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Hi! SUNY Purchase has an MFA/MA -- but the MA is specifically in Modern and Contemporary Art History, Theory, and Criticism... They have a reputable museum associated with their program (The Neuberger Museum). I'll be doing this program starting this coming year. It is a 3 year program with the focus of the first two years on the MFA, and the third year on the MA thesis and additional Art History electives.... Also, Pratt offers an MFA/ MSc in Art History option. Good luck with your search for the right program!

Hi cobalt - interview was good though I felt a bit "grilled." I got some good critical feedback, though. I ended up getting accepted, but decided Pratt is just too large of a program for me... and could ultimately feel a bit impersonal. It is also really expensive. But I hope it is perfect for you and you go there if you want to!

SUNY Purchase! I'm very happy with this decision now - even though it was a hard one - and I have had to wade through swamps of confusion and conflicting desires in order to make it. It seems to me after all these months of visits and research and reading all these posts, etc., that each program has so many things to like, and also its own share of things to be wary of... No place will be perfect -- but I hope we all end up getting exactly what we need - though maybe not always exactly what we want - wherever we end up going to school. May there be many blessings on everyone's path - bye bye!

thanks for the thought bethany and jesus - I really appreciate hearing your opinions and experiences. i will visit rutgers next weds for the first time - interested to learn more.... though i must admit am leaning heavily toward purchase college... interested in any comparisons btwn those 2 programs if anyone else was considering both.

You could always make the deposit at Pratt, if you are willing to lose that money.... You could also ask Columbia where you stand on the waitlist to get a better sense of if you have a good chance.....

Yeehaw! just got accepted off the waitlist at Rutgers today - I'd sort of given up on getting in.... can you guys tell me what you love about the program please? thanks! (I've already accepted at Purchase - and that still might be the right choice- but I guess everything is negotiable for another week or two)

Is anyone on the forum going to Pratt? If so, why have you decided on this program? I'd love to hear all thoughts about what makes this program a good choice.

I also have an "I'm high on the waitlist" interview next week. (for new genres)

Wondering if any others of you came to the visiting day and felt as excited about Penn as I did?

Not yet -- I'm also wondering. I applied in New Genres.

Yeah - 80K in debt.... Sounds like carrying a mighty albatross to me -- for 25 years or longer.... But at least we're all in roughly the same boat with the awards.... It seems like Penn does not have the resources to give much scholarship to anyone. Has anyone received a really generous offer from Penn??

Is Pratt interviewing everyone they might admit? I didn't think Pratt did interviews....

Anyone else get an acceptance call from Mount Royal other than that 1 person who posted last week?

Hi MICA applicants - has anyone heard from Mount Royal yet? I read one post of someone who received an acceptance call last Friday... Did others also receive that call?

Hi guys! so, as I'm contemplating heavy debt for Penn, I'm wondering -- What is an "insiders'" perception of this program? I know Penn is not a "top" program like Columbia or Yale -- but how is a Penn MFA in Fine Arts perceived by folks you all know who are current with art programs? Thanks for your thoughts...