Plausiblefox

Is anyone else still waiting on a decision from Columbia painting? They seem to be rolling out admissions by medium. Yeah, I'm still waiting too. I interviewed for painting 2/28. I don't have a lot of hope left at this point. But I did look back through last year's forum and it looks like people found out 3/20 last year so maybe by the end of this week hopefully.

Is anyone else still waiting on a decision from Columbia painting? They seem to be rolling out admissions by medium.

When did you interview at Columbia? And when did you hear back?

Did anyone get SAIC scholarship info today? I got a loan offer but I'm wondering if that means I'm not getting any merit funding. Also, has anyone heard back from NYU painting?

I interviewed for painting last Friday and also felt very intimidated! Idk how different it will be for sculpture. All my interviewers where painters. The interview was with five people, three professors and two alumni. They started by asking "Tell me about yourself and your work." Then they asked a lot of questions following up on what I said about my work and what I had written about my approach in my statement. They also asked my to choose a piece in my portfolio and talk about it. I talked about the inspiration for the piece, how it fit into my portfolio conceptually, and the techniques I was using to create the piece. And then they asked me a lot of followup questions about my explanation. They also asked Why Columbia? how moving to NYC would change my work, and if I had questions for them. Overall I felt like they were paying close attention to my answers and asking really specific and complex follow-up questions. But they seemed genuinely interested in what I was saying and wanted to know more. For an example of a follow-up they asked: How do you grapple with the challenging subject matter of spirituality in your work while approaching the more formalist aspects of your work? They were polite but didn't give me a lot feedback on how I was doing (facial expressions or responses) and I had no idea how I did coming out of the interview.

I interviewed with them today. It was a 20 minute conversation. I didn't find the two people vs. one person to be that different. They took turns asking questions which mostly felt pre-planned. They both took notes while I answered. They started the interview with me choosing one of my portfolio images and describing my process conceptually and technically. Then they asked about what my work was about/my approach more generally across the whole portfolio. They also asked me: Tell me about yourself. Why do you want an MFA now? Why Pratt? How do you think your work will change during grad school? Do you have any questions for us? I also mentioned knowing former students and they asked what their names were.

I heard back from Columbia painting for an interview on 2/3 and it seems like the interview dates are pretty set. But also I learned in an info session with them that their scholarships are about 10k/year if you get one, so no where near covering their high tuition. It is definitely not an affordable option.

I'm in the same boat. I got in to SVA fine arts painting too and I think it's my top choice but I still want to hear back on my other apps. I still have two interviews and I don't think I'll hear back from all the school for 3+ weeks. Have you heard anything about financial aid from SVA yet?

I haven't heard anything from Pratt yet. Based on the past few years, I think they could send out interview invitations anytime from now until the end of February.