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The exact language of the April 15 resolution: “If a student accepts an offer before April 15 and subsequently desires to withdraw that acceptance, the student may submit a written resignation of the appointment at any time through April 15. Applicants are not required to obtain a formal release from the program whose offer they accepted, either before or after the April 15 deadline. Once applicants have informed the program that they are withdrawing their acceptance of the offer, they then can accept any other offers.” It’s clearly not discouraged or even odd for a student to back out of an acceptance if they have specific guidance regarding that exact situation.

Unfortunately, that’s the bummer of being on the waitlist. It’s not unusual for spots to open up at the last minute (or even after April 15), and programs often inform waitlisters that this may be the case. Seems to me like an issue of the system, not the student.

Keep in mind: if you’ve been offered a spot at a school that signed the April 15 resolution, but you’re waiting on other programs before you make your final decision, you can always just accept the first offer and back out if you change your mind. If you do it by April 15, you won’t be penalized. Better to endure the temporary awkwardness of declining an offer you previously accepted than lose out on a spot in a program.

That’s awesome! It’s one of my favorite local journals for sure (I’m based in Minnesota). tonight, I’ll be celebrating by making myself a top notch quesadilla 😋

Thank you! Y’all are too kind

aw thank you 😊

Thank you so much! And yes, the story will appear in MNSU’s Blue Earth Review soon—I’ll post the link once it’s up. In the meantime, please check out their website! It’s a rad graduate lit mag.

Thank you so much! And yes, the story will appear in MNSU’s Blue Earth Review soon—I’ll post the link once it’s up. In the meantime, please check out their website! It’s a great graduate lit journal.

screw brown, I just won a $1000 prize for my writing!!! freaking out rn

Can you expand on the “weird vibes” you sensed? How did you even get a good enough feel of the faculty for that to happen? I can hardly find any info on the profs in most programs.

me too! high five lol

I put down Raven Leilani as one of my influences as well! Luster rocked my shit.

It's weird that page numbers are generally expected and yet I've never seen any program actually specify that they expect them. Like, 12-pt font and double-spacing always come up, but never page numbers.

Not liking the faculty's work doesn't necessarily mean that you won't learn anything of value from the professors. After all, they were offered positions at renowned MFA programs, and they (along with the alumni) likely all have work that has appeared in publications of genuine esteem. I wouldn't recommend turning down a program just because the faculty's work doesn't align with your taste.

submitted my first application earlier this week (cornell). only nine more to go 😅 good luck all!