WhoknewMFAweresointense Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Hi all! I stumbled across this yesterday night and was up till 4am reading. Congratulations to all the acceptances!! And Rejections suck and I am sorry to everyone who has gotten them. To be honest I was a little naive when applying to schools. I don't think I understood how competitive creative writing MFA programs were. Not that I didn't know they were competitive. More like I didn't get *how* competitive. Ha. Anyways, at the start of this I thought I was going to apply to five schools and then slowly just...stopped. I only submitted one application y'all and now I'm about to lay a brick with anxiety. ??? I have a back up plan though, so if I'm rejected then I'm moving in a different direction. I just don't have endless cash to keep blowing on applications to be rejected in the end. Sigh. My pessimism is really taking over here. Lolol PrettyinInk and rbr542 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbr542 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 (edited) 23 minutes ago, WhoknewMFAweresointense said: Hi all! I stumbled across this yesterday night and was up till 4am reading. Congratulations to all the acceptances!! And Rejections suck and I am sorry to everyone who has gotten them. To be honest I was a little naive when applying to schools. I don't think I understood how competitive creative writing MFA programs were. Not that I didn't know they were competitive. More like I didn't get *how* competitive. Ha. Anyways, at the start of this I thought I was going to apply to five schools and then slowly just...stopped. I only submitted one application y'all and now I'm about to lay a brick with anxiety. ??? I have a back up plan though, so if I'm rejected then I'm moving in a different direction. I just don't have endless cash to keep blowing on applications to be rejected in the end. Sigh. My pessimism is really taking over here. Lolol I feel the same. I ended up applying to five schools, but all of them hyper competitive w/d less than 1% chance of admission, severely underestimating how competitive it actually is. We can only hope to keep writing even without success in MFA apps. What else. Edited February 16, 2020 by rbr542 PrettyinInk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrettyinInk Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Hi everybody! ? I've been shyly following this forum for a while now, and I've decided it's time to step out of the shadows. 9 hours ago, rbr542 said: We can only hope to keep writing even without success in MFA apps. In response, I wanted to share this article about Robin Benway. https://www.bustle.com/p/author-robin-benway-was-rejected-from-every-mfa-program-she-applied-to-now-shes-a-national-book-award-finalist-3232221 I know that not everyone would want to make the jump to YA fiction, but I think it's admirable that she was able to be flexible, and I thought it was an inspiring article. Ydrl and rbr542 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoknewMFAweresointense Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 13 hours ago, rbr542 said: I feel the same. I ended up applying to five schools, but all of them hyper competitive w/d less than 1% chance of admission, severely underestimating how competitive it actually is. We can only hope to keep writing even without success in MFA apps. What else. Oh for sure, still write! I'll have to do it in between studying though lolol. I've applied to get my second bachelor's degree as well so either way going back to school in the fall. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckles Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 I might be alone in this but I just want to hear from Brown already. I'm also hoping that if I get accepted somewhere they'll email instead of call. Still waiting to hear from all my schools. I haven't seen them notify anyone yet. Guess that means I still be hopeful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anarchisttiger Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 9 hours ago, buckles said: I might be alone in this but I just want to hear from Brown already. I'm also hoping that if I get accepted somewhere they'll email instead of call. Still waiting to hear from all my schools. I haven't seen them notify anyone yet. Guess that means I still be hopeful. I'm in the same boat as you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFAthrowaway420 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Did anyone receive a Michener email to check their portal? Someone in Draft got one, but no update on their status. I checked mine as well, and it still says "In Review." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dochinka96 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Anyone else's anxiety especially bad today? Like I feel a sequel to Friday's Bloodbath coming on. rbr542 and Ydrl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seraphina16 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 8 minutes ago, Dochinka96 said: Anyone else's anxiety especially bad today? Like I feel a sequel to Friday's Bloodbath coming on. Oh absolutely. Just got that sweet, sweet Syracuse rejection email and it's not even noon. Hang in there, everyone!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoknewMFAweresointense Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 26 minutes ago, Dochinka96 said: Anyone else's anxiety especially bad today? Like I feel a sequel to Friday's Bloodbath coming on. Yes. 8 more days until the start of notifications started from NYU last year. I am nervous. As. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbr542 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 36 minutes ago, Dochinka96 said: Anyone else's anxiety especially bad today? Like I feel a sequel to Friday's Bloodbath coming on. Mine. So bad. Michigan and Iowa might be out today. I’ve begun looking up current students in order to compare their writing to mine. ? Karakoram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ydrl Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 1 minute ago, rbr542 said: Mine. So bad. Michigan and Iowa might be out today. I’ve begun looking up current students in order to compare their writing to mine. ? I hope Iowa's poetry comes out at a similar time as fiction this year. I know I've given up, but I still want to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbr542 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Seraphina16 said: Oh absolutely. Just got that sweet, sweet Syracuse rejection email and it's not even noon. Hang in there, everyone!! It Sounds like even the wording of the email wasn't polite. Sorry for the R ! Edited February 17, 2020 by rbr542 Seraphina16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirhiaa20 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 22 minutes ago, rbr542 said: Mine. So bad. Michigan and Iowa might be out today. I’ve begun looking up current students in order to compare their writing to mine. ? the fact that Michigan has notified via email in the past is what's killing me. at least when a program calls, you can live your life (while double-checking your phone is on loud every 30 seconds) but now I'm just sitting here refreshing refreshing refreshing... truly never been so unproductive hahah Karakoram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catkin Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Today’s a federal holiday, so schools won’t be open, right? Seems like none of us should hear today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbr542 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 1 minute ago, catkin said: Today’s a federal holiday, so schools won’t be open, right? Seems like none of us should hear today. Most universities aren't closed today. So i’m thinking we might hear. Karakoram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catkin Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Damn, I totally thought I was safe today. Going to go on a long hike and leave my phone in the car I think. Good luck everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elirallo13 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) I’m an undergrad at Michigan! Waiting on iOwa, Michigan, Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins, Texas, NYu Michigan admissions def open today to answer questions! Edited February 17, 2020 by Elirallo13 Karakoram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litty Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Iowa has started notifying fiction. Elirallo13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anarchisttiger Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 15 minutes ago, litty said: Iowa has started notifying fiction. Where did you hear that? Elirallo13 and Karakoram 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dochinka96 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Its on the results page and someone posted in draft. Congrats to them! Karakoram and rbr542 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbr542 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, Dochinka96 said: Its on the results page and someone posted in draft. Congrats to them! Kind of late in the day isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anarchisttiger Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 10 minutes ago, rbr542 said: Kind of late in the day isn't it? I’m gonna take a stress nap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbr542 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 1 minute ago, anarchisttiger said: I’m gonna take a stress nap. Hah...i just woke up from one...to find IWW ON THE RESULTS BOARD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdreibelbis Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Anyone have more insight on University of Oregon? Apparently they are accepting five poets (only seen one acceptance on draft -- none on gradcafe unless buried) and then I saw a poetry waitlist on draft as well. Time to let myself down gently or are they known for staggering and waves? Congrats to those who were accepted/waitlisted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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