Hedonismbot2000 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 13 hours ago, jondewitt said: I think it went ok? I feel like self-assessment is difficult unless you did an extremely good job, and I can't say if I did lol In addition to the expected interview questions like "why our program," many were highly specific to my interests and the interview felt like a formal Q&A with some conversational stuff sprinkled in. I heard that many programs will have interviews that are much more conversational and designed to specifically gauge for personality compatibility (i.e., you're basically in and they want to make sure you're not going to be a pain to work with or teach). But this one was definitely also geared towards seeing a goodness of academic fit. My POI was there as well and asked a couple of questions, but it's now up to the selection committee to make a decision. The interview was also capped at 30 minutes, which is no time at all if you're trying to impress a selection committee AND ask your own questions. I know the IFA is severely cutting its incoming PhD class so I fully prepped myself to be rejected and I'm just happy to have made it this far. @wookie55 did you get an interview too? @jondewitt how did you know that the IFA was cutting its class size? I didn't see anything to that end on their website. Was it a rumor/grapevine thing? And @wookie55 damn that's crazy (re: record-breaking applications to the IFA). Did the prof give you any indication why? My guess is that museum, non-profit, and gallery jobs have dried up so severely that everyone is flocking to grad school. I'm told it was a similar situation after the '08 crash. ClassicsCandidate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookie55 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 @Hedonismbot2000 Yep it's all gone wild - the profs I spoke to in the fall told me that they were reducing class sizes. Almost all the programs I applied to reduced their class sizes substantially... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AM20128 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Long time lurker, first time poster and all that. I applied to 7 PhD programs this year, including Michigan and WashU st. Louis (both of which, from what I'm hearing, I can assume I'm not getting in or I'd have heard something by now.) I also had an interview at the IFA this week. As a previous poster mentioned, it was a bit like a panel discussion and they were definitely asking pointed questions. Re: questions about the IFA's application boom and reduced cohort--I got my MA there a few years ago, so I was able to ask my old advisor about it: they are only taking 5 this year (normally 12) and they definitely got an avalanche of applications. I'd say that's a combination of fewer museum/gallery jobs and lots of people who are deciding to make big life changes as well as the fact that several other top schools aren't accepting applications (I was waitlisted at UPenn last year and was really disappointed not to be able to give it another go this year.) Anyway, I hope that this is helpful in any way! Good luck to everyone! jondewitt, RomeSweetRome, sptnic and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollydaycheer Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 longtime lurker, first-time poster, etc etc did anyone here apply to smu? :/ it's my top choice and i haven't heard anything yet. do these things happen all at once or in multiple rounds? best of luck to everyone!! what a crazy year to be applying haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple1eaf Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 3 hours ago, hollydaycheer said: longtime lurker, first-time poster, etc etc did anyone here apply to smu? ? it's my top choice and i haven't heard anything yet. do these things happen all at once or in multiple rounds? best of luck to everyone!! what a crazy year to be applying haha Yes, multiple rounds. Usually some applicants receive interviews in january and then get acceptance in early Feb. There is another uptick in mid February and then again at the end of Feb/beginning of March. This usually happens because programs are trying to gauge how many accepted applicants will immediately respond vs. those they reject/put on the waitlist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavannahW Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Hey all! I submitted applications to the PHD programs at USC, UCSB, UCLA, and Michigan, and the MA programs at American University, and Illinois. Also applied to the curatorial studies MFA at the University of Kentucky, where I got my bachelors. Wondering if anyone has applied to these programs and has hear anything back from them. So far I have only heard from American University, and got in, but haven't been informed about the funding package yet. I've seen on here that some people have heard from Michigan and USC, can anyone confirm that? Thanks and good luck to everyone ❤️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-c-relly Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Hey everyone! Has anyone heard back from UMD? I interviewed in early January for a terminal MA, and it's been radio silence. I'm assuming based on previous seasons that it's a rejection. Also, any other Tufts applicants? :)Good luck, all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smln Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 9 minutes ago, a-c-relly said: Hey everyone! Has anyone heard back from UMD? I interviewed in early January for a terminal MA, and it's been radio silence. I'm assuming based on previous seasons that it's a rejection. Also, any other Tufts applicants? :)Good luck, all! Hi, I have applied to Tufts, have not heard from them. a-c-relly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-c-relly Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 hour ago, SavannahW said: Hey all! I submitted applications to the PHD programs at USC, UCSB, UCLA, and Michigan, and the MA programs at American University, and Illinois. Also applied to the curatorial studies MFA at the University of Kentucky, where I got my bachelors. Wondering if anyone has applied to these programs and has hear anything back from them. So far I have only heard from