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Oh my goodness I wake up every day after dreaming that I got in to RISD...or didn't....or that I declined an interview request because I was confused...it's all so stressful!

oh yes but I think that's normal. the waiting is pretty terrible.

Sculpture for me! I do a lot of deliberately-inefficient projects with mold-making.

Yes and they do have great facilities - although I toured right as they got out for Thanksgiving break and the wood and metal shops were locked up so I couldn't see those. I probably just picked a bad day to tour! I had a friend get her MFA there last year in printmaking and she has had amazing opportunities to show in Boston and felt like the program was excellent for her.

That's great to know! Did you tour MassArt or talk to anyone there? I didn't get a super electric feel about working there as a sculptor since they said their cohort never has equal 3D/2D groups (less on 3D). BU seems so great though, the director of sculptor was such a pleasure to talk to and was really animated about what they can do in sculpture.

Hi everyone. I love this forum but can't believe how few posts are on it this year! I applied to four schools for sculpture. I can't move for school so I focused on schools I can commute to, which was fine because I'm very excited about them especially RISD/BU. I thought I'd be relieved to finish my application (I did in November) but waiting and not being able to do anything to help my chances feels harder than working on the SOP and all that! RISD SMFA Boston University Mass Art

Was that with Erin? She was awesome! So hepful.

Arprof.org doesn't do application tutoring exactly but you can pay them for a portfolio review or statement of purpose review. The statement I think is $350 for 700 words and $400 for 1000.

Oooh I got into CCA a decade a go and really wanted to go but couldn't figure out how to go to school and live in the Bay! Also UC Berkeley's program is fully-funded if you are interested in staying in that area!

I am applying to RISD, Mass Art, Boston University, and SMFA Tufts (schools in my area) for sculpture. Short list but I'm not willing to move or do a Low-Res (my husband's job is in the area and we have 3 kids to keep stable!). FYI you can sign up for online portfolio reviews outside of the National Portfolio days, RISD's admissions website has many dates/times open for 10 minute reviews and SMFA offers 30 minute reservations!