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On 4/19/2022 at 8:18 AM, kiwi_mango said:
Does anyone if schools notify people on the waitlist once all spots in a program are filled?
I think most will send a rejection letter once all spots are for sure filled and they close the waitlist. Every school does things a little differently, though, and on varying timelines.
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2 minutes ago, impliedpaste said:
I’ve emailed admissions and all they said was by the end of March. I guess I could email the profs I interviewed with but I’m worried that’s not appropriate idk!
I'm not sure, it might depend on the profs, honestly. Some have been pretty welcoming of asking questions and keeping communication open and others have deferred to admissions offices, so it's hard to say.
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20 minutes ago, impliedpaste said:
Haha right?? I’m hoping for an update too … I keep looking at my clock and refreshing my email like “a few hours left”. I hope to hear before the weekend. Seems so late with many schools already requiring studio deposits etc.
Exactly, haha. Definitely on the later side. ? I haven't sent any emails out yet, but I might tomorrow if nothing comes today.
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36 minutes ago, impliedpaste said:
A school’s admissions office told me decisions would be made by the end of March and I still haven’t heard from them. I interviewed 2 months ago and I’m trying hard to not get too anxious about it! Man I just want to know either way.
Same, I'm looking at March 31st on the calendar and thinking they really weren't joking about "end of March". I really hope they send an update today.
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4 hours ago, imnotsure said:
I’ve never emailed a school about admissions before I’m not sure how I should ?
You could just reach out and let them know who you are, when you interviewed, and say something about how you really appreciated the opportunity to interview and that you were hoping to follow up and find out when there will be a decision available to you.
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24 minutes ago, imnotsure said:
Mine doesn’t say anything ?
Oh, hm! Did you interview with them? Which discipline? I didn't get an interview and I applied to painting, so maybe there are different timelines.
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12 hours ago, chunkeymonkey said:
Where! Can't seem to find it
If you log in where you applied, your application page should have a status update somewhere on it. @imnotsure
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44 minutes ago, lamat said:
Hi, I have a warning for anyone thinking about attending UW-Seattle: a TERF is in the first year MFA cohort. I heard she has been a disruptive presence/bully. It's a really small program, so beware.
Oh no, which medium discipline?
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1 hour ago, Tater-Tot said:
Congrats on all your acceptances. I was also accepted to a lot of the same schools as you were - SAIC, MICA, Cranbrook. I was also accepted SVA, CalArts, CCA, and did my undergrad at RISD. Just curious what you though about Cranbook and why you ultimately chose Yale over Cranbrook.
Congrats on all of those acceptances! It seems like you have a lot of great choices! Which program at CCA did you get into? Are you considering them still along with the others?
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2 minutes ago, worldcleft said:
There are some of the UCs I didn’t apply to this round, which I wish I did. I’m not sure I want to wait another year!!! This has been brutal enough.
It really has been brutal, I don't blame you! I would try to make a really thorough pros and cons list of each option and talk with any mentors you have about it. I hope you come to a decision you feel happy with!!
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1 minute ago, worldcleft said:
I have actually. And I found the faculty to be people I’d want to work with. Some of the students, I liked, others not so much. I’m mostly bothered by the school’s lack of a robust humanities or cultural studies department. It’s important for me that these things are there because they can really change what happens on a more holistic front.
Hmm. I'm not sure what to suggest in regards to that. Have you looked at other schools that you might want to apply to, to see if their humanities and cultural studies departments are better or if you would be in the same situation if you applied again?
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Just now, worldcleft said:
Sigh. I mean this is extra hard as I’m international. It’s really no joke to move halfway across the world drop out and re apply. I just don’t have time
Yeah, that sounds even trickier then, I'm sorry. ?Have you been able to have zoom meetings one-on-one with faculty members or current students yet?
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3 hours ago, worldcleft said:
Has anyone ever got into a programme, started it, realised it wasn't a good fit, and then switched out? Are you allowed to apply to other college while a full-time student? What's the sort of protocol there? I'm a bit nervous about how programmes are amid covid upheavals, even if covid seems to be abating (you never know...). What happens if you received funding to attend?
A couple of people mentioned beginning a program and then dropping out of it early on because it wasn't a good fit and are now applying again. I have no idea what happens with funding situations though or with people who stay in the program the whole first year. That sounds like a tricky situation.
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2 hours ago, JessieK said:
First post to GradCafe (Hope I'm in the right place/forum! Any advice of other places to look welcome and appreciated), but has anyone heard anything from UCLA'S MFA in Screenwriting program? It's getting to late March, so I'm preparing for bad news... but I haven't heard of anyone getting in yet either, so?
