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I got a waitlist notification about the same time, so I think they’re doing both at once today

Looks like Rutgers-Camden is releasing for folks not on draft

A search in draft says acceptances and waitlists have gone out, so I’m assuming its a form reject coming my way.

Folks that get the form version are less likely to post about their rejection. I definitely didn’t get thr tiered rejection my first two years so I’m hyped about it this time!

Rutgers camden is my last school that hasn’t sent out acceptances and i just want it to be done with so i can start figuring out what to do

Waitlist movement should start happening sometime next week or the week after I would bet (once most if not all of schools have released their decisions and funding info so folks can start making choices.) According to the vets in draft, about then is when you can reach back out to reaffirm your interest and excitement about the program. It helps if you already have an acceptance already—then you can let them know that you have other offers but still have their program as a first choice. Just be wary of telling more than one program they’re the top. My first year when I had 1 waitlist and 0 acceptances in my reaffirmation of interest email I made sure to mention that I was taking a workshop class to prepare for entering the cohort should a spot open up. (Didn’t get me off the waitlist but it was worth a shot 😂)

According to Draft, all UMD acceptances are out. Just waiting on one more school to notify people and then I’m free and clear 😂

I would assume its a rejection and they’re sending emails in batches. They’ve got 22 people waitlisted for 4 fiction spots, so unless there’s a huge amount of waitlist movement I doubt they’ll dip back into their applicant pool. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news 🥲

It’s definitely a scope thing too! Even a fully funded program doesn’t always cover the minimum life expenses for the area the school is in. There’s never any guarantee of it working out perfectly financially, you may end with a small loan/extra job. But I would be extremely hesitant to accept an offer for a school that isn’t at least providing full or close to full tuition remittance. That’s the kind of debt that you’ll never pay back and can cause long term issues. (If you’re already underwater on undergrad debt, it may be different.) Best advice I heard someone give was never take out a loan for grad school that’s more than you’d agree for a normal/cheap new car. If you can’t picture or manage adding a car payment worth of bills to your life/living expenses post grad school, then an unfunded or partially funded program is NOT for you.

Its early for UVA still. Most likely next weekend, if past history is right

Just got a waitlist notification from Virginia Tech! This is my 3rd year applying to programs and my first year getting any acceptances. (2a/1w/2 soft rejections/3r/ 4p)

UMD is usually the 2nd week of March and one of the last schools to release. I would guess another 2 weeks for them. UVA is usually first or second weekend in March.

George Mason (which seems to have poetry & nonfiction out, but no fiction yet), Virginia Tech, UMD, UVA, Rutgers-Camden, and Brown. Really crossing my fingers a funded offer comes through

From my past years’ rejections they’re not tiered, its just alphabetical lol. My name’s towards the end of the alphabet and I usually get my rejection about a day or so after the first round goes out

First year I got 1 waitlist and 5 rejections. Second year was 7 rejections. I’m on my third round now and I finally got my first acceptance at American University! Sometimes it can be a bit of a crapshoot, but if you’ve got a waitlist under your belt at any point then you’re definitely a really competitive applicant, it’s just about luck and timing.