[2022 Creative Writing MFA Applicants Forum]

2 minutes ago, koechophe said:

Heya, first off, kudos to you for managing 2 cycles of waitlists. That's brutal. 

So from draft, I've learned the following:

-The waitlist (likely) isn't ranked

-There are 9 people total on the waitlist

-There are 7 slots for the program

-Between Draft and GradCafe, no one has accepted a slot on the waitlist yet, but this could happen at any time, since they open slots up based on if someone else rejects their slot. 

Getting into the top 16 of what must've been hundreds of applicants is a huge accomplishment! Not much consolation, I'm sure, but really, good job. 

Thank you so much!! It’s definitely something I regard with a lot of mixed feelings, but overall I’m still super proud to have made it this far. & Thank you for the updates! It’s super helpful to know how many people are on the waitlist. The only thing I’ve heard since getting waitlisted was “We’re very interested in your work and we note with appreciation that you also applied to our program in 2020.” So, fingers crossed! 

[2022 Creative Writing MFA Applicants Forum]

Hi!! this is my second year applying to grad school & subsequently lurking on grad cafe for months, but my first time actually posting. i got waitlisted for University of Arizona’s MFA in poetry for the second time, and i’m now not so patiently waiting & stressing to hear back. has anyone who also got waitlisted heard back yet?