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  1. Thanks again. I know that there are fewer positions available for art education profs but also fewer candidates as opposed to MFA grads. MFA grads are lucky to get adjunct positions, whereas I stand a decent chance at professorship so long as I publish and attend seminars. That said, the current economy is probably shrinking the market. A doctorate wouldn't hurt for pay scale increase if I returned to teaching k-12 but the bump wouldn't be worth paying off loans, and it probably won't make me more hirable. In fact, I feel that my experience and degree level have hurt my chances in the past, as they make me an expensive hire. I will check into average time to degree. However, I expect it's pretty subjective. I wouldn't have applied for the program if I knew their grad assistantships didn't extend to art PhDs other than art history. I'll check back in if there's any interest in a week or so with the assistantship results but if I don't secure funding I probably won't be attending. At least I know how my GRE scores from grad school (Master's round) compare to my current knowledge base...
  2. Thanks for the reply, ZeChocMoose! I know someone who racked up a lot of debt going over his estimated graduuation by a year to gain his PhD without funding(he is currently teaching at a college). As for the assistantship, if I win it, it's good for two years, and after that I doubt there'd be much. However, I'm willing to take my chances if I win that one as it relates directly to my area of research. I didn't realize there were such low rates of graduation for PhDs, but my ability to graduate is an area in which I am confident.
  3. I apologize for reposting but I only got one reply in another subforum. I was accepted into a State University with a good Art Ed program. I applied for two assistantships offered by the University's art school grad program. However, I'm now told that funding for the ed department doesn't include assistantships after all (the reason is unclear, but I guess it has to do with the school wanting to attract more MFA candidates than PhDs). The other assistantship is highly competitive, so my odds aren't great to win it. If I don't get an assistantship I wonder if I should bother taking on more debt? Shouldn't one's PhD be paid for by the University? Is this no longer to be expected? Hoping to hear from Ed PhDs...Thanks!
  4. I was accepted into a doctoral program in a small department of a State University's art school. When I applied I went after two assistantships: one for the art school's grads in general and another more specific to my dissertation interests: a program that supports interdisciplinary research. Since being accepted I've been told that the department for which I applied will not fund assistantships, and that the other award (for one slot) is school wide and highly competitive. Additionally, I believe my application to the more competitive award may have been overlooked until now (based on responses to my questions about timelines for assistantship announcements). All this is making me reconsider entering the program. I'm still in debt from my earlier grad experience. I'm starting to doubt whether a PhD is the right sort of leap to be taking if further debt looms. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
  5. Bard sends notifications at right about this time. I don't have info about when interview requests go out, but I'd assume it would be very soon, like Monday soon.
  6. Are you kidding? All caps? All hot buttons? Total troll.
  7. You may have a shot with this, as they can view your transcripts even if they don't have the official docs. Some schools send "official PDFs" now, but I don't know if Rutgers accepts them or if your undergrad school sends them, etc. I'd email the director of the program and explain the documents are in the mail. My schools always mail transcripts quickly once ordered. Good luck.
  8. I've lived on the West side of Athens for 7 years and I prefer it to East or North. There are a lot of historic neighborhoods here, and I'm close to the heart of downtown. Rent prices will vary by location and owner. There are noise ordinances and rent laws pertaining to the number of non-related tenants per building. As with any town, you'll pay a premium to live in a quiet family neighborhood versus an apartment complex development. As mentioned above, Athens goes crazy during football season-lots of out of town guests who lay waste to downtown and make traffic and parking miserable. Football fans don't mind the chaos so if you are into that sort of thing it'll be no issue. There's a burgeoning art scene, and the music scene here is a national hub. Athens is pretty nice, and it's also easy to escape it into the country or out to ATL. Businesses cater to college crowds so there are a large number of bars and music venues for such a small town. If you are a foodie you have a few really nice choices along with the typical college town fare. UGA helps keep the community diverse, but the local, non-University residents are often unique and interesting as well. Athens has a lot of trees, rolling hills, and a tolerable climate for the South-generally not as humid as NC or southern GA can be. It's pretty friendly here.
