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Hey there. Hopefully, I have some information that can help your search. Getting accepted to any MFA creative writing program is difficult. Generally speaking, the acceptance rate is around 1-2%. Naturally, fully funded programs are more attractive to applicants, so those programs could be even more competitive. I'm sure your husband is aware of this given last year's results. I understand the need to apply only to fully funded program because what good is admittance if you can't afford to attend, right? However, the fact that he also hasn't taken the GRE narrows his choices even more. It might be wise to spend the money to take the GRE to open up some new options rather than shell out the money for a season of applications only to be denied again and have to start over the following year. Of course, there is the possibility that, even after taking the GRE and applying to new schools, he still won't get accepted anywhere, but that's how this whole application process works, unfortunately. If the school allows it, I would reccommend that he reapply to the program for which he was waitlisted, if he still would like to go there. Obviously, they liked his work, so it's possible that they'll have room for him this time. As for other options, like Melissa333 said, it's really a personal choice. For example, when I was choosing where I was going to apply, location was a very important factor. I knew I would be miserable if I lived anywhere other than a major city in the Northeast, so I didn't waste time or money applying to schools anywhere else in the country. I think the best thing for your husband to do right now would be to work on his writing samples. Of course, he also needs to figure out where he wants to apply, but his writing samples are the most important part of his application for any school, so they should come first. And maybe you can help him with revision. I don't know your academic background, but it doesn't neccessarily take an expert to provide useful feedback for revisions. Anyway, good luck. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.

I didn't see anything about this on recent pages and I'm too lazy to read through all 26 pages of the thread, so I apologize if someone has already answered my question. Anyone know how parking works in Boston? I'm moving there for the fall semester from Philadelphia and it seems like there are a lot of rules about parking that I just don't understand. I don't plan on driving very often at all, but I would like to take my car with me when I move in case I do need to drive somewhere or to drive myself home for occasional visits. Can someone explain the rules to me as if I were a ten-year-old child, please? On a similar note, how is public transportation in Boston, specifically the subway system? Will it be easy for me to access different parts of the city via public transportation? I'm going to BU and will likely live in a nearby area, but I'm sure there will be times when I want to branch out a bit. Are there areas around BU that provide greater access to public transportation than others? That could factor in to where I decide to live. Speaking of living arrangements, it seems like Allston is a popular, reasonably priced neighborhood for BU students. I'm just coming out of undergrad, so I'm fairly confident that I would be okay with living in an area that is heavily populated by students. However, I am concerned about safety because I am new to the city and I am a relatively young, petite female. My undergrad school is in a pretty rough part of Philly, so I know how to handle myself in a high-er crime area, but I'm not used to living off campus. Assuming I'm not doing something ridiculous, like drunkenly stumbling down the middle of the road by myself at 2am or whatever, will I have to be particularly cautious in this neighborhood? These questions may seem kind of silly, but I've only been to Boston once before, so I know very little about the city and prefer getting my information from people who actually live there, you know? Anyway, anything you can tell me will probably be helpful. Thank you.