Hey there, this is the visual art forum, so idk if anyone here would have any info on the screenwriting program, unfortunately! You might have better luck in the literary forum, though, but not sure. https://forum.thegradcafe.com/forum/80-literary/
Good luck with your apps though!
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1 hour ago, Pickle95 said:
I haven't, they didn't necessarily offer. However I have been in communication with them about visiting and they said I could. I'd just have to figure everything out myself (travel, lodging, etc), which I guess isn't the hardest thing in the world to figure out, but it's been a little difficult having to do so around my job. Stanford paid for our visit (travel & lodging) which definitely made things easier. Anyway, I do plan on visiting (hopefully before April, if all goes well), which I'm sure would make the decision easier to make.
Dang, that's great that Stanford covered travel/lodging! You have two amazing choices. I know it's going to be a tough decision. I hope you are able to visit Yale and that you feel really good about whichever decision you make!
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1 hour ago, Pickle95 said:
Just officially declined my offer at UCLA (painting). Very hard decision to make, but ultimately I don't see myself there and didn't want to prolong the process. Hopefully they can offer the spot to someone who really wants it!!!
Still deciding between Yale & Stanford. I didn't think a program would sway my decision as much as Stanford is but the offer is almost too good to give up. Health insurance, tuition is paid for, hefty stipend...!
Anyway, just thought I should share. Good luck to everyone and their decisions, didn't think it would be this hard lol.. ?
Did you get to go visit Yale in person?
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22 minutes ago, The-Fourth-Dimension said:
You did, indeed, and I remember you did.
As a matter of fact, my homeboy Nate who is a high-school teacher told me that I can start substituting with a Bachelors Degree alone, right now. I think I'm gonna do that in L.A. during grad-school. I'm gonna substitute at high-schools because it seems kool, and there's a grip of work and it pays okay for a grad student.
With my post, I still want to teach kids for a little while, but I need to end up at the collegiate level.
I corrected what I wrote.
See? What would I even do without you correcting me up ?????
Ah okay, sounds good then! Substitute teaching is great, I know a lot of people who have done it and really liked it! And I believe the pay has gone up in a lot of places since covid.
Haha just looking out!
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1 hour ago, The-Fourth-Dimension said:
YUP!
This seems to be the same with applicants across the board. COVID disrupted and ravaged academics from 2020 through present time and American colleges have decided to lower admissions standards for applicants from around the world. Because of this massive increase in demand and the decrease in supply, schools have cut stipends, grants, fellowships, and many other perks. Not just that but they've significantly reduced admission rates in every subject.
link--->As Applications to Colleges Skyrocket, Acceptance Rates Dip<---link 
If you look at prior years on the GradCafe there have been WAY better seasons for admissions and perks, by far. From most people I've been private messaging on the board, this year has been pretty sucky, especially for those who have applied more than once.
There are artists who are in their 5th and 6th application season who have been admitted to colleges in the past but continue to put off admission in hopes for a better deal next year, and some of them not only didn't get a better deal this year but didn't get admitted anywhere at all and I'd wager that it has something to do with the schools lowering admissions standards and that encouraging everyone to apply. The schools now have more options, and sometimes much better options at grad just by encouraging applicants in general.
If I were an admissions counselor at high school or community college I would tell an applicant to try to negotiate with financial aid, but if loans are all you've got and you've got a solid plan that you intend to follow through with then you should take the loans and attend grad at the school that takes you because its just going to get even more competitive over time, especially since Harvard has dedicated that it is keeping admission standards low for the next 4 years, no matter what.
All colleges follow Harvard so expect that rule to be adopted by everyone. Seems like it's just going to get exceptionally more competitive over the next 2-4 years.
link--->A Competitive Year for Grad Students<---link
I, like several other students, lucked out with admissions to top tier school like USC, others were admitted to programs in the same vein like Stanford, RISD, UCLA, and Fresno Community College. If you didn't get into your "dream" school... So what? Fuck it. Go with the cards you were dealt and make some bad-ass art anyway, ya know?
Personally, I think the lowering of academic standards is a good thing in the arts because the art world in the United States has become FAR too academic, philosophical, political, tedious, and condescending for its own good. The quality of American art is terrible right now, just AWFUL. For every 100+ pieces of straight up shitty art I see, there is one that I think has merit and is done well.
