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Was everyone who is on a waiting list notified? Or did you contact the department and then they told you?

Thank you for the resources. I had not fully thought of it as equal amounts persuasive essay and personal essay, though in retrospect its obvious. I am graduating with my BFA only next week, so if I am not accepted this round I will try again next year with more time for preparation.

Thank you for the feedback! I think I have finally found a solid, sincere way to integrate everything. Still needs quite a bit of work, but I don't feel quite as incompetent as I did a few days back!

On a different subject, but similar question- how does the statement of purpose/ letter of intent/etc. usually weigh in? I know the portfolios will be the main consideration, but if the statement is a little weak in comparison to the rest of the application will that be a big difference or a smaller difference? I'm confident in my work, have a 4.0 GPA, and will have good letters of recommendation but I am not the best writer. My undergrad is a smaller state school, and since my papers were generally in the best of the class (of students who cared less than me)- they were criticized less and I improved less. On top of that, I have only had to write one paper in the last year so I am out of practice. My artist statement was difficult, but I think it will be okay. However, I'm finding this statement to be incredibly daunting and the more I fret about it the less I'm able to get any work on it done. I'm worried it will be average, boring, typical.... I guess I'm just sharing my fear of being rejected not for my art but for my writing. But I am interested if anyone knows where it usually stands in the considerations of applications.