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New year, new contributors Hope this site has been helpful!

The MFA Years is taking first year blogger applications until June 1st. If anyone is starting their MFA in the fall and is interested click here. We're taking four each in poetry, fiction and non fiction.

If anyone has questions about UVA let me know

They've sent out decisions to all applicants, I believe.

It doesn't matter.

UC Irvine asks applicants not to post about acceptances online so it's hard to know.

From UVA: "We are unlikely to make admissions offers before March 16, and we have made no admissions notifications to any applicant at this time."

I would contact schools now but that's just me. You're welcome! Yep, and I was on the waitlist at UVA before I was accepted. Crossing my fingers for you!

I was wait listed at four programs last year. Possibly five but it wasn't official. See if you can talk to current students! That was incredibly helpful for me.

UIUC didn't call wait listers last year. At least not in poetry. Congrats! I had a great experience talking with UIUC last year (I was waitlisted in poetry). I've heard great things about fiction too.

Iowa has started contacting accepted people in February since at least 2012 and rejections went out last year in early March. They started notifications a little later in 2012 so some of them might have went out in March then.

I agree. I wouldn't worry about people being too supportive in workshop to the point where they are no longer being critical. I have heard good things about Iowa from current students who are in Draft. I would definitely ask the department if you can talk to a few

It's great! Love the community here, and the energy. Everyone is very supportive of one another (the program is big on non-competitiveness). Can't say too much about the fiction side but the visiting writers they've had this year have been great—James Salter, Meg Wolitzer, Caryl Phillips, and others.

UVA is any where from late March to early April. Last year acceptances and waitlists went out on March 18th.

There have been a few Iowa poetry acceptances today on Draft. Maybe someone on here will get good news!

UVA is an awesome program Congrats on Iowa. Hope you and everyone else hears good news from their programs.

Like 2 or 3 fiction acceptances, I think? Have not seen any poetry.

Bunch of fiction and poetry acceptances for Michigan today on Draft. Haven't seen any waitlists yet.

Someone on Draft said most (but not all) Iowa fiction acceptances have gone out. Poetry had their final list ready last week so I imagine at least some calls have gone out.

Cornell fiction waitlists on Draft. Most likely that call last week was real.

Iowa and Cornell notified around this time last year so they may be real. A person showed up in Draft and claimed the Cornell acceptance but then deleted their comment and left the group.

Sometime at the very end of January, Meowlly. I don't know if anyone will post acceptances/rejections on the MFA blog, but we have a post where people can: [removed.] If I see anything on the blog, I'll post it here.

Not sure what your genre is but there's been one poetry acceptance from FAU on Draft. I applied straight out of undergrad and was accepted/waitlisted at quite a few places. Age really won't matter for most programs—your sample is what matters. I also attend a program that is considered "prestigious" and it is not at all competitive amongst the MFA students. It depends on the program and the cohort.

UVA and WashU don't conduct any interviews.