leee Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 (edited) Congratulations to everyone on their progress so far. I just received an e-mail notification from MassArt as well inviting me for an interview for the 2d program. Does anyone know about how many applicants are invited for an interview there? Edited February 8, 2012 by leetimko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imbeingdead Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Ugh. Missing transcripts and letter of rec for CSULB. Thankfully they were nice about it and are giving me time to get them sent again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHandedJill Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 So, I went and did a little digging on last year's freak out forum and compiled some dates so we can all have it in one place I focused on painting and drawing though, so these are rough guidelines from posts by applicants for 2011 in painting and drawing mostly (or otherwise indicated): UPenn- phone interview 2/16--ACCEPTED 3/7 (phone) SAIC FIBER- phone interview 3/5--ACCEPTED 3/10 (letter) SAIC PAINTING- phone interview 3/5--REJECTED (letter) CalArts- REJECTED 2/22 (letter) VCU- Phone interview 2/25- Waitlisted 3/7 Yale- interviewed 3/22-REJECTED 4/2 RISD- interviewed 3/23 - waitlisted 3/29 Hunter- Rejected 3/18 Columbia- Rejected 4/1 Cranbrook-interview 3/28-waitlisted 4/8- accepted 4/14 UCLA-Rejected 3/12 UCSD-Rejected 2/28 SVA-Accepted 3/22 NYU-sculpture-Accepted 3/29 NYU-digital-Accepted 3/29 Pratt-Accepted 3/29 (with merit scholarship) Indiana University- sculpture- Accepted 3/16 Hope this helps, it just made me more anxious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheZane Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I am just trying and forget that I applied to school. kazoo and nimda 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l'artiste Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Yay! Calarts interview! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoisit Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I am just trying and forget that I applied to school. i feel ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robowooby Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 so... if I didn't get an email about an interview at MassArt's 2D program should I assume that's a rejection? Do schools ever notify students on different days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billie jean Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I am wondering the same thing... no interview at Calarts... does that mean no go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicl722 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Yay! Calarts interview! Me too, which program have u been applying for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 This is awful! I haven't gotten a single interview request yet but I did get two rejections already. This is my third time applying to grad school. At what point do you just let it go and move on with your life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miyamoto81 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Hi Everyone, Just so y'all know, I got my rejection letter from University of Michigan today. Just a heads up that they are on their way - though for those who haven't heard yet, I still have fingers crossed for y'all! Stay positive out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appli-can Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 This is awful! I haven't gotten a single interview request yet but I did get two rejections already. This is my third time applying to grad school. At what point do you just let it go and move on with your life? I've decided that if i don't get into grad school it's a sign that I have all the critical input I need already. I don't care if that sounds naive. And I've decided that since I'll have all the critical input I need it is time for me to make the biggest (not necessary physically large), baddest, hardest, smartest series of paintings I can conceive of and push myself harder than I ever have before. Life is art, right? We may as well demonstrate that. Plus I think of all the artists who's work I really admire who never went to grad school. That makes me feel better too. Appli-can and OutWest 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miyamoto81 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 This is awful! I haven't gotten a single interview request yet but I did get two rejections already. This is my third time applying to grad school. At what point do you just let it go and move on with your life? I've decided that if i don't get into grad school it's a sign that I have all the critical input I need already. I don't care if that sounds naive. And I've decided that since I'll have all the critical input I need it is time for me to make the biggest (not necessary physically large), baddest, hardest, smartest series of paintings I can conceive of and push myself harder than I ever have before. Life is art, right? We may as well demonstrate that. Plus I think of all the artists who's work I really admire who never went to grad school. That makes me feel better too. This is something to think about also: when I went to Columbia's open house, they flat out said that even if they love your work, if they don't think they can help you, they aren't going to accept you. Now, that obviously doesn't necessarily mean that you're ready for shows in Chelsea. It just means that these "rejections" have so many different factors built into them, it's not just based on your work. If an institution doesn't think they can offer you anything, even though they might really respond to what you are doing, they won't take you anyway. I've been told over and over again that getting into these programs is like having all these factors align like the stars. Factors which often times have very little to do with your actual work. miyamoto81 and Appli-can 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creamypencil Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Got Calarts interview in March! but I live in Hong Kong, very far away. Do you think I can make a request of skype interview??? i am so worried! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutWest Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 (edited) Reeeee-JECT-ed by University of Michigan! On to University of Chicago interview next Friday. (btw, a good friend of mine has an interview at Northwestern, for those of you interested in that school. March 3rd...looks like I struck on that school too, ha.) Edited February 9, 2012 by OutWest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazoo Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 (edited) I am just trying and forget that I applied to school. i feel ya. I'm with you guys. Congratulations to the Penndesign, Massart and Calarts finalists ! Edited February 9, 2012 by kazoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Li Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Me too, which program have u been applying for? Good luck!