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CU Boulder's loss. So...you are off to UMass-Dartmouth, congrats again! I am wishing all the luck in the world for you, don't let them change your essence, though. Let it grow grow grow ? I am signing off now, sending good vibes to all. ?

Here is my mail to the program director of UIC! Recieved a very sweet response, too.

Here is my mail to the program director of UIC! Recieved a very sweet response, too.

hey yall, for anyone on the waitlists for any of the other schools I was accepted/waitlisted at in my signature, I've made my official decision to go to CMU. super excited, and I hope someone gets in off the waitlist to the school they want to go because of my declines!

Got accepted into MICA MA program! Still waiting it out for the MFA program but will be taking it up even if I don't get accepted!
Sent rejects out to UIC and NCSU.

Got accepted into MICA MA program! Still waiting it out for the MFA program but will be taking it up even if I don't get accepted!
Sent rejects out to UIC and NCSU.

Got accepted into MICA MA program! Still waiting it out for the MFA program but will be taking it up even if I don't get accepted!
Sent rejects out to UIC and NCSU.

Got accepted into MICA MA program! Still waiting it out for the MFA program but will be taking it up even if I don't get accepted!
Sent rejects out to UIC and NCSU.

Got accepted into MICA MA program! Still waiting it out for the MFA program but will be taking it up even if I don't get accepted!
Sent rejects out to UIC and NCSU.

Got accepted into MICA MA program! Still waiting it out for the MFA program but will be taking it up even if I don't get accepted!
Sent rejects out to UIC and NCSU.

Got accepted into MICA MA program! Still waiting it out for the MFA program but will be taking it up even if I don't get accepted!
Sent rejects out to UIC and NCSU.

Got accepted into MICA MA program! Still waiting it out for the MFA program but will be taking it up even if I don't get accepted!
Sent rejects out to UIC and NCSU.

Got accepted into MICA MA program! Still waiting it out for the MFA program but will be taking it up even if I don't get accepted!
Sent rejects out to UIC and NCSU.

Me too. NYC is like one of the best campuses I could ever ask for.

I got my official rejection too! And my e-mail said the same, lol  
So that leaves me with MICA (waitlist) and Pratt... 
Still waiting until next week to make a final call.

Finally heard back from the last school I was waiting on. Rejected from VCU design/visual comm design. Everyone else heard so long ago I figured I did something wrong in the app, but I guess not. It was a very nice letter telling me I was really close to getting in and to apply again next year. I wonder if they say that to everyone? Either way still pleasant rejection. I’m going to elsewhere so no biggie. 

you can ask for extensions! just send them an email asking if you can have a little more time. i got two myself, it was v easy! 

My final results for MFA in Fine Arts:
Colorado State: Rejected
Columbus School of Art and Design: Accepted with TA ($3,000 stipend) and $10,000 scholarship.
MassArt: Accepted with TA ($2,000 stipend) and $2,000 Dean's scholarship.
Maine College of Art: Accepted with GA ($1,500 stipend) and $5,000 scholarship.
Portland State: Accepted with GA ($1,800 stipend), $10,000 Laurel's scholarship and full tuition remission.
SVA: Requested Interview, but I declined presuming I wouldn't get much funding. 
University at Buffalo: Accepted with TA ($14,704 stipend), full tuition remission and the Mark Diamond Research Grant designated for my thesis exhibition.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee: Rejected
VCU: Rejected
I think I'm set on Buffalo! I don't think I could ever come close to a better offer than that and I also connect very well with the painting faculty in their department. I'm excited and nervous for the big move! But I feel confident that Buffalo is the right decision for me. Upstate New York will be way different than Oklahoma, but here goes nothing! 
Hope everyone is starting to relax after all the stress and setting sights on a plan! I'd love to hear where everyone is thinking of going! ?

Oh my gosh thanks for the advice! I didn’t think that was even a possibility! 

My final list for 2yr Graphic Design MFA: 
Tyler - Accepted with TA and generous stipend for 1st year 
MICA - accepted 35% scholarship
SCAD - accepted with small scholarship
SVA - accepted no funding
Rutgers - asked to interview but turned it down because I already had some others I wanted more
Yale - rejected
RISD- rejected
Tulane - rejected 
SAIC - rejected
VCU - ghosted, I never heard anything even after emailing to ask. 
I was really struggling between choosing MICA or Tyler. I’m going to commit to MICA though. Already turned down the rest. 
Anyone else going to MICA? 

I’m going to the grad visit day at MICA grad visit day! I’m graphic design though. 

Hi everyone, 
So I've been waitlisted at 3 schools so far (USF, University of Chicago, Temple) and it's not looking likely that I'll be getting in this year, so on to applying the next year!
For any of those who reapplied (successful and non) what did you do to better your chances? 
I'm thinking of creating a new portfolio(but ugh) and reaching out to the department professors to ask what they might be looking for in a portfolio. 
I would love anyone's advice! And congrats to those who have been accepted!

If I don't get funding or get off the waitlist at MICA, I might as well drop this year. The tuition fees at Pratt along with the living expenses is way beyond my league.

I emailed the graduate program director, who then emailed the financial aid officer. (I'm sure the contacts for all school are different. I would have emailed both the program director and financial aid directly, if the program director had not responded so promptly.)
The email I wrote is below:
 
Hello Bethany,   I have eliminated all but two schools from consideration. RISD is my number one choice. I really believe in your faculty, the vision behind the recent curriculum changes, the whole ethos of critical making. I also related to the students I met, and I loved Providence. I have a hard time envisioning myself anywhere else. I am so excited by your offer.   However, Parsons has offered me a 75% scholarship, which reduces total tuition for me to $12,500. I've attached the admissions letter from Parsons.   Could you make this decision easier by increasing my fellowship aid?   Again, I want to emphasize how grateful I am to be offered a place in the incoming class. At this point, I'm just trying to resolve whether the best choice is the best fit or the most economical. I was fortunate to receive a lot of offers, but it has been fairly easy to see that RISD is where I want to be. Sincerely,

I am considering SVA, although concerned about $$! 
Now I'm wondering if asking for more funding would be an option...SVA is the only acceptance I received (unless I get off the MICA waitlist), so I don't have any other funding offers to mention to them.