UK Schools: Has anyone heard back yet?

[Sseu]

I applied to some schools in London (The Royal College of Art, Slade School of Fine Art, and Goldsmiths) and I'd love to know if anyone has heard about acceptances or interviews. 

[taypwyrm]

I received an email notification from the RCA yesterday morning requesting an interview for photography. NERVOUS. 

Edited February 5, 2013 by kabdai

[Sseu]

Wow!! Really awesome.

Edited February 5, 2013 by Sseu

[taypwyrm]

Yeah! It's my first choice school so I am thrilled !!

 

I would assume notifications are sent out at different times, so don't panic yet!

 

Good luck ~

[Lightswitch]

Hi all, I applied to Slade and RCA for Painting. I got a Slade interview invite today, but no word yet from RCA. Best of luck to you, guys!

[Sseu]

I suppose I should probably cross Slade off my list if you've already heard back for painting. 

 

So far I have an interview scheduled at Goldsmiths. I decided to go for a Skype interview. 

[Lightswitch]

Slade's email does say that they interview all shortlisted applicants unless they have indicated on their app form that they would be unable to attend. I took that to mean that they don't do Skype or phone interviews. So you never know!

[Sseu]

Heard from RCA painting today. I didn't get an interview. Ahwell, when I visited the schools in London it was one of my least favorite anyways. 

Edited February 12, 2013 by Sseu

[Lightswitch]

Heard from RCA painting today. I didn't get an interview. Ahwell, when I visited the schools in London it was one of my least favorite anyways. 

 

Same here. No tears shed.

Edited February 12, 2013 by Lightswitch

[christophinoz]

Not heard a thing from RCA Photo even though today was supposed to be the final notification day...

[Sseu]

Not heard a thing from RCA Photo even though today was supposed to be the final notification day...

At least it's not a rejection letter yet. But I'm sure the wait is getting annoying. Did you try calling? 

[christophinoz]

Their website 'suggests' that notifications my be via post so fingers crossed for tomorrow. Otherwise will call Monday.

[Luckyy]

Hello everyone!

 

Does anybody knows about the Goldsmith MA Photography program?

How about that?

[Sseu]

Just got my acceptance letter from Goldsmiths. What a relief! 

[Lightswitch]

Just got my acceptance letter from Goldsmiths. What a relief! 

 

CONGRATS!!!!

[Erpnope]

Just got my acceptance letter from Goldsmiths. What a relief! 

 

WOOO!!

[Lightswitch]

Alright, who's going to end up in the UK? I'm still waiting on a few decisions, but I am almost certain the Slade's MA program is going to be a perfect fit for me!!

Now my only problem is that most of the outside fellowships I have applied for in the fall are restricted to the U.S. only, so I'm having a hard time identifying new sources of $$. But even without, the Slade is by far my cheapest option. (Or so it seems right now.)

[Sseu]

If I do get into SAIC, my decision will be between SAIC and Goldsmiths. Goldsmiths is half the price, but I really like SAIC's program. Such a hard decision!!!! 

 

Alright, who's going to end up in the UK? I'm still waiting on a few decisions, but I am almost certain the Slade's MA program is going to be a perfect fit for me!!

Now my only problem is that most of the outside fellowships I have applied for in the fall are restricted to the U.S. only, so I'm having a hard time identifying new sources of $$. But even without, the Slade is by far my cheapest option. (Or so it seems right now.)

 Slade is such an amazing school! Maybe we'll bump into each other if we both end up in London

[bots]

Alright, who's going to end up in the UK? I'm still waiting on a few decisions, but I am almost certain the Slade's MA program is going to be a perfect fit for me!!

Now my only problem is that most of the outside fellowships I have applied for in the fall are restricted to the U.S. only, so I'm having a hard time identifying new sources of $$. But even without, the Slade is by far my cheapest option. (Or so it seems right now.)

 

Do you live in the UK? From what I can tell, the tuition at Slade is £21,000 for international students. After conversion, does that equal less than U Penn or SFAI?

[Lightswitch]

£21,000 equals to under $32,000, which is still $10,000+ less than UPenn's full tuition. I guess with the cost of living in London vs Philly their full costs come out to be about the same, although I haven't done my calculations. I do happen to be an EU citizen, so my UCL Slade tuition is £8,250 or around $12,000, which is very hard to beat.

 

To be honest, I didn't really consider London until my Slade interview, because I really didn't think that I had a shot. Now, I have to make up for all my missed UK grant applications, but thankfully their app cycles seem to be much later there than they were in the U.S. And there aren't many anyway, but I am not complaining after that huge difference in my tuition to begin with -- I am very happy!

 

(Btw, I very much like Penn and it was near the top of my list throughout the process, but I was disappointed by the very little scholarship money they offered. I guess I was misguided in believing they were more likely to support international students. I got a significantly better offer from the SMFA, which is just strange to me.)

[Lightswitch]

If I do get into SAIC, my decision will be between SAIC and Goldsmiths. Goldsmiths is half the price, but I really like SAIC's program. Such a hard decision!!!! 

 

 Slade is such an amazing school! Maybe we'll bump into each other if we both end up in London

 

Goldsmiths is great! The only reason I didn't apply there is that my UK school search was, well, half-assed. (I am catching up though--my younger bro really wants to go to Goldsmiths for his BA in Design.) But I have my fingers crossed for SAIC for you, if that's what you'd prefer!!

[taypwyrm]

anyone going to rca?

[amaca]

Hi there!

I got into goldsmiths 2013 for MFA in painting too! As well as SVA. I'm torn on the both, however I'm leaning towards London. 

[philo1984]

Congrats on Goldsmiths.

I'm still waiting to hear from Edinburgh.

[taypwyrm]

I am having a difficult time trying to decide between the Glasgow School of Art and The Royal College of Art. I would REALLY appreciate some advice at this point.

 

The Royal College of Art is basically my dream school - The tutors are amazing, there is a great cross over between studio and research departments and they have a very high reputation. I would also be situated in London where there is probably a lot more networking opportunities and opportunities in general. The only downfall is it is extremely expensive. Tuition is 42,000 a year and I also have to consider materials, living, eating etc. Oh, and the studio space is really tight and shared. I need a lot of space but it isn't crucial as I could work around it. My biggest concern is that being in such an expensive city will cause me a lot of stress and I will be focused on surviving in London rather than being present within my work. Financial issues aside though, I am confident that this is the ideal school for me.

 

So, Glasgow! - The tuition is half the price and they have large studios. There is also a ton of space that is accessible outside of the dedicated studios that are individual. I'm not particularly interested in the photography tutors but I am sure that there is faculty that I haven't met that I could benefit a lot from. Who knows though, the photo tutors could end up working out really well. Glasgow is also a cheap city to live in. I would not be in a state of financial crisis at ALL times, which I would be in London.  I know that it would be a place where I could really focus on my practice and I would produce a lot. The downfall is Glasgow's art scene is pretty small and there isn't as much opportunity. It might be really isolating. Ideally i'd like to be in school while also networking, showing my work, interning etc. 

 

HELP.