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Finally accepted to University of New Mexico! Lol
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Anyone else headed to ASU?
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1 hour ago, Cristie said:
I have a feeling my age played against me with funding
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Will you move over the summer to be sure to get a place?
I thought I was the oldest (or second oldest maybe?) on here.
I'm looking at apartments now to move down in July. Both of my kids will start college here in MO, so that makes it hard, but ASU offered me moving expenses to get moved out there, so that part's amazing
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59 minutes ago, Cristie said:
If it makes you feel any better the call telling me that I did not get picked for any funding sucked just a little worse than the rejections. There, I'm just out the application fees...and my pride. Now I'm looking at a future of student loan debt unless a waitlist spot opens up last minute or unless the Big Easy comes through. This has all been very humbling you are right. Hang in there and I swear, write the bird and old man story and sprinkle in some magic. I just have a feeling that one is a winner.
I'm turning UMKC down (with full funding and a stipend), so maybe they'll come through for you!
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Just now, Cristie said:
Good to know, I've only ever had scholarships. I'm sure I'll be eating Ramen, lol. But since I'm moving to a place I'm not familiar with and don't know a single soul, I thought I might do a meal plan just in the beginning. Plus, moving to either Kansas City or New Orleans (I haven't decided yet) is NOT going to help the waistline at all. I should have applied to places with really crappy food. I mean BBQ...I'm doomed-don't even get me started on all the stuff I'll want to eat if I go to UNO. I want to make a treadmill desk...(picture THAT) all this sitting and writing is uh....not good. Thanks for the info!
Hahaha. Skip the BBQ. Go to Southwest Blvd and eat Mexican food!
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1 minute ago, Cristie said:
Probably a dumb question but I really don't know the answer since I've always lived in my own house. While weighing this program or that program and considering rent/food/utilities and all that...can rent (college graduate apartments) be put on a student loan and a meal plan at their dining hall? Or is all that expected to be out of pocket? I've never had a student loan before so I'm not sure what all it covers??? I didn't apply to any fully-funded programs so I knew I'd have to get a loan for some of the cost but as I'm doing some math...ugh. I need to do some research obviously but hoped someone might just know so I could save some time before I dive into the internet. THANKS!
Cristie
The loan is a lot less strict than grants and scholarships. You can use it on just about anything you want. They only really care that it gets paid back. Also, as a grad student, you shouldn't have to purchase a meal plan. It's probably cheaper (and healthier, and tastier) to prepare your own food at home.
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17 minutes ago, Cristie said:
I have a zoom meeting tomorrow with one of the programs I'm considering. I have some questions written out to ask but thought I'd hit you guys up so I don't not ask something I should. What are the most important things to ask that aren't funding-related? I'd appreciate some suggestions.
Did you receive a funding offer from UMKC? They emailed me about a TAship today, but I will still be turning them down for ASU
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1 hour ago, lenagator1997 said:
Hey have you guys committed to going to anywhere yet for your MFA programs? I'd like to know where you all are headed!
I'll be at ASU
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1 hour ago, koechophe said:
Still waiting on my last two rejections (curse you UNLV!)
But anyway, another random question for people here. Has anyone had any "writer-ish" careers that they've had a great experience with coming out of undergrad? I've got some pretty decent ideas of what I'd like to do this year for a career while I wait to try again, but I'd love to hear about some of you folks' experiences
I'm not sure it's "writer-ish," but my job is definitely "reader-ish." I've been working at a library for almost two years. I absolutely love it there. The environment is great. I'm surrounded by people who read (and by books to read... I literally have 74 books checked out at this very moment!), and they are amazingly flexible with my schedule. I'm still in undergrad though, so my response doesn't technically answer your question. Lol
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1 hour ago, Ydrl said:
(you don't have to buy all the books, just read some of their work online).
Libraries are beautiful, amazing organizations that allow you to take books home with you for FREE! And often, they have a process for patrons to request books that are not yet in their system. I regularly request poetry books for my library to purchase, and my requests are almost always approved.
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Just now, Cristie said:
My bad. I'm just looking for help from people in the same boat. Do you happen to know/suggest the proper place to seek out help/peer reviews? I'm still figuring all this out but would really appreciate a finger pointing to HERE. Where is that magical place I seek?
