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Yes, if you can avoid debt, DO IT. I was about to accept an offer to a school that would have set me back like 40,000 bucks, it felt really unfair, but my options were limited. So, one more awesome MFA program that will be fully funded. Hunter is rising in the ranks, though their MFA program has always had a good reputation. This is going to attract a lot more applicants, bar will be raised, things are changing I guess!

This is Hunter's first year as a fully-funded program. Perhaps next year they will have even more to offer, like stipends, but I'm excited because I applied without knowing this and was told over the phone by Donna Masini about my acceptance and how selective they were in choosing only seven poets, and then she dropped the fully-funded bomb on me and I couldn't believe it. Hunter has a strong MFA program. People are right when they say NYC is expensive, that's why you go to the boroughs, OR, here's an example: a three bedroom apt is available right now on the edge of Harlem, split between three people it's like 370 bucks. Imma make this happen. People can make it work. Five floor walk ups never bothered me!

Hi everyone. I'm new. Hope all is as well as it can be. I have some questions. How do I handle a phone call from Hunter tmw? I am an applicant who lives two hours by train outside Hunter college. Is it as good as people say it is? I love Donna Masini and her work. I love the poets who teach there, it's just really hard to assess programs because I have gotten into all the ones (the others are low-residency like Vermont, Lesley, etc, except for Sarah Lawrence) I applied to so far and I like them for different reasons. All the schools have great faculty. It really comes down to money and location. I have no money, BTW. ha. So what do I talk about with Donna Masini on the phone tmw? I made their "long list." What does that mean? I was very turned off by the first conversation I had with their (admittedly sexy-accented Australian) admissions rep when he called to tell me they needed to know if I would accept, were I admitted into the program. I said yes, I emailed them saying yes. But it hasn't happened yet, and now they want to "talk" over the phone. But if I had to commute that much, and it's all night classes meaning I don't get home until 10:30pm. I have every other day basically, two days out of the week, to do my work, write papers and poetry. Then the weekend. I have that I suppose, unlesss...ahhh. It is killing me. I don;t know if I can handle Hunter, were they to accept me, which is still a decision they are assessing. Screw that. I am going to be laid back and will assess them come 3pm when Donna calls tmw. I just hate these "wicked games." (Nobody love no one) But if you have any advice, or words o' wisdom, I'd be eternally grateful.