[Where can I learn conversation analysis?]

Find a Humanities Department with a linguist whose work aligns with your interests. Michigan Tech has a linguist named Victoria Bergvall that works with CA, CDA, and Communities of Practice. 

[Fall 2016 MFA]

4 minutes ago, holycat said:

So...Monday is drawing nigh. Wanna gather up and hold hands?

*takes an extended hand; sucks in breath*

[Fall 2016 MFA]

2 hours ago, cnp said:

@JenPSo did you receive an offer to Purdue?

No...I wish  It was (is??) my top choice. At this point, I can only hope that I'm on a secret waitlist and everyone accepted is kind and gracious enough to reject their offer when they know they want to go somewhere else. 

[Fall 2016 MFA]

So...if you've seen some acceptances from schools you've applied to but haven't received a rejection yet (not have you seen any rejections), at what point (if ever) would you email the director about a status update? It feels premature, but I'M DYINGGGG. 

[Fall 2016 MFA]

12 hours ago, GlowStick said:

Okay, I haven't heard back from seven of my eight schools, but I'm bored and need to do something constructive with my energy. So, does anyone know anything about reapplying to the same school or schools next year?

I know Boston makes you turn in new EVERYTHING (including three totally different references, which is horrible) if you reapply, but what about other schools? I mean, I would assume most places would take the same letters of reference, and I'm definitely going to completely rewrite my SoP, but I guess I'm curious about the writing sample. Would I need to turn in a portfolio of completely different poems? Can I keep some poems? Can I keep some poems if I substantially edit them? If I only do some minor editing? I don't know if there are any standards for this, but if anyone has any idea, please let me know!

Agree with previous poster about substantially editing and/or adding new material for the same reasons. You could also try publishing some of your poems in lit mags in the meantime -- I feel like if they are of publishable quality, without question you should include them (while noting when and where they were published.) It will come down to whether or not your work is a good fit for the school, not whether your work is a good fit for the world.

 

Same references should be fine. Unless they really loved your sample and the rest of your application, chances are, they didn't even read your reference letters (or read them hard enough) to remember them next year. Maybe that's pessimistic. But reference letters are all going to look pretty similar at the end of the day, right?

 

I applied to the same school a second time (haven't heard back) and I applied from fiction to poetry, so my writing sample looks a lot different.

 

 

 

[Fall 2016 MFA]

Hi, all!

I applied to 3 schools (poetry):

* Purdue, which I am assuming has sent out all acceptances in poetry (congrats, guys and gals!) -- this school made fairly early decisions, so I didn't have the luxury of lurking the comments to read something hopeful like "Will not accept offer because I got in to school XYZ." I'm not sure about the waitlist situation.

* Bowling-Green

* Western Mich. University

Nice to meet you all. I've been lurking, commiserating, and rooting for you all.