MFA 2022 Freak Out Forum

[_redrabbit7]

1 hour ago, hibiscusleaves said:

Has anyone heard from Cranbrook? I applied to the 2D department.

Edit: 45 mins after posting this I actually got an interview invitation to the program!

WOW! Congratulations! 

[learner22]

1 hour ago, seelamfa22 said:

A couple people here mentioned UC Berkeley. I interviewed with them last week. They said they were wrapping up interviews and would have decisions by the end of the month.

UCLA DMA MFA program or another program? My interview was for the DMA program last week. (corrected)

Edited February 14, 2022 by learner22
correction

[Font]

On 2/11/2022 at 3:35 PM, Westcoasty said:

 

 

On 2/11/2022 at 3:35 PM, Westcoasty said:

Congrats on the interview! My advice would be to open your mind to the realm where design and fine art overlap. Imagine yourself and your work in that gray area. Check out the work of the students coming out of that program as well as the work of the faculty. It seems like an interdisciplinary and modern program, I'm guessing you'll be surprised by what constitutes "design" for those artists.

No need to worry about what you'd "do with a design degree." You may end up doing exactly what you imagine doing with a visual art degree, and that's valid and reasonable.

Hey @kaflake, I agree with westcoasty. Ask them what they liked about your work to consider you in their dept. I took a look at your work (very nice btw) and I would think they took a liking to your bookmaking. Although your book projects do not contain typography, they do visually communicate a story. and that changes the discussion of what is a book from a graphic design perspective. Good luck to you.

Edited February 14, 2022 by Font

[seelamfa22]

27 minutes ago, learner22 said:

UCB DMA MFA program or another program? My interview was for the DMA program last week.

Berkeley's MFA program doesn't have disciplinary tracks. I think you meant UCLA's DMA program? 

[learner22]

38 minutes ago, seelamfa22 said:

Berkeley's MFA program doesn't have disciplinary tracks. I think you meant UCLA's DMA program? 

You are right. Thanks

[erdink]

1 hour ago, learner22 said:

UCLA DMA MFA program or another program? My interview was for the DMA program last week. (corrected)

Hello! When did you receive the interview request? Do you happen to know if they've already sent out all the interview requests? 

Thanks!  

[medsuppy]

2 hours ago, mfadoom said:

I haven't heard back from Columbia, Bard, or RISD-- it seems that RISD has already sent out interview requests, so that is probably a 'no'. Anyone heard from Columbia or Bard yet?

Also waiting on Bard ... for Painting

[learner22]

8 minutes ago, abugorg said:

Hello! When did you receive the interview request? Do you happen to know if they've already sent out all the interview requests? 

Thanks!  

I received the email on Jan 31 and had the interview last week. From their email I imagine many students were interviewed on the same day.

[erdink]

Has anyone heard from Parsons D&T yet? 

[hibiscusleaves]

1 hour ago, abugorg said:

Has anyone heard from Parsons D&T yet? 

nope, waiting as well

[HJAn]

14 hours ago, _redrabbit7 said:

 

Do you have any specific reasons why you would attend RISD?

 

 

It's obviously a very prestigious school and I like that you can cross register at Brown + they let the students propose and teach a course, not just TA for a professor. Also, I used to live in Providence for a few years so I really like the city and have friends there. I also really liked the professors' works and felt like they dealt with a lot of the same concerns that I do in my own works. I did notice that a lot of them graduated from Columbia or VCU though lol

[_redrabbit7]

1 minute ago, HJAn said:

It's obviously a very prestigious school and I like that you can cross register at Brown + they let the students propose and teach a course, not just TA for a professor. Also, I used to live in Providence for a few years so I really like the city and have friends there. I also really liked the professors' works and felt like they dealt with a lot of the same concerns that I do in my own works. I did notice that a lot of them graduated from Columbia or VCU though lol

Good to hear. Thanks for the feedback. 

[HJAn]

11 hours ago, hellotothefuture said:

hey! Congratulations for the interview.

I had an interview at RISD in 2018 and I was going through my old emails and I had an interview with them on March 3rd. Unfortunately, I did not hear back from them till now. I applied for MFA Sculpture. Quite disappointed tbh. I was expecting at least an interview call lol. 

Thank you! I'm sorry to hear that. I know - every rejection is like soul crushing ?

11 hours ago, hellotothefuture said:

Congratulations on all the interviews and I hope you end up at a place where you want to be.

