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Thanks for your condolences! I hope you figure your finances out. SVA seems like a pretty solid school, and it should be perfect for **the market** haha. I was looking to get into Brooklyn College, but after getting accepted I realized I didn't want more loans, so I'm basing my decision on financial aid and hoping that the Tampa market is enough for me to get my foot in the door. I applied to a bunch of schools (mainly subsidized schools), but have only been accepted to: The University of South Dakota w/ financial aid, The University of South Florida Tampa, w/ financial aid, Brooklyn College no financial aid, and The University of Arkansas - waitlisted. Rejected: Tulane, Columbia, Yale, Saic, IU Bloomington and waiting to hear back on 2 more.

Congratulations (and also sorry because it’s nerve racking to not have a solid answer)! Have you applied to other programs?

I just got REJECTED for Columbia painting. I don’t feel too badly about this because of 1) wouldn’t be able to afford it anyway 2) many bad reviews from current students. Still a bummer though. South Florida is shaping up to be the best option for me.

My vote is for SVA because of the networking opportunities and sheer size of New York. Chicago seems to be more cutting edge technology wise, and is a newer city, but it is simply not NYC. You’d probably have access to a nicer fabrication lab in Chicago (I looked into SAIC a little). This opinion is purely based on my “vibes” and I in no way know anything about SVA.

Congratulations! Personally, as a fellow poor person who went into vast debts for undergrad, I would recommend VCU. It is still one of the better state universities and its name does carry a good bit of weight, and combined with the financial aid package, it’s pretty enticing; you can make waves wherever you go. HOWEVER. If you really have your heart set on Boston, you might be able to negotiate a full tuition waiver. You won’t have a stipend to help with housing, but at least tuition will be covered. I’m selecting my schools exclusively on financial aid. I really wanted to go to Brooklyn College for painting, but after getting accepted, I found out they lied about offering incoming graduate students scholarships. I turned them down for USF, which offered a tuition waiver and stipend. I doubt USF has much weight in the national art community, but it’s facilities and funding are really good.

***I forgot to specify that I applied for painting***

Hi! I'm still waiting to hear admission decisions from the following 3 schools, please let me know if you've already been notified from these programs: The University of Columbia The University of Connecticut The University of Delaware These are the programs I got accepted to and when: The University of South Dakota, accepted February 2020 (deferred) Brooklyn College, accepted 3/15/2021 (declined because of cost) The University of South Florida, accepted 3/19/2021. I got a full tuition Waiver and a 10K stipend. These are the programs I was waitlisted for: --University of Arkansas, waitlisted on 2/16/2021 These are the programs I was rejected from: Yale, notified 2/7/2021 Saic, notified 2/2/2021 IU Bloomington 3/12/2021 The University of Louisiana, Tulane, notified 3/24/2021

Hi! I'm still waiting to hear admission decisions from the following 3 schools, please let me know if you've already been notified from these programs: The University of Columbia The University of Connecticut The University of Delaware These are the programs I got accepted to and when: The University of South Dakota, accepted February 2020 (deferred) Brooklyn College, accepted 3/15/2021 (declined because of cost) The University of South Florida, accepted 3/19/2021. I got a full tuition Waiver and a 10K stipend. These are the programs I was waitlisted for: --University of Arkansas, waitlisted on 2/16/2021 These are the programs I was rejected from: Yale, notified 2/7/2021 Saic, notified 2/2/2021 IU Bloomington 3/12/2021 The University of Louisiana, Tulane, notified 3/24/2021