artcat Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 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! limpcigarette, whitewhales, LizRAE and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberrycat Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 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! kewpiebread, whitewhales, nameless cat and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artcat Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 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! Strawberrycat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncientQuail Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 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). whitewhales and seelamfa22 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_redrabbit7 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADK99 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickjaketheruler Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 For people that interviewed with Tyler, does anyone know when we will hear back? The wait is killing me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORRI Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seelamfa22 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 10 minutes ago, ORRI said: Oh Really? Did UC Berkeley Art Practice already offer interviews? Yea I had my interview on February 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkeymonkey Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 14 hours ago, seelamfa22 said: 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. Hi @seelamfa22! Can you elaborate on the kind of questions they asked you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkeymonkey Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 On 2/12/2022 at 12:03 AM, nameless cat said: Yes, I do! Reiterate that I'm excited about the program, mentioning a certain thing we discussed in the interview. Also, found out about Rutgers rejection thanks to this forum. Still no email from them, weird and kind of tacky? Stay positive y'all!!! It still seems like a lot of schools are just beginning the process. On 2/12/2022 at 2:39 AM, Font said: Yes you need to initiate a paper trail. It shows you know how to 1) be professional in your practice and 2) have great communication skills. The below video created by a former RISD prof says you should treat grad school interviews like job interviews. A simple 'thank you' goes a long way. youtube.com/watch?v=KEwgwfw6JAs In case anyone else was wondering, this was really great advice! I emailed the faculty who interviewed me at one of the schools I applied to and they actually had some more questions for me, which I answered, and then they sent me some great references! Thanks @Font @nameless cat!!! 310293 and Font 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyoveggies Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 14 hours 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! It depends on what you know about the program and what info is available on their website, but here's some questions that I have asked: Are there teaching opportunities for graduate students? What do you enjoy most about the community here? What do you expect the cohort size to be? What is it like to live in this area? (especially good if you don't live nearby!) If the prof is working on any projects that I find interesting then I typically like to ask about that too, just to show that I care and am interested in being part of the community artcat and whitewhales 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadPainter Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 2 hours ago, slickjaketheruler said: For people that interviewed with Tyler, does anyone know when we will hear back? The wait is killing me. I didn’t hear back until March 15th last year!!! So it might be a while. From what I understand, all departments have to finish interviews then they figure out funding which is why it takes so long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recyclable Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Got Cranbrook email-interview for Print Media! hibiscusleaves and Slowly 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanV Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Had my Pratt photo interview today which I think went well but the first two questions were surprises so thought I’d share them. 1. describe your practice in exactly 5 words 2. what should we know about you that isn’t in the application then they asked about a specific piece, what I’m reading and one more typical question. Hopefully that helps someone out there ? seelamfa22, whitewhales, Faxma and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artcat Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 2 hours ago, eatyoveggies said: It depends on what you know about the program and what info is available on their website, but here's some questions that I have asked: Are there teaching opportunities for graduate students? What do you enjoy most about the community here? What do you expect the cohort size to be? What is it like to live in this area? (especially good if you don't live nearby!) If the prof is working on any projects that I find interesting then I typically like to ask about that too, just to show that I care and am interested in being part of the community awesome! thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcoasty Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Has anyone here experienced an in-person interview? Are any schools doing in-person interviews at all? Just curious. I only applied to the low-res MFA program at Bard this year, still waiting for an update... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitewhales Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 18 hours 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! Wish I asked you this question earlier Strawberrycat it’s such a thoughtful answer. Taking notes 1 hour ago, RyanV said: Had my Pratt photo interview today which I think went well but the first two questions were surprises so thought I’d share them. 1. describe your practice in exactly 5 words 2. what should we know about you that isn’t in the application then they asked about a specific piece, what I’m reading and one more typical question. Hopefully that helps someone out there ? ?? what the heck Thank you for sharing. I have been told similar questions are asked of the painters. But not the 5 words question.. Funny how both painting department and photo department are asking us what we are reading. Did it feel intense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanV Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 10 minutes ago, whitewhales said: Wish I asked you this question earlier Strawberrycat it’s such a thoughtful answer. Taking notes ?? what the heck Thank you for sharing. I have been told similar questions are asked of the painters. But not the 5 words question.. Funny how both painting department and photo department are asking us what we are reading. Did it feel intense? It didn’t really feel intense, the first two questions did feel like they were intended to see how you think on your feet so I don’t think they were expecting something perfect, after that it was more conversational. That said with non open ended questions it does feel awkward because it’s not natural. They ask, you answer and they move on to the next question. I think In retrospect I wish I had given broader answers to the specific questions that created dialogue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberrycat Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 34 minutes ago, whitewhales said: Wish I asked you this question earlier Strawberrycat it’s such a thoughtful answer. Taking notes ?? what the heck Thank you for sharing. I have been told similar questions are asked of the painters. But not the 5 words question.. Funny how both painting department and photo department are asking us what we are reading. Did it feel intense? It took me a while to get to those questions and a lot of asking a ton of other people, I was so lost about what to ask at first and afraid I'd ask something that seemed trivial or that was easily found on their websites. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewythecat Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Just got an interview request from Columbia MFA painting. Anyone had any experience interviewing with them? chipmunkismyfriend, Forms Without Formula, RyanV and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forms Without Formula Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 (edited) Keep telling myself I'll get my Hunter interview request within 24 hours of the full moon which is tomorrow at 11:57am EST, hoping the moon's gravitational pull can pull good news out of the admissions committees and into our inboxes!! ??? Edited February 16, 2022 by Forms Without Formula RyanV, chewythecat, beeebeeeebeebeebo and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadPainter Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Forms Without Formula said: Keep telling myself I'll get my Hunter interview request within 24 hours of the full moon which is tomorrow at 11:57am EST, hoping the moon's gravitational pull can pull good news out of the admissions committees and into our inboxes!! ??? I pray to everything that you are right!! Forms Without Formula 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowly Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Hi friends, I took a break from this place to save my poor noodle from being fried lol. But I just wanted to check back in and say that I got emailed by one of the faculty with an unofficial notice of acceptance into RISD Illustration! (Official notices go out in March). I'm so happy, especially because I considered this one a "reach" school! ? I'll also hear on funding in March, too. quick timeline: application deadline - Jan 10th invited to interview - Jan 22nd interview - Jan 27th unofficial acceptance - today (if it matters, I'm an international applicant) As I've mentioned before, Illustration is their newest program, so I wouldn't advise using this as a basis if you applied to their more established programs like Painting, Digital Media, etc. Just putting this out there for any potential Illus lurkers, and for comparison in general. Other school I applied to is SUNY FIT, which I haven't heard a peep from. Also saw a lot of people I've interacted with on here posting their own interview/acceptance notices -- so very happy for you! Here's to even more good news in the future for us all! Frank14, chewythecat, tomatoriot and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank14 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Just got an an interview invite email from Colorado State at 9:30pm ? I don't remember seeing anyone else applying here but I thought I would post about it!!! I've interviewed with MICA and haven't heard back yet, and haven't heard anything at all from the other programs (VCU, UCI, U Montana, or SFSU). cirrostratusphere, Slowly, annaconda and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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