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Hi does anybody know what the hell is happening with Stanford Art Practice???? Zero answers for emails, zero contact, nothing. Of course at this point its 99.9% rejection but its really annoying that nothing official comes from them.

Hi y’all, Bubby here!
this has been really helpful throughout this experience and I figured I’d post some updates on my application status and announcement dates for the people who are looking into this next year. I applied to three schools for painting:
Yale: 
received letter of invitation for interview (1/28) although other departments heard back later. It got back to me over email in the form of an update on my application status. 
interviews are scheduled for 1/17-1/21
currently waiting on result
Bard:
received letter of invitation for interview (2/11) and I believe all departments found out on same day. It got back to me over email in the form of an update to my application status.
interviews are held 3/7. You basically fill out a form to confirm your attendance and they come up with a time and let you know (2/19)
UCLA: as of yet, I have heard nothing. If anyone’s heard anything about this, aside from the new genres announcement a few weeks back, do let me know! 
Anyway that’s it for me so far, thanks again to everyone for all the contributions and solidarity. 
-bubby

hi! jumping into this thread to answer this question.  i did post-bac at SAIC, and it was an AMAZING decision.  my post bac year was incredibly transformative and super fun. i am still in contact with my post-bac cohort, many of whom actually went on to do their mfas at SAIC. if you take advantage of the program it’ll give you the resources to continue on to competitive mfa programs (if you want), or it’ll help you bypass that step altogether and declare yourself a fully fledged artist without mfa.
obviously if you’re paying out of pocket,  SAIC is mind numbingly expensive. but if you have the resources or were given aid i recommend it, especially if you’re not sure what school is actually a good fit for you or if you’re uncertain about this whole thing.