mimoma Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 I also got accepted to the performance program and I am going!
Skweeder Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 I also got accepted to the performance program and I am going! Grats mimoma! For a while I though I was the only on Gradcafe applying there... lol. I'm still waiting to hear from them on any form of financial whether merit or need base help. Ain't no way I can have a 100k US loan without killing my credit in the long run. Although really happy being accepted I'm still wondering how I can pay for it without any scholarship whatsoever.
testing Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) Grats mimoma! For a while I though I was the only on Gradcafe applying there... lol. I'm still waiting to hear from them on any form of financial whether merit or need base help. Ain't no way I can have a 100k US loan without killing my credit in the long run. Although really happy being accepted I'm still wondering how I can pay for it without any scholarship whatsoever. They only had one scholarship. It was for 100% tuition. This guy got it: http://muratadash.com/ To be honest, I don't think my style of performance fits in with what they like to do there... If I went I would be more broadly based across different departments like photography, film and new media, art and technology... The performance department is very much concentrated on that wear something strange and do a strange action in public location. I like something more low-key... and emotionally closer Edited March 21, 2012 by testing
Skweeder Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) His "mind the gap" performance is pretty cool... maybe he wasn't in the suitcase as the video cut! I have no idea what the security though in their head... wtf an indian guy popping out of a suitcase: SURPRISE! seems like a setup for a skit of humorist Russel Peter who do a lot of indian joke. they do seem to like weird place/weird move thing... Personally if I win the lottery and go to SAIC i'd rather just stay focus on performance mixing with electronic textile works/robotics. For the past 4 years since my second year of BFA and my MA I've been working on enough other peoples exhibitions in kinetic sculpture, worked on a couple of government funded research project on technology for the university as research assistant (crazy possibilties when money is not a problem... it's no MiT but we do have a great Inter-university research center in Montreal called Hexagram for anything related to new media), been a TA for a bundle of new media courses ranging from interactive media to robotic and I just want to use it for my own stuff now... Heh even managed to get a grant from the art council to develop some works still in progress. I've been doing mostly performance based work during my BFA (So my portefolio is more a performance than a new genre one). Because of a hectic schedule from doing my MA full time while working 20 hours/week my practice took a huge break - only manage to do 2 collective exhibition a year during my MA ... was so busy that I only managed to apply to 2 schools this year (it was also rather last minutes... but as SAIC had the only performance program it was a no brainer at that time). So I though that either I get in SAIC and explore that in september with them or just take a year to finally do something with all those skills for myself and knock on more doors next year for a more affordable options while securing both TA jobs and scholarships or even get the interest of a research group in the US... I wasn't aiming for the full tuition because that's like winning the lottery and so many subjective factors gets taken into consideration but I was at least hoping for a decent financial package . Edited March 21, 2012 by Skweeder
Chachau1 Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 Has anyone else gotten any phone calls in painting?
michaelwebster Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 Grats mimoma! For a while I though I was the only on Gradcafe applying there... lol. I'm still waiting to hear from them on any form of financial whether merit or need base help. Ain't no way I can have a 100k US loan without killing my credit in the long run. Although really happy being accepted I'm still wondering how I can pay for it without any scholarship whatsoever. most grad students get a little less than 50% covered with need-based aid, and then the rest you have to cover with loans.
mimoma Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 They only had one scholarship. It was for 100% tuition. This guy got it: http://muratadash.com/ To be honest, I don't think my style of performance fits in with what they like to do there... If I went I would be more broadly based across different departments like photography, film and new media, art and technology... The performance department is very much concentrated on that wear something strange and do a strange action in public location. I like something more low-key... and emotionally closer hey "testing", how do you know that this guy got the 100% scholarship? is that the only scholarship that they offer?
stars_pluto Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 Got a rejection via snail mail for painting program. Still waiting for the Post Bacc decision..
hdsl Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 most grad students get a little less than 50% covered with need-based aid, and then the rest you have to cover with loans. I didn't realize they gave out that much (or that little depending on how you look at it) need-based financial aid. that's good to know. I was waitlisted for photo (letter received 3/19). I'm still thinking about the cost as I wait to know if I am admitted. I'm not sure if I want to go into that much debt for an MFA. Do you know if people who are waitlisted don't receive as good of an aid package? or is it all based on numbers?
