Idktbh

That’s so strange for UMD to make unfunded offers considering they advertise themselves as a fully funded program. Do you know anything about how this affects people on the waitlists? I’m tempted to just email the program coordinator to ask but skeptical about how forthcoming they will be considering they have made no indication of funding issues/changes.

What genre are you? I’ve heard the funding issues are for poetry as they’re waiting to see if they’ll get state funding but apparently it doesn’t affect fiction students.

I’m so glad I’m not alone 🥹😭 such a shame that’s our first interaction with/impression of the program. Also 15 minutes really isn’t enough time to get to know someone and gauge their vibe. I wonder if they already have a vague sense of who they want to admit…judging from last year, we should hear back in a few days 👀

Did anyone else interview at Rutgers Newark for fiction today? The vibes were…off. One professor was super standoffish, seemed tired and like she didn’t want to be there. Not warm at all, pretty cold. I’m really put off icl. I think all the interviews were crammed into a 5 hour time slot, 15 minutes each which I get can be exhausting but then don’t make the interview schedule that intense if the energy is going to be so foul? 😩