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I don't knooooow. Still too many floating variables...

Waitlisted by Mica Mount Royal. (Or I'm an 'alternate,' as they put it.) Pretty much expected at this point.

Congrats kierstin! Any thoughts on where you'll end up?

Eeee, sorry to hear that. I didn't get any financial info from them yet -- my fafsa's been held up -- but I've heard it can be pretty grim. I know! And their app was the earliest one due for me, too. (January 1st). I definitely can't turn down my other options based on something that may or may not work out.

Thanks, ismewilde! And belated congrats on CMU. It's fun watching things work out for people here. In other news, Goldsmiths advises that we will hear final post-interview decisions "by the end of April." Ugh. Not sure how to deal with that.

In at UPenn!

Back from the WUSTL open house. Not sure it's the program for me BUT they offered a surprisingly large wad of scholarship money. Hmmmm. Some notes: -Some of the most extensive facilities I've seen, especially for printmaking/book arts. -Big dedicated art library. -Beautiful museum space which hosts the MFA show. -Studios large but lacking doors/curtains. -Program seemed to skew a little young. Maybe a quarter of admits were in the last year of undergrad, and several more were one year out. -Huge park; lots of neighborhoods

I have no idea if we're expected to, but I've sent very brief thank-you emails to my interviewers, and 2/3 sent back brief pleasant replies.

I'm applying to WashU, and for sculpture. By the way, lurkers, I saw another couple WUSTL admits pop up on the results page, but nobody's claimed them in this thread I think. Are you out there? Going to the open house in March? I'll try to post a summary for anyone who can't make it...

I had an interview request from them on Monday. (I'm an international applicant, if that makes a difference.)

I'll second the recommendation for craft schools like Arrowmont. If you apply for work-study or studio assistant positions, you can take a certain number of classes for free. Housing and (most) food included. Look into fellowships & scholarships at the Archie Bray foundation, too.

Looks like the RISD ship has sailed on without me. Ah well. But! Goldsmiths interview, WashU acceptance, both today. Good luck, y'all!

Interesting. I had a sense of this, but didn't realize the difference was quite so dramatic. My other schools are in my signature. Don't know if the curating program is on the same timeline, but I just heard from the MFA program for an interview. Yeah, with Luca. I went in person, so if anyone has any questions about the space I may be able to answer. I'd visited two years ago, but it was so different I didn't recognize it -- all renovated and new and shiny. The students I met on the tour all seemed really happy with the program. 14 pages of notes! Wow. Penn: I just applied to the overall fine arts MFA. I know Mount Royal was interviewing about 45 people for 15 slots, but I forgot to ask for any of that type of information from Penn. You might try calling.

I'm just now back from finishing up interviews no. 2 and 3, and it's pretty interesting how different they've all been. I had expected I'd be repeating myself a lot, but that really hasn't been the case. Mica was generally more about my background and motivations (why grad school, what's your experience with critical theory, what is the biggest challenge you've had to face in your work, or in your life). He took extremely thorough notes. Penn on the other hand was a very very close read of my portfolio and statement -- almost a crit -- with follow-up questions sussing out my ideology. Very focused and specific questions bouncing at me from all directions. I've given up on interpreting whether they went well or not. I'm gunning on a lot of it just coming down to presenting as a receptive, thoughtful, and mature person, rather than having the perfect answer to everything.

This would be me I think. Sorry, I didn't mean to cause alarm. For the record, I did apply a little earlier. (Entirely by accident! Somehow I had it in my notes it was due on the 15th.) A few people told me afterward that in Europe (or UK specifically?) they tend to review submissions on a more rolling basis. Have you visited the school? I'm going to try to check it out in March...Good luck with the interview! I was ridiculously nervous but they were friendly and encouraging.