eternalwhitenights

this is only based on my somewhat informed guesstimation, but it seems to me that their portal is limited in function. last week, they could only send out a few rejections and waitlists, so tbh it could very well be that your portal is one of the few that got left out this time and will be updated next friday. my impatient ass is not going to expect you to or tell you to wait until next friday in hopes of a portal update lol. you could just email alissa for the letter. i'm sure they can send a pdf through.

Congrats!! ❤️ If I remember correctly, were you the person that had mentioned a month or two ago that you were nervous about applying as an international applicant? If so, I think you just showed yourself you can kick butt, no matter where you come from--congrats, dear. ❤️

Thank you so much!!
Really hope so!
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you too ?

Just woke up to an update on my Notre Dame portal. I was wait listed! So, so happy. I doubt I'll get off the wait list, but I'm a bit relieved since almost every other place has rejected me. In case I don't get in, I'll likely be applying again in a year or two!

I'm not feeling too bad about it, actually. The only part that sucks is all the waiting again, but I feel inspired and ready for more of this next year. I've learned a lot, and I already see a lot in my writing right now that's better than when I applied this round. I think we've got this next year!

But look at it this way--you have at least one round under your belt, and you can really take time to research/grow/write. You are totally going to get in to at least one next year if Washington doesn't come through. You're like my original ND buddy on here, so I am rooting extra 1bjillion percent hard for you. ❤️ P.S. Don't forget you're more than some MFA rejections. ✌️

Congrats!!!!! That's amazing-sauce times a bjillion!!!! So proud of you!!!! *clinks glass*
I found out, from an email from the grad school coordinator via that email I sent, that I didn't get in to ND, unfortunately. ?However, this past week, I have discovered within myself more resilience than I knew I had, and I'm actually grateful to know that there is so much work I can do to really improve my craft over this next year, and then reapply to ND next year with a much more honed, focused application. I've attended enough virtual events they've held, both within their writing department and without, over these past several months, to know that it is exactly where I need to be for both personal and professional goals, so, I'm going to get some sleep, maybe cry a little bit more, and then reassess my next steps when it comes to income generation and story writing, and figure out my next steps towards next year. I'm going to knock their socks off next year, and I'm going to pour my whole heart and soul into the application process and really investing time, energy, dedication, and soul to my fiction craft. I'm so grateful for this group and for the support, too. ❤️
Right now, I am so, damn proud of myself for even applying in the first place. This time last year, I was in the throes of having just been diagnosed with severe OCD, and I was pretty damn near hopeless, living in my parents' basement and not sleeping and thinking I was just utterly broken. (Spoiler alert: I wasn't. :)) I am SO proud of myself for the journey I've been on this year, and for applying and getting my app in at all--between the time of inquiry/processing that, yes, I am going to apply to this, actually, and turning in my application, I had a turn around time period of ten days, so even getting the application in in the first place was a pretty damn great accomplishment in my book. Also, I took a chance on myself, and I tried, and that's the biggest accomplishment of all.

Also, heads up--for any other ND applicants, the grad school coordinator said that their "disapproval/rejection" system only updates once a week (I'm guessing on Fridays), so notifications should be going out more today. Not sure of any other cohort data, but I also spoke with someone on Draft whose friend was actually one of the confirmed fiction acceptances at ND, and she said she's going to pass along my question about cohort data and/or expected reply timelines to her friend so she can ask about it in a call she's having with the professors on Sunday. I'll keep y'all posted if I hear anything more--rooting for you guys!!! 
Much, love, and @fishfish24--I AM SO PROUD OF YOU. Congrats 8 bjillion, million times over!!!!!

I'm sorry, love. ❤️ I know you were counting on it. Maybe we'll be cohort buddies next year instead!!! I really, really, really hope Washington comes through for you. Lucky 7, maybe??
My portal hasn't updated with anything yet, no official emails from the grad school either, and I already heard from the grad school coordinator for the English department herself over email that I wasn't in. Jesus is REALLY teaching me patience. (Just to see it officially officially, you know.)  Everybody's all here and in Draft posting rejections and waitlists and I'm like Notre Dame, I know you didn't forget me. Ach.

Officially got my Notre Dame rejection finally. I think it's a fair assumption that Iowa and Michener are rejections, so that just leaves UW as a question. Of course it comes down to my beloved Seattle campus in the end.
 
