PanielDope

Just enthusiastically accepted my offer at Rutgers-Newark. Might be good for someone on Columbia's waitlist. Also whoever is #7 on the Minnesota waitlist is now #6. Rock & roll! By the way everyone this is my third year, and if anybody is considering reapplying next year, let me offer my 2 cents: Do it! But also: Don't put your life on hold! You should still be taking cool opportunities and trying new things! This sounds obvious but lord, I wish i'd followed it.

I haven't accepted any offers yet. I am in at Rutgers-Newark though! My friend at Columbia told me basically to push them for as much money as possible up to the deadline, so I'm taking that tack. They're telling me they'll notify me "when more funding becomes available" (lol I picture them walking around a field digging up holes and scratching their heads saying "hmm where did we bury it?")

That's an interesting take--do you really think that's the case? Honestly, I don't know how to think about these programs, how they match up to one another, and the fact that I won't be able to visit any of them during this pandemic is also difficult. Maybe Columbia is best for my career, but is it the best program? Even assuming that I could afford whatever they ultimately offer me? Even thinking about this seems ridiculous right now, but I'm on lockdown and there's very little I can do, so occasionally I still fantasize about there being a future.

Hey all, longtime lurker here. This is my third year applying. First year got accepted to Temple and CalArts, but didn't end up going. Second year, rejections across the board. This year... By last week, so far I had all rejections except for two waitlists (UMN and Rutgers-Newark), and I was starting to get really really worried. Plus I've been going through a pretty intense depressive episode for a while and haven't been able to write. Then while I was in the middle of a political event, where I was acting as a legal observer for NLG, I got a call from Columbia. I'm in! Of course I immediately started doubting it, going so far as to question whether it's even a good program. Because I couldn't believe it, couldn't believe that something might have actually worked out after all of the disappointment. Obviously I'm not out of the woods yet, as I need to worry about funding and whatnot, but from what I understand I can basically just keep pushing them until the acceptance deadline. Anyway, so maybe that will work out, but now with the quarantine and everything that's going on, wow what the fuck is going to happen?!?! Are we even gonna be able to go in the fall???? Is anyone else having trouble believing this is even real?