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I posted a little while ago stating that I was accepted to RISD Painting with a 25% scholarship, and TA position. The TA position is $5000 per year. I also qualify for work study which is $2000 per year. Direct Loan is $20,500 per year. I emailed to negotiate and the Program Coordinator called me, and while it was a great talk, she stated that at the moment there were no additional funds to disperse at the moment. I haven’t officially accepted, though I plan to. My question is, does anyone know if I should apply for a PLUS Loan before or after enrollment? I’m going to email the financial office but I was just wondering if anyone else knew/had this question. Congrats to everyone on your acceptances!

Same here!

Updates! For some reason it's not letting me quote my original post so I'll give a quick recap: received BFA in painting in 2019, first time applying to MFA programs. Applied to: Ohio state (waitlist), Northwestern (rejected), Syracuse University (accepted), UConn (no updates), UW-Madison (no updates), Michigan State (no updates), University of Arkansas (interviewed, awaiting decision), RISD (accepted!!!!) I posted last week that I had been accepted to Syracuse and was waiting on financial aid. A couple of days ago I was informed that I was awarded a 40% tuition scholarship. I asked about assistantships, they replied that students apply to assistantships after matriculating, which I feel makes it challenging for potential students to make informed decisions. Yesterday I received a very nice email from the painting program director at RISD saying I was accepted to the program, with a 25% tuition scholarship + TA income, but that the final financial aid details will be sent around March 1st with my official admissions offer. I've been informed by current students that TA income is 5,000 a year/2,500 a semester. Obviously this offer still leaves me with a significant bill, and I will look at appealing once the final details are sent out. Before my interview with RISD there was a Zoom lunch/Q & A with current grads and one of them stated that they were able to negotiate for a better offer- so I hope that will be the case. Regardless, I will probably accept because RISD is my top choice, I feel that it is the best fit for my work and ambitions. Also, my moving/housing expenses will be far less than some other folks because I already live pretty close by. If any other incoming RISD grads want to message me about Providence/the Providence area please feel free to do so. TLDR; I got into RISD! And will be living on instant noodles for the foreseeable future!

Update: accepted to Syracuse, there was no interview. I received an email from the department stating that I was accepted and that I would receive an official offer with scholarship award amount at a later date. The person who emailed me also asked for times I would be available in the coming days to talk on the phone/via zoom. also, looks like folks in painting might have already been notified of acceptance to RISD? bummer, they were my top choice.

They send end of February/beginning of March.

Hey everyone, I’ve been lurking on this thread since January, thought I would share my own experience so far. I received my BFA in painting in 2019 and this is the first time I’ve applied to MFA programs. Here’s the run down on who I’ve heard from so far and who I’m waiting on. -Ohio State, waitlist -Northwestern, rejected -University of Arkansas, interviewed on 02/05, waiting for decision -RISD, interviewed on 02/09, waiting for decision Still waiting to hear from: UConn, Syracuse University, Michigan State, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Anybody in painting hear from those folks yet? Good luck everyone!