SleepingBadly

I was in the same position last year but worse -- 12 apps, 10 rejections, 1 offer with 0 funding and 1 waitlist. Extremely discouraging and sent me into a mild depression. Felt like a huge loser. But it sent me back to the drawing board, I wrote a lot throughout the year, and thought about what specifically I wanted from a program (for me, cross genre study is very important) and applied to a more specific set of programs that felt like genuinely good fit, not just name recognition. Got accepted to one of my top schools. In the acceptance call they said they remembered my application from last year which I'm sure helped a bit. Basically, it's all good. So many people are in your same boat. You're doing what you're supposed to be doing. Just don't quit! A year actually isn't that much time and it'll be October/November sooner than you think and you'll be right back in the process! Use this year to learn from so you can make your application even stronger next year

I got a fiction waitlist last monday if thats at all helpful

Thanks for this. Yeah I intend to wait a bit and may go visit the school I got into in the meantime. Mostly wanna just like settle and get all the life shit going in terms of moving, getting in contact with cohort, buying a car etc but i really should wait and see. I just didnt get the Michener email telling me all the acceptances were confirmed and the waitlist was closed until April 14 last year and i really dont wanna wait until the last day to start getting the ball rolling. But i will definitely wait a bit and think of questions. Still waiting on a few other programs too

They just said 500 applied and 6 got in. No other info. Also when i asked michener last year how big the waitlist was they said they werent at liberty to tell me

Just got Texas NWP waitlist email. Got waitlisted at Michener last year but obv nothing came of it. Then got rejected from Michener this year but waitlist at NWP. This whole thing feels like such a crap shoot lol anyome have insight into likelihood of getting off NWP waitlist? I got into another program that i feel great about but obv need to put serious consideration into NWP if i get in. Should i email asking where i am on the waitlist? Is there a way to get useful info from them without sounding pushy? I really wanna make my decision as soon as possible you know

Thank you :')

First rejection yesterday from UCSD for fiction. I didn't really think I was a good fit but still -- not a great feeling. Applied last year to a bunch of programs but kind of haphazardly. Thought I submitted much tighter work this year, but can't help but feel pretty apocalyptic about the whole thing. Alas. 0a/1r/9p