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3 hours ago, jadedoptimist said:
Lol, there's a girl who announced her Iowa admission on Twitter. I looked her up and she's my age; a great poet. More than that, she was featured in TIME magazine at 19 years old, and is published in NPR, poets.org, and Poetry Magazine.Â
Wow. All I can say is, this process has really made it clear to me how far behind I am. Discouraging, much? Good for her. I'll consider my life a success if I have that many accolades by the time I die, let alone by the time I'm in my mid-20s 😂
i feel this tho..... the number of poets ive stalked on twitter being like this poet is YOUNGER THAN ME and has done ALL THIS ALREADY?????? i really need to stop bc it is not a good use of my time but its so hard!!!Â
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15 minutes ago, mr. specific said:
Got into Michigan! Crazy. Just an email notification. Not complaining, but I thought they'd call. l
CONGRATS!!!!!! VERY EXCITED FOR U!!!!
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Umich waitlist for poetry!!! Email says "As a matter of policy we don't give out numerical positions." LOL fair enough
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52 minutes ago, writernity said:
Fun Weekend Question for everyone: what are your favorite topics/themes to write about?
I like to write a lot of stories about queer identity, different forms of love, deep dives into the psychology of fear and grief, death, dreams, and existentialism!
ooh i love fun weekend questions
i write about queerness, whiteness/racialization and music!
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1 hour ago, Rixor said:
Holy shit I got waitlisted at UMn??!!?!??! I had already counted it as a rejection in my signature because my application was incomplete (missing a letter) and I felt awful about my SOP. Ahh!!!!! I feel so so so grateful and fortunate.Â
Congrats to everyone for their acceptances/waitlists!!!!
I realize this is totally off-topic and the answer is likely "no" but do any of you play League of Legends? It's been keeping me sane during this waiting period.
congrats!!!!!
yes......... im addicted to tft
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1 hour ago, bluebikeyikes said:
This is a long shot, but did anyone apply to schools in Canada? I was accepted to the University of Guelph, and they said that in order to obtain a study permit, one has to show proof of 20,000 Canadian dollars, which I frankly do not have in my bank account. I know I should have researched all of these before applying to a different country lol, but if I were to consider attending this program, would it be possible to work with them and waive this requirement?Â
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hey! im canadian and also just got accepted to guelph. congrats on your acceptance!
the new financial requirements suck 😕 but it looks like you dont have to have 20k straight up -- guelph offers every applicant a bit of funding so you can provide the letter they send you detailing funding, you can also have a family member sign a letter saying theyre willing to support you. i dont know if its possible to get it waived completely, but it would have to be through the ircc and not uoguelph. heres more info about the requirements
canisia lubrin is so cool though it would be amazing to study with her!! and i know a lot of prominent canadian writers have come out of guelphs mfa program. i really hope the study permit requirements dont stop you if you do end up choosing guelph!
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3 hours ago, jadedoptimist said:
I wanna learn more about you guys! Distraction thread? How old are you guys in this thread? I'm 23, two years out of undergrad with zero big accomplishments in between, no pubs either. I'm currently enrolled in a Teacher Prep program, so if MFAs don't work out I'll probably be looking for secondary English teaching jobs at private schools in the US.Â
I'm 22 and finishing my undergrad in english and creative writing in montreal! i love anne carson and chopin. im wearing an anne carson t shirt right now and its my most prized possession
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58 minutes ago, justasmidge said:
Out of curiosity, when the schools call, does the institution's name show up on the caller ID? Haha, I figure with all of these spam calls I get with bogus caller ID names, it would be nice to see a name that I actually want to call me.
no it didn't! it just showed up as an international number (i'm canadian) so i literally just stared at my phone without picking up not daring to think it could be an acceptance......but then they left a minute long voicemail so i ended up calling them back!Â
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15 hours ago, Rixor said:
I'd really like to think my writing is solid enough to get admitted somewhere, but it's difficult to get over my own self-doubt. I feel like an imposter and that I'm wasting time worrying about all of this. I don't know how better-established writers do it. If anyone could share advice for lack of confidence, I would really appreciate it.Â
i think everyone here completely understands this feeling! tbh what really helped me was changing my metric of 'success' so that it relied less on external factors like magazine acceptances, prizes, etc and more on what i could control in my work.
i've been working on my first book length project lately and for the first while since i was approached about a contract i was really afraid, insecure, not sure if i was ready, etc. what if im not good enough, what if im too young, what if no one buys it/reads it? i was talking to a professor about this and they were like the thing about self-doubt and project-doubt is it has the same result as just plain procrastination. i was like damn did you have to put it like that????? but i realized committing to a project (or even to a writing career) meant I should put aside those inevitable feelings of doubt at least until the work is done. it might never go away, but at least i can say that it didn't stop me.
i also decided i couldnt think about prizes or anything like that until everything was done, and that i needed to do the writing for its own sake. my mini goal has been to really enjoy writing the poems, instead of thinking about them as work to be done before a deadline. (can't say i've been succeeding here but i am trying!) it sounds like you already have an amazing goal for what you want your work to do—to connect emotionally with readers! and even though you can't guarantee that a reader will connect with your work (as I'm sure you know from workshopping), you can control what goes into your work. so i guess my advice is to think and write towards that goal, even if you think you're bad. whether or not you're actually bad, all you can do is write, anyway. (and im sure you're not actually bad lol)
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On 1/31/2024 at 3:39 AM, Chex said:
There's a new report here on gradcafe. An acceptance from Northwestern Litowitz, CNF. You'd have to search with 'MFA' or 'Litowitz' as the key word, not 'creative writing'. Anyone else hear from them?Â
forgot about this forum until I got my Northwestern rejection today LOL
I just checked my personal spreadsheet and being reminded that they only accept 2 people really puts this rejection in perspective. hope we start seeing lots more good news on here soon!!
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Hey everyone, this is my first time applying as I'm finishing my undergrad this year! I applied in poetry to Cornell, Brown, Michigan, Iowa, Vanderbilt, Michener, Northwestern and Virginia. Good luck all!!!!
2024 Creative Writing MFA Applicants Forum
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yeah i thought someone said in draft that they expressly say on their website that they dont do interviews??