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I am the same age as you are!

Thanks for the clarification. I am not a fan of the benchmarks but as these metrics tend to be a huge factor in personal decisionmaking they cannot be ignored.

Aye. Grats on the Columbia acceptance btw!

? Not sure but these Chinese ranking seems to focus on the undergraduate level I think?

To dig the most obscure (j/k) possible rankings for art schools, let's look at a Chinese ranking system here: https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2021/art-design

Sadly enough I couldn't find any.

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/new-york-galleries-study-979049

I agree. I am pretty unsure what to make of a name entitled "MFA Troll." This isn't a Duchampian gesture either LoL

I am so OVERJOYED to see you back here and my prayers that you are healthy and strong to continue making more work. I appreciate the update. My only eh... news is that I got featured in a LA media outlet this week and working on hammering out a museum proposal while starting my first paintings ever

I think it's up to you whether you wish to connect with the Boston or the Richmond/Wash/Baltimore art scenes after you graduate... Both have lovely programs! Good luck

Thanks for the update. WIth all of the drama, I am curious how Columbia is holding up in the top ranked MFA programs during the past 5 years. Something has to be cooking there? Maybe the rankings will change by next round so we could see a huge shift soon.

I know someone who is at Pratt right now for painting and she seems to be rather happy. About curators I really don't know.

My close friend is a SVA BFA alumni. I have taken enough classes at SVA (and I plan to take more there) so I know what a graduate level critique could be like. So I know a nice chunk of SVA professors there... I can try to find a MFA graduate there for you.

That's quite a wonderful program and dependent on whether you like the faculty. If you think Bard fits your concepts well then go for it!

Out of curiosity what was your second choice?

I think that it's unlikely that you will be able to hold your position. After all, others are on a waiting list and they want to vye for your position. So it's a do or die type of thing.

Both are awesome and grats. SAIC- more traditional approach but into social practice and documentary/experimental CalArts- more conceptual and theory-driven place. I love both so I won't comment but without knowing what type of photography you do I can't really help much. Are you more traditional or super radical?

I actually don't sadly enough. I think I knew of a printmaking professor from Parsons who gave a lecture here at the U but apart from that, I really don't have any info regarding it. Pratt on the other hand...

I have a close friend who is a top notch artist who graduated from Otis and I can say woohoo for that choice too! Plus it doesn't hurt to go to a place where Art School Confidential was shot at (LOL or maybe not :p)

I know that Michael Rakowitz (http://www.michaelrakowitz.com/) teaches there in the ATP program I believe so for me, that would be a huge plus. Scratch that. Alone that would be a huge reason to go.

Eh. Being Asian-American I really have to admit that it's getting pretty bad everywhere at this point.

Anyone here taking out school loans, private or public, to attend their MFA (not scholarships or TAships)?

I went by the very open stat of Yale having 1100-1200 applicants approximately every year so my estimate is not as good as yours. Plus COVID may have changed a lot of the stats for the past year.

Thanks for the information... that means Yale is getting about twice as many applicants for their MFA programs over UCLA then.