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  1. Hello! Looking for advice on getting letters of recommendation when you have few contacts in the art world. I'm considering applying for an MFA in painting for programs beginning in Fall 2019. My problem is that I don't have great contacts for my letters of recommendation. As an undergraduate, I double majored, worked full time, did weekly volunteer work, and had a weekly internship so I never really had the time to develop deep relationships with my art professors. My mentor for the volunteer work (teaching art in local schools) can write me a great recommendation letter as we worked together for 3 years, but my internship supervisors and other art professors each only worked with me for a semester and I don't think they remember me. I graduated a few years ago and moved to Japan to work as an English teacher immediately after graduation. Due to language barriers, I haven't gotten many good contacts in the art world in Japan. My superiors at my current job would happily write glowing recommendation letters about my work ethic and ability to teach English, but that has nothing to do with art. Does anyone have any advice for what to do in this situation? Should I reach out to my old undergraduate professors/supervisors even though we didn't work together for long? Should I ask my superiors at my current job to write my letters? Thanks for any advice!
  2. Hello! I'm applying for Tokyo University of the Arts for am MFA program but I intend to move back to America after I finish the program. A friend suggested that I check to make sure the university's accreditation is compatible with America. To be honest, I have no idea what kind of accreditation MFA programs are supposed to have. Help? Thanks!
  3. Hello! Sorry this is a kind of weird and vague question. When did you all feel you were "ready" to begin an MFA program? For context, I'm planning to apply next year for MFA programs beginning in Fall 2018. I'm a painter, but I really like to work with my community: teaching children's art classes, working with non-profits, volunteering for community beautification projects, community-based research, etc. so I'm really hoping to find a program that's kind of a mix of painting/drawing and social practice. My art heroes are Brett Cook and Rick Lowe. But, I've been living abroad for a couple years, working full time and traveling a lot so I have lost some of that community aspect. I'll be moving back home to the SF Bay Area in August 2018 and I really want to focus on making art and finding mentors to support me and re-establishing an art community around me. It seems like the right MFA program would be ideal for these goals, but I just don't know how to tell if I am "ready"-- is my art practice developed enough? Does my work have a distict voice? Would any MFA programs even be interested in my work? (Alternatively, I would be okay with taking some more time to focus on art-making through residencies or other programs before I apply, but for personal reasons, I really need to be in California and can't travel which limits my options.) Anyway, anyone else here feel this way? Was there anything that helped you realize that you were or were not ready for an MFA program? I'd love to hear your experiences! Thank you!!
  4. @felixo @tugbamina_871 Thanks so much for the advice! It's really helpful to hear both of your perspectives.
  5. Hello! Looking to apply for an MFA program next year and begin in Fall 2018. I have two B.A.s, Studio Art and English Literature. I've been working in Tokyo as an English teacher since graduating a year and a half ago and I will be at this job until August 2018. I have a lot of work, internship, and volunteer experience (all education and art-related) but very little exhibition experience (just a couple group shows per year at unknown galleries). Without language proficiency or much of a community here, trying to get into exhibitions is an uphill battle! I always heard that being an artist is like 80% art-making, 20% business, but being here it's like 30% art-making, 60% business (since every e-mail, site visit, meeting, research, etc. takes way more effort in a language I don't speak well). Anyway, working full time, I'm trying to figure out what is the best use of my free time so that I could be ready to apply for MFA programs in a year. Is it better to focus only on making art and developing a strong portfolio? Or spend *some* time making art but still continue to work on trying to find exhibition opportunities? Thanks!
  6. Thank you! Yeah, an MA/MS in genreal psychology sounds like a good option for him. He doesn't have a clear goal for after getting a masters, but he thinks he'd like to do some form of counseling. So maybe an MA/MS coupled with a liscensing program?
  7. Thanks for the reply! That link is super helpful! I noticed there is one online program through UC Berkeley Extension on that list. But it's only 12 units, so I'm not sure about the quality of the program.
  8. I found this thread through the search option. I'm researching options for a friend of mine who is in literally the exact same situation: BA in Econ, international student, no experience in psych but trying to get into a grad program. Camero, any update on your situation??
  9. Hello! I'm asking this question on behalf of a friend. He is Japanese with a BA in International Economics from a Japanese university. He is currently volunteering as a phone counselor for a crisis hotline and is interested in pursuing a masters in clinical psychology in the U.S.A. Of course he will have to take some pre-requisites in psychology before applying. My question is where to take them? Can he take them online? At a community college in America? Or does it have to be at an American university? If anyone has any experience changing fields into Psychology for grad school, I would appreciate hearing your experience. Thank you!!
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