MFA 2022 Freak Out Forum

[artsyfartsy2000]

  On 2/10/2022 at 4:22 AM, Strawberrycat said:

They just did! Just got an interview request email! Thank you for updating us on the timeline throughout this process!

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So exciting! Congrats and good luck during the interview! Let me know if you need anything else! 

[artsyfartsy2000]

  On 2/10/2022 at 4:39 AM, seelamfa22 said:

Is it fair to ask you how many people they are interviewing for the 8-10 spots? ?

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Maybe 20-30? We didn’t get much information about how many were given an invitation to interview! If you have anymore questions, feel free to DM. 

[Strawberrycat]

  On 2/10/2022 at 6:47 AM, artsyfartsy2000 said:

So exciting! Congrats and good luck during the interview! Let me know if you need anything else! 

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Will do, I really appreciate it! 

[Hjuoollpphhfcvn]

Thank you!! I would really appreciate it. 

[hibiscusleaves]

Just got an interview invite for MFA Design at CCA!

[SadPainter]

Anyone have any news from UW Madison? They sent out interview requests last year around now but my inbox has been crickets so far. 

[katfude5]

Does anyone from last year know what the rejection timeline for VCU was? Starting to worry after that apparent interview email thread.

[Tammy SLena]

The USC interview was honestly pretty friendly. I believe the faculties doing the interview this year are Edgar Arceneaux, Patty Chang, Thomas Mueller, Ruben Ochoa, Sherin Guirguis, Mary Kelly, Keith Mayerson, Suzanne Lacy and Jennifer West. They seemed to be interested in my work and asked me questions about specific works. The whole interview was about 15 minutes. In the end they asked me what other schools I applied to and I never knew what is the purpose of that question hahaha.  

[medsuppy]

Getting very nervous about Bard. Is there really that few applicants this year?

[annaconda]

  On 2/10/2022 at 4:01 PM, 1800goodluck said:

Anyone have any news from UW Madison? They sent out interview requests last year around now but my inbox has been crickets so far. 

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I'm waiting for Madison news too. Probably you saw that AncientQuail got a Madison printmaking interview request a couple weeks ago, and they reported that interviews would be finished by Feb 11 ?. Don't know if that's all Madison interviews or specific to printmaking. Anyhow I have no news ???.

[The-Fourth-Dimension]

  On 2/10/2022 at 6:25 PM, Tammy SLena said:

I believe the faculties doing the interview this year are Edgar Arceneaux, Patty Chang, Thomas Mueller, Ruben Ochoa, Sherin Guirguis, Mary Kelly, Keith Mayerson, Suzanne Lacy and Jennifer West. They seemed to be interested in my work and asked me questions about specific works. The whole interview was about 15 minutes. In the end they asked me what other schools I applied to and I never knew what is the purpose of that question hahaha.  

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That's cool. Which professors were the most talkative? Was there a professor that impressed you most during the interview? Were all the professors there for the interview? Which time-slot did you take? Would you mind sharing a link to your artwork? Will you be attending USC?

[cirrostratusphere]

  On 2/10/2022 at 7:19 PM, annaconda said:

I'm waiting for Madison news too. 

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SAME. This is the first school I submitted to on January 4th so I'm especially anxious to hear something from them. 

[SadPainter]

  On 2/10/2022 at 7:19 PM, annaconda said:

I'm waiting for Madison news too. Probably you saw that AncientQuail got a Madison printmaking interview request a couple weeks ago, and they reported that interviews would be finished by Feb 11 ?. Don't know if that's all Madison interviews or specific to printmaking. Anyhow I have no news ???.

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I’m waiting for painting so holding out hope that the painting dept hasn’t gotten to them yet maybe?? I was rejected feb 15th last year. 

[annaconda]

  On 2/2/2022 at 1:51 PM, AncientQuail said:

just got an email about scheduling a specific date for my UW printmaking interview. can confirm that interviews started happening this week and will wrap up on Feb 11. 

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Hi AncientQuail  Congrats on your Madison interview!!! I want one lol ?.  When you said that interviews finish by Feb 11, do you know if that applies to all Madison interviews or only printmaking? 

[annaconda]

  On 2/10/2022 at 7:51 PM, 1800goodluck said:

I’m waiting for painting so holding out hope that the painting dept hasn’t gotten to them yet maybe?? I was rejected feb 15th last year. 

