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I just had the one interview in regards to grad schools, I think they thought I was too far along to fit in with the class. I only applied to one school this year. I just had another interview a few weeks ago for a huge city commission and won, I couldn't believe it. It had about ten people in the room and was similar in that I arrived with some images on a memory stick and talked about each one for 40 minutes, time goes really fast. I went to toast masters the night before to check in with my nervous level and all seemed good so I wasn't nervous for the interview and had everyone laughing, thinking and having fun. it felt good to ace it the interviewand then win the commission, I was up against some heavyweight artists.

Ya, I think a friend who had made it into the school said that is what they wanted to see to see that your serious about being an artist. I just ended up making a bunch of new work which wasn't that good but looked impressive in a photograph, I'm currently throwing a bunch of the work away to clear up space in the studio. I think this year I'll just make one or two really good works instead of twenty ok ones.

Answer 1. it was 40 minutes, 20 for the presentation and 20 for the questions, all the 1st year students were there and three instructors, basically they just sat and listened and then a few students asked questions and the instructors asked a couple questions. It was really relaxed and was just like being in a class at art school. I've heard other stories of there being just two instructors in the room asking very direct grilling questions about artists that the student found inspiring and then asking the student to describe the point of departure in which that artist uses before starting a work. 2. I didn't bring any work, at first they asked for some and then they said it wasn't important. I think they would like to see some drawings. I just took digital photos of my studio and drawings and then talked about it all while it was on the screen. time went really fast. 3. I'd rather not get to much into it. good luck, all I can say is brush up on your vocabulary and be well read if you feel it is important to your persona. I like to use these opportunities to build new work and feel it to be inspiring when I don't have any shows to work towards.

I just wanted to mention a few things that I learned last year while preparing and then giving my presentation at the Yale interview. After talking with other students who had already been accepted into the school it seemed clear that they had all experienced high levels of nervousness while being interviewed, I had two tell me that they blacked out and don't even remember what they said, they got in so it couldn't have been that bad. I made to the waitlist (which at Yale has a 99.5% percent chance of not getting in).but thought I'd give it another go this year. The interviews will probably be in mid March and last year they announced their decisions on February 8th for who they would interview, they interviewed around 30 people and choose 10. One thing they will b e looking for is the amount of work you have made between the initial application and the interview, I didn't learn this until I was asked to fly there for an interview so I had lost a month of preparation time. Toastmasters was very helpfull in getting over my public speaking nervousness. I hope this helps

I forgot to check the box for m y representative image, did she say that it was really important on the phone? I'm going to try and email them.

I just realized that I didn't check the box for my representational image, does anyone know if the application will be discarded?

Equipped with a pingpong table in the crit room, there is a good chance Robert Storr will be one of the interviewers. Supposedly he is interested in your knowledge of your favorite artist's point of departure for example. Peter Haley would most likely be an interviewer as well. When you apply the students are the ones who are going over your applications as well all thought they are not sure if their input has much in the final decision of the interviewees.

has anyone heard what US Magazine's last year's rating for the top 10 MFA programs are?

Im just about to send requests to former instructors for letters of recommendation for a couple schools to do my MFA in sculpture, am looking into Road Island, UCLA, and Yale, but will do some more research to see what else is looking good faculty wise. I think they need around 20 images each so Im going to get a new group of sculptures together stating in a few days. I'll probably sit in on a cultural theory course and practice public presentations before going into the interview stage.

You didnt happen to decline any other schools for sculpture by any chance, Im on wait-lists for MFA sculpture programs. I wonder where the 3 who declined went or if they still have until tomorrow to decide. that's great you were accepted in the RISD sculpture program, congratulations.

Zepherin, did she mention how many people got in from the waitlist?

I think it depends on what school and what department, there is a ranking system for the top art schools seperated into different departments. Yale is the top for painting and VCU is the top for sculpture, If a student was accepted by two of these schools and was offered equal funding ect.. they might choose the one that has the better reputation, but who knows, Im in the same situation at the moment and Im trying not to think about it, It is interesting that other applicants are finding this bloog as well. The worst case senario would be to have to wait untill next year to apply again. Not something I would llike to do but it is out of my control. I have been tolld that there were a few students accepted for a waitlist and 10 out of 30 given a space. It should be decided before may 15

Im Waitlisted as well, A bit nerve racking, I dont think there is a numbering system from reading other posts on differnt blogs, the entire selection process is a bit obscure, I wish I had known What I was getting into, ZEPHERINE, are you guessing they chose 10 for the waitlist or have you had admistrative experiece in one of these universities, Ive been told they selected a small number for the wait list.