Bacc Programs can be pricey. I am sure others in this forum have ideas on how to move forward but definitely stay firm in your resolve.
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    I had a conversation with an international student last year who told me how she had earned a degree in finance at a US college but took a few art courses as electives. After graduation she knew she wanted to persue her practice. She took a year to compile a portfolio and applied to 13 MFA programs, was rejected from 11 and interviewed at 2. She was happy with her MFA experience was going at Hunter and suggested I apply. I did and I was rejected. Next month, I will have a BFA. Her story was and is inspiring to me as it is evidence of opportunities being available where I may have though there weren't. The fact that I wasn't accepted does not change that because she was and thats the proof.
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    You are killing it! Congrats again!!
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    Congrats on Tyler!! No way to passing on that
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    Thanks for taking the time to endorse GSA. It is good to know students have had good experiences. I hadn't known much about GSA (aside from the Jenny Seville connection) until one of my professors (a Scotsman), after seeing my work, said I need to look into it. That was over a year ago and since then I have learned much about the program, the alums who have represented at the Venice Biennale, and the Turner prize winners. Prestige and pedigree is nice but the thing that attracted me most was that the GSA MFA student work I saw on line. Some of the best work of all the MFA shows I looked at! (PennDesign and UCLA are the other schools who (100% subjective) had the strongest student work) ) And GSA is on the list of international schools that cooperates with the US Federal Loan Program. I interviewed but at this point have not been offered acceptance. I'll update as things progress.
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    Hell yes!!
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    What happened with the Hunter decisions? Who got in?
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    Thanks Poodle-Doodle, I will read asap! and congrats on all of your fine program options, you deserve all of them. Your work is fantastic and judging by the way you treat folks in this forum you'd elevate any program!
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    @eyerolling @leafyinhaling Thank you for being supportive! - this is one of the benefits of this forum. I have been twisted up by many of these same arguments for and against the streamline and do value all of this input from wherever I can get it so whatever insight you or anyone has is appreciated. The idea that I might regret a decision is daunting. A little extra info is that I am much older than many in my cohort. Before deciding to pursue art with a capital A via academia, I was an art handler in Manhattan for a decade and was a studio assistant for a semi-known painter for five years while also knocking around the punk rock club circuit as a musician. Familiarity with the art world and the dedication to craft (playing in a band) is there in abundance, but the studio practice outside of school is embarrassingly, obviously missing. I do feel a sense of immediacy partly because of where I am at in life but also because the switch that flipped when I took to the studio has illuminated a space I would opt to stay in, if given the chance, for as long as possible, surrounded by ambitious creatives prone to discourse and quick to visually process new realities in state of the art facilities, guided by the voices of those who have done these things themselves, is a current reality and near future I def thirst for. But, all I really want is the strongest work possible and of course I can pursue this outside of the institution. I figured I’d grow faster in an MFA setting so I applied for that reason and also just to see where I stood, with the hopes of having options. If I didn’t apply this cycle, I would pursue residencies and build my practice and I can still make that choice. Glasgow was a reach for a pie in the sky and garnering some interest is big for me. Point well taken regarding better funding as a response to better work and I am rethinking things because of this idea and also because maybe I want to take some time and have another go at the biggies to see what gives when I am actually prepared. But I’ll tell ya, Purchase is looking good. It is an inexpensive, edgy program, close to Manhattan. If I am offered the dual degree with some funding it will be tough to pass up. I’ll keep y’all posted how things take shape. Congrats on all of your efforts and keep updating the rest of us.
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    Congrats on Yale!!
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    Thank you for this thoughtful response. I am OK with how things are panning out. I applied to 9 programs and have been rejected from all the biggies except I Interviewed for Glasgow (I feel lucky to be considered by Glasgow) and next week I am being interviewed at Purchase (also not too shabby :)) - I am still in undergrad and this is my first round. I feel like my art is good, plenty of life experience, and I am semi-fluent when talking about my art. All of the work in my current portfolio is curriculum driven, I have participated in zero residencies, and there is no evidence that I make art outside of school. My current professors who have worked with me for a few years predict good things, they believe in my work and were enthusiastic about my chances but they know me already. If I get an invite to Glasgow and Purchase it will come down to affordability. If it can't be done then I'll wait till next round and that is fine with me. My work is already way better than what I was doing when I applied and my applications will be less amateurish. Of course, it would be nice to get the nod now but nobody told me it was going to be easy As for the letter- it was really an email titled UCLA Graduate Application Decision with a link directing me my app profile where there was a letter waiting for me. When I said "nice" I really meant that it was respectful. Good luck with all your apps
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    UCLA- Rejected :/ I figured as much since I didn't get an invite to interview, but the official letter still some ouches. At least it was a nice letter.
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