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Took a look at the previous threads on here to see if I could find out when VCU Painting contacts finalists lol. 2023 - someone interviewed mid-late February 2024 - someone got an interview on 2/13 So, I'm sort of expecting not to hear back until they send rejections, but you never know! Their photo department seemingly doesn't interview until the end of Feb/early March.

Had my CCA interview which went fine! I have a mutual friend with the faculty member I spoke to which was a nice surprise. I sure am ready for this whole process to be over!! but I expect it'll be another 3-4 weeks before decisions from everywhere I applied. asking again but has anyone heard from VCU painting/printmaking?

Absolutely--I do think it can be an important factor, for better or worse. You were smart to make connections during the application process! I applied to 7 as well, including Yale which I'm sort of wishing I had replaced with another program. I didn't know that painting is the most competitive discipline across most schools and as someone applying in printmaking, which is often combined with painting, I think the odds were stacked against me there. Oh well! I hope things work out for you this year! I got an email last night inviting me to interview at CCA, so I'm very happy about that. Only waiting on VCU--sounds like only some of their departments have scheduled interviews? and expecting a rejection from RISD. Congrats to you all who received acceptances!!!!!

Wait, what? For the Yale painting app they requested you choose one "representative work" which I interpreted as being the one I feel best demonstrates what i'm trying to do. I didn't check that box for any works in any other applications, lol ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ @Painter55 it sounds like your application is probably significantly stronger this time around! In my experience so far, I'm only getting responses from interdisciplinary programs vs. schools where I had to choose a discipline and I can assume it's based on the type of work i'm making. "who I know" hasn't been a factor for me--I had a great portfolio review with one school, was invited to interview, and my interview with them went poorly (maybe partly because it was my first one) I've never spoken to any of the faculty at the other two schools where I've been invited to interview. without knowing where you applied to I think it's probably unfair both to them and to yourself to conclude that networking is the only reason you're hearing back.

I had my interview with Purchase this morning and it couldn't have gone better tbh!!! I got very positive vibes from the department chair and he asked if I'd be interested in doing their 3-year MA/MFA program, along with a few other comments that make me think I'll be getting good news from them 😊 They will be sending acceptances very soon after they conclude interviews as an FYI to other applicants!

Mine is tomorrow too! Good luck 😊

oh I'm surprised you heard from VCU so early. Based on last year's thread they sent out invites between Feb 8-16 so I've got my fingers crossed for this week. I applied in painting/printmaking.

Anyone else waiting for responses from VCU or CCA?

I got an interview at Purchase as well!

Amazing, congrats! Sort of wishing I had applied to a UC program. It's pretty wild how much I've learned in the last month or so after thinking I had it mostly figured out through all the research I did leading up to submitting apps.

Has anyone heard from VCU Painting/printmaking?

I applied in printmaking!

Got a Yale rejection also.

Every day since I applied, I get to work and open a separate window with my personal email and this forum lol. This whole process has broken my brain. At this point I don't think I'll be hearing from RISD since it seems like most departments have contacted people. but still holding out for VCU, Purchase, and CCA. and Yale I guess although my hopes aren't too high tbh. It's nice that they send out rejections alongside interviews and don't keep applicants waiting.

They were pretty straightforward--what I've been doing and what I want to do in grad school, artists I like, how my work fits in with the contemporary conversation, and then one that felt sort of out of left field about a challenge I've overcome recently (I can't recall the exact phrasing but it involved the word "community," I thought it was weird tbh).