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    Congrats on getting into Columbia either way--but still, what were we all smoking when we applied there? Lol it seems like everyone on here (including me) applied to Columbia even though its reputation is common knowledge. Hope you get this all figured out.
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    Agree. I think MFAs should cater to people who want to write/edit/publish for a living. After all it is a masters in Fine Arts. Maybe some lesser known programs could edge out a niche in the market by specializing in teaching writing teachers, but perhaps that's too much of a loss-of-face. I'm a bit worried because the school I'm likely going to offers one student a job at The Florida Review and everyone else TA jobs. I don't want to be a teacher but I TA'd 4 writing classes during undergrad and currently have a permanent job as a tutor with the Princeton Review, so they're probably going to place me in one of the teaching positions based on my CV. Curse my qualifications! Very true. I heard from someone who went to IWW while Vonnegut taught there that he was a terrible teacher. Frankly if I was a published and renowned writer and had to teach to survive, I'd probably just walk into class and say, "Read and write a lot. And read good stuff, or else you'll write bad stuff" and call it a day
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    I'm still waiting too. I'm officially sick of checking my email and not seeing anything lol
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    Hilarious parody of the pretentious literary reply guy. The grammatical mistakes, the long and pointless quoting of No Fear Shakespeare, the aesthetically unappealing and condescending "Oh, rosa, you're youthful enthusiasm will fade." Truly stellar work!
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    Got my rejection from Iowa fiction via snail mail! Congrats to yrdl and everyone else who got in or waitlisted. There was a handwritten note on it that said they liked the narrator of my first story so that's a bittersweet win in my book lol. Definitely going to accept UCF's offer if I get nothing else major in the next few days Vanderbilt rejected me (for fiction) last week. I'm close to a lot of people who go to Vandy or work there, and they said it's a pretty typical Vandy move to make an MFA with a huge stipend that accepts 3 people to get high up on a selectivity rankings chart. Hope you get in though!
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    I'm applying in fiction. And thanks! I guess there's still hope for Iowa if they've only sent out for nonfiction. It sounds ridiculous but Iowa was the most realistic in my eyes since my sample could be a bit longer than the NYC schools and Boston. Either way, I'm happy to go to Orlando. My family and friends are already talking about Disney World
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    Thanks a ton! I write literary fiction. And cool! I doubt I could afford NYU without full funding so this is helpful to know--sorry to disappoint you Jeffery Eugenides. Good luck with your applications too
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    Hey everyone! I got a sinking feeling from the email I got to confirm my email for this site so you know I'm whipped by this wait. So far: -accepted to UCF w/ full funding + a good stipend offer! I'm really excited about the offer. -accepted to AU as well with partial funding + meh stipend (7.6k I think?) To help others: Vanderbilt already sent their rejection. TBH I shouldn't have even applied but I live in Nashville and they hypnotized me with the 30k stipend lol. It kinda seems like a scam really. They accept 3 people. Still waiting on Columbia (which I can't afford), NYU, Iowa, and BU. Anyone have any word on those?
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