eternalwhitenights

I know there's been a lot of acceptances and waitlists for WashU over on Draft and the "results" page here on GradCafe, and I know there are a lot of you here who applied to it. I'm sending prayers, hugs, love, and encouragement, and don't give up. Wanted to pop this meme in here to remind y'all of something important: 

Congrats babe! Also, y'all, have some faith in yourselves. All you need is one school to say yes. You can do it. ❤️

Congrats babe! Also, y'all, have some faith in yourselves. All you need is one school to say yes. You can do it. ❤️

Those of you who are accepted to multiple programs, or who are holding out for an answer from a first choice program, may find this info from the U-W Madison MFA Admissions page useful (sorry for the huge font - couldn't seem to get out of it after cutting and pasting from the site!):
Wisconsin Protocol
Like most institutions with a graduate program in creative writing, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is a member of the Council of Graduate Schools and as such is bound to the following resolution: "Students are under no obligation to respond to offers of financial support prior to April 15; earlier deadlines for acceptance of such offers violate the intent of this Resolution." You can see the full resolution as well as a list of council members by clicking here.
We at Wisconsin advise any applicant who is feeling pressured to accept another MFA program's offer before the April 15th deadline to simply send the program a friendly email that states, "I see that your institution is a member of the Council of Graduate Schools. As such, I believe that I have the right to consider your offer up until the April 15th deadline as established by the council. Thanks so much!" Most universities are big places where one hand doesn’t know what the other hand is doing. Showing them you know your rights will help ensure that your rights are respected. At Wisconsin, our promise is simple:
We will make our decisions by March 15th. Should you be placed on our waitlist, we will tell you up front. We won't put off giving you an answer about your status simply so we won't have to tell you you've been waitlisted. While we will tell you if you are on our waitlist, we will not discuss the nature of the waitlist, e.g. how many students are on it, where a particular student’s place is. We will respect the April 15th deadline as established by the Council of Graduate Schools. Out of respect to you, (not lack of interest!) we will not call you repeatedly just to "check in with you" to see if you've made a decision. All our students are fully funded, which means we won't at any time threaten to yank or alter funding to pressure you to say yes before April 15th.  
Finally, we urge all MFA applicants to know their rights and to ask the schools they're applying to in advance if they are members of the Council of Graduate Schools. If they're not familiar with the CGS's resolution, send them a link to this page. We hope that by spreading the word regarding applicants' rights, all students can begin their graduate studies on the right path.

Aaaaand I think you just proved my gut suspicion. Can you please stop being rude to people on this forum, whoever you are? I truly do wish you well, but you're really not adding to any conversation or sense of community here, so can you please stop the rude comments? Thank you.

Y'all, I think Gustav and Wolfman are trolls. Is there a way to report them?

Aaaaand I think you just proved my gut suspicion. Can you please stop being rude to people on this forum, whoever you are? I truly do wish you well, but you're really not adding to any conversation or sense of community here, so can you please stop the rude comments? Thank you.

Y'all, I think Gustav and Wolfman are trolls. Is there a way to report them?

Awww thank you. ❤️ That compliment made my day haha! 
 
Confirmed and agreed. Thanks for the heads-up.

Awww thank you. ❤️ That compliment made my day haha! 
 
Confirmed and agreed. Thanks for the heads-up.

Uh, you weren’t wrong. He’s gaslighting you. Don’t trust him hon.

Aaaaand I think you just proved my gut suspicion. Can you please stop being rude to people on this forum, whoever you are? I truly do wish you well, but you're really not adding to any conversation or sense of community here, so can you please stop the rude comments? Thank you.

Y'all, I think Gustav and Wolfman are trolls. Is there a way to report them?

I hate to imagine the loser who has the time and energy for that lol. I mean trying to fuck with grad school applicants...? I feel like that's as exciting as fucking with senior night bingo
 

Umm....huh? Lol. 

Umm....huh? Lol. 

Umm....huh? Lol. 

I expect this to be about the situation for most programs. Buckle up, everyone, and good luck. We're all in it together. 

Because you're human and only have so much time and energy.  
You did great. You've got this. You're going to be okay, promise. ❤️

Because you're human and only have so much time and energy.  
You did great. You've got this. You're going to be okay, promise. ❤️

Because you're human and only have so much time and energy.  
You did great. You've got this. You're going to be okay, promise. ❤️

Because you're human and only have so much time and energy.  
You did great. You've got this. You're going to be okay, promise. ❤️

Because you're human and only have so much time and energy.  
You did great. You've got this. You're going to be okay, promise. ❤️

Because you're human and only have so much time and energy.  
You did great. You've got this. You're going to be okay, promise. ❤️

You're amazing!!!! Congratulations!!! Oh my gosh, how cool would it be if literally every single one of us got into our programs??? And for a PhD that is AMAZING. Yo. Do you think you're going to go for your PhD or MFA?
 
Woohoo!!!! Congratulations!!! I'm so happy for you, and congratulations on your success. Hope that beer was downright delicious.