[Fall 2015 MFA]

Hey, just a question.  Do you think it means anything if a school contacts you about a missing transcript?  I mean, if there are 500 applicaitons, and 492 of them will be rejected, would they routinely start going through a list of 500 apps to determine what's missing?  That seems like a waste of time.   Or might they only go through those that have made some sort of cut?  Ultimately, it doesn't matter:  I"m either in or not- but it gives a little hope in the waiting period!  What do you guys think?

[Fall 2015 MFA]

Hi Everybody! I've enjoyed reading all your entries- glad to know I"m not alone in this peculiar angst of waiting to hear back!  

It's interesting to see where people applied, and that the two-yes TWO- schools where I applied are not listed often.  I can't move now, so I applied to UC Irvine (dream!) and UC Riverside (longer commute, but still dream.)  

I honestly don't know if I"m a competitive applicant, but figured I'd give it a shot.  Out of school for 15 years, lots of travel and life experience, some minor publications, and tons of people telling me I should be a writer.  My apps were OK, not super polished, but I hope they showed that innate talent that CAN'T be taught, and that I"m super teachable to learn what CAN be taught, enough so that they'll think I"m a good investment.

 

Good luck everyone!