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I'm also hoping that the painting department is just running behind! ?  Either way I admire your strength and determination in trying again for round three! This is my first round, and I'm amazed that people go through this year after year. Not sure if I'll be that strong ?

 

Edited February 10, 2022 by annaconda

[chunkeymonkey]

Hi everyone,  I've been going crazy checking for interview requests from schools so I thought I would let other people know what was up. I was also invited to interview at UW Madison and from what the faculty told me, I think all departments wrap up interviews by the 11th, to give the administration candidate names by the 14th. There are always exceptions though, so don't give up hope!

Also, my friend got his interview at VCU Sculpture yesterday, so I guess those emails have started going out as well. 

Best of luck to all of you! We'll get through this together! ☺️

[cirrostratusphere]

  On 2/10/2022 at 9:02 PM, chunkeymonkey said:

 I was also invited to interview at UW Madison and from what the faculty told me, I think all departments wrap up interviews by the 11th, to give the administration candidate names by the 14th.

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Howdy! Thanks for this info. Can I ask what department you are interviewing for?

[mfadoom]

Has anyone gotten an interview request from Bard yet? I got an interview two years ago on the 11th of Feb so I'm hoping it's going to happen soon.

[SadPainter]

  On 2/10/2022 at 10:01 PM, cirrostratusphere said:

Howdy! Thanks for this info. Can I ask what department you are interviewing for?

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Also want to know if this was a painting interview? Thanks for the info!

[HJAn]

  On 2/10/2022 at 9:02 PM, chunkeymonkey said:

Also, my friend got his interview at VCU Sculpture yesterday, so I guess those emails have started going out as well. 
 

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Oh that's a shame as I applied for VCU sculpture as well. Do you know if VCU has finished sending out interview invitations? 

[blueviolet]

  On 2/11/2022 at 1:46 AM, HJAn said:

Oh that's a shame as I applied for VCU sculpture as well. Do you know if VCU has finished sending out interview invitations? 

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The email sent about extending the deadline for the application mentioned multiple cycles of review so that could mean there are multiple cycles of interviews. If you applied before Jan 15 you're guaranteed to be reviewed in the first cycle, if not then they may not have even seen your application yet so don't lose hope either way. I also know that the different departments are working on different timelines. I don't know if they are done or not but hopefully that info gives some insight

[HJAn]

  On 2/11/2022 at 4:07 AM, blueviolet said:

The email sent about extending the deadline for the application mentioned multiple cycles of review so that could mean there are multiple cycles of interviews. If you applied before Jan 15 you're guaranteed to be reviewed in the first cycle, if not then they may not have even seen your application yet so don't lose hope either way. I also know that the different departments are working on different timelines. I don't know if they are done or not but hopefully that info gives some insight

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I did apply before Jan 15, so it seems they likely took a pass on me. Regardless, thank you for the info! Trying to remain hopeful

[chunkeymonkey]

  On 2/10/2022 at 10:17 PM, 1800goodluck said:

Also want to know if this was a painting interview? Thanks for the info!

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Nope! Sculpture

 

  On 2/11/2022 at 1:46 AM, HJAn said:

Oh that's a shame as I applied for VCU sculpture as well. Do you know if VCU has finished sending out interview invitations?

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 I don't know, but I didn't get one yet either so I really hope not. 

 

  On 2/11/2022 at 4:07 AM, blueviolet said:

If you applied before Jan 15 you're guaranteed to be reviewed in the first cycle, if not then they may not have even seen your application yet so don't lose hope either way. I also know that the different departments are working on different timelines. I don't know if they are done or not but hopefully that info gives some insight

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That totally makes sense!! 

 

[AncientQuail]

  On 2/10/2022 at 8:02 PM, annaconda said:

do you know if that applies to all Madison interviews or only printmaking? 

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hi @annaconda! as far as I know, that deadline is only for printmaking, but I'm unsure. I feel like there is still hope for you! which program did you apply for?

[Pickle555]

Just submitted the supplemental works for the Yale interview..... ? decided to go with all "new" works (works I considered including in my application but didn't & works I made after the deadline). Hope it doesn't bite me in the ass.... the stress never ends!! Not sure if other departments are doing the same, but I'm curious how others approached this?