Jane Wyman

If they said to email a specific admissions specialist, I'd try them!

I'd look at cost of living for both places. Not sure if that's a consideration, but I suspect OSU will be pricier. Also, Oregon and Idaho are quite different politically, although of course a college town is a college town. You could check out the faculty and see who you vibe with more?

Re: waitlists, I did some astrology forecasting, tarot readings, and I Ching readings to (fruitlessly and unscientifically) try to figure out what would happen, and they were all along the lines of, "Be patient, things are moving around behind the scenes, but not in the manner in which you might think, so be prepared for change but also be not prepared for it, patience is a virtue, blah blee." This is true of the waitlist process as well as millions of other processes, including photosynthesis. I'm trying to focus on writing and my daily grind, but I'm just not that virtuous.

Well, at least it's a great feeling!

The first rejection was from the coordinator, but this new one was from the portal itself.

Anybody else get a *second* rejection from Syracuse tonight?

My turn for copium ... do we think that Hunter and WashU are utterly done waitlisting, accepting, etc?

Hooray!!!

Manifesting ... Nice UVA news!

Manifesting 3 p.m. EST results.

Generic grad school. I guess they want all of their applicants to feel bad, lol.

"If somehow, miraculously, you turn into less of a garbage raccoon, please do not hesitate to throw $135 at us again. Though of course, it shall be in vain."

Whew, this line from the Davis rejection I just got: "If in the future you believe that your accomplishments may be competitive, please do not hesitate to reapply." I know this is their form rejection, but wow.

Ah hell.

Does NWP usually notify waitlists first, or are there no fiction acceptances out yet?