  9. Hi. Are you in the middle of re-thinking your career goals? An MFA may or may not increase your teaching salary like an MAEd would, so I assume you are getting an MFA for an art career (while teaching)? I taught HS art for 5 years (with MAEd) as a way to support family and my art career, and it was good enough while it lasted. I'll say that schools tend to keep MFA and MAEd programs apart; they prefer students track their careers in either direction but not both. Anyway, to answer your question directly, your teaching experience may give you an edge when applying for assistantships, but probably won't be anywhere near a factor in an MFA program as it would in an Ed program (and even then, the switch from HS to elementary only shows versatility). Good luck!
  10. OutWest: http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Chicagos-Own-Hogwarts-Harry-Potter-University-of-Chicago.html
  11. I've always heard they were. *Edit*- they are considered "Ivy Plus" as opposed to being truly one of the Ivies, along with Stanford and MIT according to Wikipedia. I think UIC might be a better choice for painters, as UofC is an interdisciplinary MFA program, but I haven't looked at their faculty for some time.
  12. Way to go, Outwest! UofC is a great school to consider; ivy league, beautiful campus. You'll be close to the Renaissance Society gallery in Hyde Park (and you're not too far from the West town gallery district). Catherine Sullivan teaches there, pretty exciting for a new media major. Plus, you get to eat in the "Hogwarts" dining hall.
  13. OKmeow, I've heard Thomas Nozkowski has a reputation for being an excellent teacher, congratulations.
  14. @ Sympatico: That may be true for many. I think the important thing is to recognize where one "is", and theory is the language people will use to sort out the context of your stuff. I go at things pretty intuitively in the studio, without operating under a strict conceptual framework, but I also tend to apply theory when it comes time to explain what I've done. Personally, if my work becomes too "idea first" it ends up looking prescribed in a way.
  15. @ tinaturnerrules: From reading last year's "freakout forum", I see Bard started notifying applicants around the 20th of Feb. Could be any day now but likely next week.
  16. Thanks for the input, all. I've been in the studio with a renewed concentration post application, wondering if *new-new* work is worth subjecting to the harsh glare, and so forth. Some schools ask for website urls, which tempts one to post up whatever has happened in the studio post-deadline.
  17. A couple questions for those with pending interviews: Have schools requested specific work to be shown to them at the interview? Has anyone been asked to bring work in progress?
  18. You two need to talk, it sounds like. I know UGA has a foundry, R. Mutt. What I meant was, it's not in the new building. There actually is a "metal" room on the first floor (I think); I looked in there on Wednesday while looking for a friend's classroom. If it's not a metal shop/class, I don't know what it is.
  19. Whoops. I was wondering about that. They do have a metal shop in the new building but maybe it's for jewelry. There's no foundry there, for sure.
  20. Inkhouse, I bet you'd like anything by Lakoff and Johnson...Congrats on UGA-they have a brand new fine arts facility. http://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Flesh-Embodied-Challenge-Western/dp/0465056741 (ps I don't work for Amazon)
  21. R. Mutt, Are you looking for a theoretical framework to suit your work? If so, a word of advice is to avoid over-use of academic language. Don't kill off your unique perspective with too much jargon. I don't know if it's true or not but I've read that reviewers think of overly academic writing as the kiss of death in a statement. Take that with a grain of salt though, I have no idea if it's accurate. I do believe that writing clearly and honestly about your work is key.
  22. I think good MFA programs know the value of interdisciplinary influences. In fact, some of them stress an understanding of interdisciplinary research in their program description. I'm hoping the connections I made to writing in my statement of purpose carry some weight. Canarybones, if writing resonates with you as a visual artist I highly recommend "The Triggering Town" (writing about writing, but I think you can replace "write" with "paint" in any paragraph) by Richard Hugo. The OP is talking about theory and crit related to academic coursework though, I think.
  23. @ Eschaton: nice list!
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