yesmaam Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Does anyone know whether Yale interviews are done on a rolling basis? I read in a different forum that someone had been invited for an interview but the Yale website says that interview invites will be sent out in early feb. Does this mean that people who apply early have an advantage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murmur Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 20 hours ago, yesmaam said: Does anyone know whether Yale interviews are done on a rolling basis? I read in a different forum that someone had been invited for an interview but the Yale website says that interview invites will be sent out in early feb. Does this mean that people who apply early have an advantage? did you see this on reddit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintgal Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 2 hours ago, murmur said: did you see this on reddit? pretty sure all the interviews go out in feb... maybe it was for a different mfa? (theatre, writing, etc) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboyheehaw Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Got an interview with Tyler Sculpture! They are conducting Zoom interviews with semi-finalists and then from there, inviting finalists for on-campus interviews. Miso and Griselda 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copperpot Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Also got an interview with Tyler sculpture! cowboyheehaw and Miso 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copperpot Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 I think this forum is so quiet this year because grad cafe makes you authenticate with google and the site is just super glitchy when loading. Anyway, here is my updated list: Tyler sculpture (semi finalist interview 1/17) Pratt integrated practices Yale painting/print Yale sculpture UCLA new genres Rutgers Bard low res MECA&D paintgal and mfaapplicant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moses09 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 10 hours ago, Copperpot said: I think this forum is so quiet this year because grad cafe makes you authenticate with google and the site is just super glitchy when loading. Anyway, here is my updated list: Tyler sculpture (semi finalist interview 1/17) Pratt integrated practices Yale painting/print Yale sculpture UCLA new genres Rutgers Bard low res MECA&D do you think that accounts for over 1,000 less replies tho? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copperpot Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 2 hours ago, Moses09 said: do you think that accounts for over 1,000 less replies tho? Maybe. 1000 replies is usually just thirtyish people talking back-and-forth. I hope it means less people are applying this cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miso Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 3 hours ago, Copperpot said: Maybe. 1000 replies is usually just thirtyish people talking back-and-forth. I hope it means less people are applying this cycle. This is so true, it surprises me how each year it's probably only around 30 people in grad cafe and it seems like multiple people in here always get Yale interviews. ////// Also, this is for the people who have interviews with Tyler. I was thinking about applying but talked to a current student who said this: "Funding has kind of gone down the deep end since the graduate workers union strike (TUGSA) that Temple University had last spring. They recently cut a big funding opportunity for most students to complete their thesis semester. Since Temple has done this, I cannot in good faith recommend Tyler to you. It may be better to wait a year or so if you are committed to the program. I wish I could recommend the program to you because I do truly believe that the curriculum is doing a lot of the work of unpacking how damaging the art world and academia can be for artists. " Tyler is a great program, I would just make sure I ask about the current state of the program if I were you. cowboyheehaw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxmfa Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 First time applicant - it has been helpful to see when people heard back from different programs last year so... I got an interview invitation to RISD (Painting MFA) on Jan 17th. Griselda, thegradiest and Miso 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegradiest Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 (edited) Hello, long time stalker of forum- has anyone heard from RISD illustration? ( The financial aid email gave me such intense false hope) Edited January 20 by thegradiest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadicalDreamers Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) Hi everyone. Haven't posted here since December, but within the last few minutes I received my first interview invitation (for SUNY New Paltz's MFA program in Photography & Related Media). This is getting real!! Edited January 21 by RadicalDreamers Griselda, cowboyheehaw, Miso and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweet dreams Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Hi everyone joining the freak out- I applied to 6 schools, I'm Canadian so the first two are in Canada, The American schools I applied to are: Massart, Yale, RISD, SAIC, all to the painting programs Haven't heard anything yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yesmaam Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 On 1/18/2024 at 2:55 PM, murmur said: did you see this on reddit? Yeah, and I'm pretty sure the person was applying for another MFA. Sorry for the false alarm lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miso Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Received an interview invite from UCSB today. The interview will be this Friday RadicalDreamers, Copperpot, ohoh and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboyheehaw Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Got an interview invite from Parsons today. Miso, xxxmfa, ohoh and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxmfa Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Just got an email invite to interview with Tyler Painting cowboyheehaw, Griselda, Miso and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btwnthetides Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) Ignore this sorry, didn't know how to quote Edited January 23 by btwnthetides Didn't know how to quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btwnthetides Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 17 hours ago, meatjoy said: Just got an email invite to interview with Tyler Painting Did they give you a timeframe for the length of interview or any questions in advance? Still waiting on an invite for Photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxmfa Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 3 minutes ago, btwnthetides said: Did they give you a timeframe for the length of interview or any questions in advance? Still waiting on an invite for Photo. Yeah - 20 minute time slots on Saturday and Sunday. I am sure it varies from one department to another - it seems like sculpture has multiple interviews potentially from what someone said?? but they gave me no indication of if that is true for Painting. The email was just an automated email from the department head to book a time via a calendar application. It actually kind of came off as unprofessional because the email subject line was, "Book time with me without back-and-forth discussions" and then it was just a kind of nonsensical paragraph that had clearly been distorted through whatever app he was using. So if I hadn't recognized the name of the department head, it would've seemed like a scam. And then to make it even more confusing, the calendar wasn't updated to actually book a time until this morning. Overall weird - lol. From the description in the email, I get the impression that the Tyler interviews are really trying to see what you would bring to the program, why you are motivated to get an MFA and why specifically at Tyler. The tone was really quite different from what RISD sent me. btwnthetides 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btwnthetides Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 1 minute ago, meatjoy said: Yeah - 20 minute time slots on Saturday and Sunday. I am sure it varies from one department to another - it seems like sculpture has multiple interviews potentially from what someone said?? but they gave me no indication of if that is true for Painting. The email was just an automated email from the department head to book a time via a calendar application. It actually kind of came off as unprofessional because the email subject line was, "Book time with me without back-and-forth discussions" and then it was just a kind of nonsensical paragraph that had clearly been distorted through whatever app he was using. So if I hadn't recognized the name of the department head, it would've seemed like a scam. And then to make it even more confusing, the calendar wasn't updated to actually book a time until this morning. Overall weird - lol. From the description in the email, I get the impression that the Tyler interviews are really trying to see what you would bring to the program, why you are motivated to get an MFA and why specifically at Tyler. The tone was really quite different from what RISD sent me. Huh. Thank you so much! Super helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxmfa Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 3 minutes ago, btwnthetides said: Huh. Thank you so much! Super helpful. I will cross my fingers you get an invite for Photo soon! all of this waiting and speculating is awful haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btwnthetides Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 6 minutes ago, meatjoy said: I will cross my fingers you get an invite for Photo soon! all of this waiting and speculating is awful haha. Yes, it really is! Thanks, and good luck on your interviews! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfaapplicant Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Got an interview from Tufts SMFA this morning! Miso and cowboyheehaw 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixseveneight Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) Hi, new to this forum and first time applying MFAs. I applied to Yale Sculpture, Northwestern, UCLA new genres, and UPenn. I just received a rejection email from Northwestern. I know it is insanely competitive, but I'm devastated. Not off to a good start 💔 Edited January 23 by sixseveneight murmur, Beenthereonce, Griselda and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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