2021 Applicants Forum

[Ophelias pansies]

7 minutes ago, mrvisser said:

Someone posted an acceptance to Rutgers-Camden on Draft. They didn't specify which genre. That's a school I really wish I'd applied to, but it's on my list for next year.

Thanks for letting us know! I applied to Rutgers Camden and it's nice to have a bit of a warning before everything comes rolling in!

[teasel]

Just received my first notification--I'm on the wait-list for University of Oregon! There's so much I love about this program. Hoping that this means there is more good news to come. I'm glad my first notification isn't a rejection, because I've been a nervous wreck tbh 

[Ophelias pansies]

Just now, teasel said:

Just received my first notification--I'm on the wait-list for University of Oregon! There's so much I love about this program.

Congrats! I'm crossing my fingers for movement on the list for you!

[mrvisser]

Just now, teasel said:

Just received my first notification--I'm on the wait-list for University of Oregon! There's so much I love about this program. Hoping that this means there is more good news to come. I'm glad my first notification isn't a rejection, because I've been a nervous wreck tbh 

Congrats! Eugene is a great place.

[Ydrl]

43 minutes ago, FairleyAlfy said:

Yikes...I submitted it so long ago...why am I not being reviewed? ? Anxiety is real right now. When did your status change?

When did you submit? I finished mine on 12/8. Maybe they’re doing it alphabetically? My status changed yesterday or Saturday, I think.

[spacedumpster]

HOO-WHEE, these relentless journal rejections sure are making me nervous about the quality of my writing sample. Hang in there, everybody. (mostly talking to myself)

[panglosian]

Thought you would all find this funny considering I'm waiting for a call from UMass AND Rutgers today, my phone rang from an NJ number and I had to compose myself for a moment before I picked up. It was a "your car's extended warranty" call.

Let me skip to the end credits, please. 

[spacedumpster]

3 minutes ago, panglosian said:

Thought you would all find this funny considering I'm waiting for a call from UMass AND Rutgers today, my phone rang from an NJ number and I had to compose myself for a moment before I picked up. It was a "your car's extended warranty" call.

Let me skip to the end credits, please. 

Oh for the love of... What are the odds??

[panglosian]

Just now, spacedumpster said:

Oh for the love of... What are the odds??

I'm from Camden County too so it was a Camden number ://///// XD

[Yellow62]

Seeing more UMass notifs going out. I can't even imagine receiving a call from Ocean Vuong. Probably a good thing it likely isn't going to happen to me, because I'd spend the rest of my life bragging about it. 

[mrvisser]

26 minutes ago, panglosian said:

Thought you would all find this funny considering I'm waiting for a call from UMass AND Rutgers today, my phone rang from an NJ number and I had to compose myself for a moment before I picked up. It was a "your car's extended warranty" call.

Let me skip to the end credits, please. 

I had a missed call and a voicemail from a Texas number last week, and it was some bullshit about my social security number had been compromised and I needed to call right away.

[Ydrl]

Just now, mrvisser said:

I had a missed call and a voicemail from a Texas number last week, and it was some bullshit about my social security number had been compromised and I needed to call right away.

Y’all have no idea how many times this happened to me last year. It’s a tradition at this point to receive spam from cities where you applied to school. Three of mine came from Syracuse and I short circuited every time.

[yahearditherefirst]

How do these notifications come out? Email, phone, status checker? 

[mrvisser]

1 hour ago, yahearditherefirst said:

How do these notifications come out? Email, phone, status checker? 

All and any of the above, apparently.

[fishfish24]

Would someone on Draft mind checking if there's been additional news for Minnesota? I think there's one poetry acceptance and one CNF acceptance but no fiction notices reported yet... Still hoping...

[TroyMcClure]

1 minute ago, fishfish24 said:

Would someone on Draft mind checking if there's been additional news for Minnesota? I think there's one poetry acceptance and one CNF acceptance but no fiction notices reported yet... Still hoping...

I didn't see any Minnesota updates last time I checked (about thirty minutes ago).

[mrvisser]

Ah shit. Someone got an email from Ole Miss saying they've moved on to Phase 2. First time I'm hearing about a school I've applied to.

[Nervis]

6 hours ago, spacedumpster said:

HOO-WHEE, these relentless journal rejections sure are making me nervous about the quality of my writing sample. Hang in there, everybody. (mostly talking to myself)

Meh. If you're aiming high I think journals typically have lower acceptance rates than MFAs - even true of journals out of MFA programs. But I know that journal rejections are always so tough even when you fortify yourself against them! I've also had stories rejected by "lower tier" journals then picked up by "higher tier" journals the next day. As always, this shit is so deeply subjective and probably has to do so much more with how we fit into an imagined cohort, etc, than we even care to admit. 

[Starbuck420]

The Weeknd Reveals Motive Behind Yearlong Facial Transformation 

On February 3, The Weeknd opened up to 'Variety' about the bizarre facial transformations he underwent to promote his latest album, After Hours.


 

[Botanica]

3 hours ago, mrvisser said:

Ah shit. Someone got an email from Ole Miss saying they've moved on to Phase 2. First time I'm hearing about a school I've applied to.

Oh no... I applied there too. Here's to hoping we get our round 2 emails soon! Are you applying for Fiction or Poetry? I'm sure you've mentioned it somewhere in here! If you're applying for poetry, one of the professors there, Aimee Nezhukumatathil is an absolute JOY. She is one of the reasons I am really hoping I get accepted there.

[mrvisser]

5 minutes ago, Botanica said:

Oh no... I applied there too. Here's to hoping we get our round 2 emails soon! Are you applying for Fiction or Poetry? I'm sure you've mentioned it somewhere in here! If you're applying for poetry, one of the professors there, Aimee Nezhukumatathil is an absolute JOY. She is one of the reasons I am really hoping I get accepted there.

I applied for fiction. I heard that their emails were kind of a mess, staggered and with the documents formatted oddly, so that's my only hope, but I'm not overly optimistic. 

Kind of dejecting to not even make it to the second phase of what I thought would be one of the easier schools on my list to get into.

[Hawker]

Hello, everyone. I'm a lurker, but I just can't take this waiting. Any strategies? I need your support. :)

[Botanica]

15 minutes ago, mrvisser said:

I applied for fiction. I heard that their emails were kind of a mess, staggered and with the documents formatted oddly, so that's my only hope, but I'm not overly optimistic. 

Kind of dejecting to not even make it to the second phase of what I thought would be one of the easier schools on my list to get into.

I'm feeling the same way. I thought this was more on target than most of the other schools I applied to, but with the influx of applicants this year, I feel like my earlier ideas are so skewed. 

[Pinskadan]

4 hours ago, fishfish24 said:

Would someone on Draft mind checking if there's been additional news for Minnesota? I think there's one poetry acceptance and one CNF acceptance but no fiction notices reported yet... Still hoping...

Someone asked the same question on Draft today but there haven't been any responses back I don't think ? Guess we'll just all have to freak out and hope lol

[Ydrl]

9 hours ago, Starbuck420 said:

The Weeknd Reveals Motive Behind Yearlong Facial Transformation 

On February 3, The Weeknd opened up to 'Variety' about the bizarre facial transformations he underwent to promote his latest album, After Hours.


 

Dear god, I can’t escape that ad either.