Slade School of Fine Art Application Advice

They have way more single rooms than shared though, so that doesn't make sense. Somebody has to get the singles. And for each hall, I've specified single rooms with shared bathroom, and specified that I won't take a shared room if there aren't any singles left in UCL-run halls. I would be very surprised if I get a shared room like you say.

Have you actually done the application yet?

That i have yes.

Well thats what he told me from a small sample of 20-30 friends. Perhaps they put people in together who have 'sharer' characteristics, maybe its if you put the loud music thing up to max or the cooking thing up to max too.

Dunno but thats what a current student has told me, could be wrong the facts certainly make it look wrong. take it or leave it really.

Anyone heard from CSM? The wait is ridiculous. My interview was on the 5th of March. I just want to get over with it.

When I had my CSM interview (bare in mind this was in 2010) I got an acceptance two weeks later.

Do you have a lot of written assignments? Do you feel you are learning new skills at the workshops? Yeah I know that BBC doc was quite biased ahah

We only have two written assignments per year (and then the dissertation in the third year). If you would like more written work and a greater emphasis on academic theory then I'd suggest looking at the joint honours course. They have more than twice the amount of written assessment (as well as more lectures). I don't use the workshops much because I'm a painter, so I basically just use the wood workshop to make canvases.
There's definitely a lot of opportunity to learn new skills in the workshops though. I can't think of anything you can't learn there and the technicians will walk you though any processes you're considering using.

I can't comment too much on the structer of the CSM course. I don't think they have classes, but it sounds like they do a lot of project based work. This is taken from the course outline:
Active collaborations involving staff and students maintain a dialogue with key cultural institutions, venues, commercial enterprises and alternative approaches to introduce you to London’s networks of creative practice. Teaching frequently targets major and specialist
galleries and museums as research bases.
External projects bring students into collaborative relationships with outside agencies and provide experience and awareness of art practice beyond the college. Recent external projects include work with the Parasol Unit, Shoreditch, Trinity Buoy Wharf, Gunpowder Park, Lea Valley and The Archway Project in north London, the British Library, the Wellcome Foundation, The Petrie Museum and many other collections. These units help artists and students make sited artworks and temporary interventions.

This certainly provides some good work experience opportunities and would hopefully help a lot with getting a job after graduation. It depends on whether you're looking to be more of a self-employed studio based artist or if you'd rather move towards more commission based or project work, maybe under temporary employment by different institutions.

Goldsmiths is certainly known to be strong in terms of art research, but I can't compare this to CSM.

I went to CSM and did fine art for 2 years before dropping out.

the studio space is appalling, the tutors really don't care and they are so disorganised! They think because CSM has such a high level of prestige they don't need to do anything, and are really snooty!

I wouldn't recommend it.

Do you have any idea why they don't have erasmus exchange?

Do Goldsmiths wait until the end of the Easter holidays to get back to us now???

Do Goldsmiths wait until the end of the Easter holidays to get back to us now???

Has anyone applied to Lancaster? I had offer from Goldsmiths and Lancaster and don't know how to choose. The ranking on Lancaster seems always higher than Goldsmiths but I am wondering why so little information about the fine art course in Lancaster, can someone give me some ideas?

did other slade people get an email saying that they can switch to BA/BFA if they email by 1st of May? i'm very much considering switching.

yh i got one too, i wonder if this applies to everyone? I think I'll stick with the BA course. I want to get the most out of the Slade and UCL, yolo/cape deum etc....

I think it might be because in the interview I said I actually wanted to do the BFA and they were like 'what?' and then I said 'maybe, dunno really...' and then they said 'well we think your work suits the BA, what with research and stuff' and then i stupidly said 'hmmm i dunno' knowing full well the BA was just my cup of tea.

Are you leaning towards the BA neworder?