Javier

got accepted to MICA's Social Design program, via a phone call. We are supposed to find out about financial packages by the end of this week, or beginning of next one. I also applied to the GD MFA, I suppose the timing should be similar (fingers crossed for that one still)

me too!!! I hate having to pay for an application in general!

From a couple of interviews I did, and a whole bunch of advice I have been trying to collect. I would say the best is to be confident of the work that you do and how it blends in with the direction of the program. Best advice I was given " remember you are interviewing them as much as they are interviewing you" so, try to ask questions that really relate to the program and how those are meaningful. I was told to bring my best pieces for the interviews and found myself only talking about 2 or 3 since the time was very limited. I think interviews are more about the bigger direction your work is taking, less about each one of the pieces and more about your full body of work. Remember they have seen your portfolio already. I made the mistake of not asking about specific faculty, don't make that mistake. Try and research them and ask at least one question regarding the faculty and their work. I don't think I am a pro when it comes to interviewing, but that's what I have been told and seems to be working so far. Get some rest and nail the interview, you already made it through the first part now show them face behind your work and how the individual can rock their program. Hope this helps, and best of luck!

I heard about the MFA in Design from SVA, they called me for an interview last friday, and I just interviewed with Steven Heller via skype. Great guy!

Interviewing with Steven Heller from SVA in a minute.... freaking out!

yeah, got accepted last week to VCU

congrats! What program did you apply for?

True that, in fact the Visual Communication Department didn't do any interviews before accepting people

I suppose it depends on the program, I got an acceptance letter to SAIC's Visual Communication program 2 weeks ago.

I have been following this forum since last night, I share everybody's pain/anxiety. I got a weird interview from the MFA in Graphic Design at CCA, it was supposed to be to check up on my english skills (I am not a english native speaker), but nothing else aside from that. I emailed them today and it seems like they haven't sent any acceptance letters yet. Anybody else that has been interviewed about their english skills? I applied to 6 schools for the MFA in Graphic Design and CCA is the only one that did that.