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outline Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I got the same email from UPenn this morning. 10 minutes seems incredibly short for an interview. Anyone else have experience with their interview/admissions process? Agree. First I was thinking they might want to test my English, as I’m an international applicant! Anyway, wish you luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazoo Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Agree. First I was thinking they might want to test my English, as I’m an international applicant! Anyway, wish you luck! When is your phone interview? From what I remember when I went through last years forum they just asked a few questions such as why you wanted to go to penn. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outline Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 (edited) When is your phone interview? From what I remember when I went through last years forum they just asked a few questions such as why you wanted to go to penn. Good luck! This Monday. Thank you! Edited February 9, 2012 by outline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laksjflaksjfasd Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 (edited) I got two interview invitations so far, from Yale and MICA [yay]. Congratulations! I'm curious when and how you heard from MICA. I'm applying there for painting and am anxious to get some news. I know you're applying for GD, so it's also possible that the dates are different for different programs. Has anyone else heard a peep from MICA? EDIT: Okay, funny story. I realized now, at 4am, that I hadn't checked the mail today. So I went out, and sure enough, there's a massive envelope from MICA!! So I'm actually almost crying in the dark by my mailbox. Run inside, tear it open, shaking... it's A BUNCH OF PAMPHLETS. About their exciting new programs. *screams* What??? Why would... whaaat???? Is this some kind of joke, to send us your pamphlets at this precise moment in our anticipation process? If so, okay, it's a little funny. But that moment when I read "Dear [my name]," and down a line to: "generic stuff about programs you didn't apply to, I'm the new Vice Provost, MICA's pretty cool. Okay bye!" Man... that was a serious emotional bait-and-switch. MICA, I already want to go to you! You do not need to convince me, just please tell me whether or not I can. Edited February 9, 2012 by canarybones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Song Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Congratulations! I'm curious when and how you heard from MICA. I'm applying there for painting and am anxious to get some news. I know you're applying for GD, so it's also possible that the dates are different for different programs. Has anyone else heard a peep from MICA? EDIT: Okay, funny story. I realized now, at 4am, that I hadn't checked the mail today. So I went out, and sure enough, there's a massive envelope from MICA!! So I'm actually almost crying in the dark by my mailbox. Run inside, tear it open, shaking... it's A BUNCH OF PAMPHLETS. About their exciting new programs. *screams* What??? Why would... whaaat???? Is this some kind of joke, to send us your pamphlets at this precise moment in our anticipation process? If so, okay, it's a little funny. But that moment when I read "Dear [my name]," and down a line to: "generic stuff about programs you didn't apply to, I'm the new Vice Provost, MICA's pretty cool. Okay bye!" Man... that was a serious emotional bait-and-switch. MICA, I already want to go to you! You do not need to convince me, just please tell me whether or not I can. Hi, thanks a lot! I heard from MICA on the 7th - true, the dates may be different for GD. They sent me an email notifying me that I an a finalist. So check your email! Annoying about the pamphlets... I listed my parent's address :] Good luck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laksjflaksjfasd Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Hi, thanks a lot! I heard from MICA on the 7th - true, the dates may be different for GD. They sent me an email notifying me that I an a finalist. So check your email! Annoying about the pamphlets... I listed my parent's address :] Good luck!! Thanks for the info No email yet. Guess I'll try and hold out a little hope until some other painters hear back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazoo Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 (edited) Hi canarybones, last year I was contacted for an interview at MICA (Hoffberger) on the 16th of february. I know for a fact that every program there handles their own admissions process in their own time frame. So until people post about Hoffberger or Mt Royal (if you applied there), it's normal not to have heard back! best of luck oh and for the massive envelope story, SAIC did the same thing to me! soo cruel! and redundant since, as you said, we already know we want to go! Edited February 9, 2012 by kazoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laksjflaksjfasd Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 (edited) Hi canarybones, last year I was contacted for an interview at MICA (Hoffberger) on the 16th of february. I know for a fact that every program there handles their own admissions process in their own time frame. So until people post about Hoffberger or Mt Royal (if you applied there), it's normal not to have heard back! best of luck Ah, thank you so much! That makes me feel a lot better. oh and for the massive envelope story, SAIC did the same thing to me! soo cruel! and redundant since, as you said, we already know we want to go! SAIC sent me one as well, but I thought it was a nice gesture since they must've sent them out right when the apps went in--I knew they couldn't possibly have made a decision in two weeks or so, and I wasn't expecting anything when I opened it. However, I do think it was nice of both them and MICA to at least give us something for our application fee, you know? MICA just freaked me out because it's within the possible notification window x_x Edited February 9, 2012 by canarybones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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