Hi, friends!
Have been lurking on the forum sine there were, like, 3 comments, so I thought it may be time to finally contribute!
(this is my first year applying and I don’t anticipate getting in anywhere, but gosh would I love to!)
i applied to the studio arts/drawing programs at:
-Michigan State University
-University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
-University of Arkansas
-East Tennessee State University
-Illinois State University (my top choice! Loved speaking with faculty/staff here ugh)
-The Ohio State University
i’m sort of in a weird transient phase of life right now and am down to move anywhere, so I only applied to state schools with the opportunity for fully funded GA/TAs. I have prior teaching experience both during and post BFA and my letters of recommendation are primarily from my employers at each of these positions, so I really hope that helps me! Have been prepping materials since last March and I applied in October. It feels like it’s been such a long wait already!
Thinking about doing a last minute application to eastern Michigan, but I spoke with the graduate admissions advisor and she said that they’d max give a 50% assistantship through the art department, but that you could apply, get in, then apply for a more administrative GA position through the school that’s fully funded. Apparently one of their current ceramics students did that, so hi if you’re here! (omg should I do it I’ve got a few weeks to send in my app, and apparently some of the staff could really work with what I want to do!)
Not sure if it interests anyone, but since a lot of these schools have more broad visual art programs, you can kind of forge your own path. I’m a 2D animator and seemed to be pretty well received in pursuing that at some of the more self-led programs while speaking to admissions/faculty from a couple of these schools— I wonder if anyone else is trying to do animation here!
Hope you’re all doing well. Manifesting I get in somewhere, but if not this was a great learning experience for next year!