See if you can find something here
https://www.awpwriter.org/community_calendar/writing_group_overview
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26 minutes ago, dillydally17 said:
If this was your first time applying and you got into more than one fully funded programs,
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A ) be grateful and accept the best offer you got this year
This is the way I'd look at this: With regard to the fully funded programs to which you've been accepted, the fact that you spent the time and money applying to them in the first place indicates that the programs have at least some attractive (to you) features. If you like the program, the faculty, the location, etc (I'm hoping you wouldn't have applied otherwise), and they're offering you adequate financial support, I'd say go for it.
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1 minute ago, Cristie said:
Where do you honest get help then? None of the rejection letters give you a WHY...so I'm stuck in a guessing game.
Oh heck. I'm sorry, I was unclear. I think it's an excellent idea to form an online workshop/critique group! I was just suggesting a different format, perhaps via email or a shareable Google Doc rather than posted publicly within this forum.
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7 minutes ago, Cristie said:
I'm willing to sacrifice one to get help I can apply to other works. That thread is there is you want to participate, I'm more concerned with improving (seeing where I went wrong) right now so I can fix it and get in next year. But you make a good point, thanks for that. Wouldn't that then apply to submitting those works to numerous colleges? I do not know all of the ins/outs of this.
The publication process is very different from the application process. Writing samples can include previously published works, as they are meant to be representative of your writing skill and style. Adcoms will not be publishing anyone's writing samples. However, most journals and contests require submissions to consist solely of unpublished work. I think it has something to do with copyrights as well as exclusivity. For example, if ten poets have the same ten poems published in five different journals, why would someone bother reading (and paying for) more than one?
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28 minutes ago, Blackhole said:
I had a question for the people here. Is there anyone who is in their 40s? Does that sort of affect your chances? I haven't seen too many people in their 40a apply or getting accepted for that matter. It has been bothering me for a while. I did get into Columbia with some scholarship but got five rejections, which makes me think if my writing is really bad or if my age (41) works against me. Maybe my writing sample didn't make the cut. But is it also age?
I turned 41 Monday!
Edited to add: Out of 12 applications, I have received four acceptances and am still waiting to hear from UNM.
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51 minutes ago, Cristie said:
Can't we just create a new thread here and post work/comment? I don't see why we couldn't...I mean, it's all for the sake of improving and getting accepted into a program.
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Thoughts?
I would be afraid that a public forum like this might count as previously published when it comes to submission rules. Many (if not most) literary journals exclude work that has even been posted to a personal blog or website or to publicly accessible social media pages.
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1 hour ago, M-Lin said:
I, too, wonder what other sadistic schools have not notified other than BU and Columbia ?
I still haven't heard from University of New Mexico.
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40 minutes ago, koechophe said:
Shoot, you didn't apply to OSU, not sure why I thought you had. I know someone on here did... ANYway, thanks for the condolences =).
That would be me. I'll be declining their offer though, as I'm pretty in love with ASU.
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43 minutes ago, lacanian_lychen said:
I was wondering if anyone could do me a favor-- I was hoping to get an outside perspective about a few different schools I'm deciding between. Can anyone tell me if they've heard of these programs:
The New School
Ohio State
University of New Orleans
Brooklyn College
I have a lot of factors I'm weighing internally, but one thing I really don't have is a sense of each program's reputation among people who know a lot about this world. I already have a ton of information about each option, and I was hoping to get an outside perspective, ie which programs do you know about? What have you heard?
Thank you so much, and good luck to everyone ❤️ ❤️
Reputation matters less than opportunities and quality of life. Consider funding, cost of living,, climate, faculty, and extra-curricular programs. Personally, UNO would be the only option for me, because I am determined that I will not live through another winter. You probably have different priorities.
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3 minutes ago, Cristie said:
Whispers: Maybe don't call everyone else's dreams weak...just a thought. Other than that, congrats and good luck making a decision. Sounds like you have some great options!
I think @corgeel14was saying that not following their dream feels weak. I don't think they were disparaging anyone else's dreams.
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4 minutes ago, Ydrl said:
Perhaps. I work two jobs, go to school full time, and have two teenagers, so scheduling anything synchronous is often difficult. But I'm definitely interested in the potential of a poetry Zoom meeting.
2022 Creative Writing MFA Applicants Forum
in Literary
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Hello all.
Just popping in to show my support for you all in the upcoming application season. I was here as a first time applicant last year and am now at ASU pursuing my MFA in poetry. I'm happy to provide any answers if you have questions about the application process, writing sample, ASU, etc. I applied to twelve fully funded programs and was accepted into five of them.
Let me know if there is any way I can be of assistance! I know it can be a harrowing time.
:) C