the standards of Yalie SMs?
Will someone please explain what they mean by that and why we as a group continue to encourage that outdated thinking?
I'm totally serious. How many of you are yalies or know yalies or are working with them? Actual people who have gone there in the last 5-10 years? And how much is based on you think yale is the best because that's what you are told?
I'm really curious about this...and I'm speaking specifically about people with the SM MFA, not the tech cert or acting/design/direction MFAs (although that's worth discussing too).
What I mean is, if a person is determined to go to Yale (for whatever reason) they should know they can go somewhere else and get the same information and experience for a LOT less money (and in UCSD's case, with a previous Yale teacher).
I have worked with a lot of Yale graduates, and I really like most of them. I also know a few that have attended there and left for another program. I can't explain the support system, but it's obvious to me when I work with two Yalies that there is a connection between them, and I think that's where the networking comes into play. My point, it isn't the only school like that. Graduate school, for me, allowed me to work with and learn from professionals way beyond my league. They have been there since to support me and encourage me, and to offer advice about companies and situations, as have my colleagues in the program.
I am unsure what you mean by "encourage that outdated thinking" though.