Thanks for this post! I applied to MFA programs this year, which tend not to notify until February or March, so this waiting game feels it'll stretch on forever. I also applied last year and didn't get in (even while my friends, even one student of mine, got into MFA programs), which was really humiliating and painful. I ended up wishing I hadn't told anyone I was applying. But this year I told even more people! I know it shouldn't matter, but I'm dreading having to potentially explain to other people that yes, I was rejected from 9 schools... At least this year I'm slightly more prepared for it.