Skweeder Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 (edited) most grad students get a little less than 50% covered with need-based aid, and then the rest you have to cover with loans. Thanks for the reply Micheal... but sadly I have no idea if that apply to international student: all the reply I have from SAIC financial help is: International are eligible for trustee and merit scholarship (which comes from admission... so my take on that is that if you were a recipient for merit or trustee scholarship you'd know by now) but they also insist that international student are not eligible for federal aid but they keep avoiding the question of need-based financial aid unfortunately even if I blatantly specify it. I don't know if federal help and need-based help are the same thing from SAIC financial help standpoint. I guess I have until April 15 to inform them if I change my mind about going! I thought that by filling out their international affair declaration of intent they'd send me more stuff regarding finance. Edited March 22, 2012 by Skweeder
michaelwebster Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 Thanks for the reply Micheal... but sadly I have no idea if that apply to international student: all the reply I have from SAIC financial help is: International are eligible for trustee and merit scholarship (which comes from admission... so my take on that is that if you were a recipient for merit or trustee scholarship you'd know by now) but they also insist that international student are not eligible for federal aid but they keep avoiding the question of need-based financial aid unfortunately even if I blatantly specify it. I don't know if federal help and need-based help are the same thing from SAIC financial help standpoint. I guess I have until April 15 to inform them if I change my mind about going! I thought that by filling out their international affair declaration of intent they'd send me more stuff regarding finance. I don't really know, but I think all their aid is based on FAFSA, which isn't available for international students. Also, SAIC isn't a part of the Council of Graduate Schools, so April 15th may not be their deadline, I would follow whatever dates they give you. Unfortunately, for some reason this year SAIC is backed up on communication with applicants. I would keep bugging them with regards to information you need.
michaelwebster Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 (edited) I didn't realize they gave out that much (or that little depending on how you look at it) need-based financial aid. that's good to know. I was waitlisted for photo (letter received 3/19). I'm still thinking about the cost as I wait to know if I am admitted. I'm not sure if I want to go into that much debt for an MFA. Do you know if people who are waitlisted don't receive as good of an aid package? or is it all based on numbers? I don't think it changes for those that get in off the waitlist, as long as you have filed a FAFSA. Also, I should have double checked on the 50%, cause I was off on that. I was incorporating a TA and workstudy potential into that calculation. SAIC gives me 34% in need-based directly, with over 50% if I include workstudy possibility. But since I don't do workstudy, I only TA 1 class a semester, I don't reach that 50%. The rest is covered in loans. Edited March 23, 2012 by michaelwebster
testing Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 I don't think it changes for those that get in off the waitlist, as long as you have filed a FAFSA. Also, I should have double checked on the 50%, cause I was off on that. I was incorporating a TA and workstudy potential into that calculation. SAIC gives me 34% in need-based directly, with over 50% if I include workstudy possibility. But since I don't do workstudy, I only TA 1 class a semester, I don't reach that 50%. That's pretty good. I am international as well unfortunately. Do you need to pay back need-based aid, or is it like a scholarship? What do you think of the social life at SAIC, good dorms/ student community? One thing about New York is everyone is so focused on career, they don't really have time to hang out... SAIC would be cool because you have so many art students I imagine everyone would get along pretty well in that respect.
Chachau1 Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 That's pretty good. I am international as well unfortunately. Do you need to pay back need-based aid, or is it like a scholarship? What do you think of the social life at SAIC, good dorms/ student community? One thing about New York is everyone is so focused on career, they don't really have time to hang out... SAIC would be cool because you have so many art students I imagine everyone would get along pretty well in that respect. What you're talking about brings to mind RISD, which is on College Hill in PVD and is known for its student community. My impression of SAIC in Chicago is that it's kind of like any school in NY. You don't necessarily live near the school because the downtown location isn't where students would live-- so, how involved you are in it as a student community is up to the individual. Chachau1 1
michaelwebster Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 That's pretty good. I am international as well unfortunately. Do you need to pay back need-based aid, or is it like a scholarship? What do you think of the social life at SAIC, good dorms/ student community? One thing about New York is everyone is so focused on career, they don't really have time to hang out... SAIC would be cool because you have so many art students I imagine everyone would get along pretty well in that respect. the need-based aid does not have to be paid back. The student community is like what Chauchau said, not necessarily tight.
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