clil09

Congrats! I think WVU sent some out today in all genres…here’s to hoping. As a fellow waitlister at UTK, I hope Flannery O’Connor and milledgeville come knocking. Lol.

Same here. Fiction. Now the next two months I’ll have a lingering hope that the deck shuffles just right… It’s validating! I’m not hopeful, but there’s a boost in the ego. Which is always needed. Lol. good luck to you, internet friend. Have you been waitlisted/accepted anywhere else? I only applied to two schools.

*grabs popcorn*

Oh yeah I’m a decade plus removed from undergrad. I don’t have a family to support…so not much explaining to others about my decisions. My parents have come to expect the most absurd path possible. It’s an existential choice for me…a two or three year hiatus that could lead to a lifetime of benefit isn’t a huge sacrifice in my thinking. Plus, I know I can walk back into a successful career path at any point given education and work experience. And, who knows, an MFA might look more appealing in some cases than an MBA. I think there’s a book called “A Whole New Mind” that discusses this approach to learning (creative degrees vs. business). Not that I’m doing an MFA to catapult a business career, but I don’t think it’s harmful in any regard. And, you know, you get to write and teach and take a vow of poverty for a couple years. Has to be good for the soul.

Yet here we are, hoping.

I’ll definitely reach out to my references in a couple weeks to check - good thinking. And, good luck!

Maybe this week will bring good news.

Anyone heard from Ole Miss or Arkansas round two? Tennessee post round two? Becoming a bit despondent in this era of limbo. Hope y’all are holding up.

I'm on to the second round, too. Fiction. Sending all my stuff in before Jan. 15. Here's to wishing for both of us...sounds like slim pickings.

I'm on to the second round, too. Fiction. Sending all my stuff in before Jan. 15. Here's to wishing for both of us...sounds like slim pickings.