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Ais

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  1. Thanks so much this is really helpful! I never thought of Facebook but definitely sounds like the way to go. All the best with your next step! :-)
  2. Hey all! Just curious about peoples accommodation plans... what time is best to start looking/ sort accommodation out? I'm planning to live off campus and won't be able to visit anywhere/ know others. Any advice much appreciated! :-)
  3. As an international too, I found it really helpful to email a couple past students from the programmes I applied to; I got some very detailed responses and it's lovely how willing artists are to help each other. They gave me very helpful insights into their experiences, the pros/ cons/ struggles of the programme and the sort of artist they think it bests suits (some even took the time to look at my website). This really helped me envision how I would find being on the MFA. Hope that helps and good luck deciding :-D
  4. I just declined an offer that I originally received at the end of last month from painting if that helps to answer anything. I've noticed sculpture and printmaking seem to be further behind in the admissions process.
  5. Interviewed for 3 and heard back from one 3/4 weeks later and from the others roughly 2 weeks later. I think they were exceptionally quick though and it's dependant on when faculty can meet up, how many finalists they had etc. All the best with hearing back :-)
  6. Snap! accepted the offer and all :-) Are you planning to go? Can't wait to study under Josephine; past students have nothing but wonderful things to say about her and I loved our interview. Can't beat a great programme at a great price either! :-D
  7. Got an acceptance today!! Hope you've good news too ☺
  8. Has anyone interviewed for Boston University Painting and heard back yet?
  9. Got accepted to MICA Hoffberger! With a merit scholarship. Unfortunately wayyyy out of my price range still unless I can source further funding, so it's likely a no-go. But it is a real confidence boost to have been accepted into such a selective programme, so very grateful to them.
  10. Thanks so much for the feedback! I really appreciate it :-) you're very right about what you've said and needed to hear it. As well thank you ablobofcrazy and EastCoastPhoto for your feedback, it is very appreciated.
  11. Is paying $22,000 a year for an MFA good/ the average? (That is half tuition and will also have a $10,000 a year stipend) -offer entails 10 hours TA Realising in my position I didn't really think this whole studying in the U.S thing through enough .... $44,000 in debt if I can even miraculously get a loan from my country (UK). Feeling pretty gutted. I thought it was finally my time after non-stop rejections from everything I've applied to the past few years. Any thoughts or fellow UK applicants?
  12. Is anyone else here applying from UK? If so, do you know where we can go to for loans/ funding? Only option seems to be trying to get a bank loan...
  13. I'm really hoping for a good funding package (accepted to Tyler Painting but now waiting on funding offer); all admitted students at least get a TA position but the amount of tuition it covers varies. I know I will still need a loan of some sort, which I have NO IDEA where from since I'm from UK/ Ireland and we have ONE government student loans company and they don't fund studying abroad...a private bank loan seems like a very undesirable option....
  14. Hey, what is your discipline area and when is the interview? Someone I did my BA with went there for their MFA (painting), if you want to PM me I can send you her fb and instagram handle (sorry don't have her email), I'm sure she'd be happy to give you some advice on the interview. Are you applying from the U.S?
  15. thanks for the feedback! All the best with hearing back, sounds like they do really like you as a candidate, hopefully they might even give you a good funding offer for their prelim!
  16. has anyone else been to an interview that asks for you to show some samples of your work? If so, did you bring anything from your portfolio submission or all different work?
  17. Interview tomorrow..and my voice has completely gone!! Can barely even whisper? Hoping I will be able to speak at least a little by then...."I"..."paint"..."please"..."accept"
  18. Interview tomorrow and I've COMPLETELY LOST MY VOICE...I mean nothing at all is coming out except a whisper!!! ??
  19. Boston University (painting) have some interviews this week, but not sure if that is all the interviews they're planning on having. Tyler (painting) have carried out interviews/ acceptances. When I was researching schools I saw Indiana (Bloomington?) had quite a late deadline compared to others, so I wouldn't be surprised if they are still reviewing applications. Kind of confused by how schools seem to send responses out to some and not others at the same time...
  20. So true about getting bulletproof towards rejections! I've been happily surprised with my applications, but this is the first time since I finished my BFA (3 years ago) where I have applied to virtually ANYTHING and not been rejected; including things were the applicant pool was much smaller. We just need to keep going, move onto the next thing, have a thick skin and most importantly, keep creating!
  21. Hoffberger has upcoming interviews next week; i've seen some people speculate that some schools do more than one round of interviews so maybe if you haven't received a rejection you're not crossed out. I was having a look at your work (which is great!) and saw you have a background in video too; that's a great combination and I would expect painting programs should really love the unique perspective you can bring. I would be surprised if interdisciplinary programs in particular (like Mount Royal) don't have a big interest in you; especially because you've demonstrated your ability to think in-depth beyond one field :-) anyway, all the best with hearing back :-)
  22. Over the moon to be offered a place at Tyler painting, it seemed such a long shot! Are any others for Tyler on here? Email said the dean has a fund for incoming MFA students to visit regardless of distance, but I may be taking the biscuit being from Ireland ???
  23. Hi, A lot of people of this forum seem to experience the same as you and I really have no idea why colleges do this, maybe they don't know we talk to each other lol. I was in that situation with rutgers, but had to look on the check my status portal they have to get my reply (rejection in this case). When I was invited to interview at tyler, a past student told me they must be pretty interested to ask to interview that early, which made me think there are two rounds of interviews based on 'top top' and 'top', but it also seems from other colleges that they just do multiple rounds of interviews. It certainly is frustrating I hope you get good news soon!
  24. I don't think it will ruin your chances, I had transcripts rejected from one college a while after the deadline (as I am applying internationally I didn't realise the US rule that the undergraduate college is meant to send them not me), and they just asked to resend them and still invited me for interview. At the end of the day, they want the best students and they know we've paid our submission fee so I don't think they want to discount anyone from progressing in the admissions process.
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