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WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

I'm out of reactions again; thank you for this!

Congratulations on having excellent options! I admire your discipline in quitting Draft. I honestly had no idea this would be a half-yearlong gauntlet. I console myself that it promotes necessary endurance, a là this James Baldwin quote that keeps circling in my brain: “Do this book, or die. You have to go through that. Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins. Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but most of all, endurance.”

If you're down for some recs, check out Rosebud Ben-Oni (I LOVE her periodic table sonnets), Jenny Molberg, and Aimee Nezhukumatathil. 

I’m in the same boat, waiting to hear about the other NYC schools with an acceptance from SLC. If anyone thinks of really good questions, please share because I want us all to be prepared to get the info to help us choose the right program. I do love a lot of SLC’s aspects, though. Especially teaching opportunities in so many different areas. I’d have to move from Brooklyn further up, though. 

Truly. Whenever I happen upon the combination of science and poetry, I am transfixed. I hunt for it now. There are many of us out here!

Aimee Nezhukumatathil's finally arrived in the mail a couple days ago and did you say Periodic. Table. Sonnets? Swoooooon. Thank you!
 

Agreed! 

You could be right about NYU $ vs. SLC.  I think Columbia is the most expensive tuition-wise of all the programs and I don't think they give out much $. 

Same here.  I will miss this community when things wind down and the tea leaves reveal where we all (or don't) end up. 

Congratulations on having excellent options! I admire your discipline in quitting Draft. I honestly had no idea this would be a half-yearlong gauntlet. I console myself that it promotes necessary endurance, a là this James Baldwin quote that keeps circling in my brain: “Do this book, or die. You have to go through that. Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins. Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but most of all, endurance.”

SLC has a massive "proximity" value for me, so it was always quite high on my list. It's very commutable, so I could live at home. The other NYC schools are also commutable but would take me more time. I am preparing a list of questions for SLC, so I'm considering it quite seriously. But I'm still waiting to hear back from 8 schools and really thought by this time I would know better where things stood. 

U of Florida, Brooklyn College, Hunter College, Notre Dame, U of Maryland, Columbia, Emerson College, and Boston U. All for fiction. Looks like Florida sent out its acceptances and the two CUNY schools have their interviews going, so I'm not too confident about those.
On a more positive note, a lit magazine accepted one of my stories today.

Oh dear! Will do immediately! So sorry!

It did ?
I quit Draft/FB finally (after quitting once already but couldn't stand the wait and rejoined...) It was just taking too much of my time and energy. While I still have quite a few more schools to hear back from, the one offer and one interview I had put me slightly at ease. At least I'll have somewhere to go in the fall. Now I'm just trying to chill... though of course I'm still checking gradcafe every 10 minutes ?

Michener is expecting to get ALL decisions out by early next week.

Do you have a professor in mind that you wanted to work with? Do you have a preferred climate? Do you want to stay closer or further from home? Just a few questions to consider.

hey hey! new here, grateful for this forum  i just sort of wanted to poll the room because i have no basis for making these decisions -- if you had a choice between UTK and Wyoming, which would you choose and why? both fully-funded with similar stipends. thanks in advance for any insight, i just feel like i have no idea what i'm doing.

Hey pals! I am having a conversation this afternoon with the director of a program to which I was accepted. I'm stunned that I was actually selected by one of my top choices, so I'm having a hard time coming up with questions to ask! Any suggestions from folks who have gone through the process before, or are currently making decisions? 

Some more news! In at Texas State with funding info to come around March 12th!!!
 
Edit: via phone call yesterday ✨

Woo hoo! Congrats!

Ohhhh yes, you are! Thank you for giving me a reason to celebrate today! WOO HOO!

Ohhhh yes, you are! Thank you for giving me a reason to celebrate today! WOO HOO!

thank you!! I got in last friday - feb 26!
poetry yes, I really appreciate the congratulations and the shots

Congrats! Arts & Letters is fantastic! Cheers to you!