You can't just throw dirt in a corner, fill a pair of women's pantyhose with cotton, then stare into a camera looking grim and expect that to have any impact or weight to the working class people we create art for. And if you aren't creating art for the working class people, who are you making it for? Yourself? Other academics? The privledged and wealthy? The New York art gallery leisure class scene? If that's the case, you don't need grad school or even undergrad anyway.
link--->Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank<---link
The art I've seen coming from students of other nations is wonderful. It's almost like they paid more attention in their art classes or something instead of being mad at what some fool says on Twitter. Kind of amazing how that works.
I'll be taking out loans to attend USC, I have no grand delusions about it. I'm doing it for the people, and because I need a graduate level degree to teach high school. So it all works out. Plus, Los Angeles kicks ass, and I want to be in that sort of high energy and competitive environment.
I hold out hope for those of you still waiting. It's a crummy feeling, I know. We'll all get through this!
?Love one another. Help one another. Elevate one another. Adopt animals.?
link--->Adopt a kat, A TERMINATOR KAT<---link
(I mentioned it before, but you don't need a graduate level degree to teach high school. You need a Bachelor's degree and a Teaching Credential to teach highschool in California, which is a totally different program from an MFA. A graduate degree can raise your pay as a high school teacher, but it's not required, and you still need to go through getting a credential, which is a 1-2 year program in itself usually. Just trying to help so there's no confusion there.)
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3 minutes ago, greentea2 said:
How many people realistically don't attend a program due to lack of funding? I really don't want to take out over $90K in loans. Being admitted to an MFA program is something I've always dreamed of but as I'm putting pen to paper, it's becoming less of a reality to me due to the finances. Are most people willing to go into debt for an MFA Program? How are people feeling about funding?
It was very difficult, but I turned down admission last year due to the cost and decided to apply again this year to try to get better funding elsewhere. I can't justify burying myself under $90k+ in debt (plus future interest that grows at a frightening rate with numbers that high, even with low rates) for a degree that realistically doesn't guarantee financial stability. I just know that I personally wouldn't be able to focus on my work and learning with those kinds of loans on my mind constantly. Everyone's situation is different though. I am not financially stable now and come from a low income background, so I can't help but think about the repercussions of loans. My tuition was fully funded in undergrad, but I took out loans to cover my housing expenses, and I still have a good amount left to pay back 6 years later. So imagining taking out that much in loans for just tuition makes me feel hopeless.
However, it was pointed out to me by some professors that student loans have low interest rates compared to other types of loans and they have payment plans and options available, and hopefully there is some more reform coming for them, so they are not the scariest thing in the world and can be super useful if taken out wisely.
But things to think about are that having a huge amount of debt compared to whatever your income is can make getting loans for a car or house or even just opening credit cards difficult in the future if you ever find yourself wanting to or needing to.
Tldr; I'm scared of loans personally, but they make sense for some people and situations if they can reconcile them.
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17 minutes ago, RyanV said:
I wonder if they ever award more later once acceptances happen, I got a 50% award from two schools but will of course only go to one. I wonder if that scholarship will then become available to someone else?
It depends on the school and how their funding works. Often they will reallocate the funds to someone else who was admitted!
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5 minutes ago, randy savage said:
No problem! I was accepted to USC and I knew it wouldn't be a fully funded program but I was hoping for more information than I been provided with so far.
I applied for FAFSA early on but haven't heard anything about that yet either... I have been lucky enough to avoid student loan debt so far (community college for undergrad and transferred to ucla)
So I don't mind taking loans out for my masters I suppose, I just wasn't sure how graduate schools operate, this was my first time applying! I appreciate your help though, I just reached out to set up a zoom meeting so hopefully that helps!
Oh that's awesome that you were able to get through undergrad without loans! And I really love USC's program. I'll send you a dm and go into more depth about it.
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23 minutes ago, thatdesigndude said:
SWEET, get that moola!
It’s so hard to pick, if all things are equal I’d pick ArtCenter but who knows. So many variables still to come, negotiations, campus visits, etc. ahhhh this is all happening, finally the dream is reality!!!Haha thanks!
Ah okay, that's good to know and makes sense. I'd love to know what you decide once you do!
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2 minutes ago, thatdesigndude said:
WOOHOO ME TOO!! (3 year, MFA in Design)
I also got a solid $40k in scholarships all 3 years! ???
I had a feeling some news would be coming this week, didn’t expect it today though!! AAH YESS CONGRATS!!
(Alright ArtCenter graphic design MFA... waiting on you now)
Congratulations!!!! I was offered $40k per year for the 2 year MFA in fine arts as well! (I was quite surprised!) But for 3 years, that's even more exciting! I hope you get good news from Art Center soon too! Do you have a preference between the two?
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Just got an acceptance from CCA, excited for some good news finally. ?
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Congrats on the big decision! I hope you have a great time at ArtCenter!!!