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Congrats!!!!! That's amazing-sauce times a bjillion!!!! So proud of you!!!! *clinks glass*
I found out, from an email from the grad school coordinator via that email I sent, that I didn't get in to ND, unfortunately. ?However, this past week, I have discovered within myself more resilience than I knew I had, and I'm actually grateful to know that there is so much work I can do to really improve my craft over this next year, and then reapply to ND next year with a much more honed, focused application. I've attended enough virtual events they've held, both within their writing department and without, over these past several months, to know that it is exactly where I need to be for both personal and professional goals, so, I'm going to get some sleep, maybe cry a little bit more, and then reassess my next steps when it comes to income generation and story writing, and figure out my next steps towards next year. I'm going to knock their socks off next year, and I'm going to pour my whole heart and soul into the application process and really investing time, energy, dedication, and soul to my fiction craft. I'm so grateful for this group and for the support, too. ❤️
Right now, I am so, damn proud of myself for even applying in the first place. This time last year, I was in the throes of having just been diagnosed with severe OCD, and I was pretty damn near hopeless, living in my parents' basement and not sleeping and thinking I was just utterly broken. (Spoiler alert: I wasn't. :)) I am SO proud of myself for the journey I've been on this year, and for applying and getting my app in at all--between the time of inquiry/processing that, yes, I am going to apply to this, actually, and turning in my application, I had a turn around time period of ten days, so even getting the application in in the first place was a pretty damn great accomplishment in my book. Also, I took a chance on myself, and I tried, and that's the biggest accomplishment of all.

Also, heads up--for any other ND applicants, the grad school coordinator said that their "disapproval/rejection" system only updates once a week (I'm guessing on Fridays), so notifications should be going out more today. Not sure of any other cohort data, but I also spoke with someone on Draft whose friend was actually one of the confirmed fiction acceptances at ND, and she said she's going to pass along my question about cohort data and/or expected reply timelines to her friend so she can ask about it in a call she's having with the professors on Sunday. I'll keep y'all posted if I hear anything more--rooting for you guys!!! 
Much, love, and @fishfish24--I AM SO PROUD OF YOU. Congrats 8 bjillion, million times over!!!!!

Congrats!!!!! That's amazing-sauce times a bjillion!!!! So proud of you!!!! *clinks glass*
I found out, from an email from the grad school coordinator via that email I sent, that I didn't get in to ND, unfortunately. ?However, this past week, I have discovered within myself more resilience than I knew I had, and I'm actually grateful to know that there is so much work I can do to really improve my craft over this next year, and then reapply to ND next year with a much more honed, focused application. I've attended enough virtual events they've held, both within their writing department and without, over these past several months, to know that it is exactly where I need to be for both personal and professional goals, so, I'm going to get some sleep, maybe cry a little bit more, and then reassess my next steps when it comes to income generation and story writing, and figure out my next steps towards next year. I'm going to knock their socks off next year, and I'm going to pour my whole heart and soul into the application process and really investing time, energy, dedication, and soul to my fiction craft. I'm so grateful for this group and for the support, too. ❤️
Right now, I am so, damn proud of myself for even applying in the first place. This time last year, I was in the throes of having just been diagnosed with severe OCD, and I was pretty damn near hopeless, living in my parents' basement and not sleeping and thinking I was just utterly broken. (Spoiler alert: I wasn't. :)) I am SO proud of myself for the journey I've been on this year, and for applying and getting my app in at all--between the time of inquiry/processing that, yes, I am going to apply to this, actually, and turning in my application, I had a turn around time period of ten days, so even getting the application in in the first place was a pretty damn great accomplishment in my book. Also, I took a chance on myself, and I tried, and that's the biggest accomplishment of all.

Also, heads up--for any other ND applicants, the grad school coordinator said that their "disapproval/rejection" system only updates once a week (I'm guessing on Fridays), so notifications should be going out more today. Not sure of any other cohort data, but I also spoke with someone on Draft whose friend was actually one of the confirmed fiction acceptances at ND, and she said she's going to pass along my question about cohort data and/or expected reply timelines to her friend so she can ask about it in a call she's having with the professors on Sunday. I'll keep y'all posted if I hear anything more--rooting for you guys!!! 
Much, love, and @fishfish24--I AM SO PROUD OF YOU. Congrats 8 bjillion, million times over!!!!!

