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maybe the Univ. of Minnesota? I've heard they have a good printmaking program.

I think the School of the Art Institute of Chicago might let you do both... Otherwise, that's pretty unheard of. I was debating doing the same thing a few years ago and it just seems like you have to make a decision. You can always do both, but I think one will eventually have to become more of a priority. I think some MFA programs let you minor in Art History or take a lot of coursework in it, and I'm sure some MA Art History programs let you take studio courses. What's your ultimate goal? If you want to be an artist, I would find an MFA program that offers access to Art History, and focus on your work. You can teach studio with an MFA (if that's what you wanted to do) and I'm sure some schools would let you teach theory-based studio courses if that was your interest (if it is...).

^ Awesome. So, I haven't taken a language placement test yet, but over the summer and in my free time I plan to just read everyday texts in French. Currently, I have my homepage set to Yahoo! Italia so I can keep up with my Italian by skimming easy news articles. I'll probably change it to a French site soon. Anyway, I would just read some various texts in French, like maybe a magazine or some short stories or a French cooking site (bonus: French recipes). Or, this totally hip(ster) music site: http://www.blogotheque.net/

Being on some weird departmental wait list is flattering and insulting at the same time. I wish these schools would just be a little more direct about our statuses.

I would definitely try to make sure it was about art history, and better yet, about something somewhat related to the subfield you want to study (if you want to focus on abstract expressionism, don't submit a paper about byzantine mosaics - unless it's truly exceptional). I would expand on one of your old shorter papers (aim for 15 pages-ish). A lot of people say "they just want to see how you write," which is true, but with admissions being as competitive as they are, you're probably better off demonstrating your skills in your intended field of study. For what it's worth, during this past application cycle I've learned that you really want to make sure you're putting your best and strongest foot forward. Make sure your writing sample is as strong as possible, that way you won't have any regrets. I submitted a writing sample that was "pretty okay" in my book, and now I'm left wondering if my app would have been stronger had I submitted something better. Are you applying for MAs or PhDs? I would think that for PhDs you'd want a paper very tailored to what you want to ultimately focus on, but for MAs I'm sure something a little outside of that area (if you even have a chosen area at this point) would be fine.

I'm going to say UIUC, for the reasons stated above. Also, that was my undergrad institution and it has a lot of great things going on. But mostly, I just wanted to clarify... you'd be getting paid $30,000 for the year...? If this is true, congrats! Know that I am very jealous, and as a humanities person, I'm considered "lucky" to be getting $13,500 for the year.

Is anyone else still waiting on Delaware?

If you're really torn, I would have to say Georgetown seems like a better choice. The museums in DC cannot be beat, and hopefully you'd be able to make more connections there and have some more opportunities to intern throughout the year. For what it's worth, I have heard (directly from major curators) that you will definitely need a PhD in Art History to work in most art museums. (You can also see the MA vs. PhD tangent in the big MA/PhD 2011 thread.) Anyway, networking in DC would probably be helpful. Do the programs have equal funding?

If you haven't heard from Williams yet, I recommend emailing the DGS. I wasn't officially rejected, but he basically said it's a rolling admissions process and it is not looking good.

Aaahaha. Okay got it. I'm glad.

I meant for me!! My rejection letter!!!! I'm so sorry I should have clarified that! I'm not a jerk, I swear! I meant mine. Oh man. I feel awful.

Nope, no response yet. Maybe that rejection letter will arrive today.

Congrats!

I know. I've been calling them all week hoping to talk to someone, but for some reason I'm not getting through. I just sent an email to them, but I'm worried I won't get a response until next week and by then I will have received a nice rejection letter. Either way, if we get accepted this late in the game I doubt any funding will materialize...

Congrats! Was that for this year...? Did you happen to post that on the results board? I'm still waiting on them too. I spoke with them on Monday and they said they had sent some letters out (rejections, presumably) but of course I'm on spring break and won't be able to check my mail until Sunday night.