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I am applying for fully-funded programs this year, and have been doing the due diligence of reading the novels of each program's faculty and alumni. To be frank I am only applying for 5 programs and so far I have read the works of 3 universities' faculty and I dislike them all except one. My question is if I were to be offered enrolment to a program whose faculty and alumni's work I dislike, should I accept? Or should i wait until the MFA whose faculty and alumni's work I like and resonate with offers me a place? I'll be frank here, the work I like, that program is the most prestigious program and even if I am good imo it's going to be really competitive and I might try and try for years and not get in due to how saturated the applications would be in such a program. If you were me what would you do?

one more question...John Hopkins requires applicants to write a critique of their work, how is this done? I don't understand what they want exactly and I have tried googling and youtubing, went on reddit as well, still no clue what it is exactly that they want. Do they want me to explain my choice of themes, or do they want me to get academic and explain my paragraphs based on Judith Butler's theories, or do they want to know the reasoning behind my aesthetic choices, or why I added a certain line/plot device, maybe to heighten tension and suspense? Endless possibilities when it comes to critiquing , can someone please advice me on this? sent them an email but their not exactly the most responsive university, which is understandable given how prestigious JHU is, probably receives a whole boatload of emails every hour.

hey all! hi! I am so glad to have found this forum...I have a few questions regarding some fully-funded programs. [MFA in creative writing] I was wondering how worth it is a fully-funded MFA in CW if the university is not considered amongst the more prestigious ones and not located in a city/town where it is easy to make contacts? I won't mention names obviously, but how worth my time would it be if I were to accept a place in a fully funded program at a uni where it is not easy to meet a community and make contacts? 3 years is no joke, and I'm approaching 30. People who enrolled in such programs, what was your experience like and did you think it was worth 3 years, and the biggest Q of all: do you think, honestly, those 3 years helped you get closer to getting an agent, time reserved to only practice writing aside? I am not from the USA, primarily I am applying for the community and networking opportunities.