Graduate Admissions | Marginalia

I can’t believe, after nearly three years, that I am now mere weeks away from completing my MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts and Media.

W..

Being in a creative writing MFA program means one thing…A LOT of writing. No surprise there. Most days, if not all, will be you completi..

Hello yet again, reader, from a slightly sleep-deprived last semester thesis student (that’s me)!

I write to you trying my best to igno..

Of all the things they told me I would learn at Columbia, I was not expecting to perfect my nap-taking skills. I’ve been to college before..

In many institutions of higher education it is customary for faculty members to rotate through taking turns as the department heads. It’s ..

Working on one of my ten-foot drawings in the studio.

Hello again from this (my final) semester at Columbia College Chicago!

We are..

The first day of school is always a little nerve-wracking. It’s a very basic fear of the unknown mixed with the desire to do well. From th..

Greetings again after three very short weeks, reader!

There is a strange mix of adrenaline and anxiety coursing through me at the momen..

Greetings for one last time in 2017, reader, this time from Georgia!

I am back home for just over a week to celebrate the holidays and ..

I was recently asked by several individuals what tips I might have for potential applicants. The first, an admissions counsellor, was prep..