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Congratulations!!

Yay! are you starting in September or January? Do you know what the media lab situation will be like in the new studio building? I forgot to ask in my interview.

Just made some room at SVA- emailed them to oficially reject the offer, which means there is one more spot available if anyone here's been on the waitlist! I hope they offer the funding they gave me to someone else... So- I am officially going to Hunter next year! They offered me the choice of starting in the Fall semester but I opted to start in the Spring, to get some months into my NY-state residency and start getting that 50% discount ASAP. Anyone else here accepted at Hunter?

I am all for holding out for the best fit. I've been accepted to other programs before and turned them down, and have used the time to start an art career, do residencies, etc. Meanwhile I worked at whatever jobs I could find, so it's true that if your main goal in life is to become an art professor, a terminal degree is key, but OTOH I would not get into debt for the wrong place. Hope this helps.

I agree with e.lewin, I would ask if I were you. It's a perfectly reasonable question.

I just emailed back to accept the offer and asked who I should talk to about financial aid, so I'll keep you posted about the answer. I don't think Hunter offers much in terms of scholarship, since they are already so much cheaper than the other programs.

Capers, have you decided where you'll be going?

I'm in combined media. hope that helps.

Just got the email, I'm in too! Spring 2014, here I come!!

Same here- haven't heard anything yet. Arg!

Thanks Capers! good luck getting lots of funding from Columbia, but if they don't offer enough in scholarship, I know a few people who went and they all got help from the financial office with applying to outside grants.

Capers, have you (or anyone) heard back from Hunter yet?

I Interviewed at Hunter MFA on the 17th (Combined media). Just emailed them about when I should know regarding acceptance status and was told: "we will call or email later this week or next week". Hope this helps...