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  1. dmirko
    ACCEPTED TO NORTHEASTERN!!! For an MFA in Interdisciplinary Art, I felt a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. PINK MOON is real. Also, I still have an application going on at SACI in Florence. But I think I'm good with Boston.
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    My UNLV application went from "under departmental review" to "pending decision" Not giving me anxiety or anything...
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    Congratulations, LUCKY!!! *__*
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    @felixo I am aware an MFA is barely a middle class life specially in more expensive bigger cities, but however pessimistic people want to be about it; teaching is a reliable way to make a living while working in the ART field. That said, I have already realized College isn't the source of wealth, STEM careers are at an advantage there. I believe starting a small business will be the surest source of economic growth, but until I have the funds and credit for it, a stable decent job is a safe bet. I know MFAs are not enough, big name institutional jobs go to phds. Also, I think PhD's teach more kinds of classes. And those mentioned professors in big name schools, are...teaching for the money. I'm not stuck geographically in Southern California or NYC, there are a lot of universities, colleges and community colleges that hire art teachers. That there is job competition, there is, but all these negative views on getting an MFA are for business majors. People on this forum are all awake to it and still willing to do it. As for my art, I'm a figurative painter and want the MFA to help me make bolder work that can get into galleries, larger scale work, and perhaps explore an entrepreneurial approach to art making. The only reason for me getting an MFA is my art. Otherwise I would have continued in marketing, or kept taking premed science classes or go on to urban planning for a masters.
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    I'm 26, an would not want to wait either, if I don't get into the schools I'm waiting on, or the funding is too little to be able to do it... I'll just look for programs in Germany, their winter semester applications are april to june. I am quite worried about jobs that may come from it, but I want an MFA. I say go for it if you can afford it, if it's too difficult look for spring admission/ rolling admissions, residencies or programs abroad. That's my two cents.
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    THANK YOU. This is the most nuanced response. Great points on the extra opportunities and realistic career vs fulfillment balance on making the mfa choice. But seriously, I should not have said Barista and made fun of decent hard working people.... All I am saying...is that it is still too close to minimum wage for people with degrees and debts. Not all service jobs suck, there's more expensive cities where people don't mind getting paid in tips and where there is more tourism jobs etc. but in general the service job economy sucks and the lack of opportunity got Trump elected.
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    SWEET! Wish my two schools left hurried!!!
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    I do not discredit "growth" outside of academia, but I myself, tried to find "stable job" careers in undergrad and hated them switched around a lot even studied marketing for 3 years before going for a BA in studio art. I have been a painter since I was 12, so I'm pretty sure I know I want an MFA, but it does have to be said that in any other career you expect a lot more job choice, so teaching and maybe marketing jobs with an MFA is better than trying to make it with a "BA studio art" degree. In a lot of cases what people find are dead end jobs, or unfulfilling jobs. (not to just make fun of baristas). I have been lucky to not have a job yet, 26 years old, am a studied person and see my education as worth every penny, sadly (financially) art is my favorite thing and what I continue to gravitate towards. So I understand a lot of people have different circumstances, but I hate hearing so many people saying artists should do struggle first, to my blank stare of "why would I do that to myself". The struggle doesn't make for better art, and YES there's plenty to dislike about the direction academia takes art also so big name schools do not impress me one bit. As for teaching and income, LOL yes not high income but at least middle class, and able to pay a house and have a family which is what comes to my mind in my version of making it in the "real world". Right now with a studio arts BA I would not find a satisfying job, I better get my ass to school again, and for a phd after that.
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    I respect your background, but could not disagree more. I hate this stereotype that "the real world" made you better, whatever, Art can't just be a career for "hungry" and poor. It needs to also be a viable career choice and for a lot of students/artists that means having access to higher income/health insurance of teaching at university level or just a better job than a bachelors can get you. I think it's so vitriolic to hear people say how you need to be hardened to appreciate art, yet so much postmodernist bullshit work is shit mediocre art that is disconnected from the public and often makes of poverty the new "patina". Students need to move on with their lives and being a barista artist is not glorious sorry. Quality art requires time and a lot of financial sacrifices. Hardening in the real world is a stereotype and a colossal waste of time. Perhaps I am extremely biased, (figurative painter) clearly don't mind swimming against the current, but I strongly believe an MFA is a career choice, it will be your job, your investment and your future. Delaying it is only going to cost you time. To make your work better, hmm, time and faculty certainly sounds better than a Starbucks job for 5 years. As for the plunge for taking on more loans, well...a risk yes... but I'm happier to have the opportunity to chose.
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    awesome!!!!!!!!!!
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    Thank you Echo, I will look into those, I have not considered European schools yet, I'm holding my breath for UNLV (Vegas) and SMFA (Boston), I'm pretty sure I'll get good news. BUT if I don't get in, since I have student loans, if I do end up needing to look for other options it needs to be a school that participates with the US for an "in-school deferral" of said loans. Most in Germany are on the list. And on top of that, it needs to be an English taught program; I might even look beyond art. But I'm not there yet. I think UNLV is my best hope because Boston is much more expensive and cold... In Germany I think the school would be way cheaper but there's the extra costs of living abroad and crossing the pond.
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    I'm having second thoughts about the cities I might move to, but if I don't get into those programs I'll be scrambling for Winter session admission in Germany or elsewhere in EU. So, I think you have normal nerves and should focus on your professional goals, expensive city or not. So happy I'm not the only one feeling left alone in a desert with no water.
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    Me too -__- I only have UNLV left...
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  15. dmirko
    CONGRATS!!!
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    YES! It's happening!
  17. dmirko
    Congrats!
  18. dmirko
    YAY CONGRATS!!!
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    Congratssss
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    Woohooooo Congrats!
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    A lot of painters right now
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    Seems like UNLV is going to be my last hope...
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    Congratulations! GOOD LUCK!!!!!!
  24. dmirko
    Don't give up, there are usually ways to get "considered" for in-state tuition, there are tuition reduction scholarships, school and state grants. Email them. Efc 0 means you can get up to 20k in loans per year for a 120k stafford loan limit of graduate school (limit is half that for undergrad students). There are other kinds of loans for students with more need, and parentPLUS loans for parents. ALSO, if 20k and whatever help you might get from the school by appealing and emailing their financial office until you get something is not enough they may also offer you federal work-study which is a job+aid. But make sure to email, there's usually a bureaucratic way to get your way. Be very polite, but persistent.
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    Got an interview invite from Northeastern. (Interdisciplinary Art/ MFA) BUT this is basically my fault for not CC'ing this one lady on my angry email to this one other lady in communications where I said I would rather have the refund they offered back than apply to this other program. So, I bet they're gonna play dumb now. Whatever. (They're funding sucks so I'll just ignore or send a passive aggressive email...idk yet).
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