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biloute

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    2015 Fall
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    Creative Writing

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  1. CW programs in Europe work a little differently than in the US. A lot of them are not MFAs, but MAs or M.Litt or M.Phil. I'm not sure what the distinctions are between those. These generally seem to be only one year of study. The University of Glasgow does have a 2-year MFA that sounds promising, and it includes pedagogy and teaching practice, which would be good if one of your goals is to teach at a college or university. There's also a two-year MFA at Kingston University in London. It would be a much more expensive locale, but probably more literary opportunities. Other programs I've seen: University of Surrey Bath Spa University (no, it's not actually a spa) University College Dublin (MFA option) National University of Ireland Galway University College Cork
  2. I'm applying to several universities in order to up my chances of acceptance, since programs are very competitive. Does anyone know how this range of schools ranks (good mix of top, middle, and lower)? University of Minnesota Florida State University of Kansas Boise State University University of Arizona University of Alabama University of Iowa Pacific University University of Wyoming Oregon State Oklahoma State University of Florida Sarah Lawrence College Minnesota State Washington University
  3. For the job situation, you might check out Wichita State. There are several aircraft companies in town and he might have a good chance of finding a decent job. Airbus has particularly good benefits, but there's also Cessna, Hawker Beechcraft, Boeing (or Spirit, actually), etc.
  4. I took the test this November and got my final scores today. I knew verbal wasn't bad (164) but quantitative was only 149 and my writing was a horrendous 3 (I didn't go over the instructions for this part and thought I was running out of time because it said it was question 1/2, so didn't write much for the first part). I'm applying to creative writing programs, which are VERY competitive. They say the most important part of the application is the writing sample, and after that would probably be the personal statement and letters of recommendation. The GRE is only required by some programs, but for others it might be required for a teaching assistantship (which I need). Should I spend another $200 and retake the test to be safe? At least hopefully safe. Or should I just stick with the scores as they are? I'm not too worried about the quantitative, even though it's bad. I'm just concerned about that writing score.
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