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  1. ficpic89

    Fall 2017 MFA

    Curious — do programs ever reject students for being too good/overqualified? I know this can be the case if a student is already a published author, but do they ever look at a writing sample and say, "There's no way this student is going to come here — they're going to get into Iowa/Michigan/UVA"? I've heard of this happening at undergrad institutions when the college can tell that they are clearly a "safety school" for an applicant (and it's known as "yield protection"), but I wonder if it goes on at the graduate level. (For example, there's a recent posting on the GC results where an applicant mentions getting into some "top-ten" programs but rejected by Rutgers Camden, which further piqued my interest.) (Not that this is the case with my own rejections, obviously =P but have been wondering about it nonetheless!)
  2. ficpic89

    Fall 2017 MFA

    Someone on Draft posted a UVA fiction acceptance. Sigh. (Happy for the applicant, though)
  3. ficpic89

    Fall 2017 MFA

    UVA acceptance up...
  4. ficpic89

    Fall 2017 MFA

    Agreed. I've found this thread to be much more positive and less anxiety-inducing than Draft, honestly!
  5. ficpic89

    Fall 2017 MFA

    lots of drama in Draft right now...
  6. ficpic89

    Fall 2017 MFA

    I think so—there were a few on Draft pretty sad about it
  7. ficpic89

    Fall 2017 MFA

    Does anyone know if NWP calls or emails acceptances? Not a chance, but curious because there are entries for both on the GradCafe results from previous years.
  8. ficpic89

    Fall 2017 MFA

    There's an NWP rejection on Draft...ahh
  9. ficpic89

    Fall 2017 MFA

    Anyone know how many people move on to Phase II at UMiss? (For either genre.)
  10. ficpic89

    Fall 2017 MFA

    Great reply—that's what I figured. Oof.
  11. ficpic89

    Fall 2017 MFA

    How inappropriate would it be to email Iowa and straight-up ask what my status is, instead of waiting for weeks? Thoughts?
  12. ficpic89

    Fall 2017 MFA

    Do we know what order Iowa calls in? Alphabetic? Fellowship vs. assistantship?
  13. ficpic89

    Fall 2017 MFA

    Looking at previous years' results, seems like Iowa will start calling for fiction this week. Eep. Not a chance but still want to be able to cross it off my list!
  14. ficpic89

    Fall 2017 MFA

    Still eagerly awaiting my WUSTL rejection! How hard would it be, really, to make all decisions (after acceptances/waitlists are announced) available on the portal instead of making me refresh my email for days?
  15. ficpic89

    Fall 2017 MFA

    Does anyone have a sense of UMinnesota's general reputation/culture/vibe? I'm just curious—there seems to be information/strong opinions about this kind of thing for other similarly ranked schools.
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