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Just went over the Grad Cafe Results page and saw that someone posted about getting waitlisted for their MFA program Studio Arts. Was it any of you? If so, what concentration did you apply to? Man, this is nerve wracking huh?

Ugh yeah, still waiting for a sign from Concordia, which I heard is pretty notorious when it comes to sending in application statuses. Lol at this point I just want to get it over with so I can make plans in case I don't get in :/ Hope you guys are all doing much better!

Oh man! Yeah, I can definitely feel you there. As for my portfolio, I don't feel 100% confident about it because I never had the best equipment, so some of my work may come out technically rough though I do the best with what I have. So, I am pretty much at the mercy of Concordia. Good luck on your other schools! I only applied for Concordia for now because I was honestly thinking of taking my MFA just in 2019, but their strange requirements for international students (they told me I might need an MA before I get considered for an MFA, just because my country's school system only puts us through 14 years? I did 16 years of schooling though) pushed me to send an application anyway and see if I have a shot at Concordia. If I don't, I'll start applying at UdeM and UQAM (since I really want to be in Montreal), but I won't be applying for an MFA in those schools. PS: I heard Concordia can be slow in responding to applications. So... yeah, good luck to us on the wait!

Man, I wish I found out about this site before sending in my MFA application for Concordia University in Montreal (in film production). It would have helped a lot especially when I decided to spend a week there while researching about my postgrad studies there! Honestly, I don't feel confident with my portfolio. Although my grades and my SOP I think are pretty strong, I don't feel as if my portfolio is too "artsy" enough. So, I don't know what my chances are exactly, but I did put a good mix of short documentaries and short narratives in my portfolio, which had to be thematically linked to our creative project proposal in a way (so I had to submit works from past years just to meet that requirement). Anyway, good luck to everyone in here! I hope we all get good responses from our schools

Wow, finally, a place where I am filled with other people waiting for their results! I think everyone around me (officemates, family, friends, etc.) have noticed I've been on edge since I submitted my application for Concordia University a week ago (MFA in Film Production). I didn't apply for any other backup schools since I'm actually leaning towards starting on 2019, but Concordia said that they would most likely require me to finish my current MA before I get considered for their MFA program (since I am an international student from a country where we only have 14 years of schooling. I did 16 though), so I guess I am just trying it out to see if my credentials and portfolio are currently enough to get me into admissions. From there, it's just either adjusting everything to make a second application in Concordia or apply elsewhere if I get rejected; or just deciding whether or not I go this year if I get accepted. Not sure what my chances are honestly, especially since I heard the number of people in their MFA program is pretty small, but oh well, we'll see. Good luck to everyone else here!