rroseselavy

So tomorrow is the big deadline for a lot of programs. Anyone else still holding out hope for a WL to come through? For those who have gone through this before--will there really be a lot of sudden movement? The program I'm waiting for says they may not be able to notify either way until the 15th or a couple days later...I was initially excited to be waitlisted at a program that is a top choice for me, but this holding pattern has made managing my expectations really difficult.

Oh yeah? That is very interesting info indeed. This season UW only read for poetry. I lived in Madison for 3 years and would enjoy a reason to return. The April 1st deadline is very frustrating!

Hi all, was wondering about the process of being notified from a waitlist. Looking around it would seem a lot of movement happens around the April 15th deadline, which is understandable, and I have resigned myself to not knowing for a few more weeks. But do schools (specifically UW-Madison) notify before April 15th if/when all spots are filled? I have a partially-funded acceptance from another school that wants a commitment (and non-refundable tuition deposit) by the 1st. I have contacted the program that has accepted me to ask about the April 1st deadline (and to ask for more money; let them know I am on a waitlist elsewhere lol) and haven't received a response yet. Sending good energy to folks as they wait, make decisions or prepare for whatever's next for them; some of the people on this forum has been wild at times but I appreciate all the info, support and commiseration.

Just saw an Iowa acceptance for poetry on Twitter. Looks like the person was notified yesterday

Since I couldn't find any info on here when I was doing research, I'm sharing SAIC interview experience for people who may be interested in the future. The panel is with two faculty members--mine were Mary Cross and Nathan Hoks. Many of the questions came directly from my statement of purpose so I'm glad I looked that over again before the interview. They asked some standard questions: what are you reading; why SAIC; what classes are you interested in while here. Mostly it was just a conversation about major themes of my work and cross-disciplinary interests. They did praise my work--called out specific lines that stuck with them--but they did not ask me to explain or go over a specific poem. I'd recommend not asking about funding during the interview. SAIC does an "interview weekend" and this includes a luncheon with everyone who was invited to interview, along with faculty, who can answer those financial questions (this happened over zoom this year). Getting together (again, via zoom) with current students was very informative as they were candid about representation among faculty (not diverse) and the cost. Decision will come within 2 weeks, I'm told, which includes merit based scholarship decisions. They generally give acceptances via phone call and then email and send a letter. good luck to everyone in this great time of waiting! edit: Was emailed by Amaud Johnson from UW-Madison a little bit ago and notified I have been placed on a waitlist! Did not disclose the number of people also on the waitlist.

short-time lurker, first-time poster. The two messages feel like the same, to me. Mine has the "attention: forwarded to Grad Committee..." up at the top. But the status (bottom right) also says simply: "in review."