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    So do acceptances and waitlists go out all at once? Could anyone tell me if there have been multiple acceptances to the University of South Carolina for fiction? Thank you.
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    Sick! Congratulations. That’s great news. What other programs did you apply to? Is this your first season of apps? Sorry if you’ve mentioned this elsewhere.
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    That’s amazing! Congratulations. What other programs did you apply to (if you dont mind my asking)?
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    I wholeheartedly agree about the Christian Traditions statement. Flannery O’Connor is unique in that way. You know she did an MFA as well. Just imagine being in a program with her! It’d be such a treat and a such a fright. Also, as I sort of mentioned earlier, Dostoevsky has become a great favorite of mine. And he, too, deals with Christian themes in the large sense. Though he is not a writer of literary style or flourish, I believe he’s a great genius and one great thinker. Also, awesome to hear about your academic piece on O’Connor; I’m sure it was interesting to say the least.
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    That would be great. And as you point out, there seems to be a massive, I mean massive, number of jobs available. Though the grad school thing still might be appealing to many, many more people still given the changes that were ushered in by the pandemic.
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    Ah, I see. Yeah, Hemingway’s caricature of women can be quite rough to read at times. I love Flannery O’Connor’s work, though the racist question forces me to question the person. Her story “The River” is among my favorites. I find it profoundly rereadable. I’ve been sort of reading through her collected works again to brush up my own short fiction. I must say, too, that I really love “Revelation.”
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    Good luck to you! I’d say that I write fiction heavily steeped in southern elements as well. I’m from a rural town in GA.
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    Hey! Thanks for the well wishes. I’m incredibly anxious about the results but we’ll see! To answer your question, in my undergrad years I spent a lot of time with and liked, as you alluded to, the postmodernists—Pynchon, Barthes, Coover, DeLillo, and more. I also read a lot of theory and philosophy. As I’m sure you’re well aware of interests wax and wane and change often. To be honest, I did most my reading outside the classroom and a few lifetime favorites include Cormac McCarthy, William Faulkner, Dostoevsky, and Toni Morrison. I also just finished Hell of a Book and On Earth we’re briefly Georgeous. I’ll say this last bit: my senior year of undergrad I read a lot of Jesmyn Ward and absolutely loved her work. When you say minimalist do you mean like Hemingway or..?
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    Hello Everyone, I hope you are all doing well. I’ve followed this thread for quite some time now and am delighted to see so many writers aspiring for the next step in our professional careers. Although some results have already been posted, I wish everyone the best of luck. I applied to these programs for fiction: NC State UVA West Virginia University UNC Greensboro University of South Carolina VCU and Hollins University. And though these arent as prestigious as some of the programs I’ve seen, I would be more than happy to attend any one of them. Also, if any one applied to UNC Greensboro could they let me know. I recieved an invitation to attend one of their readings and another email about their community and I dont know if that is a good sign or just a mass email that every applicant gets. Again, I wish every one luck in the new season. I’m 23 and just graduated undergrad literature but was quite prepared to take the next step as I’ve been reading and writing for a decade or more now. Here’s to hoping, everyone! I look forward to some of your responses. And of course, I’ll keep everyone posted in terms of my programs.
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