crisnyc

Haven't heard anything back from NYU either but... I did notice something weird that's giving me hope. So y'all know how the scholarship deadline was last week, march 1st? when I did the new student scholarship application, a few of the items were prefilled- like my name and address, etc. There was something else pre-filled: "NYU ID (if applicable)" I had never seen that NYU ID number before. And the number was different than the registration # that was given when I submitted the admissions app. With this NYU ID in hand I was able to log into NYUHome website and get my NetID number and NYU email. I can log into the registrar's office website and see the classes that are available for registration. I still can't see the admissions decisions or financial aid award (can't register for classes either), but this is the admitted student portal. Like I said, I havent heard back from admissions at all, but I'm choosing to assume from the information I've been able to gather, that I've been accepted. If you are still waiting to hear back from NYU, go log into the portal and see if you have an NYU ID listed anywhere on the scholarship application.

how many here have an existing studio practice? and who is coming straight out of undergrad? Is this your 1st time trying? I've been out of school for over a decade, working in an unrelated field. Got serious about my studio practice a few years ago. And this is my first round/year of trying an MFA program. Hope you guys dont mind answering. Not trying to be nosy, just trying to get a gauge of the competition ?

dont count yourself out just yet. remember they get like a 1,000+ applicants. hold out hope for at least another week or so ?

Never personally done it, but I've read that you can do 2 things here: 1. ask financial aid dept to review ur aid package again. A lot of schools have like a financial aid appeal process, just call/email them. 2. if u have a competing offer from another school, tell them they're ur top program, but the financial award is not enough to pick them over the other school. this increases ur chances of getting more money. bonus points if you connected with a faculty or committee member that can advocate for you. but if you go this route and they increase their aid, you kinda HAVE to accept it. Good luck. (EDITED TO ADD) this highlights the importance of sending thank you emails after the interview. you'll stand out from other applicants. easier to contact the committee member later to ask them to please advocate for you w/ the financial aid dept, specially if its your top program.

According to Columbia Admissions, the committee is "in the middle of the review process of all first round applications." At least they didn't say the committee had already finished the review of 1st round applications. I haven't gotten invited for an interview either and I'm holding out hope because of the vagueness in the statement. +++++++++++ For those wondering how I know this info and for those this situation will apply to: One of my recommenders never sent her letter. I've been stressing about it for a few weeks, thinking I was sh*t out of luck but inside hoping the rest of my application was strong enough to still warrant an interview. My old professor finally got back to me this week, saying she would submit the letter now. So I emailed admissions to see if it was too late to submit the letter. And if it was, whether my incomplete application would be reviewed by the committee or disqualified completely. Admissions responded saying that the letter could still be submitted (almost a month after the official deadline). But that the committee was already in the process of reviewing the first round applicants. and the new letter of recommendation may or may be seen by them, depending on whether they had already reviewed my application. Which I inferred to mean: yes, the committee (at least in painting dept) will review incomplete applications. Obviously, the application would be at a disadvantage, compared to others, but it's comforting to know it's at least considered and not totally disqualified.