mimoma

You know what, you do not need to speak German to study there. The good thing is that studying in Germany is free and you can get lots of scholarships for personal costs. There are some schools that have professors from the USA, Uk or elsewhere, so they don't speak German either. I would say the best schools are these: http://www.staedelschule.de/what_is_the_staedelschule.html http://www.hfbk-hamburg.de/index.php?id=international_homepage

@ Olderdog: I really like your paintings, very magical .. You said you are not from the US, would ou mind telling wheer you from? I'm just interested as I am also applying from the UK/Germany.

Hi everyone, i will have my MFA Visual Arts interview at Columbia soon and I already know the committee who will be interviewing me. When it comes to the question of why I want to study there to what extend should I speak about the faculty? I mean I like the work by some faculty members more than others, so I really don't know how to put it. For example, in my interview there is one interviewer whose work I really really like, whereas the other one's work I am not so familiar with. Then there are other faculty members which I really want as mentors, but those are not in the interview committee. Can anyone please give me some advise whether I should be specific about this in the interview and talk about the faculty members that I see as reasons for applying, even if they are not interviewing me in that moment? Or should I just speak generally about the faculty as a whole and my opinion on it? I hope this all doesn't sound confusing .. I would really, really appreciate some advice. Thanks to you all and good luck with your applications and interviews.. xx

My interview is on the 24th! Has anybody out there been interviewed already?

Hi there, I was wondering whether anyone has heard from hunter yet? The website says that they will contact the applicants by early March and I still haven't heard from them yet... Thank youuuu.

they emailed me and gave me some choices of dates for the interview. they couldn't say whether it will be a phone or skype interview, since I am an international applicant (i live in the UK).

Anyone else got an interview at Columbia?

Hi there, I just got an invitation for an interview at Columbia (MFA New Genres) and I was wondering whether there is somebody out there who has some good tips on preparing for it? I would appreciate if you could share your experience .. What kind of questions will be asked? How long will the interview be? Is everyone who applies invited for an interview or a selected amount of people? Soooo excited. Thank you.

Hi there. I have just finished my Statement of Purpose for Columbia (MFA Visual Arts), Pratt and SVA. All three state that the statment should be no more than 500 words. After a lot of editing I got mine down to 680 words. Still 180 over. Do you think it is ok to be a bit over the limit or should I really stick to the rules? I would really appreciate some opinions or experiences.. Thank you. Momo

Hello everyone. I would like to apply for the Visual Arts (New Genres) at Columbia University for next year (2011) and I have some questions about the slideroom portfolio. I'm from Berlin and i am used to make and design my own portfolio's, but almost all US universities want the works uploaded via slideroom. Since I am working mainly in multi-media installations, including sound, performance, video and sculpture, I am finding the format of slideroom very difficult. Slideroom only enables me to upload up to 20 images with a little text box. But for each work I have many components to show (performance, video, sound etc.) I'm finding it hard to only be limited to 20 images. If I am only allowed to present images, then I have to show minimum 5 images per work (video still, performance still, stills from the sculpture from diffferent angles etc), so I'll be only able to show 5 works.. Does anyone has the same problem in presenting multi-media performance work in the frame of slideroom. I would be very, very happy, if anyone could give me some advice. Thaaank you. Momo.

Hello everyone. I would like to apply for the Visual Arts (New Genres) at Columbia University for next year (2011) and I have some questions about the slideroom portfolio. I'm from Berlin and i am used to make and design my own portfolio's, but almost all US universities want the works uploaded via slideroom. Since I am working mainly in multi-media installations, including sound, performance, video and sculpture, I am finding the format of slideroom very difficult. Slideroom only enables me to upload up to 20 images with a little text box. But for each work I have many components to show (performance, video, sound etc.) I'm finding it hard to only be limited to 20 images. If I am only allowed to present images, then I have to show minimum 5 images per work (video still, performance still, stills from the sculpture from diffferent angles etc), so I'll be only able to show 5 works.. Does anyone has the same problem in presenting multi-media performance work in the frame of slideroom. I would be very, very happy, if anyone could give me some advice. Thaaank you. Momo.

Hello everyone. I would like to apply for the Visual Arts (New Genres) at Columbia University for next year (2011) and I have some questions about the slideroom portfolio. I'm from Berlin and i am used to make and design my own portfolio's, but almost all US universities want the works uploaded via slideroom. Since I am working mainly in multi-media installations, including sound, performance, video and sculpture, I am finding the format of slideroom very difficult. Slideroom only enables me to upload up to 20 images with a little text box. But for each work I have many components to show (performance, video, sound etc.) I'm finding it hard to only be limited to 20 images. If I am only allowed to present images, then I have to show minimum 5 images per work (video still, performance still, stills from the sculpture from diffferent angles etc), so I'll be only able to show 5 works.. Does anyone has the same problem in presenting multi-media performance work in the frame of slideroom. I would be very, very happy, if anyone could give me some advice. Thaaank you. Momo.