tooold4artschool

Email to check the portal. All very bureaucratic.

Tangential topic: I was accepted to SAIC post-bacc certificate program. Does anyone have experience or insight with that program? I didn't think I would be interested if I had MFA options, but an intensive year without worrying about a degree might be nice from a practice perspective. Let's assume cost is not an issue, although it always is of course... Should add that I did not get into my top choice MFA programs, though my second choice schools aren't bad.

Rejected by my alma mater. Seven years of college down the drain... Seriously though, I got my rejection from Rutgers yesterday. Pretty disappointed after earning two other degrees there and feeling like my work was close to their cohort, certainly closer than schools where I had successful applications. Just goes to show that you never know one way or the other.

I am 52, applying for the first time after an entire career in another field. From interviews and conversations with faculty, they say they want mature artists, and a range of experiences in the cohort. So you are definitely OK, and not too old.

This is my first go-round, so I am curious. I have noticed that a lot of the same folks get into a lot of the same programs, then it seems like they decline admission due to financial aid reasons, or just because they can only go to one school. I would assume there is then a ton of churn for waitlisted students, and maybe even more interviews and offers. Can anyone confirm, and/or give me an idea of what the full process looks like or how long it runs? I got three interviews [Otis, Parsons, SAIC], but no offers yet, and none of them are my top choices [CALARTs, UCLA, Rutgers], so I am trying to figure out how to plan. Thanks, and best regards.

An earlier thread indicated that Rutgers had already conducted interviews.

I assumed that the interview cycle was a one-time thing for most, if not all schools, since they interview more than they admit. I also did not get an interview with Rutgers, which I am taking to mean rejection. I assume actual rejections will follow once they've completed their selections from among the interviewed candidates. Since I am making a lot of assumptions, I also would appreciate any feedback based on the experience of this group. Can someone weigh in?