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    Turned down the offers from Hunter, St. Louis, PSU, Syracuse, UT Austin, Cornell, UChicago and SMFA Boston. Truly, best of luck for those in any of their waitlist! You deserve the opportunity to study at these schools than I do. They all offered me some pretty incredible scholarship packages except Hunter, including two full rides, so I hope it goes to those who truly deserve and need... I will be joining University of Illinois at Chicago in the coming fall! Hope everyone's making decisions that will help achieve their academic and professional goals. Xo
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    Nope not a word. :s also waiting for UT Austin to pick me up
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    by all means! do not hesitate to pm me
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    I was accepted to both programmes (for Bachelor's) but I would choose Slade over Goldsmiths any day. I went to UAL for four years and we refer to Slade students as "a whole new breed". Their MFA is incredible, intimate and quite intensive. The resource of UCL is also compared to none. PM me if you have any specific questions!
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    After negotiation, I got a full ride from UIC! Hooray! I am 99% certain that I will be joining you, @dunton!
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    Has anyone applied to fall 2017 and got admitted to spring 2018 at Hunter? I was told that I am.. and I'm not sure what that means and how it happened
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    Congrats! Also 90% sure that I'm going to UIC. Negotiating my financial package now...
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    Thank you for your kind words! What do you not like about the LA art scene? I have a feeling that I might be able to relate to you on this one... though I have positive opinions of the city. Re: Europe, British schools tend to be quite interdisciplinary and very conceptual, but rarely offer a teaching assistantship or graduate assistantship to a Master's student. They also have a very limited financial aid available for the international. The schools in continental Europe seem to be either very traditional (Belgium, Hungary, Paris) or very forward-thinking (Netherlands, Germany, Finland, etc). ECAL in Switzerland, de Atelier in Amsterdam are not frequently mentioned but I think they are incredible. Although, I don't think the European schools would be able to offer a crossover with a field like anthropology as organically as the American institutions. It has been my understanding and observation that those who want such structure would have to (but are definitely encouraged to) reach out outside the school on their own. I am waitlisted for UChicago this year, and am 90% sure that I might go to another school, but I think the school has a fantastic prospect. Check out their report on "The Future of the Arts at UChicago", both 2001 version and 2015 version. They have been making incredible progress, and there is more to come. Those admitted to UIC also has a great teaching opportunity, especially in their second year. They get to teach their own class. The school has fine art, art history, and uniquely, exhibition studies. Interesting dynamics that you might want to check out.
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    Hello, Chris! I think what you said, especially the part I am quoting is making a lot of sense, which is a good starting point! Check out the US News ranking, just to get a sense of which schools are being mentioned and deemed to be the educational institutions of quality. I wouldn't trust the ranking itself, though. It sounds like you want a program with a smaller size that puts emphasis on concepts and interdisciplinarity. I think research institutions that have the art department tend to provide an intimate setting and encourages crossover more than traditional art schools. You might want to check out under which department of the university their MFA programme is being hosted. Each school is different. For instance, Cornell's MFA is within AAP (Architecture, Art, and Planning), in contrast to UChicago, where they placed MFA within the Humanities department. The student to faculty ratio, which I think is an important one for you, is usually quite an easy one, since they have a list of students or a number that indicates the size. I often judge the quality of programme by googling "[School Name] MFA". I check out the works and CVs of recent and old graduates. Look at 1) what they are up to right after the graduation and 2) which direction their career is going to after 7-10 years, this really gives you an insight to what the programme is like: on things like whether graduates tend to stay in the area, keep close connections with the school, etc. I also found it quite useful to google the name of schools in this forum, and see what has been said about the schools in the past few years. Some opinions are deeply personal, but mostly people are considerate and helpful. Which art scene do you resonate the most? Midwest? LA? New York? London? Berlin? Paris? Tokyo? Does it matter? That could also be another thing that you might want to answer. If done right, MFA can be very cheap. A lot of times, not so much. I wonder whether funding opportunity is a make-or-break factor for you. Judging from what you said about what you want, I think that you might want to check out the MFA programme of schools like Cornell, UIC, UChicago, Northwestern, Bard, Cranbrook, and Columbia... but these are all I've been interested in and there's literally hundred other options that you might be more aware of. Hope this would help!
