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OMG.
OMG.
I’M WAITLISTED AT NC STATE!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just received my first acceptance from Colorado State for nonfiction with a fellowship offer, which was one of my dream programs! I am trembling as I type this and I genuinely gasped out loud when I saw the email. I'm sending all of this good luck out to all of you — I hope amazing things come everyone's ways soon! 

Oh my god guys. Oh my god. I'm on the Syracuse waitlist!!!!!!!!!

Oh, of course! I appreciate the info--that's actually the most I've ever learned about their interview process! Thanks so much for letting me know, and congratulations again on getting it! I really hope it goes well for you--it's a great program overall.

Thank you!! I'm nervous but very excited.
He didn't exactly say in the email, but all the prose interview slots are on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of next week. I don't think being contacted on a weekend (or a holiday like President's Day) is completely unheard of, but to be 100% honest I wouldn't count on it. Sorry I can't give you better or more certain news.

Hi everyone! I've been lurking on here for a bit, but this is my first post. Congrats to everyone who's been getting those sweet sweet acceptance calls/emails and good luck to all those still waiting!
I just got an email from Notre Dame to set up an interview. The director of the program said they had a shortlist of ten from over 200 applicants. This is great news and I'm obviously stoked! Also a big confidence booster after my valentines present (rejection email) from JHU, lol. 
I know Notre Dame is one of the few programs that does interviews-- have any of you ever been in an MFA interview and do you have any idea what sort of questions/vibes I can expect?
I'm a first time fiction applicant, so far I've got 0a/2w/1i/2r/8p

i’m committing to cu boulder
hopefully there will be movement soon with ND that you need if it is a top choice for you — wishing well! 

I'm in a similar situation - on 2 waitlists with no acceptances yet and probably none coming. It's way tougher than I expected. I went into the application process with what I thought was a healthy mindset, and I've tried my best to keep hold of that throughout, but I've still been really rattled.
Something that's sort of helping is just to remember that setbacks are an inevitable part of the writing process, and that literally all of the writers I admire had to hear "no" many, many times before they ever found success. What I'm experiencing now isn't a temporary detour from the path to literary achievement - it is the path itself. There are no shortcuts or hacks to make it any easier. There's no way to avoid it. If I wasn't getting rejected during this particular application cycle, I'd certainly be getting rejected from something else at some point in the future. The only way to deal with it is just to keep writing. Easier said than done, of course, but it is a bit of comfort to me.

I've now received CNF decisions on all of my schools: UPittsburgh, UMinnesota, UIowa, Louisiana State, and UArizona were all rejections...But! I was accepted at Ohio State (my top preference)! I am very excited. To everyone who is waiting on waitlists or a laundry list of rejections, just know that this was my third year of applying to schools and I received nothing but rejections my first two application cycles (not even a waitlist). Don't give up!
Also, if you've had a run of bad luck thus far, consider changing genres and looking at schools that embrace developing your talents outside that concentration. I submitted in fiction my first two years, but my professors convinced me to apply in CNF this year. It's not my favorite genre, but Ohio State has made it very clear that they encourage their students to take courses in whatever areas they like (many of the students are blending forms anyway). Lots of schools encourage this experimentation.
I hope as many of you stick with this ambition as is possible. Keep putting yourselves out there because fielding countless rejections is an inevitable part of the writer's life. I'm glad I wasn't accepted till now: I'm almost 32 and these delays have given me lots of time to hone my craft, gain life experience, develop discipline, and figure out what I really want to do with my education so that I don't waste it. Don't stop believing in yourself just because a handful of folks who read a small sample of your work didn't immediately glean your potential. And good luck!

yo i interviewed with notre dame on the 20th. monday will mark 2 weeks since.
earlier this week a few folks on here who also interviewed were accepted.
is it annoying of me to reach out? 

It sounds like it is most definitely more than luck--i.e. you're incredibly talented!!--like, holy cannoli, that's *amazing* and congrats 8 bjillion times over to you on all of your success during this application season!! ❤️ Do you have any idea which school you're leaning towards? Talk about being spoiled for choice!

I’ve been really fortunate and have gotten accepted to ND, Michigan, Washington, WashU, Oregon, and Cornell (???!!!) and waitlisted at Arizona. I’ve declined Oregon and Arizona. I still can’t believe my luck - I found out about Cornell at work (I’m a preschool teacher) and nearly passed out on the playground!

This was for prose! I was told ten folks were placed on a shortlist to interview.

Poetry on my part! Unfortunately I can’t offer much insight. The verbiage they used was that people interviewed were “finalists” and/or from a “shortlist” but that’s not very helpful, sorry  Thanks so much for your kind words.

yooooo same here! congratulations! isn't their funding amazing?!

Hi y’all  just got the email notifying me I got into Notre Dame! Thanks for all the help when I asked about the interview, i appreciate y’all!!

Got my rejection from Notre Dame today - but on the plus side, I finally got my funding info for NMSU! I got one of their three GA/TAships. I'll know more details when they issue my offer letter. I'm going to New Mexico folks! 

Just got my rejection from Notre Dame--congrats to all who got in, and on to next year's application and daily practicing my craft to improve my work even more!  

Just got my rejection from Notre Dame--congrats to all who got in, and on to next year's application and daily practicing my craft to improve my work even more!  

Just got my rejection from Notre Dame--congrats to all who got in, and on to next year's application and daily practicing my craft to improve my work even more!  

Just got my rejection from Notre Dame--congrats to all who got in, and on to next year's application and daily practicing my craft to improve my work even more!  

Just got my rejection from Notre Dame--congrats to all who got in, and on to next year's application and daily practicing my craft to improve my work even more!  

Just got my rejection from Notre Dame--congrats to all who got in, and on to next year's application and daily practicing my craft to improve my work even more!  

Just got my rejection from Notre Dame--congrats to all who got in, and on to next year's application and daily practicing my craft to improve my work even more!  

Just got my rejection from Notre Dame--congrats to all who got in, and on to next year's application and daily practicing my craft to improve my work even more!