American University, and got in, but haven't been informed about the funding package yet. I've seen on here that some people have heard from Michigan and USC, can anyone confirm that? Thanks and good luck to everyone ❤️ Hey! I also heard back from American. They said they haven't begun determining merit funding as of now! Fingers crossed we hear soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naixx Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 On 1/20/2021 at 2:42 PM, ebp said: I haven't heard anytrhing at all yet, but I got slightly stressed out by the Duke interview on the Results board (I applied to that program as well). Hi! Finally, have you received an email or an invitation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebp Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 I still haven’t heard anything from Duke at all, but I did have a big day: Columbia interview invite and a Harvard admit!! I got an email to view the portal. ghirlandaihoe, ClassicsCandidate and sptnic 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicsCandidate Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 minute ago, ebp said: I still haven’t heard anything from Duke at all, but I did have a big day: Columbia interview invite and a Harvard admit!! I got an email to view the portal. Congrats!! ? ebp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebp Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Thank you so much! ClassicsCandidate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lingc35 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 34 minutes ago, ebp said: I still haven’t heard anything from Duke at all, but I did have a big day: Columbia interview invite and a Harvard admit!! I got an email to view the portal. I also have a Columbia interview and was just accepted at Harvard! Good luck on Columbia and I suppose I'll see you on zoom whenever Harvard has an open day etc ha yang95 and ghirlandaihoe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebp Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, lingc35 said: I also have a Columbia interview and was just accepted at Harvard! Good luck on Columbia and I suppose I'll see you on zoom whenever Harvard has an open day etc ha Congrats to you! Will this be the second interview with Columbia for you? (And yeah, hope to see you!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lingc35 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, ebp said: Congrats to you! Will this be the second interview with Columbia for you? (And yeah, hope to see you!) Technically the third which is odd. I had two separate informal chats with POIs who are not on the committee a couple of weeks ago and so now this is my first chat with AdCom. Honestly, who knows what could happen but based on what people have told me its pretty likely that we're in. They also don't have a waitlist this year FYI, not sure if you had heard that sptnic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebp Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Yeah, that’s so bizarre. Especially since it seems like they’ve rarely done interviews in previous years. I’ve heard absolutely nothing, so that is all news to me. Thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomeSweetRome Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, SavannahW said: I've seen on here that some people have heard from Michigan and USC, can anyone confirm that? Hi, I've heard from both. Interview for Michigan at the end of February and acceptance to USC w/ invite to virtual recruitment event in March. Hoping for good news for you! Edited February 10, 2021 by RomeSweetRome peploskore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smln Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 To those accepted to Harvard: congrats, you are awesome! ? What are your fields? ghirlandaihoe and ebp 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lingc35 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 7 hours ago, Smln said: To those accepted to Harvard: congrats, you are awesome! ? What are your fields? Modern and Contemporary, focus on time-based media and photography oddly enough. Definitely wasn't thinking it was a great fit but I guess I was wrong! Smln 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smln Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Just now, lingc35 said: Modern and Contemporary, focus on time-based media and photography oddly enough. Definitely wasn't thinking it was a great fit but I guess I was wrong! Cool!) Thank you so much for sharing! And good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmci Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 19 hours ago, Smln said: Hi, I have applied to Tufts, have not heard from them. I usually just prefer to lurk, but thought I would let you know as a current Tufts student that the earliest they typically inform people is in March, so its normal to not hear from them! I applied to UMD, BU, and McGill for my PhD this year and have yet to hear anything. a-c-relly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smln Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 21 minutes ago, hmci said: I usually just prefer to lurk, but thought I would let you know as a current Tufts student that the earliest they typically inform people is in March, so its normal to not hear from them! I applied to UMD, BU, and McGill for my PhD this year and have yet to hear anything. Thank you! Quite late, would I say. I have applied to a few PhD programs (Stanford, NYU, Harvard, Wisconsin, hahaha) and funded MA's (Williams, Tufts, Tulane, Case, ISM at Yale). And CEU in Vienna, Medieval studies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebp Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 7 hours ago, Smln said: To those accepted to Harvard: congrats, you are awesome! ? What are your fields? Thank you! My field is African Diaspora (20th Century/Francophone) Smln 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smln Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Just now, ebp said: Thank you! My field is African Diaspora (20th Century/Francophone) Thanks a lot! Just being curious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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