coolgirl

does anyone have thoughts about vcu vs risd graphic design MFAs? or just any department at these schools and comparing them

has anyone heard from risd financial aid about fafsa loan amounts?

Nope - I got directed to financial aid and they said they couldn’t adjust my award

I also had a weird interview w a school but got accepted. Just know if they were like that to you, they were like that to everyone else! And maybe that’s a good sign you don’t want to go there tbh - like rly can’t stand that kind of coldness during a very stressful time !!

thanks that would be great! and congrats to you toooo!

got into vcu but waitlisted for assistantship funding any other people get accepted for gd with funding?

tysm!

the financial letter was a bit confusing to me at first - the full tuition is ~60k/year and the 91,000 is the total cost of attendance (estimated housing, food, materials costs, etc. on top of the tuition). So whatever fellowship and assistantship (sounds like 14k) would be deducted from that 60k to get your yearly tuition cost. But i'm also wondering about FAFSA - mine's still processing but do grad students get pell grants or other grants / aid like undergrad? or is the school's aid the only aid you get?

anyone know who you contact to negotiate? is it financial aid or the director? and also - is this the aid you get both years? or do they give you new aid based off updated financials for the 2nd year? EDIT: re: this last question - just got an email and they said you can count on the fellowship for RISD being the same for both years!

I messaged the VCU gd director and they told me they haven’t received aid packages yet from the grad school and were hoping to get it between yesterday and Thurs. maybe painting is in same situation

they said today or near today in unofficial acceptance i got... anxiously awaiting lol my efc on fafsa is literally 0 so i'm curious to see what i'll get and if it'll be doable

Did you have a graphic design interview too?

Lmao still haven’t heard from VCU 😭 no rejection, waitlist, nothing

I still haven’t heard anything from VCU graphic design after the interview 2 weeks ago 😭 anyone else heard anything?? The sculpture acceptances and rejections have me a little worried ?

okay good to know! I was def at the beginning of their interviews and i thought they said we'd hear this past friday or this monday at the latest, but maybe i misunderstood and it's this upcoming week / weekend. thank you!

anyone heard anything re: admission decisions from vcu? was expecting a decision today at the latest 🥲 i saw the one person received their unofficial rejection over email after emailing a prof

Hey! They've already sent out acceptances for gd, both 2 and 3 year. so that process is all over for RISD

Just received my unofficial acceptance for RISD gd!

I just asked today! No response yet

Congrats + Same! Just saw the interview invite 🎉

From design or visual arts? My design application still says it’s pending

Nope! Still waiting on Stamps and the Rutgers design update rn

Honestly have been disappointed in the Rutgers grad admissions. I've reached out twice before the admissions deadline about removing a partial transcript that got uploaded and have not heard back at all.

Also no message for the design program for me! I’m still waiting to hear back from Rutgers and Stamps… still shocked to not hear anything from Stamps considering the app was due like Jan 5??

Got VCU gd interview invite!