poetrygirl

would anyone know of any PhD programs in creative writing in Europe or the UK that offer funding?

Thanks so much for this thoughtful response! Those are some great questions! Given me a ton to think about Thanks for this in-depth listing of factors. I'm going to do a pros v cons using these. That's reassuring to hear -- I've got quite sucked into the whole judgement aspect of it! I don't know if this sounds superficial but since I hope to land a funded PhD or a job in perhaps another part of the world (this could be either India or the UK or the EU or another part of Asia, but not the USA) I wonder then if NYU holds more universal weight and appeal given it might be more known in another part of the world as compared to UMN. Again, I'm very grateful to have this choice and I don't want to come across insensitive at all. I just wonder, given my future plans, which program might work better in the longer run!

Hi all, this has been my first time applying to Poetry MFAs. My first round. I'm grateful to have got fully funded acceptances at Ole Miss and University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) amongst others. I've also got into NYU with a tuition waiver (no stipend etc). I'm torn between NYU and Minnesota as my two top choices. I love the faculty at Ole Miss but I'm not sure the location is for me. I'm down to NYU and Minnesota. NYC is expensive and so I'm extremely grateful to be able to have sufficient personal resources to fund my NYU MFA if I decided to make it there. I'm just not sure if it would be worth it. I've heard there can be varied level of faculty attention at NYU though I am in love with the faculty's work. Claudia Rankine, Catherine Barnett etc. I admire them so much. On the other hand, UMN offers great mentorship and cross-genre tracks and faculty is very invested in the students though I think I'm luke warm towards the faculty at UMN. I don't have that same sense of excitement towards them though I've heard they are great teachers. And celebrity writers don't always make the best teachers. I got accepted to NYU for undergrad a decade ago and couldn't go because of personal issues. And life has got me back to square one, facing a NYU acceptance again! It's an emotional moment. I also have a deep bias towards New York City (as a city). I'm sorry I know I should sound more grateful for all of these opportunities and I am. It's just a big move from India for me. I also regret having not applied to Iowa or UMich but it feels like too much of a gamble to not accept anywhere this year and re-apply next year. If funding was NOT a decisive factor, I'm torn between which program to go to b/w NYU and UMN. Any guidance/pointers? What would you have done? Is it looked down upon to go to NYU when the school isn't offering you a living stipend?

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