Thank you so much. ❤️ That means a lot!! You know, I spent enough years hating myself and purposefully holding myself back from things, because I couldn't forgive myself for some choices I'd made in my past, and my way of dealing with that was using self-anger as a shield to avoid getting hurt again--you know, when you spend enough time battling yourself, and hating yourself, and being mad at yourself, and then finally getting to a place where you let yourself be wholeheartedly vulnerable again, clarity comes in the form of commitment to unabashed vulnerability and openness, no matter how hard it gets. And, as much as it'd be nice to say I did it all myself, Jesus has truly been with me every single step of the way. I couldn't, and wouldn't, be here without Him. I've learned that the darkest depths are where the light most often comes in the strongest.

I really appreciate your kind words. I hope you friggin have it this year--you're going to kick ass.  
Thanks, lovey!!! ❤️ I am a warrior, and so are you. So are all of us. P.S. I kind of want to add "badass warrior" to my LinkedIn profile...too much? ?

Congrats!!!!! That's amazing-sauce times a bjillion!!!! So proud of you!!!! *clinks glass*
I found out, from an email from the grad school coordinator via that email I sent, that I didn't get in to ND, unfortunately. ?However, this past week, I have discovered within myself more resilience than I knew I had, and I'm actually grateful to know that there is so much work I can do to really improve my craft over this next year, and then reapply to ND next year with a much more honed, focused application. I've attended enough virtual events they've held, both within their writing department and without, over these past several months, to know that it is exactly where I need to be for both personal and professional goals, so, I'm going to get some sleep, maybe cry a little bit more, and then reassess my next steps when it comes to income generation and story writing, and figure out my next steps towards next year. I'm going to knock their socks off next year, and I'm going to pour my whole heart and soul into the application process and really investing time, energy, dedication, and soul to my fiction craft. I'm so grateful for this group and for the support, too. ❤️
Right now, I am so, damn proud of myself for even applying in the first place. This time last year, I was in the throes of having just been diagnosed with severe OCD, and I was pretty damn near hopeless, living in my parents' basement and not sleeping and thinking I was just utterly broken. (Spoiler alert: I wasn't. :)) I am SO proud of myself for the journey I've been on this year, and for applying and getting my app in at all--between the time of inquiry/processing that, yes, I am going to apply to this, actually, and turning in my application, I had a turn around time period of ten days, so even getting the application in in the first place was a pretty damn great accomplishment in my book. Also, I took a chance on myself, and I tried, and that's the biggest accomplishment of all.

Also, heads up--for any other ND applicants, the grad school coordinator said that their "disapproval/rejection" system only updates once a week (I'm guessing on Fridays), so notifications should be going out more today. Not sure of any other cohort data, but I also spoke with someone on Draft whose friend was actually one of the confirmed fiction acceptances at ND, and she said she's going to pass along my question about cohort data and/or expected reply timelines to her friend so she can ask about it in a call she's having with the professors on Sunday. I'll keep y'all posted if I hear anything more--rooting for you guys!!! 
Much, love, and @fishfish24--I AM SO PROUD OF YOU. Congrats 8 bjillion, million times over!!!!!

This is some inspiring wisdom and badassery. The universe WILL support you. You are a warrior!

No matter what, you should be insanely proud of yourself. Applying to these programs is difficult, draining and terrifying. But you have made such insane progress from where you said you were a year ago and that’s huge! And now you can come back to it next year even more confident and with the resolve of where you know you want to be. I think that’s amazing and you’re looking at it in a really healthy way. It sucks right now, but next year you’ve friggin got this. ❤️

Congrats!!!!! That's amazing-sauce times a bjillion!!!! So proud of you!!!! *clinks glass*
I found out, from an email from the grad school coordinator via that email I sent, that I didn't get in to ND, unfortunately. ?However, this past week, I have discovered within myself more resilience than I knew I had, and I'm actually grateful to know that there is so much work I can do to really improve my craft over this next year, and then reapply to ND next year with a much more honed, focused application. I've attended enough virtual events they've held, both within their writing department and without, over these past several months, to know that it is exactly where I need to be for both personal and professional goals, so, I'm going to get some sleep, maybe cry a little bit more, and then reassess my next steps when it comes to income generation and story writing, and figure out my next steps towards next year. I'm going to knock their socks off next year, and I'm going to pour my whole heart and soul into the application process and really investing time, energy, dedication, and soul to my fiction craft. I'm so grateful for this group and for the support, too. ❤️
Right now, I am so, damn proud of myself for even applying in the first place. This time last year, I was in the throes of having just been diagnosed with severe OCD, and I was pretty damn near hopeless, living in my parents' basement and not sleeping and thinking I was just utterly broken. (Spoiler alert: I wasn't. :)) I am SO proud of myself for the journey I've been on this year, and for applying and getting my app in at all--between the time of inquiry/processing that, yes, I am going to apply to this, actually, and turning in my application, I had a turn around time period of ten days, so even getting the application in in the first place was a pretty damn great accomplishment in my book. Also, I took a chance on myself, and I tried, and that's the biggest accomplishment of all.