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    Stephanie the coordinator replied and she said "around 15 including yourself"... around Wonder how many people they have interviewed...
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    Sorry for the late reply, but thank you so much! It's the people like you who restore my faith in the goodness of people :')
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    Anyone heard from Washington University in St. Louis (WashU)?
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    Also waitlisted for Cornell. I'm waitlisted for three schools and all of them after interview. Maybe my interview skills aren't as good as I thought :/ Starting feel like I'm not "good enough" for these big schools, or, I'm just an ungrateful bastard Wonder this means no funding oppotunity for Cornell.. Fingers crossed, everyone!
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    Royal Academy of Art in London is a free 3-year programme that provides a stipend of roughly 300 GBP / month, but it has visa restrictions with international students due to recent changes in policies. Actually way before BREXIT.. Definitely worth checking in with the Admission office though. I spoke to few of the alumni and they said the school really do want more presence of international students in the school. The facility is currently under construction, so the studio space isn't perfect. Though, it is located in the heart of London, along with one of the most prestigious museum (Royal Academy). The faculty (and the visiting artists) is amazing and they present some incredible opportunities for students and alumni. Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam does an amazing, year-long residency programme. Call for this year's closed, but I'm attaching the link anyway: http://www.rijksakademie.nl/ENG/residency/aanmelden/ The Rijksmuseum is a contemporary art museum in Amsterdam which hosts some of the greatest modern and contemporary art. I heard very good things about this programme called de Ateliers, in Amsterdam. I actually met a graphic designer who graduated from this programme, which he enjoyed very much. It's a free of tuition, plus living stipends and a large studio: http://www.de-ateliers.nl/en/ Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, Belgium is renowned for its fashion alumni (The Antwerp Six!), but it is actually a really prestigious school for fine Art too. It is not free but it is very, very cheap. Also, Antwerp is absolutely beautiful and people there are so nice! And of course, all these programmes are taught in English.
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    Hey artdreamer, I want to share this link with you: https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2016/08/top-500-american-artists-since-1966-final.pdf It is rather strange to rank people in the art world but we can all agree that some of the names on the top of list are very much recognisable. See how many successful artists have no MFA? In the art world, the only thing that matters is your work. Yes- 2 years at Yale or Columbia could be nice, but only if the course is right for you. Don't take the rejection as a sign that you are not good enough. You might have things to work on, but you are never not good enough! Also- If you want to message your link to your portfolio, I will be very happy to write you back with my share of say. I'm a painter too!
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    Not at all. I asked the same question to one of my grad school advisors and she said it is just the systematic difference. I got accepted to Syracuse and Penn State without interviews, and even with scholarships. Also, what I have read from last year's thread, schools like WashU St. Louis and UIC have been giving out offers without interviews.
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    I think a lot of schools are quite flexible with the deadline if you talk to them in advance, but you would still have to meet their requirements. I did my undergrad in the UK so I got a waiver for most schools. Though, CMU made it very clear to me that they would very much need the score through ETS. Some schools had vague phrases like "institution with American education system" or "usually not waived" so I just called them up, explained the situation and got (earned!) the waiver (e.g. Syracuse, WashU St. Louis, etc). If you are applying to schools in the UK, they would give you a conditional offer and extra time to meet the requirements, usually even until August- except you would have to take IELTS for England.
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    Joining the Forum now! International here. I have applied to 15 schools (I know, poor my recommenders!). Applied to Art / Visual Art / Fine Art / Painting Congratulations on everyone! I know the MFA in most schools are a tough spot to even get an interview... hope we all find the right school for our artistic and career goals! Sharing the status now: Rejected by Yale, Rutgers, Northwestern, Carnegie Mellon, and UC Berkeley accepted by Penn State, Syracuse Waitlisted by University of Chicago (bummer, U of C was my first choice) Interviewed by UT Austin, SMFA Boston Waiting to be interviewed by Cornell, SAIC, and Hunter Waiting for the result from WashU and UIC. Anyone heard from WashU and UIC? Also, those who are interviewed by Hunter in the coming weeks, how many piece of new works are you submitting? I've been slow on production so I have only one painting that I can present to them. Though, they are saying "the mix of old and new" so I'm thinking of submitting a few from the ones I omitted. Again, good luck everyone! willing to share tips on Cornell if anyone's interested. Mine is on 27th.
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