Onedayx3

Dealing with this too. Upon recieving the official letter from Michigan yesterday, my mother tells me, "maybe you don't have a choice but to go to school in TX", and then my boyfriend asks, "If you get your degree in Texas, will you not still be able to get a job?". Thank you supportive family that understands nothing about the art world, or the factors that went into my choice to seek an MFA outside of my region. Besides, I've been to shows at UT and U of Houston, and I am not interested. I probably wouldn't get accepted their either due to the type of program their trying to run. So I suppose, I would give myself a very strict goal of creating an entire new body of work with which to apply next year, as this is my first round. My professor told me the estimated odds of BFA grads continuing on to an MFA is like 1 out of 10, then MFA grads who get a job in their field and continue making art is 1 out of 10 also. I don't know if that's true, but I've definitely gotten that reality check after my first rejection. It's harder than I thought it would be, but I'm learning alot in the process.

I Just replaced a recommender last night, and e-mailed Michigan to ask if missing a letter would affect my application. I came home from work with an e-mail saying my recomender submitted his letter, then a second from UM saying it did not affect my application. The e-mail said unfortunately I woud not be offered admission, and I will be recieving a letter soon. There goes my no.1.

As far as stress relief tactics...for me it was staying off this forum. Ha! But after reading the last few pages my heart is racing so fast. But, I figured out what I am going to do with myself if I don't get to go this year: http://www.christojeanneclaude.net/prog_river.shtml Christo's Over The River Project 2012, soon to be hiring workers ...just kidding, I don't want to think about what I'll do with myself if I don't get accepted.

I am a single mom, with a 5 year old. Talking to my long-term boyfriend about comming with me and taking a job wherever is a frequent discussion. However, I have to plan to do it on my own...with dependent. I'm trying to pay off my car before I go, cutting that monthly expense....and just working and saving all I can.

It seemed I had more than enough recommenders, however waiting forever on my most reputable recommender and he didnt' come through. (apparently he is out of the country) So, University of Michigan I am missing one and the application is closed since Jan. 1st. I guess I should e-mail the department and see if they can recieve it by mail, or e-mail?

I was told from a Cal Arts prof. that they lost a painting instructor to Yale recently.

Oops....I didn't catch up on the other 5 pages before posting. With the statement, I'm on my third revision after getting corrections back from a faculty member. I have plenty of coffee, so I'm going to have it down in a couple hours. I would say this was a bit harsh, but I'll agree with the conclusion. I would just like to comment that I have a BFA from a university that doesn't have an MFA program. MFA students were not readily available for me to quiz either. In conclusion, I'm totally freaking out. Graduation ceremony is tomorrow for my BFA, they want me to clean out my studio on campus by next week (eeek!), I need to work to pay these fees, and forget Christmas. Yes, I am still absolutely sure I want to apply for fall .

I'm definitely freaking out. It's the technical aspects of trying to get everything in to my first 2 schools before January 1st. The artist statement I keep reworking, I think I'm wanting more guidance on that because it's so open in format. Has anyone seen examples of previous statements of intent, because online I could only find MFA creative writing examples. It would just help to see the approaches others have taken in comparison.

I want to get an MFA so that I can teach at the college level. If I end up doing something else later in life and not teaching, that would be fine. but I feel like I want to go the MFA route because it's the terminal degree, and for the opportunities it provides. I also happen to be a single mom, so I have an increased sense of urgency to reach financial independence. I know I want a career in the arts, and I don't think I can afford to take a few years off in between, so an MFA seems to be the practical step to take. I have an ex-professor from the New York Academy who really pushes me to apply there, but it it is private with only a few scholarship opportunities. I worry most that I can't afford it. I have seen work from graduates there, and I agree it's impressive. As much as I would like to be in New York, I will have to put my daughter in a public school (kindergarten), so I was hoping to find a great school in an area that wouldn't be as hard to navigate with a child.

I've been lurking...and cross referencing alot of schools mentioned. I have alot more work to do apparently. The two streams of thought I've gotten on where to get your MFA: 1. go where you can get classical training and not where the faculty can't teach you anything but abstraction 2. screw education, because everything you know you taught yourself, and go for the connections and reputation of the school= future opportunities I'm torn. I am a representational/ figurative artist needing a program with permiable boundaries because I also do installations and want to work with ceramics, yet I want to push my technical skill. The only school that I feel does that really well and is even on the first page of rankings is Indiana at Bloomington. University of North Carolina, greensborough kind of goes there but is very small.Bigger school= greater funding right? Also has anyone heard of Laguna college of art and design out of CA? Would that be a wasted effort? So far I'm only semi decisive about Indianna, SAIC, and Yale for why-the-hell-not's sake. I have a contact who is working with Calarts and said they are a hot school right now, but they seem to cater to "new media". I'm doubting I will fit, but from their website I can't get a good feel. Thanks for your insights!