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Haha! Maybe I ought to delete it too. It makes me sad to realize that they are preying on peoples' fears of having no other door. Oh well, at least we know to stay far away!

Ahhh awesome! Thank you so much for the name! I'm definitely going to look her up:)

Thank you so much for your reply and for sharing your experience! I also stumbled upon that article and it seems to be confirming the gut reaction I had... I'm sure they get some interesting students, but it's really a pity to hear about all those bad experiences. That's so weird that they placed you in the interdisciplinary pile... In my case, I understand how they'd interpret my CV that way, but I'm still surprised, as the argument I made was why my background made me realize I want to dedicate myself solely to writing. I think someone in here mentioned an MFA consultant for fiction. Does anyone know of someone who does consulting for creative nonfiction applicants?

Hi everyone! Nice to see such a supportive community here:) I only found out about Grad Cafe recently and am so glad I did. I have a bit of an unusual question and was hoping someone here could give me their opinion. I applied for the MFA Creative Nonfiction at NYU and was rejected, but then I received an email from the director of another MA at NYU called "XE: Experimental Humanities & Social Engagement," inviting me to apply to the program if I re-submit my statement of purpose in the next two weeks. At first, it was a pretty nice cushion to the blow of rejection, which left me completely heartbroken and crushed. Now that I've had some time to sleep on it, however, the recruitment feels... dare I say it... a little predatory? Only 35% of tuition is covered and the curriculum is vague at best from what I can gather. It makes it feel like a revenue-generating scheme, rather than a solid second option worth exploring. I hope it is not insensitive of me to put this all out there... I am just a little mystified as to what this suggests about the quality of my application and/or writing. I did mention both creative and activist ambitions in my original statement of purpose, and given my background (linguistics, visual arts), I can see why they'd think I'm a fit. However, I can't help but think that I would have gotten waitlisted, and not redirected to an entirely different program, had my writing been good enough. Any and all reactions/input/advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much and wishing those still waiting the best of luck in the final stretch of waitlists, etc.!