Also, heads up--for any other ND applicants, the grad school coordinator said that their "disapproval/rejection" system only updates once a week (I'm guessing on Fridays), so notifications should be going out more today. Not sure of any other cohort data, but I also spoke with someone on Draft whose friend was actually one of the confirmed fiction acceptances at ND, and she said she's going to pass along my question about cohort data and/or expected reply timelines to her friend so she can ask about it in a call she's having with the professors on Sunday. I'll keep y'all posted if I hear anything more--rooting for you guys!!! 
Much, love, and @fishfish24--I AM SO PROUD OF YOU. Congrats 8 bjillion, million times over!!!!!

Update on UNH housing situation, they have some graduate housing, so if I don’t get in anywhere else, I’ll be heading to New Hampshire.

Congrats!!!!! That's amazing-sauce times a bjillion!!!! So proud of you!!!! *clinks glass*
I found out, from an email from the grad school coordinator via that email I sent, that I didn't get in to ND, unfortunately. ?However, this past week, I have discovered within myself more resilience than I knew I had, and I'm actually grateful to know that there is so much work I can do to really improve my craft over this next year, and then reapply to ND next year with a much more honed, focused application. I've attended enough virtual events they've held, both within their writing department and without, over these past several months, to know that it is exactly where I need to be for both personal and professional goals, so, I'm going to get some sleep, maybe cry a little bit more, and then reassess my next steps when it comes to income generation and story writing, and figure out my next steps towards next year. I'm going to knock their socks off next year, and I'm going to pour my whole heart and soul into the application process and really investing time, energy, dedication, and soul to my fiction craft. I'm so grateful for this group and for the support, too. ❤️
Right now, I am so, damn proud of myself for even applying in the first place. This time last year, I was in the throes of having just been diagnosed with severe OCD, and I was pretty damn near hopeless, living in my parents' basement and not sleeping and thinking I was just utterly broken. (Spoiler alert: I wasn't. :)) I am SO proud of myself for the journey I've been on this year, and for applying and getting my app in at all--between the time of inquiry/processing that, yes, I am going to apply to this, actually, and turning in my application, I had a turn around time period of ten days, so even getting the application in in the first place was a pretty damn great accomplishment in my book. Also, I took a chance on myself, and I tried, and that's the biggest accomplishment of all.

Also, heads up--for any other ND applicants, the grad school coordinator said that their "disapproval/rejection" system only updates once a week (I'm guessing on Fridays), so notifications should be going out more today. Not sure of any other cohort data, but I also spoke with someone on Draft whose friend was actually one of the confirmed fiction acceptances at ND, and she said she's going to pass along my question about cohort data and/or expected reply timelines to her friend so she can ask about it in a call she's having with the professors on Sunday. I'll keep y'all posted if I hear anything more--rooting for you guys!!! 
Much, love, and @fishfish24--I AM SO PROUD OF YOU. Congrats 8 bjillion, million times over!!!!!

Congrats!!!!! That's amazing-sauce times a bjillion!!!! So proud of you!!!! *clinks glass*
I found out, from an email from the grad school coordinator via that email I sent, that I didn't get in to ND, unfortunately. ?However, this past week, I have discovered within myself more resilience than I knew I had, and I'm actually grateful to know that there is so much work I can do to really improve my craft over this next year, and then reapply to ND next year with a much more honed, focused application. I've attended enough virtual events they've held, both within their writing department and without, over these past several months, to know that it is exactly where I need to be for both personal and professional goals, so, I'm going to get some sleep, maybe cry a little bit more, and then reassess my next steps when it comes to income generation and story writing, and figure out my next steps towards next year. I'm going to knock their socks off next year, and I'm going to pour my whole heart and soul into the application process and really investing time, energy, dedication, and soul to my fiction craft. I'm so grateful for this group and for the support, too. ❤️
Right now, I am so, damn proud of myself for even applying in the first place. This time last year, I was in the throes of having just been diagnosed with severe OCD, and I was pretty damn near hopeless, living in my parents' basement and not sleeping and thinking I was just utterly broken. (Spoiler alert: I wasn't. :)) I am SO proud of myself for the journey I've been on this year, and for applying and getting my app in at all--between the time of inquiry/processing that, yes, I am going to apply to this, actually, and turning in my application, I had a turn around time period of ten days, so even getting the application in in the first place was a pretty damn great accomplishment in my book. Also, I took a chance on myself, and I tried, and that's the biggest accomplishment of all.

