Kalonde Posted January 30 Posted January 30 Applied in painting for: Yale Rutgers Carnegie Mellon (have heard some negative things about this program after applying so I don't know how I feel about that now) SAIC Cranbrook (app deadline hasn't passed yet) It's my first year applying and while I think I have a good portfolio I'm not so sure I did my best work on the apps since I finished them very last minute after my solo show.
manti Posted January 30 Posted January 30 Current freak out level: checking the analytics of my website. No new hits. Chat, am I done for? 🫠 Darrrr, sillygooseart and dj_buckweed07 2 1
Jwack Posted January 30 Posted January 30 I’ve been doing that for weeks lol. Had some hits a few weeks ago but nothing recent 😬
mmav Posted January 30 Posted January 30 22 hours ago, dj_buckweed07 said: Sweet!! What medium? Transmedia/new media...mainly installations. Just finished my UCSB interview. For that one, they said that they're going to review the selection of interviewed people, narrow down the selection and invite/fly out the next round to interview/chat in person and then do final selections-- the timeline was "the next few weeks". Oscar25 1
FreakinOut24 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 Hi everyone, congrats on all the interviews and for applying in general, the process is brutal! This is my third time applying. I applied to sculpture or interdisciplinary programs. I have gotten interview requests from UT Austin (interview tomorrow in sculpture/extended media) and UCSD (interview being scheduled for end week of February.) I have not heard back from Stanford or UC Davis which I'm thinking I have been rejected by considering the past timelines and other 2025 posts I've read about interview requests. I am still waiting to hear from Yale, Tulane, UCLA, and Cornell. Has anyone heard from Stanford? Best of luck to everyone!
prosthetic_head Posted January 31 Posted January 31 Well, I got a last minute fee waiver to CCA, so I guess I'm writing some new essays tonight! Not sure if anyone here applied to UNM, but they should be contacting applicants next week. I got my BFA there and highly recommend their program (photo and printmaking, at least!) dj_buckweed07 and Frank0000000 2
Frank0000000 Posted January 31 Posted January 31 13 hours ago, Kalonde said: Applied in painting for: Yale Rutgers Carnegie Mellon (have heard some negative things about this program after applying so I don't know how I feel about that now) SAIC Cranbrook (app deadline hasn't passed yet) It's my first year applying and while I think I have a good portfolio I'm not so sure I did my best work on the apps since I finished them very last minute after my solo show. I applied to carnegie for painting too! what have you heard about their program? Best of luck with your first cycle! I always hear the portfolio is the most important piece, and if you’ve done a solo show I bet they’ll love that too!!🤘✨
sillygooseart Posted January 31 Posted January 31 3 hours ago, Frank0000000 said: I applied to carnegie for painting too! what have you heard about their program? Best of luck with your first cycle! I always hear the portfolio is the most important piece, and if you’ve done a solo show I bet they’ll love that too!!🤘✨ I applied to CMU as well and I saw some posts in last year’s forum and on Reddit from last month. To sum it up the students aren’t very kind to each other and are put against each other, there’s not rly a curriculum or courses for grad students, the faculty aren’t helpful and don’t like their jobs and they don’t engage with the students. It almost sounds more like a bad-energy residency. I doubt I’ll get in anyways but hearing more concerning things than positive about a program is alarming to me! Frank0000000 1
Kalonde Posted January 31 Posted January 31 4 hours ago, Frank0000000 said: I applied to carnegie for painting too! what have you heard about their program? Best of luck with your first cycle! I always hear the portfolio is the most important piece, and if you’ve done a solo show I bet they’ll love that too!!🤘✨ 56 minutes ago, sillygooseart said: I applied to CMU as well and I saw some posts in last year’s forum and on Reddit from last month. To sum it up the students aren’t very kind to each other and are put against each other, there’s not rly a curriculum or courses for grad students, the faculty aren’t helpful and don’t like their jobs and they don’t engage with the students. It almost sounds more like a bad-energy residency. I doubt I’ll get in anyways but hearing more concerning things than positive about a program is alarming to me! What they said^ plus even though it's supposedly tuition free people ended up with mountains of debt. I don't remember if anybody is applying there but I've heard MICA isn't great either Frank0000000 1
sundayscaries Posted January 31 Posted January 31 56 minutes ago, sillygooseart said: I applied to CMU as well and I saw some posts in last year’s forum and on Reddit from last month. To sum it up the students aren’t very kind to each other and are put against each other, there’s not rly a curriculum or courses for grad students, the faculty aren’t helpful and don’t like their jobs and they don’t engage with the students. It almost sounds more like a bad-energy residency. I doubt I’ll get in anyways but hearing more concerning things than positive about a program is alarming to me! I’m not in the program but I live in Pittsburgh/know some of the profs/the guy I dated just finished the program. I think our initial vibe read is accurate, but it seems like a program anyone can really grow in. Pittsburgh has a lot to take advantage of from what I know. The only reason I didn’t apply is because I want a change of scenery. sillygooseart and Frank0000000 2
sillygooseart Posted January 31 Posted January 31 1 hour ago, sundayscaries said: I’m not in the program but I live in Pittsburgh/know some of the profs/the guy I dated just finished the program. I think our initial vibe read is accurate, but it seems like a program anyone can really grow in. Pittsburgh has a lot to take advantage of from what I know. The only reason I didn’t apply is because I want a change of scenery. That’s comforting to know that it’s a program anyone can grow in! Thank you Frank0000000 1
Kalonde Posted January 31 Posted January 31 2 hours ago, sundayscaries said: I’m not in the program but I live in Pittsburgh/know some of the profs/the guy I dated just finished the program. I think our initial vibe read is accurate, but it seems like a program anyone can really grow in. Pittsburgh has a lot to take advantage of from what I know. The only reason I didn’t apply is because I want a change of scenery. That's really good to know! I wish I had been able to visit but I had a super busy year
paintstress Posted January 31 Posted January 31 6 hours ago, Kalonde said: What they said^ plus even though it's supposedly tuition free people ended up with mountains of debt. I don't remember if anybody is applying there but I've heard MICA isn't great either what did you hear about MICA if you dont mind sharing? they werent on my list until i had a great meeting with them during a portfolio review event. I dont love baltimore so if i get accepted ill still be on the fence.
