[Fall 2016 MFA]

Anyone heard anything from UVA? It's the last on my list before I accept an offer elsewhere.

[Fall 2016 MFA]

2 hours ago, icantanymore said:

How many times have you guys gone applying to programs? 

This is my second run-around.

The first go I was applying during my senior year of undergrad, and I don't think I really knew where to apply/why to apply.

I applied to five schools with good reputations on the internet, and was wait-listed at Illinois.

This time, I sat down and applied to schools whose professors I enjoyed and whose professors I thought would be good mentors, and I've been far more successful. I'm now going to enter my MFA from a place of strength rather than a place of panic about having to enter the working world.

I'm very glad that I didn't attend an MFA right away. The time away from the academic community has forced me to make the decision if writing is what I really want to do with my life. It's easy to write a poem if you have one due for workshop once a week. It's a hell of a lot harder to wake up at 5:00 every morning so you can get writing done before the commute to your cubicle. 

What about you? This your first time? Or are you a repeat offender?

 

[Fall 2016 MFA]

7 hours ago, gaudysideoftown said:

What's up with that person who was waitlisted at Boise?! Surely that has to be a joke. 

That was my thought, but now it's looking like someone else got waitlisted today...

[Fall 2016 MFA]

23 minutes ago, JenP said:

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. 

For what it's worth, I'm pretty sure they don't have a designated wait-list, but rather re-consider applicants based on need and fit within the department. 

[Fall 2016 MFA]

Hey y'all. New to the forum.

Still waiting from Virginia and Arizona State. Was waitlisted to Illinois for the second year in a row, which is its own special blend of cruelty.

[Fall 2016 MFA]

On 2/16/2016 at 10:45 AM, JenP said:

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.

 

 

@JenPSo did you receive an offer to Purdue?