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So, I won't say it's definitely a rejection, but I know two people are accepted from out of state and half the cohort must be from in state and the fiction cohort was five this year. I do not know if there are more in state acceptees on the poetry side or not. hope this helps.

I hear you. the PNW is one of the more beautiful places on earth. enjoy it!

Congratulations! It seems a great program. that's great intel, thanks. any mention of a housing guarantee?

that's the data i have too. thanks.

As I said, waitlisted. Any idea what their stipend is?

I was waitlisted for fiction today, if that helps. no mention of a stipend offer for the anointed.

I haven't been as active these last few days and I'm sorry since I told everyone I was hanging in here til the end. I still am and I know I haven't been up on my congrats, welcomes, and encouragements. But I am still here and I am still behind you all. For those in softrvlille and waitlistburg I hear you. I'm kinda there too and looking at the next stage of my life with sober anxiety. There's a lot happening with respect to budgets. Both cohorts and stipends are being cut while some schools are expanding their programs in the hopes of gaining funding themselves. some are also increasing stipends in response to dramatic cost of living changes. It seems to me this year is one where you can really give yourself a break if you didn't get an A. I know there are some who are apprehensive (bullshit, it's just your pride) about approaching your recommenders again next year. Don't be. If you need an excuse, tell them about the budget cuts. Hell, lie and say you got in to a few places but it didn't work out. But do not give up. I am as dumb as dirt. I was rejected from TEN programs SO FAR. That does not include six (maybe seven - UW Seattle?) soft rejections. And there are more after that. In fact, it is quite possible the only reason i got in anywhere is because I cast such a wide net. Two programs rejected me TWICE! WTF is that about? I can be lighthearted about it all now, but you will be too. Keep writing. keep reading. Keep learning. I am so grateful to you all.

Yeah. She was great. Said that there really wasn't anything they could teach me and that it just wouldn't be fair to the rest of the cohort or the first person on the waitlist. She then asked if she could send me something she's been working on and would i look it over and give her some notes.

but it's a dry heat.

There seem to be others. I get they are trying to be kind, but until i see someone rejected with the words, "please learn a trade" I'm going to assume fraud.

it was the same as mine. also, NOW University of Arizona rejections are out.

Columbia does accept a large cohort but they also have one of the largest applicant pools. they accept less than 3%.

Abort.

UVA has also given me the shaft. nevermind. they'd already given me the shaft. all this shafting is getting hard to keep track of.

Ncsu is no longer a soft rejection. finally.

i saw that and it made me think they might be moving faster than has been rumored? and maybe fiction comes soon? and maybe... whatever. best of luck to you and the other cnfers.

First, thankyou for your service. second, as i said to cowboifairy earlier, if you're going to do it, I believe you should do it soon. Where were you accepted? and where are you waiting for funding? I would NOT go into debt. I was accepted to columbia and live in new york. my housing is secure, my wife is employed, and I will have a small to moderate passive income stream. if they offered me 75% I wouldn't take it. If they were my only option and they offered me 75% i wouldn't take it. as far as the hard deadline, the question is really how hard? I hate to suggest this, but i'm not really sure what happens if you accept and then rescind. I wouldn't approve of it normally, but let's be honest, this is all under duress and I'm not sure you could do a damned thing if they accepted you and changed their mind. this is for all the marbles.

i'm not an expert, but my understanding is if you're going to negotiate do it asap. This makes sense as there's only so much money available and if it goes somewhere else or to someone else first, you're SOL. I'm not sure at all about waiting on other schools, but as far as I know, the April 15 agreement holds whether or not the offer is renegotiated. As for how to bring it up, again i've never done it - I'd start with saying you want to attend their program. you're entertaining other offers at programs your less excited about because you're afraid of biting off more than you can chew financially and not being able to dedicate enough time to writing and studying because you need to earn more on the side. be prepared for them to ask who is offering what. do NOT misrepresent your other offers. it may not work, but you have nothing to lose. following.

I'm considering them a soft r. but that package tho.

Exactly. I only applied because a professor told me I should. she said i wouldn't get any money but i might get a free ride. I'm not keen on it anyway but if i got a scholarship I'd have to think about it. I'll fill out their stupid form over the weekend.

Columbia. Go me. Looks like no package but i have to fill out a form to be sure. "Just found out I got onto the waitlist for nyu 😢. Is this like a "pretty much everyone gets waitlisted if they weren't accepted" kind of thing or is it like an actual thing?" it is an actual thing. congratulations.

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YES! YES! that's fucking great! congratulations.

Sheesh. Apparently it's illegal to live in a van in orange county. fucking fascists.