artsixteen Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Last Friday I received an e-mail from the RCA asking to come in for an interview (for painting) at the end of January. I haven't heard back from any of the other schools. But based on my experience from last year, I won't hear back until January/February. I hope you all enjoyed the holidays! Good luck with everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tee_lemon Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 My first deadline is in A WEEK!!! How's everyone doing?? justaylor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunflowerlemon Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) I've now done 6/9 so I'm feeling a lot better than before! Hope you're doing well too @MjamesPDX When I could, I filled out that description section to the maximum word limit. Hahaha. I got that advice from a grant writing workshop, where they said the more information you can stuff in, the better. I did vary this a bit school to school - CMU's administration person said not to put a description in, and some other schools (i.e. UCI) specifically asked for a description. That said, when I presented my work to a professor at a portfolio review day, I got a better understanding of what the review process is like for MFA programs - I think they go through your work crazy fast, like a few seconds per image. So, is it actually worth it?! Maybe if you're in the final round they might bother to read it? Edited December 31, 2018 by sunflowerlemon MjamesPDX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MjamesPDX Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 20 hours ago, tee_lemon said: My first deadline is in A WEEK!!! How's everyone doing?? Just finished sending my first one in!! Feels really good And now for the waiting game! Haha henryfive, tee_lemon and justaylor 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henryfive Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 10 hours ago, MjamesPDX said: Just finished sending my first one in!! Feels really good And now for the waiting game! Haha Me too! OSU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henryfive Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Hi guys! Excited to go through this crazy process with you all. I'm applying to: UT Austin The Ohio State University Yale Columbia College Chicago SUNY Purchase Virginia Commonwealth University Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MjamesPDX Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 20 hours ago, henryfive said: Me too! OSU? Nope! UO in Eugene☺️ I only applied to one program this year.. kinda did the thing you’re not supposed to do, but it’s the only program on the west coast that I liked and had the best funding. We’ll see if that was a mistake or not, haha. Good luck with the rest of your apps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henryfive Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 2 hours ago, MjamesPDX said: Nope! UO in Eugene☺️ I only applied to one program this year.. kinda did the thing you’re not supposed to do, but it’s the only program on the west coast that I liked and had the best funding. We’ll see if that was a mistake or not, haha. Good luck with the rest of your apps! Fingers crossed for you! ? MjamesPDX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justaylor Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 3 hours ago, MjamesPDX said: Nope! UO in Eugene☺️ I only applied to one program this year.. kinda did the thing you’re not supposed to do, but it’s the only program on the west coast that I liked and had the best funding. We’ll see if that was a mistake or not, haha. Good luck with the rest of your apps! I just applied to UO today ? AND NOW WE WAIT MjamesPDX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justaylor Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 I finished all my applications today and will now try not to obsessively refresh my application status tabs ? all together I sent apps to UC Irvine UCSB Tulane U Michigan U Oregon ive got all my fingers crossed for everyone! Let’s keep updating with news! ZippysMoistSpot, henryfive, Ciderodd and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henryfive Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 6 hours ago, justaylor said: I finished all my applications today and will now try not to obsessively refresh my application status tabs ? all together I sent apps to UC Irvine UCSB Tulane U Michigan U Oregon ive got all my fingers crossed for everyone! Let’s keep updating with news! I sent all of mine in today, too! Best of luck to you! tee_lemon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chartblob Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Finally finished! It didn't feel real until all my recs were submitted!! Are any of you planning on traveling for interviews? Most of the schools I'm applying to seem to do it digitally but I'd also like to get to do some campus visits if I'm in the interview stage. ZippysMoistSpot and henryfive 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henryfive Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 56 minutes ago, sv3030 said: Finally finished! It didn't feel real until all my recs were submitted!! Are any of you planning on traveling for interviews? Most of the schools I'm applying to seem to do it digitally but I'd also like to get to do some campus visits if I'm in the interview stage. I'll probably just go in person to one or two. Since I'm applying to schools all in different states it would be too stressful to go to all of them in person... and expensive! chartblob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridayz Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Finished my apps too! Relieved and mortified. Now I’m reading through the past 3 years of freak out forums to pass the time ? sunflowerlemon and henryfive 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henryfive Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 7 minutes ago, willennium said: Finished my apps too! Relieved and mortified. Now I’m reading through the past 3 years of freak out forums to pass the time ? 18 hours ago, justaylor said: I finished all my applications today and will now try not to obsessively refresh my application status tabs ? all together I sent apps to UC Irvine UCSB Tulane U Michigan U Oregon ive got all my fingers crossed for everyone! Let’s keep updating with news! Don't forget about obsessively checking Google Analytics! ? ZippysMoistSpot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippysMoistSpot Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Hey Y'all! Long time listener, first time caller here. So far I've sent in apps to UConn, FSU, UIC, and Northwestern I want to apply to Yale and one international school for the old shits and giggles. Maybe even Cranbrook, even though I'm joke broke. Good luck y'all!! Make sure not to repress the anxiety, accept it-identify it, and keep working on yo' creative work!! justaylor and henryfive 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodys Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 (edited) All of my applications and rec letters are officially in today - feels like a huge weight of anxiety was lifted off my shoulders! First deadline is tomorrow, soon it'll just be the waiting game. Good luck to everyone this winter!! Edited January 3, 2019 by Bodys justaylor and ZippysMoistSpot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippysMoistSpot Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 DUCKS FLY TOGETHER! We got this team! henryfive, justaylor, Bodys and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justaylor Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 20 hours ago, henryfive said: Don't forget about obsessively checking Google Analytics! ? HAHAHA DAMN YOU! I totally did forget until LITERALLY NOW ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridayz Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 1 hour ago, justaylor said: HAHAHA DAMN YOU! I totally did forget until LITERALLY NOW ??? Also forgot about Google Analytics! I got a hit from Middletown, New Jersey the day after submitting my Rutgers app. Gonna chalk that up to coincidence tho and try not to get too excited this early in the game ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justaylor Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 4 hours ago, willennium said: Also forgot about Google Analytics! I got a hit from Middletown, New Jersey the day after submitting my Rutgers app. Gonna chalk that up to coincidence tho and try not to get too excited this early in the game ?? my direct visits went up 80% ? and most came from California. ILL BE IN MY ANXIETY NEST IF ANYONE NEEDS ME ZippysMoistSpot, henryfive and tee_lemon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfagunde Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Just submitted my last Slideroom portfolio and am officially DONE!! Now it's just waiting. I applied to: Columbia NYU UCLA USC Best of luck to all of you. It's my second time around and I'm still just as nervous, if not more!! ZippysMoistSpot, henryfive and tee_lemon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tee_lemon Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Question Do you think it's okay to play around with background colors when editing photographs of sculptures? I feel like some of my pieces look better on a background that isn't white, but I don't want the photos to come off as too edited if I choose a different color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justaylor Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 3 minutes ago, tee_lemon said: Question Do you think it's okay to play around with background colors when editing photographs of sculptures? I feel like some of my pieces look better on a background that isn't white, but I don't want the photos to come off as too edited if I choose a different color. I think it’s fine as long as you can do it well and make it look natural but if you can’t I would leave it as is ZippysMoistSpot and tee_lemon 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciderodd Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 On 12/5/2018 at 3:16 PM, Calmly Waiting said: Does anyone have an inside scoop on the program at University of Illinois Chicago? Interested digital media: photography, video, new media. I like what the faculty is up to, but haven't heard much about the environment/culture, or the quality of experience and education. Best! I am new to this site and also curious ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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