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(don't know if anyone's still checking this forum but F it I'm excited lol) I'm going to GCSU this fall! Bit of a shitshow waiting until MAY to find out, but after three years of applying I'll take it lol (also UTK still hasn't contacted me...they told me a week ago they were still figuring out their last spot and that I was "very high" on the waitlist but that's whatever now, I've got GCSU :p) This forum's been great and I just wanted to put one last Happy Thing out there:) hope those of y'all starting MFAs this year have an easy transition into the next chapter of your life, and I hope those of y'all planning on applying again next year keep your heads up. if you want it enough, and keep working to improve each year, you'll get in. It just might take longer than you thought

Yes, April 15 is the deadline for people to accept spots, so there's generally a lot of movement in waitlists on that day (and sometimes the following days!). If you've been waitlisted somewhere and don't hear anything on April 15, that doesn't automattically mean a rejection--sometimes it takes a day or two to move down the waitlist to get someone who accepts, since most schools will give waitlisted ppl 24 hrs to think about it after April 15 has passed. If you haven't heard anything back AT ALL from a school, at this point it's likely a rejection (and you should email them if you haven't been accepted/waitlisted/rejected at this point). Good luck, and happy ides of April to all who celebrate!

Not sure, but I don't think they send this email out to everyone...they're making sure they have bodies to fill seats, yes, but they still have standards

I also got this email! I'm thinking, at best, it's like a waitlist for the waitlist. Not officially waitlisted but not rejected either. A type of purgatory. Two years ago BGSU purgatory-waitlisted me (I heard nothing back from them so I emailed late-March and was told they were waiting for all positions to be filled before sending rejections). Last year they officially waitlisted me, sent the official email and invited me to the virtual meet day and everything. This year ig I'm back in purgatory lol

Congrats! If you have specific questions about the program/want to request to talk with current students, I would reach out ASAP. Better to get all the information you need sooner so you can make a decision before April 15!

how are y'all holding up? i thought i was doing well, but these last couple of days have been roughhhhhh literally all i've been able to think about is if i'm getting off these waitlists (0a/2w/~5r) or not--and i know movement doesn't really start until late march/april, but i just want to know alreadyyyyyy like should i be apartment hunting??? can i make plans for the summer or??? ugughghghhgh i can't seem to do anything to get my mind off this (usually i'll do something creative--make little dudes with clay, write, or build a castle in animal crossing or smth but my brain feels like hot soup slipping through my fingers rn and i cannot. stay focused.). i just want to hibernate until april 15 lol hope things are going better for y'all than they are for me (and if anyone has any good hibernation tips lmk)

yeah they're weird about their rejections. when I applied there two years ago they didn't reject me until april (and I had to nag them for it)

BGSU has already sent out all waitlists/acceptances. source: my friend is currently in their program

congrats on the acceptance (still great validation, in my opinion)! all my profs have told me that I shouldn't get an MFA if I have to take out loans/pay for it--it's not worth it, financially. the job market post-MFA is kind of abysmal...I see getting an MFA as personal fulfillment, not as a means to getting a well paying job (and so it wouldn't be wise to sell your soul for it)

I have 20+ rejections piled up over three rounds of applying to MFAs--my first year I was rejected everywhere (no waitlists, no personal emails saying I was close, zilch), and last year I had one waitlist-turned-rejection. It stung, but it also opened my eyes to how much work I was going to have to put in if I wanted to get in somewhere. Even if I don't get off either of my waitlists this year, I know that I'm a better writer for going through the application process. I mainly write flash, but this last year I wrote ~60,000 words towards this story I came up with specifically with MFA apps in mind. My longest project prior to that was ~11,000 words--everything else I've written being more in the 500-2,000 range. I guess what I'm trying to say is: it's going to hurt. No matter how you try to rationalize it or what anyone says to you, it's going to hurt. Because you want it. What I've done is use that hurt to write better stories, to push myself. (Not sure if this will work for you, since everyone is different, but I sincerely hope you keep writing). Try not to wallow in your hurt--morph it into something you can use

if an MA is something you want, then yeah! go for it! there's no harm in applying for an MA and an MFA at the same time--sounds like you'd just be widening your net:) but if an MA is something you DON'T actually want, then that's going to be a rough couple of years sludging through a degree just for the sake of getting a degree

waitlisted at georgia college and state university (fiction) !!! excited but also nervous bc I didn't get into the one place I was waitlisted at last year (but this year I have TWO waitlists, so that means I'm getting better...right??? HATE how arbitrary this system is lol) now just waiting on WVU...

Nope! I applied in fiction and have heard nothing back yet, though I'm thinking it's a rejection (gut feeling, nothing logical)

I second dagreenkat--if you got in, then you're good enough. The only thing you should ask yourself is whether or not you actually want to go to NYU

I also got my vandy rejection...it's nice to officially check it off my list, lol