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It's not that simple tbh as my art practice takes a very conceptual and interdisplicinary approach which is not to everyone's taste. For me, I see there is a huge political aspect of how folks are selected into MFA programs. Sometimes good art students are rejected due to the committee having to fulfill a quota. As my eventual goal is to enter the contemporary art world (and teach), the shotgun approach is for me a necessity as I don't have the strongest pull in the art world from here in Salt Lake City.

I don't apply for at least another 2 years so I will save up for that over time. Honestly I would not want to go beyond one round of applications.

backpack is easiest to drag around campus. Messenger bags aren't too bad but carrying an Alienware Area-51m laptop isn't easy

There were a few factors... I already am applying to 19-20 schools in 2022 which is quite a few (my poor profs and artists I worked with is going to have a fun time) and some of the schools I am applying twice to (different programs). Pratt was on the list but already I am looking at so many other schools in my hometown in NYC- Columbia, Hunter, SVA, Parsons, NYU... I looked at the website intently and wasn't sure whether my very cutting-edge experimental work would fit in there. SVA is pretty commercial but I saw the faculty included some pretty top-notch instructors so that tipped the scales in favor of it. I know that someone in my photography program from the U of U is going there atm and she is happy there but I was like hmm... maybe I want to do something different? Perhaps you could elucidate me whether I should readd Pratt to my list again?

The MFA is usually the terminal degree for art studio practice... if you are looking at a Ph.D. in art theory or criticism then a Ph.D. is the way to go but places like SAIC is a good place... I looked at Pratt but scratched that off my list to apply in 2-3 years...

I just finished my first year of undergraduate in photography but this week I made a list of 19-20 programs I hope to apply to. EC is one of them. I wonder what it's like being an American up there?

Hey there Do you have any examples of your work btw?

I am very doubtful tbh. I think more people will enter business so that they make more money from this disaster...

Gratsssssss! That’s so awesome! I am still trying to hammer out where I want to go in three years.

Which program are you entering for EC?

I like doing political art and mixing up art criticism w/ my conceptual practices :D

Which version do folks prefer based on which criteria?... Bard MFA upstate or the Bard/ICP version in my hometown?

Luckily I have two years left before I apply to MFA programs...

One of my fellow U of U students got into the Yale sculpture program and her work really kicks ass. She just finished her show up here at UMOCA.

As a conceptual artist that was the most painful entry I ever read. Then again you may not appreciate Wade Guyton or Walead Bishty?

Curious. Has anyone in this thread been accepted to any of the Yale or Columbia MFA programs?

I will be around 44 years old when I apply for my MFA. Nell Painter did it and so can you! http://www.nellpainter.com/art.html

My website can be found at: http://www.albertwang.art/

Even though I don't use my MPH degree anymore (going to become an artist), I would love to offer my help for any folks trying to get into a graduate public health school at the MPH level. Feel free to ask questions although honestly I can only answer stuff regarding my experiences at Yale.

I use 22slides and it's so damn easy to use that I can update my artwork with a cell phone (iPhone).

Anyone know whether the Yale Interdiscliplinary program is built mostly for film/video artists or also for folks who mix up photography/sculpture or installation work?