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They took 8 people this year. They've started accepting only funded students (like many other programs recently).

I would add Robert Slifkin at the IFA, although I don't know if the IFA is the right place to go right now considering their financial troubles

I accepted last week as well! I hadn't heard of new hires, that is very interesting! Which fields exactly is CUNY hiring for?

That's true. Are you doing your Ph.D. or MA at UTA? How do you like it? I am planning on applying there for my Ph.D...

Thank you so much for responding, these questions are really helpful and put things into perspective. I applied to 3 Ph.D. programs: NYU (got into MA not Ph.D.), Rutgers (waitlisted), CUNY Grad Center (rejected) and 3 M.A.s: Hunter (accepted), UT Austin (rejected; called and they said that they only took ONE Latin Americanist this year because one of the professors left), and UT San Antonio (accepted with funding). I want to pursue a Ph.D. eventually, but I am fine doing an MA and re-applying. I am in love with my topic and your friend's experience is a good lesson, and I guess I can cross Hunter off the list. I am not independently wealthy nor did I save up enough money to attend an expensive program. NYU is a dream because of its amazing faculty, but it is true that I may not even be able to take seminars and meet with professors because of the amount of students and the preference given to Ph.D. students. UT San Antonio's faculty was very helpful and the staff is professional. My only worry is that it only focuses on Latin American Art, and I don't know if that it will be a detriment when I apply for Ph.D. programs. At this point, I want to attend a program that will benefit my Ph.D. application. The Art History department is combined with the Studio Art department, so it would be great to study both with art historians and artists. I think there are a lot of other opportunities there too. Most of their students don't move on to Ph.Ds, so that may be hinting to something as well.

I got accepted to three MA programs so far, and really need help in deciding! UT San Antonio offered a scholarship and seems excellent, but the program is very focused in one area. Hunter doesn't have a faculty member for what I will be studying, and NYU is great but didn't offer any funding. Please send me feedback on what you think.