I am an international applicant. I did not apply to Yale, Columbia and UPenn thinking that these are all top notch schools and I might never get an acceptance here. lol

Could you please advice me about MIT Art Culture and technology program? Also the MFA program at Columbia say Visual Arts+ Sound Art, does that mean that applicant's work should include something related to sound and stuff?

I am sure your work must. be cool that you end up getting all the interviews at all these amazing places.

I don't know if I know enough to advise you - as it's only my first time applying as well. I do think for MIT, your concepts and/or process probably should concern dealing with technology in our current world or involve tech related media as part of your methodology. 

For columbia, the school just also has a sound art department. And I think once your in the program, you share a lot of the classes with the sound art students, but they have a separate application process. So no, as a visual artist, you're not expected to do something with sound. 

[recyclable]

Anyone know how Cranbrook disperses interviews? (I am assuming it's a No because I haven't gotten an interview request today).

[seelamfa22]

4 minutes ago, recyclable said:

Anyone know how Cranbrook disperses interviews? (I am assuming it's a No because I haven't gotten an interview request today).

It looks like each department has a single "artist-in-residence" who reaches out and schedules interviews one by one. 

[seelamfa22]

On 1/24/2022 at 11:20 AM, recyclable said:

FRIENDS! I just got an interview request for the Northwestern University MFA (via email, appears to have gone out to multiple folks as addressed to "undisclosed recipients")!!!

How did your Northwestern interview go? I had mine on Saturday, and it was pretty tough. I thought the questions that they asked were some of the deepest questions I have received in an interview.

[recyclable]

Just got U of Buffalo’s interview request! 

[artcat]

Does anyone have advice on the types of questions to ask of the interviewers?  I've heard you should be prepared with a few thoughtful/intellegent questions for them but I'm not really sure what to ask.  My first interview is tomorrow (gulp) so any advice would be helpful!  

[Strawberrycat]

24 minutes ago, artcat said:

Does anyone have advice on the types of questions to ask of the interviewers?  I've heard you should be prepared with a few thoughtful/intellegent questions for them but I'm not really sure what to ask.  My first interview is tomorrow (gulp) so any advice would be helpful!  

I've started asking if they could tell me a bit about their philosophy on critique and it seems like it goes over well usually. I've gotten some really thoughtful answers back. I've also asked what they feel is a unique attribute of their program that they would want to take advantage of if they were a student there. Good luck with your interview! 

[artcat]

7 minutes ago, Strawberrycat said:

I've started asking if they could tell me a bit about their philosophy on critique and it seems like it goes over well usually. I've gotten some really thoughtful answers back. I've also asked what they feel is a unique attribute of their program that they would want to take advantage of if they were a student there. Good luck with your interview! 

those are great questions!  Thanks!

[AncientQuail]

On 2/13/2022 at 8:40 PM, lalalalalalalalalala said:

For those who have interviewed with RISD what department was it with? I haven't gotten an interview but was pretty confident I would have from feedback from alum and within the school. Slightly confused right now but not sure of the timeline 

I interviewed with RISD on friday morning for printmaking. They first reached out to me this past wednesday and offered me several times to choose from for the interview on friday and monday (today).

[_redrabbit7]

5 hours ago, AncientQuail said:

I interviewed with RISD on friday morning for printmaking. They first reached out to me this past wednesday and offered me several times to choose from for the interview on friday and monday (today).

My own timeline was slightly different. They reached out to me for the first time on January 30, then I had my interview on the 9th (last week Wednesday), after selecting from the available dates of 7th, 8th and 9th. Between, I had to submit images of paintings I'd done years ago, which were not initially included in my portfolio, along with two recent photos of my studio (I'm currently undergoing a residency program, so that might the reason they requested for studio pictures, to see what I was working on, I suppose). My interview was with the painting department, though.

Hope your interview went well. 

Edited February 15, 2022 by _redrabbit7

[ADK99]

Hey,

Sorry if it's off-topic, but anyone here has heard from RISD for the Master of Industrial Design program? The application deadline was 10th January 2022. 

[slickjaketheruler]

For people that interviewed with Tyler, does anyone know when we will hear back? The wait is killing me.

[ORRI]

23 hours ago, seelamfa22 said:

A couple people here mentioned UC Berkeley. I interviewed with them last week. They said they were wrapping up interviews and would have decisions by the end of the month.

Oh Really? Did UC Berkeley Art Practice already offer interviews?