cecsav

Thanks! Right now, ASU is my top choice. But if FL comes through for me... lol

This reminds me, if you're waitlisted for Poetry at U of AL, I've decided to decline their offer. ?

I was notified by AL about two weeks ago. Haven't heard from LSU of UF. Didn't apply to UVA.

University of Alabama offers a simultaneous MA alongside the MFA as well. That's one of the big draws for me actually.

Even though I'm still waiting on a few notifications, I've been seriously considering my options, and I don't know how to choose. Obviously, if UMKC doesn't offer me any funding, they're off the table, but I wouldn't have applied to these schools if they didn't all offer something I'm looking for. How do I decide between attending ASU and University of Alabama (on the assumption I'm waiting for inevitable rejections from my remaining applications)?

Anyone with FSU news, can you tell me what your portal looks like? I still haven't received an email, but the notice at the top of the screen that said (something along the lines of) "your application is awaiting review" is gone. Nothing else has changed, just that block of text is gone. Gah

Weirdest thing happened with my AL letter. Somehow, it was addressed to my married name. I've been divorced since 2006.

Same boat.

Still no word from LSU, UNM, University of Houston, University of Florida, Florida State, or Oklahoma State. Portals all still say under review. This application process is brutal.

Not necessarily. If the program wants to accept you, they have to have the approval of the grad school, re: admission requirements. If anything, I'd think it's a step in the right direction.

AWP was this past week though, and I'm sure most programs/faculty were involved in some way, as presenters, panelists, or attendees (or some combination of the above). They may have taken the week off from notifying so they could focus on AWP.

Yup. Waiting on seven! A couple of these have notes in Results, but if I haven't received an explicit rejection via email or portal, I'm still holding out hope.

Here are a couple of mine: https://www.google.com/amp/s/theboilerjournal.com/2020/07/18/cecilia-savala/amp/ https://www.redflagpoetry.com/home/cecila-savala-trading-up https://roadrunner.lasierra.edu/the-floods-dirtied-your-plans/

While we're waiting for news, let's talk publications. Anyone have anything published online they'd be willing to share? (I'll have to come back and do this from a computer. I'm on my phone on my lunch break right now.)

Nope. Not everyone

Ick. I hope you get the funding AND the housing you need!

Have you tried Craigslist? I'm going to try to get into grad housing if I can, but I've been looking at CL ads in the areas of potential schools, and it seems like there are often some pretty good set ups

Haha. It was actually on the bottom of my list too.

Because I'm so close to UMKC and already have a home, employment, etc here, and the fact that my kids will probably be attending undergrad an hour east of KC, it's a real possibility for me. However, I wouldn't be able to rationalize moving out of state for a program not offering me full funding.

Is UMKC high on your list? Will you enroll even if they can't offer an assistantship? (Also, what the heck makes you want to come to the Midwest from GA? Lol)

@cosmictonesI just got off the phone with Hadara Bar-Nadav at UMKC, and she said we might be waiting another 2 weeks for any kind of notification regarding GTA positions. It sounds like funding is quite up in the air.

Even better. https://www.rosebudbenoni.com/20-atomic-sonnets#:~:text=In 20 Atomic Sonnets%2C the,STP%2C and Bon Jovi.” They're available as a free online chapbook!

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

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Hey, who was the other UMKC acceptance? Have you heard anything about funding yet?