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I know a best-selling author who credits the (breakaway) success of her latest novel to Stonecoast, fwiw. And I've heard similar praise for Bennington from the author of a successful 2016 novel.

I've had the same experience with VCFA. A very warm, welcoming program. @sonja johanson, where are acceptance rates posted?

Such a helpful way of looking at this. Thanks, @Scheherazade. And thanks, @Beta Mike, although fortunately I wouldn't need to take out loans. And congrats on the offer from Iowa State.

Thank you, @Three21. Even as I've applied to fully funded programs, I have wondered about how many hours would be spent teaching and what type of hourly rate that becomes. I make a decent hourly wage right now as a freelance editor, so it would be hard (from a practical standpoint) to give that up for a teaching position that took up a great deal of writing/learning time and paid little, much as I'd love the experience.

Thank you @oc.bmjc for the thorough and thoughtful reply. I'm fortunate in that I wouldn't have to take out loans, but I love your point above. If I'm going to do this, I fully intend to learn and experience as much as I can. I haven't thought much (enough?) about the post-school financial landscape, but I'm glad you've encouraged me to.

Thanks, @tonydoesmovie, and that sounds like a great plan. Unfortunately I haven't been selected for any TA or GAships, so I'd be paying tuition for sure. On the plus side, I'd be able to keep up my freelance editing work for a few hours a week, which would help cover my living expenses.

I'm not on Draft, so I can't contribute to that discussion, but I have a somewhat related question: Are any of you planning to pay for your MFA? If so, what has your decision process been like? I applied to a mix of funded and unfunded programs, and so far I have been accepted only to programs that charge tuition (full-res and low-res). I don't make much money, but thanks to some savings I won't have to incur debt for the degree. I'm not super young, and I don't intend to go through the application cycle again.

Oh wow! I tried to check my UVA status (because why not?), but the applyyourself system seems to be down. I guess the ides of March is a big day for online applications. Good luck, everyone. ETA: applyyourself seems to be back up.

Thanks, all! I'm getting to the point where I have more rejections than toes, so I'm concerned. BUT I'm focusing on ways to enrich my life and my writing regardless of what happens, so I suppose that's good. Thanks again

Hi all, any word on whether Rutgers-Newark, NCSU, or UVA has notified people? I'm not on draft, so I miss some of the updates. Keep on keeping on (by which I mean writing). Thanks!

Oh wow. I'm getting oddly detached from this whole rejection/non-acceptance thing. Not sure whether that's a good sign or not.

Good to know. Thank you!! I've been checking this website far more often than I'd care to admit...

For those of you who are in Draft, are there many notifications that haven't been posted on GradCafe yet? I'm trying to get a sense of how many decisions have gone out already. Thanks!