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since i don’t have FB, could someone please message here if/when NYU drops? i’m so anxiousssss

Anyone else waiting for their official JHU rejection? 🫠

Juste received an email from Major Jackson (program director) which says I am ranked #10 on the waitlist... bye Vandy!

Hi there, you are not alone! I am too straight out of undergrad (graduated this July) and exhausted myself with applications while working 12-hour days in the fashion industry. I also have 0A/1W/2R/2P so we're in the same boat! The way I try to think of it is that since we're so young, we have still so much to experience of the world to write about, in the future. So even if that means we don't get accepted we can just live another year or too before fully immersing ourselves in the academic lifestyle - which, I expect, will be primarily about writing. Praying the best for you!

I have a question as a first-time international applicant with no idea how the application review process works. does each school have in mind the "type" of candidate they are looking for? is it about genre, style, or anything like that? does it depend on the school? genuinely wondering how much of my rejections is due to "not being a right fit" vs "my writing sucks"

do you think they're going one by one updating the portals? or maybe they just single out the acceptances? nvm I was denied lol

thank you guys for all the support! this is a truly wonderful community and congratulations to all those who made it to round two for ole miss! I am beyond happy - but don't want to get ahead of myself for now. I don't know what my placement is on my waitlist and i honestly could not imagine someone declining their acceptance to vanderbilt... yes fiction! I come from Italy, so it will be somewhat an improvement for me lol

I just got an email where I got waitlisted. For Vanderbilt. I am too stunned to speak. Are my chances real?

Could not have said it any better! I feel like the whole application process, albeit exhausting, taught us a little bit more about ourselves and our identities as writers. Also - literature and poetry are so subjective to personal taste that there is no point in pulling our hairs out trying to figure out what we could've done differently!

honestly same. I applied to only five of the best schools because I come from Europe and cannot imagine completely uprooting my life if it's not 100% worth it. not sure how I will go about the second round... the sole thought makes me queasy. this time I submitted only short stories so I think I will go for a novel excerpt on my second attempt. my SOPs were strong for the two schools for which I was extremely passionate (Brown and NYU) whilst the rest were just okay. I think I just have to get used to the idea of living in a town that is not my cup of tea and apply to more schools!

brb going to cry

lol same... do we know if it's for poetry or fiction?

when do vanderbilt results come out? like 2/20 right?

no news from JH or vanderbilt?

Lol I wanted to apply to Cornell but they were so inflexible with my language situation that I just got frustrated and didn't go through with the application. I completed all my schooling at English-speaking institutions in Italy and didn't see the point in taking a 270 euro language test...

amazing thanks!

hi hi! do you know who i can contact for the Draft Facebook group? my membership has been pending for about three weeks now... thank you!

hi there! i have the same, not sure if it implies anything though...

hi all! been lurking for quite some time and finally posting! this is my first time applying to an mfa, and to a us university in general, as i am straight out of an economics degree at bocconi (milan, italy). i was wondering if anyone had any idea of my chances getting in, as an international student who's relatively young (22 y/o). i applied to NYU, brown, vanderbilt, michener and JHU. it's not a very big list, but the process was so overwhelming that i feel i couldn't have managed any more! my pieces are emotionally tolling and my statements show drive and commitment, but at the same time I have no publications nor any experience whatsoever in the field, and my rec letters come from quite famous (albeit, italian) authors. i don't know if there is any statistic regarding international applicants and if their backgrounds is a factor taken into consideration. any help is appreciated, if anything to soothe my anxiety. good luck to all!