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Congratulations!!! They also offered me a fellowship and I was shocked because it was completely unexpected hahaha. I'm very likely accepting and am so excited too

I've heard this is pretty standard. It's mostly so they know how they can improve to attract candidates in the future. Of course, only share if you feel comfortable!

@lychees I guess after you declined, they moved on to me because I JUST GOT AN OFFER FROM OHIO STATE 😭😭😭 OH MY FREAKING GOD I CANT BELIEVE I FINALLY GOT OFF A WAITLIST IM SO EXCITED 😀😭😀😭😀😭 Ask them for an extension!!! Ohio State emailed me this morning and I have until Wednesday at 11:59pm to make my decision. Definitely get all your questions answered first.

So happy for you, congratulations!!! I still haven’t heard from any of my waitlists, including Minnesota and Ohio State. Continuing to wait with bated breath over the next 24 hours 😭

Congratulations to both of you!!! Super happy for you both even though I still haven't gotten off either waitlist 😅

Congratulations on all your acceptances!! I'm on the waitlist for Minnesota for nonfiction and was rejected from NYU, and both sound like incredible programs. Personally, I would choose Minnesota over NYU for the funding and stipend, but since finances is not a decisive factor for you, I suggest considering other factors beyond faculty and location. For instance, what is the teaching load at each program, and how much would you feel comfortable teaching with the funding they are offering you? How much are the student fees, and do they pay for health insurance? Looking at the program requirements, which courses would you be excited to take? Would you prefer a smaller cohort and closer mentorship, or do you want a larger program size and more opportunities for networking? What weather would you prefer as well? Don't worry about whether people would judge you for choosing NYU when the program doesn't offer a living stipend. Each person has their own reasons for choosing their program, so you just do you. Best of luck with your decision! I really don't think you can go wrong with either, and it is just a matter of being confident in the choice you make

I also received that email. Honestly I feel like they probably sent that to many graduate applicants in the humanities without actually looking closely at their profiles. As in, they’re probably not targeting you specifically, they just need more students to apply because they have spots to fill. Idk this is pure speculation, but I just deleted the email LOL

I think most decisions have come out at this point and now it's just the waiting game for all the waitlists 🫠🫠🫠

Congratulations!!! If you stay here continue enjoying the Bay Area weather haha. I didn't apply to any schools in California so will definitely be leaving the Bay to somewhere very cold LOL (it's unfortunate how spoiled I've been by the weather here my whole life 😅)

Shoutout to WUSTL for their update! They told me, "If you’re receiving this, you are currently placed 3rd or below on our alternate lists," and that students in my position have received offers of admission in the past. Also that the waitlists are short and have grown shorter over the weeks due to applicants accepting other offers. They said that 2 students have accepted and 1 has declined (don't know if this is just for my genre or for all of them), and it's still too early to offer admission to waitlisted candidates. So if you've been waitlisted at one or more schools, don't despair! Seems like there is a lot of movement happening even if schools haven't given any updates. Edit: I emailed to ask for clarification on who has accepted and declined, and they replied very quickly, saying that they need 4 declines across all genres before they start making offers to waitlisted candidates. As of this afternoon, two offers total have been declined, and several more have dropped off the waitlist. So definitely lots of movement happening!

You're welcome! And happy late birthday, fellow Pisces! I turned 27 in late February haha

Haha no problem I can share! It was UC Davis for fiction and Rutgers Camden for nonfiction. Also, you're not missing much on FB LOL. I'm basically on there for groups and local events. The platform is pretty dead for people in my age range (I'm 27). The two people who got accepted off waitlists both had previously reported being waitlisted for their respective schools.

There's already been 2 reports (1 nonfiction, 1 fiction) on the Draft spreadsheet of people getting accepted off waitlists! So I think hopefully we'll see more movement very soon!

Yeah they said that in my letter too. Pretty sure it's just boilerplate language LOL. There's 1 acceptance and 4 waitlists for NYU nonfiction on the MFA Draft Facebook group. Acceptances came out in late February, waitlists on March 7th. I've been assuming a rejection since I haven't heard back.

I'm in nonfiction but according to the Draft spreadsheet it seems like a lot of acceptances and waitlists have already gone out. I haven't heard from them and am assuming a rejection. Enjoy your date night!

Also rejected from Arizona! Guess it's just the waiting game for my waitlists now 🙃😬🫠

There’s a nonfiction waitlist for University of Arizona on Draft 👀 Best of luck everyone 😶

I applied for nonfiction and received an email.

Fingers crossed! I finally received my first official rejection from Iowa. I'm honestly so relieved LOL because I'm losing my mind with all my waitlists. While I'm grateful for my acceptances, I'm definitely not going to New York because of affordability, and Miami is my last choice fully funded program due to its insufficient stipend. I've been accepted to all my last choice schools and waitlisted at my top 3 fully funded programs and the uncertainty is killing me 😰

Does anyone know if UMass Amherst, Rutgers Camden, and Iowa are done notifying for prose/nonfiction? I'm assuming rejections but would be nice to receive confirmation LOL

I'm so sorry for your loss. Please take care of yourself during this time.

Wait through May or June?? I'm not waiting until then to finalize where I'm going LOL. If they can't give a decision before April 15th for whatever reason (like the university is in financial trouble 🙃), then they're off the table for me. LOL what the hell Daniel 😂 But seriously congrats!!! I am so, so curious about your work hahaha. If you've gotten in then I probably also still have a chance, given that all my waitlists are at programs you yourself have been accepted or waitlisted at (not that I need more waitlists at this point 😂)

I can share with you an excerpt from my letter from Ohio State: "All of us on the faculty here greatly admire your work and would be delighted to have you with us next year should a spot open. The truth is, determining “who gets in” versus “who gets waitlisted” once we have agreed on a group of writers we want to admit is always ridiculously difficult. This is an inexact business (and of course it’s not a “business” at all), and ours is a very small program by design. Please be aware that you are among a distinguished group of writers who received enthusiastic “yes” votes from every one of the relevant faculty." Being waitlisted really does mean that they want you in the program. They wouldn't waitlist someone they would feel reluctant to admit; they would just reject you instead of wasting their program's funding and faculty's time for 2-3 years on someone they're not enthusiastic about. I'm certain that if any of our waitlists had twice the number of open spots, they would gladly admit us without hesitation.

I didn't get an interview at Pittsburgh and I've been waitlisted. I'm absolutely shocked. Can a school actually reject me now?????? This is too many waitlists to handle 😂😂😂 @DanielNiver Congrats on the Pittsburgh acceptance, and all your acceptances for that matter!!! We have quite a bit of overlap and I've been wondering, who is this nonfiction writer with nearly a dozen acceptances and waitlists?!?!?! 😂😂😂 Ohio State and Pittsburgh are also some of my top choices LOL

There's an NYT article on this from just a week ago. I think this has to be why Arizona decisions haven't come out yet. If the university is in financial trouble, any potential impact is going to hit the non-essential academic departments first, meaning the arts 😬 I don't think there's any reason for us to freak out until we receive concrete news, but definitely don't decline any waitlists or even accept an offer until a program has provided you with 100% assurance in writing that you will receive funding.