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Thank you 1moreX (and Professor Lynne Barrett) for this update on Florida International University (2a/0w/3r/3p).

I'd say you're futher along the acceptance process. With 3 rejections in hand, it's clear institutions shun rejects like lepers.

Would the Assistant Director for Graduate Admissions at FIU be Dr. Brian Raue? February 16th, I received an email from him to apply for the CASE Distinguished Graduate Fellowship. Did you receive this too? Dear FIU Grad School Applicant, Following the below link you will find an announcement of an exciting new graduate fellowship opportunity sponsored by the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education at Florida International University. ALL applicants to the graduate program to which you have applied for admission are eligible to apply for this fellowship... I returned the CASE scholarship application by the March 7th deadline. Since then, it's been crickets. (2a/0w/3r/3p). Two of my pendings are Iowa State and UC Riverside which I expect to become rejections. My sole remaining question is FIU, especially with this CASE scholarship on the table.

I heard already from SJSU and have heard nothing from UC Riverside. I've seen Fall 2022 acceptances for both posted either here or on MFA Draft.

Peterson's Graduate Programs in the Humanities, Arts & Social Studies lists many acceptance rates. I never said the 60% acceptance rate program was fully funded. It's not. I have a lower threshold than most. I'd be content with an in-state tuition waiver from a school where I would qualify to be a state resident. And if that doesn't work, I look to attend a full-residence program that permits part-time study. What I can't afford is lo-residency. Those programs are pricey. I'll switch jobs and towns if need be.

Iowa State struck me as an MFA program that by rights deserves to be more selective than its 20% acceptance rate. A quarter of the schools I applied to had acceptance rates in the single digits. The rest were less selective. Nonetheless it's not a sure thing I will enroll in an MFA. Even my least selective program accepts just 60% of its applicants.