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@Nightwitch and @Elwolf, Iowa already called the admits and emailed the waitlisters. You were 100% rejected. There is nothing to assume. In other words, there are there sureties: taxes, death, and your 2022 rejection from Iowa.

@Ogilvie , @koechophe has no factual basis for his claim that older applicants are favored. It has been interesting watching people’s transformations here. Last year @koechophe used to say he didn’t know anything. This year, as soon as he got into a funded program, he’s been answering every questions like he is an expert. He pushes what seems like common sense to him as scientific fact. I’ve seen getting into a school change others too. @Ydrl used to be the most frequent poster. After she got into Iowa, she started barely posting at all. The same happened with @mrvisser as soon as Irvine told him he is probably admitted. I myself didn't change any, but then again I got rejected everywhere. Anyway, here are the facts we know about age. About 10 people posted last year in Draft that at the Zoom info session one of the three fiction professors at Hunter said they disfavor older people. He said he wants students young enough to mold. The professor obviously did not know it is illegal. But since there are only three professors, it obviously had been hurting you if you were older. Whether he now knows or cares that it illegal is anyone's guess. The long time head of Michigan’s MFA wrote a long article. She claimed they don’t consider age as a factor because it is illegal. She said they don’t hold it against you whether you are young or old, but old people do tend to write better. She did not know that it is actually legal to discriminate against someone for being young. The legal protection is with the old. We know statistically people under 40 are vastly overrepresented in the studentry. Are there others like the Hunter professor who want young and know to keep their mouth shut? We don’t know. @oubukibun , I know I’ve seen admits and waitlists at Rutgers Camden. I think I remember seeing in Results people getting interviews at Rutger Newark a long time ago. Search for it. If they started interviews weeks ago, it is nearly certain you are rejected.