Westcoasty

Hello all. Congrats to those getting acceptances! My understanding is that this is a "freak out" forum as well as a forum for advice, celebration, and commiseration. I'm feeling for everyone getting disappointing news right now and I wanted to share some insight I have after getting rejected from several schools a few years ago versus my experience applying again this year. A few years ago, I felt desperate for the validation of acceptance by a prestigious school. I was desperate for direction in my work and career. Getting rejected made me feel like a failure. I approached this most recent application season from a completely different place: I looked for programs that would best serve my needs. I researched faculty to find the ones I most wanted to work with. An interview would be an opportunity for me to interview them in a way, to get a better sense of the people I would be connecting with as a student. What's worse than getting rejected? Getting accepted and committing to a program that doesn't serve your needs/interests where you struggle to connect with the people and struggle to connect with a mentor/mentors. If you didn't get into the programs you were excited about, keep going and reapply, but also continue to research and explore other programs--perhaps you have yet to find the place that will recognize your potential, connect you with the right people, and serve you best.

@medsuppy, I applied for sculpture. I applied to several grad schools (not including Bard) a few years ago for painting, but my practice is really interdisciplinary and my paintings are sculptural, so I think this may be a better path for me. You're applying for painting, yeah? What made you choose Bard as the one to apply to this year?

Has anyone here experienced an in-person interview? Are any schools doing in-person interviews at all? Just curious. I only applied to the low-res MFA program at Bard this year, still waiting for an update...

Congrats on the interview! My advice would be to open your mind to the realm where design and fine art overlap. Imagine yourself and your work in that gray area. Check out the work of the students coming out of that program as well as the work of the faculty. It seems like an interdisciplinary and modern program, I'm guessing you'll be surprised by what constitutes "design" for those artists. No need to worry about what you'd "do with a design degree." You may end up doing exactly what you imagine doing with a visual art degree, and that's valid and reasonable.

Good morning, All! Has anyone heard from Bard (Milton Avery/MFA)? Anyone have any insights about new faculty in that program?

Thanks for sharing, XSX. My UCLA status simply says "submitted" which makes it seem like it hasn't even been looked at yet, eep. I wonder if they are even going to interview painting applicants?

Have any UCLA painting applicants heard anything or seen your application status change online?

Has anyone heard anything from UCLA?

Hi all, anyone applying to any UCs? UCLA, UCI, UCR? Holler if you're hearing back about interviews...