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April 4, 2010 1:07 PM

What's the deal with Chicago Art Institute's post-baccalaureate program?

I wasn't accepted to SAIC's MFA program, but was interviewed for the post baccalaureate program. The website says that anyone not accepted to the MFA is considered for the post bac. Could they have interviewed everyone who didn't get in? The interviewer told me that they admit about 15 student a year to the one-year program, which seems strangely tiny for a school with 700 grad students. My general question isn't more specific than, "What's the deal?" Why is it so small? Should I expect to get in, having been asked to apply and interviewed? Does it mean anything that I was asked to schedule an interview immediately? Has anyone gone though this at SAIC or elsewhere?

posted by cmoj to Education (1 answer total)

I went through the MFA application process this year but I didn't apply to SAIC, so this is half speculation. My guess is that most people won't accept the invitation to interview, so they offer it to everyone---SAIC is the first choice for lots and lots of people who probably applied to lots of other schools, and were possibly accepted somewhere else...and who wants to go through the whole interview process again.
I am a little puzzled that they only let 15 students in a year...maybe they mean 15 per discipline? You could also ask this question at the GradCafe forums...lots of people on there applied to SAIC.
posted by supernaturelle at 8:25 PM on April 4, 2010