Blackhole

no, you didn't I said I saw it on draft and every other place.

Columbia hasn't lied about its lack of funding. so I don't get most of the criticism I have seen on draft. and many writers have attended it and they are pretty good and write very well. but nobody talks about that. and there is always some kind of meanness when it comes to Columbia. you are right about the understanding the financial cost

perhaps you are right. but is financials the only thing here? maybe some people don't want to buy a house. I feel like the criticism is mostly about financials.

thank you

maybe defer Columbia?

I am also considering taking a year off and applying next year. I applied too late. started in December and got one acceptance, which is Columbia.

no, please don't self-immolate

awww, you remember the bird man. I think you will make it this time. or the next. I am 41 and I am thinking whether I should try next year. "There are always flowers on her grave. That's hope." - some interviews give you some beautiful sentences. It was a sad story. A reporter is also an archivist who saves sentences and fragments of memories of others. We are our own libraries of stories with no closure. Just like love. Just like loss. That's why I can't do fiction I suppose. the story was about a young girl killed in a police encounter in 2004. all the accused were discharged. I should just be a reporter and listen to stories.

it is not so bad I guess I will have to start all over again. and make the effort it needs. it has been a learning experience and very humbling one as well.

I got BU rejection today.

rejection form Ohio University

this is true...

thank you for writing this.

I can imagine. I just didn't know. I thought he/she/others was trying to be helpful but it was a lot of disrespect for others. but thanks for pointing it out.

we can't always tell if someone is a troll. that's all.

haha

wikipedia is not the best source.just saying. maybe you think I am not a writer. I am certainly a journalist and Wikipedia is not very reliable. you are always advised to verify information that you get on wikipedia.

thank you. no, I won't call this trolling. and you can call me whatever you feel like. I know the biases and I am not judging people without knowing them. And not calling them "fools" and "not ready to write" because I guess the forums are there for support and to be kind to each other. that's all. thanks again.

I didn't mean it that way. it is all about the writing sample. that I know. I didn't hear anyone say they disqualified anyone for low grades. What I meant was that nobody should be discouraged or made to feel bad about getting anywhere. writing and reading are very subjective things. that's all. I know Columbia has high tuition and it has low selectivity and all of that stuff and maybe my sample was a bit better than all those who got rejected.... I get all of that. What I don't get is the bias against it in terms of trashing everything. I might not go there because of several reasons but I would never say stuff to make others feel. We all know deep down in our hearts we aren't special. I have read Cady's posts. I never said I am tempted to believe I am that 1 percent. of course not. I realised my sample wasn't good very early on. I just find it very unfair when people talk about respect and temptation and all of those things to those who got in there. Maybe they are just sharing a bit of news that they got in somewhere. Someone asks a question here about asking a professor at some place about things and they don't get to hear they are not that one percent. All I asked was if I can ask a question when the professor calls. That's all. Also, I don't know why the professor made the sales call and why Columbia wanted to charge me, etc. I don't know why the fact that maybe someone got somewhere and everyone seems to be telling them they are just not good enough and so on and so forth. I am not special. And Columbia is not hard to get into. But those two are not the only truths here.

totally makes sense. that's why I'm not excited about this. also, on another note, I feel it is up to who reads your sample finally. there isn't any GPA type thing here. it is all very subjective.

I don't know*

that makes sense. I don't I am their chosen one. They gave like a pittance in the same of a scholarship but then, Columbia never said they would give finding so can't really fault them on that. the cohort, the professor said, is 50 with many deferrals this time. I am very curious to know why certain professors call certain people of they haven't even read the samples properly and they don't remember you.

Columbia

can you ask a faculty member who called you about your writing and if they can share anything that they feel about about your sample? is it a proper question?

oh wow. congrats. means I am getting a rejection. it is only a matter of time. but so happy for you.