pearadox

In terms of UF-- I went to UF for undergrad and know one of the people who work in deciding all that. They have a later due date for applications and it took them a while to actually get through them because of scheduling nonsense or something. As for Iowa, I have no clue. I'd for sure thought it was Over. I still haven't heard from Rutgers Camden, UVA or UH yet though. Looks like a late year in general. I wouldn't be surprised if it has to do with the bureaucracies of all these schools going Insane because of funding questions. Even mfas who don't have much to worry about in terms of funding are probably still subject to more nonsense. If not that, then maybe it's just an extra busy year....

After completely giving up this cycle (got into columbia but it was literally Completely Unfunded so impossible) because of soft rs and previous rs, I got the call for Iowa for poetry. NEVER LOSE HOPE, CHAT.

Finally got an account, though I've been reading this forum like a madman. On one hand, I should feel happy that I've been accepted to Columbia with much enthusiasm. On the other hand, it's financially impossible for me to attend. Of course the one non funded program I apply to is the one that is interested in me lol. I have a friend in research grant dispersal at one of these big state universities. Federal funding is apparently getting cut down to like 15% or something crazy, and everything is totally insane (like "oh we'll have to cut our Cancer Research Division of the school" type conversations. I can't help but wonder where poetry funding is on the chopping block lol) . While that school is not one that I'm applying to this cycle, I can't help but wonder how many of these programs are getting screwed by factors completely out of my and their control. Has Iowa started calling people about poetry yet? Still waiting on UVA, Rutgers Camden, Houston, Iowa, NYU. This entire week has been Super Dead for me. It's maddening; I feel like I am in a hydraulic press. 1a/1w/3r/5p