Also, heads up--for any other ND applicants, the grad school coordinator said that their "disapproval/rejection" system only updates once a week (I'm guessing on Fridays), so notifications should be going out more today. Not sure of any other cohort data, but I also spoke with someone on Draft whose friend was actually one of the confirmed fiction acceptances at ND, and she said she's going to pass along my question about cohort data and/or expected reply timelines to her friend so she can ask about it in a call she's having with the professors on Sunday. I'll keep y'all posted if I hear anything more--rooting for you guys!!! 
Much, love, and @fishfish24--I AM SO PROUD OF YOU. Congrats 8 bjillion, million times over!!!!!

Congrats!!!!! That's amazing-sauce times a bjillion!!!! So proud of you!!!! *clinks glass*
I found out, from an email from the grad school coordinator via that email I sent, that I didn't get in to ND, unfortunately. ?However, this past week, I have discovered within myself more resilience than I knew I had, and I'm actually grateful to know that there is so much work I can do to really improve my craft over this next year, and then reapply to ND next year with a much more honed, focused application. I've attended enough virtual events they've held, both within their writing department and without, over these past several months, to know that it is exactly where I need to be for both personal and professional goals, so, I'm going to get some sleep, maybe cry a little bit more, and then reassess my next steps when it comes to income generation and story writing, and figure out my next steps towards next year. I'm going to knock their socks off next year, and I'm going to pour my whole heart and soul into the application process and really investing time, energy, dedication, and soul to my fiction craft. I'm so grateful for this group and for the support, too. ❤️
Right now, I am so, damn proud of myself for even applying in the first place. This time last year, I was in the throes of having just been diagnosed with severe OCD, and I was pretty damn near hopeless, living in my parents' basement and not sleeping and thinking I was just utterly broken. (Spoiler alert: I wasn't. :)) I am SO proud of myself for the journey I've been on this year, and for applying and getting my app in at all--between the time of inquiry/processing that, yes, I am going to apply to this, actually, and turning in my application, I had a turn around time period of ten days, so even getting the application in in the first place was a pretty damn great accomplishment in my book. Also, I took a chance on myself, and I tried, and that's the biggest accomplishment of all.

Also, heads up--for any other ND applicants, the grad school coordinator said that their "disapproval/rejection" system only updates once a week (I'm guessing on Fridays), so notifications should be going out more today. Not sure of any other cohort data, but I also spoke with someone on Draft whose friend was actually one of the confirmed fiction acceptances at ND, and she said she's going to pass along my question about cohort data and/or expected reply timelines to her friend so she can ask about it in a call she's having with the professors on Sunday. I'll keep y'all posted if I hear anything more--rooting for you guys!!! 
Much, love, and @fishfish24--I AM SO PROUD OF YOU. Congrats 8 bjillion, million times over!!!!!

Babes, I was just waitlisted at Michener for fiction!! ❤️❤️❤️

I wouldn't (and didn't) say that they're open admissions, but they do have a reputation for bilking people, and I think that's pretty much deserved. How else do you justify admitting, like, 70 people, charging everyone $60k/yr, and fully funding none of them? 
If you're fully aware of the program's reputation and the financial cost and choose to attend anyway, then that's fine, good for you -- I feel like I read a good novel by a Columbia grad almost every year, in fact -- but I think that they tend to take advantage of the aspirations of some applicants in a way that's really cynical, and almost predatory, so I'm happy to call them out on that

I feel this — and I can't even remember now where I learned about this site... or when it all began... all I know now is the compulsion.... I hope you find some peace of mind (I'm working on it too)

Hear ye, hear ye. 

Very cool! I was there from 2010-2014.