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Wishing all of us the best today! No matter what happens, I'm proud of all of us for putting ourselves out there -- laying bare ourselves, our desires is not easy. Vulnerability requires so much emotional honesty, strength & willpower. Let's finish strong! That said -- give yourself room to grieve, if that's what you need. Make room to mourn the closing of this season, but remember that you can always plant seeds for the following season (well, 'tis mostly a reminder to myself lol) Still holding out hope for UNM & UTK for CNF.

You are absolutely not alone. I hope you're able to manage your emotions/expectations during these next few days. We'll get through this! (We got thru the hardest part, after all -- the application itself!) I'm also waiting & hoping for a WL offer to come through, from 2 schools. One of which is my absolute top choice whom I suspect have an internal waitlist but they haven't communicated anything to me since 1/15/21 (UNM, I'm talkin about YOU!) and the other which is my 2nd top choice (b/c they're a 2yrs program, but with a lighter teaching load). Keeping my fingers crossed & sending all of us who are waiting for decisions lots of positive energy!

I'm sorry to hear that you're in this position. I also want to thank you for sharing this with us. It's a good reminder that we don't have to take what is offered to us if it's not what we're hungry for. I guess I'm in a similar boat.... Hesitant to turn down my one acceptance b/c I feel like I'm running out of time (I blame our culture's fetishization of youth/ageism). For whatever reason, I feel like most writers who get published book deals are in their late 20s/early 30s & I don't want to miss that timeframe :/ Not that I need an MFA to get published ofc, but it's helpful to have 2-3 years dedicated to writing vs. grinding it out w/ a FT job (tried that, it sucked). SIGH UNM, if you hear me sighing all the way here on the East Coast, PLS get back to me! T__T

Saw someone posted on Results that they got accepted to UNM yest for fiction. I guess that means there's hope for the CNF side.... TT__TT Pls stop playing w/ my heart UNM, it's bad for my health ?? Guess I'll sit here w/ my cat & plants & wait for that magical email to hit my inbox......... Wishing everyone a sunny weekend!

Hey yall -- Finally got admitted to Facebook MFA Draft '21 group. Whew! There's SO much info there it's overwhelming tbh. Yet another day of no communication from UNM......... Trying to stay grounded by reminding myself how fortunate I am / have been during this global pandemic & hope it stays that way. Gratitude & meditation, am i rite? One day at a time......

Hi again yall - Still waiting approval for MFA Draft '21. Anyone w/ access to Draft hear any news from U New Mexico? I applied for CNF. I think, for my own sanity, if I don't hear back from them by this Friday 4/9, I'm going to sign my one acceptance letter & mail it off. This admission process is really trying to teach me patience lol

Hope everyone had a good weekend. Another day of waiting patiently.... sending positive vibes to everyone still waiting to hearing back. I'm trying to redirect my energy so I'll be spending the day meditating, communing with my pet & plants, and hopefully getting into the flow while writing

waiting & wanting is terrible... finally caved & reactivated my FB & hoping i get accepted into the Draft MFA '21 group soon *fingers crossed* anyone seen/heard news from U New Mexico yet? ?

Hi all - New here! First season applying to MFA programs. Decided in late Nov that I wanted to apply to MFA programs, so chose from schools that had 1/15 deadlines, not on the "US Northeast" & low-cost of living. Applied to 5 MFA schools for CNF - U of Wyoming (R), LSU (R), U of Tennessee (WL), West Virginia U (A), and U of New Mexico (P). I'm happy about WVU but haven't read much about them here/elsewhere. UTK seems like a strong program, but 2yrs makes me nervous. If anyone has thoughts about WVU or UTK, I'd welcome them. I emailed UNM earlier this week & got a standard response back saying they're making offers by the end of this month & into the next, but the process often takes until the 4/15 date & to look out for an email from their Associate Chair. Since UNM is my dream school, I'm hoping this means I haven't been rejected yet.... Does anyone know when UNM's MFA program usually makes their decision? Have checked the Results forum but it doesn't seem like there's enough data.... Also not on social media, but if anyone sees anything on FB Draft, can someone kindly let me know? Thank you so much!