MovingTarget22 Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) Applications are due January 7, 2015. This is a space to share your work, receive criticism, and discuss anything MFA related!!! Edited January 5, 2015 by MovingTarget22
ouchfinger Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) I'm international applicant for painting and I'm really confused. Does my works need to show the wall and the work, or only the edges?(close up) And didn't Yale have something about putting some kind of object(ex chair) with your work to show scale?  And what is this video question thing? I'm freaking out. I went back to check some previous posts, and someone had to talk about their most influential artists prepare 60 seconds/ talk 120 seconds. Maybe its because I didn't meet my TOEFL speaking minimum.... Edited January 5, 2015 by iamme91
Moonjuggler Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 I'm international applicant for painting and I'm really confused. Does my works need to show the wall and the work, or only the edges?(close up) And didn't Yale have something about putting some kind of object(ex chair) with your work to show scale?  And what is this video question thing? I'm freaking out. I went back to check some previous posts, and someone had to talk about their most influential artists prepare 60 seconds/ talk 120 seconds. Maybe its because I didn't meet my TOEFL speaking minimum.... They are concerned with scale and tactility so the paintings must show the edge of the work. No, I don't think you should put a chair in the photo. If you are showing a 3-d piece, that should show the surrounding space.
FAR Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) I'm international applicant for painting and I'm really confused. Does my works need to show the wall and the work, or only the edges?(close up) And didn't Yale have something about putting some kind of object(ex chair) with your work to show scale?  And what is this video question thing? I'm freaking out. I went back to check some previous posts, and someone had to talk about their most influential artists prepare 60 seconds/ talk 120 seconds. Maybe its because I didn't meet my TOEFL speaking minimum....  It makes a big difference when you crop the edges of a painting. By seeing the edges you see a better scale and how the piece works. Not sure where you are getting all of this information about the video and the chair.  They are very straight forward in their guidelines. Edited January 5, 2015 by FAR
ouchfinger Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) It makes a big difference when you crop the edges of a painting. By seeing the edges you see a better scale and how the piece works. Not sure where you are getting all of this information about the video and the chair.  They are very straight forward in their guidelines.  The video question is on my application process and that is why I looked it up.   This person had to do a video question too. Thank you for your answers and good luck Edited January 5, 2015 by iamme91
toji37 Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 (edited) Was your video question also about the most influential artist?  I'm international but for some reason it doesn't show up on my application.  The video question is on my application process and that is why I looked it up.   This person had to do a video question too. Thank you for your answers and good luck Edited January 6, 2015 by toji37
ouchfinger Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 Was your video question also about the most influential artist?  I'm international but for some reason it doesn't show up on my application.   I haven't done it yet  Maybe I should send an email to Yale and ask about it.
bannedinbc Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 welp.. anyone else feeling like the dumbest person ever for missing Yale's deadline, thinking that 12 midnight EST on January 7, 2015  meant tomorrow night not tonight?  ..........nope, probably just me...
Anna12 Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 I did, too. I am freaking out. I was uploading thinking it was 1 day early when...POOF. I'm not sure what to do now. In shock. Spent 1 year prepping for Yale. Now nothing.Â
bannedinbc Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 ouch. my feelings too pretty much. I suppose i'll phone them in the morning to see if anything can be done. maybe if enough people were confused by it there might be a chance...
obviouslytma Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 I thought the same thing. I actually asked about this at the open house because the language felt ambiguous, and I was told that it was before the end of the day today. I sent the general admissions email a note to clarify, but I'm going to call them tomorrow.
smcstlouis Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 seems like the system locked me out as well.. this is really upsetting because two days ago I called the admissions office and the lady REASSURED ME that the deadline was January 7th at night... and I asked her if that meant if I had THE DAY of the 7th. She confirmed with me that i had THE DAY OF THE 7TH to turn everything in. She even laughed with me over the phone saying how this was a common question they were receiving and that they have to change the language for the next year!
FAR Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) So is it tonight or yesterday? I thought it was 7th 23:59 Edited January 7, 2015 by FAR
markeet Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Everybody thinks it's 11:59pm EST January 7th (see how clear this would be?), and it feels like they intend the deadline to be this as well. Â I think there might be enough demand today for them to reopen the system. If not, loss for them. Â Good luck everyone!
markeet Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Ok. Here is the anouncement they just made.  http://art.yale.edu/
Anna12 Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Omg thank you heavens. I spent the entire night crying. They owe me.Â
thepictureisstill Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Omg thank you heavens. I spent the entire night crying. They owe me. Is this the only school you applied to?
Anna12 Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 No, but the school that was the pinnacle for me. I can deal with getting rejected, but not being apple to even apply would be the worst. All other schools portfolios are derivative of the one i prepared specifically for Yale.Â
thepictureisstill Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 No, but the school that was the pinnacle for me. I can deal with getting rejected, but not being apple to even apply would be the worst. All other schools portfolios are derivative of the one i prepared specifically for Yale. Good luck mama! I hope that you get in!
Anna12 Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Thank you! I hope you do too! I went to SAIC and loved it for BFA, so I hope you get in there, too!Â
jl10 Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 This is not meant to be offensive at all, but is there a reason you all waited until the last minute to submit? Am I missing something?
MovingTarget22 Posted January 7, 2015 Author Posted January 7, 2015 This is not meant to be offensive at all, but is there a reason you all waited until the last minute to submit? Am I missing something? My thoughts as well.
MovingTarget22 Posted January 7, 2015 Author Posted January 7, 2015 I share this sentiment too. Maybe it's everyone's first time around applying. It's my second time (I didn't want to go to the schools I got into the first time around and glad I didn't go!) and I had everything submitted to most schools close to a month ago to avoid exactly this. I wouldn't even chance it. Understandable. I created a mental deadline which was January 1st and stuck to it. I told recommenders that this was the deadline as well. Everyone has different circumstances, which I believe. Its just interesting to see how many people dream of going to this school but missed the deadline if it were not for the extention. thepictureisstill 1
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