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Cristie
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Cristie got a reaction from jka0124 in 2021 Applicants Forum
Holy crap y'all...I just got accepted at New Orleans. Literal crickets from them and then boom. (Ydrl...omg) and all my oldies and besties on here...Hell yeah they take us! NEVER quit.
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Cristie reacted to Ydrl in 2021 Applicants Forum
Update from Florida, got a very nice call from a wonderful faculty member at Florida. The reason I wasn't given an email was because they had to chop the bottom three poets from the waitlist, and I was one of the bottom three haha. Oh well.
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Cristie got a reaction from anna23 in 2021 Applicants Forum
Holy crap y'all...I just got accepted at New Orleans. Literal crickets from them and then boom. (Ydrl...omg) and all my oldies and besties on here...Hell yeah they take us! NEVER quit.
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Cristie got a reaction from caramelcarrottop in 2021 Applicants Forum
Holy crap y'all...I just got accepted at New Orleans. Literal crickets from them and then boom. (Ydrl...omg) and all my oldies and besties on here...Hell yeah they take us! NEVER quit.
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Cristie got a reaction from Graceful Entropy in 2021 Applicants Forum
Holy crap y'all...I just got accepted at New Orleans. Literal crickets from them and then boom. (Ydrl...omg) and all my oldies and besties on here...Hell yeah they take us! NEVER quit.
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Cristie got a reaction from SofiTheCatGuardian in 2021 Applicants Forum
Holy crap y'all...I just got accepted at New Orleans. Literal crickets from them and then boom. (Ydrl...omg) and all my oldies and besties on here...Hell yeah they take us! NEVER quit.
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Cristie got a reaction from iai in 2021 Applicants Forum
Holy crap y'all...I just got accepted at New Orleans. Literal crickets from them and then boom. (Ydrl...omg) and all my oldies and besties on here...Hell yeah they take us! NEVER quit.
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Cristie got a reaction from Boomer not Ok in 2021 Applicants Forum
Holy crap y'all...I just got accepted at New Orleans. Literal crickets from them and then boom. (Ydrl...omg) and all my oldies and besties on here...Hell yeah they take us! NEVER quit.
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Cristie got a reaction from Ydrl in 2021 Applicants Forum
Holy crap y'all...I just got accepted at New Orleans. Literal crickets from them and then boom. (Ydrl...omg) and all my oldies and besties on here...Hell yeah they take us! NEVER quit.
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Cristie reacted to oubukibun in 2021 Applicants Forum
Egad!
I had New Awlins on the mind today, actually. Will you be accepting? If so, make sure you take a moment to sit down at Cafe du Monde if you haven't already in life. That sweet smell of coffee and beignet is actually not all that dissimilar from the smell of the train station in my hometown of Camagüey, Cuba, give or take some tar and oil. ;)
Such a cause for joy!! Happy to see good vibes flow back...
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Cristie reacted to Jjayy in 2021 Applicants Forum
This is one of the most interesting cities in the world. Congrats!
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Cristie got a reaction from omgalexx in 2021 Applicants Forum
Holy crap y'all...I just got accepted at New Orleans. Literal crickets from them and then boom. (Ydrl...omg) and all my oldies and besties on here...Hell yeah they take us! NEVER quit.
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Cristie got a reaction from SMSM1229 in 2021 Applicants Forum
Holy crap y'all...I just got accepted at New Orleans. Literal crickets from them and then boom. (Ydrl...omg) and all my oldies and besties on here...Hell yeah they take us! NEVER quit.
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Cristie got a reaction from oubukibun in 2021 Applicants Forum
Holy crap y'all...I just got accepted at New Orleans. Literal crickets from them and then boom. (Ydrl...omg) and all my oldies and besties on here...Hell yeah they take us! NEVER quit.
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Cristie got a reaction from CrankyGinger in 2021 Applicants Forum
Holy crap y'all...I just got accepted at New Orleans. Literal crickets from them and then boom. (Ydrl...omg) and all my oldies and besties on here...Hell yeah they take us! NEVER quit.
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Cristie got a reaction from M-Lin in 2021 Applicants Forum
Holy crap y'all...I just got accepted at New Orleans. Literal crickets from them and then boom. (Ydrl...omg) and all my oldies and besties on here...Hell yeah they take us! NEVER quit.
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Cristie got a reaction from cecsav in 2021 Applicants Forum
OMG, I'm kissing you on both cheeks right now!!! THANK YOU. Big hugs from the south!
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Cristie got a reaction from cecsav in 2021 Applicants Forum
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?
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Cristie got a reaction from iai in 2021 Applicants Forum
If you are referring to my post-which I think you are, explain please. I would think (and I am speculating you are right-but we all seem to be doing that on here) that a little life experience does bring something to the table. Not just age, but milestones, work, etc. I would hope that MFA programs would want a diverse group of writers to work with. I hope I end up in a program that supports diversity and a mentality that learning and writing is for a lifetime. How do they not care about experience? Please share.
Many thanks,
Cristie
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Cristie got a reaction from teasel in 2021 Applicants Forum
If you are referring to my post-which I think you are, explain please. I would think (and I am speculating you are right-but we all seem to be doing that on here) that a little life experience does bring something to the table. Not just age, but milestones, work, etc. I would hope that MFA programs would want a diverse group of writers to work with. I hope I end up in a program that supports diversity and a mentality that learning and writing is for a lifetime. How do they not care about experience? Please share.
Many thanks,
Cristie
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Cristie reacted to cecsav in 2021 Applicants Forum
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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Cristie got a reaction from Blackhole in 2021 Applicants Forum
There are at least 3 here... plus you that are older. I "think" we have all been accepted somewhere. So, I don't think age is an issue...I firmly believe we bring some real life experience to the table. I won't give my age but I'm close to that ballpark-but always young at heart. I've worried over this too...but no one is ever going to say too old as a reason.
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Cristie got a reaction from caramelcarrottop in 2021 Applicants Forum
There are at least 3 here... plus you that are older. I "think" we have all been accepted somewhere. So, I don't think age is an issue...I firmly believe we bring some real life experience to the table. I won't give my age but I'm close to that ballpark-but always young at heart. I've worried over this too...but no one is ever going to say too old as a reason.
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Cristie reacted to Blackhole in 2021 Applicants Forum
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?
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Cristie reacted to iai in 2021 Applicants Forum
I’ll try it! I’d say I’m terrible at writing romantic scenes though.?