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Hi all! Hope everyone had a relaxing weekend - as we approach The Deadline, I'm planning on sending a waitlist nudge email today for UTK, but I'm a little unsure of who to send it to. My initial waitlist email came from an administrative support assistant (and CCed the director of the program & of graduate studies); however, my app portal says if I have questions about my application to email my specific admissions specialist. Any suggestions? I know I wayyyyy overthinking it, but that's what happens this close to April 15th!!!

Anybody heard from Boise State? I saw there's one acceptance reported in Draft from March 28, but nothing else...I know an applicant who applied to Boise last year and was waitlisted on April 1, so that was my unofficial expectation for this year...at this point, I'm expecting a rejection, but I wanted to see if there was any other news or rumors to report!

Hi All! Longtime lurker, first-time poster here This is my second round of applications for fiction - last year I went 0a/2w/8r in the final year of my BA and really took my waitlists as encouragement to keep going. When this year’s cycle rolled around, I was a little burnt out from finishing school and starting my first “big kid” job, but still wanted to throw my hat in the ring for a couple of schools. As it stands right now, I’m 1a/1w/1sr/2p - I’m not terribly hopeful about my waitlist since there seems to be quite a few of us on the list, and I’m not expecting to hear from my last two schools until early April. While I was initially super excited about my acceptance, I’ve started to be a little apprehensive about the program. For one, it’s nowhere near fully funded…my post-decision research also showed that the program has a cash cow reputation. I know that schools don’t just let anybody in, but it has me wondering if they actually think I’ll be a good fit for their program or they just wanted a warm body who would pay tuition. Anyone else wrestling with these uncertainties? Or have any advice? Thanks to everyone for making this space safe for stressed aspiring writers ❤️ And congrats to everyone who’s gotten good news this week! Only one more month til Decision Day!!