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it doesn't apply to students I think but I'm not taking out loans if im not confident about paying them back and earning more eventually which is only possible if I remain there after my studies. It's too risky for someone with kids

I'm checked out, my country is visa banned. It is what it is

Nice to see you again my man! That time line is my understanding as well. Slightly concerned that I don't have portfolio hits yet though. Maybe I'm overthinking it

Radio silence for me. No portfolio visits. If nothing happens in the next 2 weeks, maximum 3 then it's over AF

AI crawlers have just exploded over the past 2-3 years, and crawl by IP not domain names. If the visit time was less than a second it was likely just a crawler. I get non-pertinent hits all the time

Each group does it their own way, it's not admission by committee. Expect anything from mid jan to early/mid feb

Saw hits on the portfolio from Boston but less than 5 seconds lmao cooked

It's probably the most sought after group I would imagine, maybe apart from FS. I imagine something like SE gets far less applicants. Think I feel a little less confident after seeing how competitive this year is supposed to be. We'll see what happens

Welcome to the club! I think we won't see any updates till Jan if past years are any indication. Just a couple of weeks now Is your background in music?

Heard it now. I suppose it's a comedy podcast because they are way off the mark on so many things! the media lab has made many good things that haven't received good publicity and that's on them I suppose

Nice. Well, hopefully we both get in. I don't know how many they will take in this year but the number of groups accepting students seemed awfully high compared to other years? Maybe they got a rich donor this year (hopefully not shady like Epstein lol)

I regret posting on grad cafe this site rate limits replies lol 😄 I have friends who went to ITP, they speak well of it but also say that the post-grad outcomes are either really good or really bad, no in between. Maybe due to the brand recognition, Media Lab grads tend to do better. Expected. Wishing you the best of luck for both. Do you have a connect at the media lab? Seems from all the "media lab application advice" blogposts that having a connect is basically the strongest signal of an acceptance. I'm confident that my portfolio is good, and have tried good outreach. PI knows my work from before. Think I've maxed out on everything I could do. Now its just luck and how I compare to other applicants

Just the Media Lab and UWash. What about you?

Same lmao, furious google analytics refreshing going on. I think from the past years interviews go out sometime mid-jan but the apps are reviewed sometime between now and then. I applied to FS. I'm surprised you also only applied to one ha! The advice I got from an alum was to pick one specific group and tailor my app for that group to maximize chances. I'm feeling more confident than my previous application in another lifetime. This is going to be my year lol

Thought I'd kick off the thread for this year. Anybody applying to the Media Lab? What groups you apply to?