Art applicants for 2012 entry

Mine's at 12, I got mixed up - oh well! My problem is the Brighton interview I've got on Friday, I've basically got to do everything for both of them today which is just a nightmare. I'm sure even applying for medicine isn't as tiring or emotionally draining as trying to get in to art school. I bet your work will be fine though, they're supposed to be more interested in your process and how you think rather than final pieces - I hope they are anyway or I'm royally screwed. Can't you try to reschedule your interview? It would seem a bit unfair if they refused and made you go when you're not at your best.

Another update: I got an unconditional from NTU I don't want to go there, but I'm pretty pleased with that since the woman in the interview (there was a man too) was getting pretty aggressive by the end of it! Either that was a test, or the man managed to convince her...

Now I have 2 offers and 2 rejections, which isn't too bad Just Brighton left.

Did anyone have interviews today?

Wellllll done! Thats great news

yes... did anyone have any.. *hint hint* jo...

Has anyone still not heard back from Brighton BA Painting since submitting their flickr? Have they started rejections yet does anyone know? Getting very worried and tired of waiting!! :-/

I've had an unsuccessful today :/
Gutted if i'm honest.

Good luck to everyone else with interviews and offers! It will soon be all over

oh no! sorry to hear that!! had you had an interview already?

No, they've not offered me an interview after seeing my online portfolio

Good luck to you though, I know you are still waiting to hear.
Let me know how it goes.

That's so odd to me that you didn't get an interview, after knowing you got a place at Wimbledon, am i right? Are you considering going there now?

I've emailed Brighton to see if they could give me some feedback on my portfolio and where I went wrong. Such a shame, I would have loved to go there.

And yes, I got a place at Wimbledon but I didn't feel at home there, it reminded me too much of school and seemed very quiet. I'm considering going for De Montfort (Leicester), was very impressed with it at an open day and felt the same when I had my interview. It's an up and coming, innovative, modern and very friendly place and I loved the vibe but on the other hand seems silly to turn down somewhere like Wimbledon. Struggling with the decision. Also got Cardiff to consider...aaaaaaaaaah

Sorry about Brighton

If you don't like Wimbledon, I don't think it's silly to choose De Montfort instead! I think you should go for the place you get that "feeling" from, where you think you'll be happiest. I've heard DMU is good for arty subjects, so it's not like it's a bad place (obviously!). There are people on some other forums talking about turning down Oxbridge for less highly-ranked places, so you're not the only one

Basically, I think you should forget about the reputation and go for the one you like the most, since you'll be there for 3 years. A good reputation doesn't necessarily mean it's better

Thanks I was thinking along those lines but it's still a difficult decision to make. If I got into Brighton I wouldn't be struggling right now with the choice. Everything in life happens for a reason..bla bla bla...haha I guess I'm still a believer of that after all.

Hope you get your Wimbledon place! Fingers crossed I seem to remember you very much wanted to go there. Would be ironic if you got into Brighton -my 1st choice and I got into yours. Alas, Wimbledon has been wasted on me.

I think it's me you remember who very much wanted to go to Wimbledon?And my interview for critical fine art practice at Brighton seemed to go alright yet i'm a bit worried about the moving, don't think i've got enough energy left for that having been so busy moving everywhere the past years! So if I got rejected for Wimbledon & accepted for Brighton that would be very twisted, wouldn't it! We should appeal for a swap!

And yes definitely DON'T go to somewhere just because of the name and reputation, it's not silly to turn it down anymore than i would think it was not silly to be indifferent about Goldsmiths, i think that's all shallow stuff anyway, in the end the happier you genuinely are studying, the better and more productive you'll be..

I think it's me you remember who very much wanted to go to Wimbledon?And my interview for critical fine art practice at Brighton seemed to go alright yet i'm a bit worried about the moving, don't think i've got enough energy left for that having been so busy moving everywhere the past years! So if I got rejected for Wimbledon & accepted for Brighton that would be very twisted, wouldn't it! We should appeal for a swap!

And yes definitely DON'T go to somewhere just because of the name and reputation, it's not silly to turn it down anymore than i would think it was not silly to be indifferent about Goldsmiths, i think that's all shallow stuff anyway, in the end the happier you genuinely are studying, the better and more productive you'll be..

Oops, yeah it was Jo who wanted to go to Wimbledon, sorry for confusing you! I didn't apply there, but I'm still waiting for my Brighton rejection Hopefully it'll come this week, so I can forget all about this applying business and focus on other things.

Anyway, you said before that you hadn't been to the Brighton open day, so maybe you wouldn't have liked it after all! You might still have liked DMU much better, so don't feel too down about it Which do you prefer out of DMU and Cardiff? Did you have a fifth choice?

Sorry about that, got the names confused, I should have looked back through the posts before posting. Fingers crossed for you then for Wimbledon really wish I could give you my place as I feel like it's been wasted on the wrong person seeing as there are people like you who genuinely enjoyed the place and would make the most of it. What was it that you liked so much about Wimbledon?

And yes, I agree that going to a highly reputable uni does not mean success as it's mostly down to your own personal efforts, however Wimbledon would look much more impressive on paper when it comes down to nailing down a job...

Mainly my most major problem comes down to location...Leicester seems like a nice enough place but I come from the south and my hopes were pinned on Brighton...you know, sun, sea, beach, good uni reputation, amazing night life - basically everything someone like me would want from a uni experience....HAHA laughing at myself now for allowing myself to be so gutted, it's not the end of the world after all.


Either way, very best of luck to you with Wimbledon and I hope you get into Brighton also, it's so good to have a choice! I'd agree to a swap any day though

Sorry for confusing you with Jo, my bad! Is Brighton your first choice? Where else have you applied for? Fingers crossed for you! I don't think Brighton are doing offers before rejections, seems like they are just sending out offers or rejections at random so you are still in with a good chance. It's the waiting that's a killer, kind of relieved to have finally heard even though it wasn't good news.

I had Slade as my fifth choice purely as a wild card, knew there was a very very slim chance they would ever consider me but thought why the hell not try, it's good to aim high. So that makes 2 rejections and 3 offers. And as for Cardiff vs DMU, Cardiff wins on location and DMU wins on fantastic facilities and atmosphere and they were very enthusiastic. Will have to put a lot of thought into this, feel like i've applied to all the wrong places, apart from DMU. Wanted to apply to Middlesex but my tutors highly suggested Wimbledon instead...HAHA!

At the UCAS fair the Wimbledon guy was so charming and helpful.. and i don't want art school to turn me into something i'm not & I don't feel wimbledon will :-/

This is completely irrelevant, but was that UCAS fair the specific art one that was in London in December? If it was the same one I went to, I hated it!!