Thanks for the tip regarding USF. As far as Ole Miss, I believe that's a rejection. I haven't heard from them either. They say people who go onto the second stage should hear from them late January. Here's a quote:
*If you do not hear from us, you have not moved onto the second stage of the application process and will not be admitted into the MFA program*
http://mfaenglish.olemiss.edu/how-to-apply/
The AWP conference is the rest of the week so I wouldn't be surprised if there aren't any responses for this week and the beginning of next then a rush of them after everyone returns and gets back into the swing of things.
I applied there too and haven't heard back yet. I know some places notify you if you're on a wait list. Do others send out acceptances and keep sort of a "second string" they don't notify, who will receive acceptances only if the first decline?
I applied to 17 places for an MFA in Fiction. I only applied to places that generally offer full funding to most or all students. So far I've heard from five--four rejections and one acceptance. Here they are:
USF Tampa - Accepted
U Kansas Lawrence - Rejected
UCF Orlando - Rejected
New Mexico State U - Rejected
Texas State San Marcos - Rejected
I'm happy to have one acceptance, but of course I'm hoping for some more. Congratulations to everyone who got in somewhere already.