freshman2024 Posted January 31 Posted January 31 38 minutes ago, paintstress said: what did you hear about MICA if you dont mind sharing? they werent on my list until i had a great meeting with them during a portfolio review event. I dont love baltimore so if i get accepted ill still be on the fence. Hey so I did a meeting with an admissions counselor from MICA over the summer. It seemed like a lot of their emphasis is on their undergrad program, facility access is limited unless you write a proposal for why you need to work with xyz ( for me this was about a kiln ) or that I had to be taking an elective with whatever the medium was I wanted to work with, which would have been with undergrads. I have a friend there for sculpture now in her second year, it seems like the work ethic of the program is low and I know she finds that frustrating, but at the same time because of that she gets more attention / studio visits. Funding is super important to me so I decided with all of the above and the cost of their tuition in mind, not to apply.
freshman2024 Posted January 31 Posted January 31 Does anyone know if theres been issues with the MFA in sculpture program at OSU? I've been really excited about it but during my interview with Tyler, someone from my panel asked where else I had applied so I gave them some names. She immediately raised eyebrows and asked if OSU had "settled" down, and that they had taken in a transfer from OSU into the Tyler program because of it. I quite frankly had no idea what she was referring to, and I havent been able to find anything negative on here or reddit, and when I spoke with current grads they all seemed super happy. Anyone know anything or have any info that I should be concerned about?
paintstress Posted January 31 Posted January 31 7 minutes ago, freshman2024 said: Hey so I did a meeting with an admissions counselor from MICA over the summer. It seemed like a lot of their emphasis is on their undergrad program, facility access is limited unless you write a proposal for why you need to work with xyz ( for me this was about a kiln ) or that I had to be taking an elective with whatever the medium was I wanted to work with, which would have been with undergrads. I have a friend there for sculpture now in her second year, it seems like the work ethic of the program is low and I know she finds that frustrating, but at the same time because of that she gets more attention / studio visits. Funding is super important to me so I decided with all of the above and the cost of their tuition in mind, not to apply. ahhh i see, thank you for your response! having limited access to facilities does sound really annoying especially since im pretty multimedia and im going to grad school precisely because i want to be immersed in a community of people who really care about their work 😕 its such a bummer to hear since im pretty set on going to grad school this year and MICA's my most realistic option in terms of acceptance rate.
yellosloth Posted January 31 Posted January 31 Hey everyone, this is my first time applying! So far, I got an interview with RISD in painting, but still waiting on: Yale Columbia Hunter UCLA Concordia (my backup Canadian school lol) Wishing everyone good luck!! dj_buckweed07 1
sarinnn Posted January 31 Posted January 31 Got an interview with SAIC for at/sp, I'm guessing they don't reimburse travel costs for in-person interviews?
Darrrr Posted January 31 Posted January 31 23 hours ago, manti said: Current freak out level: checking the analytics of my website. No new hits. Chat, am I done for? 🫠 I’m checking my website analytics daily 😩 UConn and RISD have checked out my site but none of the other schools I’ve applied too
Darrrr Posted January 31 Posted January 31 Applied to several schools this year for ceramics! The nerves are really starting to hit 😬 University of Iowa, University of Arkansas, University of Wisconsin Madison, University of Minnesota, SIUE, UConn, Indiana University, and RISD I really hope this is the year, this is my 4th year applying to graduate school
Darrrr Posted January 31 Posted January 31 On 1/23/2025 at 8:02 AM, frogpainter said: Definitely! I haven't heard anything either and it's making me nervous since it had an early jan deadline but I'm telling myself I need to be patient wait till february lol! I also applied for UW Mad! Haven’t heard anything yet either and getting so anxious
Thedogsrout Posted January 31 Posted January 31 1 hour ago, sarinnn said: Got an interview with SAIC for at/sp, I'm guessing they don't reimburse travel costs for in-person interviews? I also applied to SAIC! Which department did you apply to?
sarinnn Posted January 31 Posted January 31 7 minutes ago, Thedogsrout said: I also applied to SAIC! Which department did you apply to? Art+tech/sound practices! What about you?
Thedogsrout Posted January 31 Posted January 31 2 minutes ago, sarinnn said: Art+tech/sound practices! What about you? I’m applying for painting! sarinnn 1
manti Posted February 1 Posted February 1 (edited) 2 hours ago, Darrrr said: I’m checking my website analytics daily 😩 UConn and RISD have checked out my site but none of the other schools I’ve applied too Nice! I'm curious if there is any correlation between checking out our website and getting an interview. My website doesn't actually use Google Analytics, just a standard tracker from the web host which might not be as accurate. Edited February 1 by manti
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