University of Edinburgh

Mike received notice yesterday that he wasn't accepted into the University of Edinburgh's Masters of Fine Arts program.  Apparently, and with only the rejection letter to guide us, the problem with his application was the lack of existing college credit.  We were told that Mike would need a year's worth of credit (45 credits) in order to be accepted.  We were told that if he applied prior to receiving all 45 credits a conditional offer might be made, accepting him on the condition that he receives all required credits by June.  Unfortunately, according to the letter Mike received, because they had received enough applications from those already meeting the requirements, they would not be offering Mike a conditional acceptance.  He was rejected--not even waitlisted.

Although this is definitely not the news we wanted or expected (Mike has been working so hard towards this goal, working full time in the days while going to school at night), we still have options.  Back in September, Mike applied to three other schools in Scotland (Glasgow School of Art, Edinburgh College of Art, and University of Dundee) and we're still waiting on final responses from them.  We know Glasgow is a long shot (their class size is really small, accepting only about 45 students into the program each year, and highly competitive) but ECA might still be a real option.  University of Dundee is a Hail Mary, though.  We don't know much about the school or program, but it might be easier to get into than the other schools and would at least get us to Scotland.

We haven't begun discussing possible alternatives beyond being accepted at one of the other three schools.  Hopefully, one way or the other, we hear final answers shortly so we can begin working towards next steps.