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Good luck @Brother Panda, that's a nice list! Did you consider Ole Miss? 
@YdrlI feel your angst! I'm hoping once the groove of 2020 kicks in, time will move faster. I made the mistake of reviewing my apps and revising materials, lol. Too late now. It's human nature to compare ourselves to other so your feelings toward your friend are natural, but in the immortal words of the great philosopher Jay-Z, "What you eat don't make me shit." Her path is not your path and both of your journeys can have happy endings. 
I try to keep in perspective, this is some privileged azz ish we're doing. We choose to pursue art. This is a luxury that we should be grateful for, whatever the outcomes. Real talk, someone just knocked on my door asking for money to get food for their kids. We are blessed. So I salute and cheer on all who had the ability to apply. That's an accomplishment. Whether this is round 1 or round 5 for you, you're winning. 
 
So take a breath, go watch the Mandalorian or Workin' Moms and drink something that warms your tummy  

If ya'll want to kill some time, spend a day on each school you applied to and gameplan it out. figure out what neighborhoods grad students live in, rent costs for places you might like (explore local craigslist and other local listings), grocery stores and restaurants, etc. walk down every street on google maps. you can go down a rabbit hole of info for each school, and by the time you come out of that exercise, you should start hearing back from programs and you can come up with better cons for the schools that reject you and feel more informed about the ones that accept you. 

If ya'll want to kill some time, spend a day on each school you applied to and gameplan it out. figure out what neighborhoods grad students live in, rent costs for places you might like (explore local craigslist and other local listings), grocery stores and restaurants, etc. walk down every street on google maps. you can go down a rabbit hole of info for each school, and by the time you come out of that exercise, you should start hearing back from programs and you can come up with better cons for the schools that reject you and feel more informed about the ones that accept you. 

Super Congrats! Iowa and Michigan!!! You're our board MVP  

Super Congrats! Iowa and Michigan!!! You're our board MVP  

Woot Woot!!! Congrats!!!

breathe deeply. it's just starting. folks are here with you!

Hi there, wanted to let you know you're in the section of Grad Cafe primarily for Creative Writing. You might want to hunt around and see if there are threads for your specific program or area of study. There's definitely a lot of overlap and folks talk about the process and anxiety a lot here, but you might also see advice that may not be suited for your program or process. Hope this is helpful!

OMG, CONGRATS!!! very amazing  

Iowa has started notifying fiction.

Awesome sauce, CONGRATS!!!

Congrats! Keep the good news coming!

Congrats! Keep the good news coming!

Ha, very random, very vague  what type of films are you talking about? Snuff? Rom Com? Animated porn films with narrative arcs? Which types of films do you enjoy? ?

Hehe, wanted to give you a hard time, but check out some manga or anime ecchi (if you’re bold, check out some hentai — NSFW).
not sure what you have access to, but there’s a US tv show, Bull. This past week it aired an episode, S04E13, child of mine. It was absolutely the best piece of tv writing I’ve seen in years: sharp, timely, complex. Hits the intersection of race, class, and technology in a retelling of the biblical Judgement of Solomon in very fresh and surprising way. I was shocked at how good an episode it was. I’m really stanning the episode writer, Marissa Matteo. Ridiculously talented. Watch it and you’ll understand how amazing her accomplishment for a platform not known for originality. 

Ha, very random, very vague  what type of films are you talking about? Snuff? Rom Com? Animated porn films with narrative arcs? Which types of films do you enjoy? ?

I'm pretty sure that rejection is someone being cheeky and expecting to be rejected. They have their email receipt as tomorrow 2/6 (Could be from Asia, but tons of people are stalking WUSTL announcements, I would expect more noise if rejections were going out). 

listen to this song to get your spirits up  | haters=adcoms
 
 

I imagine most Institutions will eliminate the GRE requirement for MFA programs within the next 5 years. The only schools that may face challenges are public universities that are controlled by state legislatures -- a lot more bureaucratic red tape. But the path for other public schools might be easier seeing Alabama, Minnesota, Mississippi, Michigan, Iowa, and and a host of other states (some of Texas) have dropped the GRE requirement. 

I imagine most Institutions will eliminate the GRE requirement for MFA programs within the next 5 years. The only schools that may face challenges are public universities that are controlled by state legislatures -- a lot more bureaucratic red tape. But the path for other public schools might be easier seeing Alabama, Minnesota, Mississippi, Michigan, Iowa, and and a host of other states (some of Texas) have dropped the GRE requirement. 

listen to this song to get your spirits up  | haters=adcoms
 
 

Congrats!

R.I.P.

Me after attempting aerial silks: