Mia172

Great… let them panic a little..! But I hope it was supposed to be addressed to you anyways

This is wild. It really makes me wonder what is happening behind the scenes. Have you sent a follow-up email to ask what is going on with your status? It's kind of disrespectful to make this kind of mistake, especially after such a long wait.

This forum and the Facebook draft are good places to start to look for fellow writers who are willing to connect lol. I see some people are already doing this. There are online one-time workshops/writing classes with a small fee too. Some of them are really good and taught by somewhat high profile writers. And in general, to be surrounded by people who are literary-minded…find people whose work you think highly of in local writer groups. And talk to fellow audiences in readings or other literary events if you feel brave? Exchanging brief self-introductions would probably help you figure out how they are involved in writing. Good chances they are also committed writers or readers for years.

But fr, another silent day for me… how dare them…I’m losing my anger management skills.

I think to determine if you are “competitive” or not, always have good readers to read your works and let them be real with you… don’t be afraid of criticism and rejections, do not have to take them personally but those constructive ones help you locate yourself, and I think self awareness helped me in writing a lot. And also in life. I want to encourage you to reapply, if not next year, the year after the next, whenever you feel ready. But also, an MFA isn’t a requirement for you to be a good writer. If you love this thing you will continue doing it no matter what. I’m also talking from a less experienced person’s perspective, but I think it wouldn’t hurt to take a step back and consider if you really want this life so bad that without it you cannot function. I don’t think committing to a writing life is really superior than other way of living (getting an office job, getting married and focusing on family, etc…) it is not even necessarily happier! But if you think you will not be happy without it, work hard and reach high and don’t stop pursuing it… I think I won’t be happy without it, that’s why I’m here

A quick Google search tells me it simply means the department has made their decision, now forwarding it to the grad school committee so you are about to hear it soon... It's a neutral process, doesn't really mean anything good or bad. Can be anything. boy they are just slow boiling me to death

😭for those programs with acceptances and waitlists dropped, but haven’t send a single update to me— can they just reject me already?? I'm not fragile, I’m ready to be done with this season.