MFA 2023 Freak Out Forum

[borg]

Sorry to bring this up again, but it seems like some decisions from Hunter were already sent out this week - has anyone heard anything? 🥲🥲 

[PuzzleHeadedPie]

On 3/14/2023 at 5:30 PM, panzie said:

has anyone interviewed with MIT's Act, Culture, and Technology Program (SMACT)? 

I submitted my application on January 4th, and I have not heard anything since then. I just assume it is a rejection.

[ponyonotaleaf]

I just received an interview invitation from CalArts…

It has been silent since January. 

Didn’t people received the decisions yet?! what’s going on?

[cornchip]

23 hours ago, SocialKonstruct said:

Philly is pretty dangerous to live in. Almost got shot once and stabbed once there.

Tyler is dope for fiber. I think Erin M. Riley went there and wow yes! Amy Lincoln went there too. So a very good school.

 

7 hours ago, Inthemiddleofariddle said:

I just want to chip in because I’m from Pennsylvania and I absolutely adore philly overall. There is an amazing artist community there with a ton of artist run gallery spaces and it’s actually affordable to live in. Any city you consider moving to will have crime, anywhere you go. But I think Philly is a great place to find a supportive artist community if you are in search of one. 

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I think there are unsafe parts in any city so I know I'll have to take precautions wherever I go (I live in a very safe small town rn). Glad to hear there is a solid artist community in Philly! 

[cornchip]

3 hours ago, borg said:

Sorry to bring this up again, but it seems like some decisions from Hunter were already sent out this week - has anyone heard anything? 🥲🥲 

I received an acceptance on March 15! I got an email to check my portal and the decision was there.

[_solvely_]

Hi guys,

I just got waitlisted for Calarts.

Does anyone know if there is a hope for conversion for Calarts or I should just give up hope?🥲

 

[_solvely_]

I think it is still ongoing @ponyonotaleaf. They just waitlisted me 🥲

Edited March 18, 2023 by _solvely_

[nddds]

On 3/15/2023 at 2:48 PM, crevedca said:

Anyone hear from UCLA DMA recently? 
Also any fellow Brown Digital/Cross-disciplinary waitlistees?

Haven't heard anything from DMA 😕

[paintpaiiint]

Has anyone heard from UCR? I haven't heard anything since my interview.

[etm94]

Sorry if someone else has already asked/addressed this (I haven't really kept up w this forum the past week or so), but has anyone heard back from Yale financial aid? 

[CactusWren22]

7 hours ago, paintpaiiint said:

Has anyone heard from UCR? I haven't heard anything since my interview.

Just out of curiosity when did you hear back from UCR? You should shoot them an email and tell them that you are still interested in the program and what the current timeline is for final decisions.

[blueangel]

On 3/16/2023 at 10:33 AM, duderstad said:

is the rejection in your portal? I did not receive a rejection and I see nothing when logging in

not sure if you were asking me, but I got an email that there was a status change and logged in and clicked on the application, then saw the decision. 

[ponyonotaleaf]

On 3/17/2023 at 11:18 PM, _solvely_ said:

I think it is still ongoing @ponyonotaleaf. They just waitlisted me 🥲

ohhhh did you interview with them? May I ask what questions they asked? 

[zemog]

On 3/17/2023 at 12:52 PM, borg said:

Sorry to bring this up again, but it seems like some decisions from Hunter were already sent out this week - has anyone heard anything? 🥲🥲 

I got my acceptance letter on 03.15.2023 via email notification to check the portal. I applied for Sculpture. 

[zemog]

On 3/13/2023 at 5:45 PM, Sweetie123 said:

For people accepted into funded programs (and if you feel comfortable sharing) how much money are you getting in stipends? And what sort of time requirement is tied to the stipend?

I've gotten two offers, both funded.

The first offer comes with a $16,000 stipend per year - I would be teaching my own undergrad course beginning in September. Teaching right off the bat makes me nervous because I've never taught before.

The second offer is $12,000 per semester, but I wouldn't get a stipend (or have an assistantship) until the second semester. So my first year stipend would be $12,000 and my second year I would get the full $24,000. 

I just want to see how these offers align with offers other applicants are getting. I hope everyone is doing well and hanging in there x 

One (private school, #23) is offering $45K per year, no work requirement with an additional $4K per year with 20 hour work requirement, however this fellowship isn't offered to more than one student and is mostly for PhD students across the university. Another (public, highly ranked) is offering $10K per year, 10 hour work requirement. 

[zemog]

On 3/9/2023 at 11:12 AM, cornchip said:

Has anyone heard from VCU sculpture?? It's getting really late to not have heard anything at all
 

Accepted via phone on 03.04.23, interview was on 03.02.23

[paintpaiiint]

18 hours ago, CactusWren22 said:

Just out of curiosity when did you hear back from UCR? You should shoot them an email and tell them that you are still interested in the program and what the current timeline is for final decisions.

My interview was feb 17

[duderstad]

14 hours ago, blueangel said:

not sure if you were asking me, but I got an email that there was a status change and logged in and clicked on the application, then saw the decision. 

Ah okay thx! I guess Im waitlisted then in yet another program.

[cyb3rci3lo]

On 3/17/2023 at 3:52 PM, borg said:

Sorry to bring this up again, but it seems like some decisions from Hunter were already sent out this week - has anyone heard anything? 🥲🥲 

just got notified im on the waitlist! good luck to everyone, will be taking my name off to accept VCU 🙂

[borg]

41 minutes ago, cyb3rci3lo said:

just got notified im on the waitlist! good luck to everyone, will be taking my name off to accept VCU 🙂

ah!! congrats on the decision!! 

[mfamfa]

columbia sculpture notification anyone ?

[kiranala]

Hi, I just got accepted to Carnegie Mellon MDes and Parsons Transdisciplinary Design. I was looking for school that could provide me with more systems thinking approach to design. Just want opinion which one do you think is better?

[SocialKonstruct]

Okay... still awaiting CalArts decision.

[etm94]

17 hours ago, mfamfa said:

columbia sculpture notification anyone ?

Still haven't heard back from Columbia (printmaking) after interviewing over 3 weeks ago now. At this point I'm assuming i didnt get in, but I guess there is still a chance.

Still waiting on Yale's financial aid office too, has anyone heard back from them?

[Thursdayhasnofeel]

On 3/16/2023 at 5:33 PM, cornchip said:

Does anyone have insight into Tyler they want to share? This is looking like my best option right now. I so appreciate that they are a funded program and can provide stipends as well. I'm just not sure it's the right fit for me. I was accepted into the Fiber program, but I'm curious to hear any opinions on Tyler and Philly in general!

 

I currently live in philly, its a pretty great city, awesome restaurants, super easy to get around the city, it's got some rough edges but it's not as bad as people will tell you, its safe for a large city. Also Philly still has an identity to it, it's unlike anywhere I've ever been in the US