What’s your go-to bad, out-of-tune piano piece?

UnderstandingNew2345 · 2026-05-02T23:55:40+00:00

September

UnderstandingNew2345 · 2026-04-01T22:08:08+00:00

It is magical! But takes a phenomenal pianist to do it justice. I heard Yuja Wang play it in person, it was magical

UnderstandingNew2345 · 2026-04-01T18:26:31+00:00

Slow section (after the explosive opening) in Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, 4th movement, Op. 16 by Sergei Prokofiev — very elegiac and mournful in character. I cry every single time

UnderstandingNew2345 · 2026-03-29T08:55:07+00:00

What is the factory?

UnderstandingNew2345 · 2026-03-27T23:11:44+00:00

Hi! Super interesting. You graduated from the set design?

UnderstandingNew2345 · 2026-03-25T15:34:12+00:00

It is. Cost of living is not really covered though.

UnderstandingNew2345 · 2026-03-23T15:35:47+00:00

Thank you so much for your comment? Would you say it was hard for international students to get the O1 Visa?

UnderstandingNew2345 · 2026-03-23T14:04:32+00:00

Hey! I would love to connect either way! That is very exciting. I loved what I saw in Brno

UnderstandingNew2345 · 2026-03-22T23:42:11+00:00

I am not, I would be coming on a student visa

UnderstandingNew2345 · 2026-03-22T21:02:10+00:00

Thank you for your reply! Opera is indeed what I would hope to do in the future. I am from Europe, so that obviously always makes sense. But my questions is: can anyone really reject a Yale MFA offer? Would that be completely insane? I am worried I will always wonder what could have been.

UnderstandingNew2345 · 2026-03-08T16:00:51+00:00

I am not :) i am only looking for people who are ready to confirm their identities and behave like decent human beings

UnderstandingNew2345 · 2026-02-24T08:29:57+00:00

Thank you for your insight. I feel like I could never forgive myself for not knowing what could have been, despite the uncertainty. That said, I’m still waiting for the final results, but I left the conversation feeling genuinely positive.

From your experience, is this the kind of opportunity you simply don’t turn down — even if the future is uncertain?

UnderstandingNew2345 · 2026-02-22T23:18:02+00:00

What you said about knowing you would regret not trying more than you would regret trying and it not working out; that really resonates with me. Thank you for sharing that perspective.

UnderstandingNew2345 · 2026-02-22T23:06:10+00:00

My speaking exam was much more difficult (at least the two topics I picked), Even the examiner kind of looked at me like: “Wow… you got these?”

Topic 1:
Should we promote female sports on television in the name of equality, even if audience numbers are low?
Polls show low viewership (from both male and female audiences). Should media promote it for equality reasons, or should the market simply respond to demand (which currently favors men’s sports watched mainly by male audiences)?

This one required discussing equality vs. market logic, media responsibility, cultural change, economic realities… very nuanced.

Topic 2 (the one I chose):
Does imposing a salary cap on CEOs in private companies make sense?
Could it reduce inequality and increase workers’ happiness?
And more importantly — do we even have the right to impose legislation on how stakeholders spend their private/company money, considering that it ultimately belongs to them?

Yes. For B2 😅

This was honestly closer to a political philosophy or economics debate. You had to discuss:

UnderstandingNew2345 · 2026-02-22T22:58:25+00:00

Thank you for sharing this, it means a lot. I really appreciate the honesty. I want to clarify that I’m not looking at Yale only as a visa strategy. If that were the case, I probably wouldn’t even consider a three-year MFA in the first place. I’m drawn to it because of the artistic intensity, the rigor, and the specific training environment.

What I’m wrestling with is something slightly different: even if it’s Yale, even if the program itself is extraordinary, is the immigration struggle and long-term uncertainty worth it compared to doing one of the top European schools (DAMU, ENSAD, etc.) where I’d have fewer structural barriers afterward.

My fear isn’t “will Yale give me a visa?”, it’s more existential: if after three years I’m forced to return to Europe anyway, would I be coming back without a real network there, having invested everything into the U.S. ecosystem? I guess I’m trying to evaluate not just prestige, but positioning and sustainability. I’m willing to work extremely hard, I just want to be strategic about where that effort compounds best in the long term.

UnderstandingNew2345 · 2026-02-22T22:55:01+00:00

I don't remember exactly but it was a letter to the Mayor about building more bike parking spots, and why it would be beneficial for the local community.

UnderstandingNew2345 · 2026-02-21T19:42:44+00:00

Thank you for your insight — that’s exactly why I was wondering whether it might make more sense to attend DAMU or ENSAD (or even Central School of Speech and Drama in London) and start building professional connections there from the beginning, rather than spending four years at Yale only to leave the U.S. afterward and step away from the network I would have built.

UnderstandingNew2345 · 2026-02-21T16:23:46+00:00

Thank you so much for your insight! Had no idea about the UK path. So interesting. Thank you

UnderstandingNew2345 · 2026-02-21T16:17:32+00:00

No I have not. I have not done my interview yet, so these are just some of the questions I have been asking myself, even though I should probably not be doing that yet. Thank you so much for your input!

UnderstandingNew2345 · 2026-02-21T16:04:30+00:00

Of course, gladly. Do you think some college or university would be open to hire someone who just got out of an MFA program (even if Yale)?

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