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I am in a similar situation, and I don't think there is an answer to whether having RISD on your resume as opposed to UW Madison (which is a great school btw) will get you better jobs. It will depend on your work, and you should pick the program that will be a better incubator for that. 20 hours a week is a lot, by the way - is that contact hours with students, or are you getting some time for prepping? I know I am not really answering your question - I am on a similar boat but I have a dependent which is inadvertently making the decision easier...

I am hoping they are discussing other models, too - it's my understanding that the students and faculty keep in touch during the semester somewhat? Am I too optimistic?

Yeah, I am seriously considering Bard and hoping they will have the session this summer. I have a job so I am a little more flexible with any change they might decide on, though, which I know is a privilege.

Thanks! that is a good idea. Hahaha indeed

Thank you both!! My agitation is caused by the fact that at the interview I was told interviewees would be contacted within the week. I am about to accept an offer so I want to make sure I am operating on a correct assumption ?

Any news from Columbia Photo? By now I am assuming waitlist/rejection since calls have been made to other disciplines...

Congrats on your RISD acceptance! this was my second year applying and what I learned was most people at top programs apply more than once. I think applying multiple times and trying to see your work as it is seen by a committee is good experience. Waiting is tough, but if you feel like taking on loans is not an option, I would re-apply. I met some people at top programs who had applied 5 years in a row. Good luck!

It depends on the school, but I would say approach it with confidence! You are a candidate that they want and you should assert yourself respectfully. Say you really want to matriculate, and that finances aren't the only factor in a decision, but increasing your award would really enable you to attend that specific institution, your top choice. Offer any documentation of other offers if you have them. If not, address how alleviating your financial burden might make it possible for you/help you excel in the program. I hope this helps.

congratulations! may I ask what discipline? Yeah I've been wondering about this - I got a few hits on my website from New York earlier in the week which made me wonder if they were deliberating... Hoping... I do want to know soon.

did you get an acceptance call after the interview? some of us have been waiting post-interview but we haven't heard anything.

Also waiting...

It was the photo department. You might be waitlisted? They said the financial package would come thru the administration this week. Hope you get good news!

Thanks and good luck! It seems like they might still be making their way through the calls. Hope you get good news! Do you have a top choice? I am only waiting to hear from Columbia.

It did - I got the call yesterday too.

It is helpful! I am hoping they haven't sent out all the decisions. Good luck to us both

Has anyone else heard from Rutgers following the interview?

Thanks! Yes, do try again especially if this is your first time applying. I feel like I can better assert myself as a strong candidate now that I've done it once already. I think the biggest change is that I made much more work. In 2018 I could not produce as much because of job/family obligations. I interviewed at Yale and was rejected, I was admitted to SAIC with about 1/3 of tuition waived. If I had gone to SAIC I would have gotten into a significant amount of debt even though I love the city So I just prioritized making work, and with a surplus of work I was able to really distill my portfolio down to what I thought was the strongest pieces. I don't have a BFA too so the years spent making helped. I also feel like maybe the confidence I had in the work and my choices helped me write a better statement and come across as more dedicated. I hope this doesn't sound too simplistic/intuitive. I am in my late 20s and I have a family so I really needed to move with a lot of intention, which is precisely why simply saying "just make more work!!!!" feels ridiculous Good luck to you! Hope you get into a school you love!

On Slideroom - I applied in 2018 and did not get an interview, and the MFA disappeared around the time the interviews went out. This year I got an interview and the MFA is still there. I am attaching a screenshot... It is not a nice way to find out indeed, but if you need to make some decisions by a certain date it's good to have closure, or at least it was good for me at the time. Since I am on the topic I should note I am glad I waited and re-applied. This year it was so much easier to navigate applications and interviews and to wrap my head around the decision I am about to make when it's not my first application season. Happy to answer questions about this to the best of my ability.

yes, me too! coming from PA but I think it's worth it.

thank you!

Columbia photography sent out interview e-mails this morning! The date is March 5.

A friend of mine got an interview invite via e-mail on February 17th for photo last year... I think Columbia interview e-mails go out the latest (at least for photo) but this is really mostly a guess.

Congratulations and good luck! Are you going up or doing Skype?

Bard interviews are out! Check your statuses...

Also looking out for this but in photography. Usually Bard sends out interviews and rejections through the portal so I think everyone will find out at the same time.