goodoldneon

I've heard excellent things of Sarah Lawrence's fiction faculty from my professors. I don't think Columbia's program is necessarily better than Sarah Lawrence's, at least not that better which worth a double cost.

i got an acceptance almost a month ago

Hi! Thank you so much! It's so nice of you to say that. I will made my decision on Wednesday. I'll dm you the program name that you can expect a movement by that time. Thank you again and congrats to you too! I hope you have a wonderful week.

A highly precise self-introduction. If it seems to you that everyone else is going the wrong way, perhaps you ought to pause and examine yourself.

I honestly don't know, they only told me that there are no exact date while they receive many applications. I think it won't hurt to have some hopes. You are not rejected until you are rejected.

fyi, I met with a professor in Arizona's program last week, arizona's results haven't came out yet (at least fiction haven't came out), and I believe they still need some time.

I'm also a senior in college. According to other's experience, it's very rare to be admitted to an funded MFA program right after finish the undergraduate. So don't take the decisions personally while you don't need a mfa or a yes from a professor to be a writer. Write more, read more and you'll find ur own path.

I received my dream offer. The school asked me not to share it. But I'm so excited! I got a call from one of my favorite authors, I was so thrilled! I was so excited I was almost incoherent on the phone. I'm just so happy.

People do turn down Iowa for a variety of reasons: more funding from other programs, a better fit of style, or a professor they greatly admire and look forward to working with ( like george saunders in Syracuse). Iowa is the most prestigious, but people also consider more than just fame.

I heard they still have budget issue this year. They already cut their class size.

Iowa do send personal rejection based on my friend's experience. And be hopeful! You might be the next one who receive her call.

I think this kind of comparison is unfair. When Mo Yan and Yu Hua were growing up, creative writing didn’t exist as an academic major at all, and higher education was far less widely available. Many writers of their generation never received a college education, but that was more like an exception produced by their time. In today’s Chinese literary world, it is still very hard to get published without connections. And we can see how many bad writers, like Jiao Dian, manage to enter a strong creative writing program, become a famous master’s student, and then rise smoothly through publishing. Twenty years ago, talented writers like Yan Ge could still make their way through writing contests. Today, that is almost impossible as well.

Thank you so much! Congratulation to you too!! We may can see each other in st.louis on September

Acceptance! WashU! The entire February feels like dream. I'm so excited and very grateful.