bb hamster Posted February 9, 2021 Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) Hi folks, Been a long time lurker but wanted to post that yesterday, I received acceptances from both Rutgers-Camden (partial funding-- not financially feasible) and NC State (full funding)! So humbling. I am waiting on my applications at UNC Greensboro (I've been receiving positive emails from them) and Iowa (top choice). I am interested in hearing your general impressions about UNCG and NC State. Does either have a stronger reputation/name reputability? Also curious about the racial diversity at each schools -- it's pretty difficult to tell from the students' pages on the school sites. (As a writer of color, I'm a bit wary of all-white-ish programs.) Edited February 9, 2021 by bb hamster teasel, anna23, Ydrl and 8 others 11
Hawker Posted February 9, 2021 Posted February 9, 2021 I have not heard anything from Mississippi yet. Who else hear is still under this radio silence from there?
chrisclements Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 2 hours ago, bb hamster said: Hi folks, Been a long time lurker but wanted to post that yesterday, I received acceptances from both Rutgers-Camden (partial funding-- not financially feasible) and NC State (full funding)! So humbling. I am waiting on my applications at UNC Greensboro (I've been receiving positive emails from them) and Iowa (top choice). I am interested in hearing your general impressions about UNCG and NC State. Does either have a stronger reputation/name reputability? Also curious about the racial diversity at each schools -- it's pretty difficult to tell from the students' pages on the school sites. (As a writer of color, I'm a bit wary of all-white-ish programs.) this isn't related to what you're asking about, but out of curiosity--when did you submit your app to NC State?
bb hamster Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 30 minutes ago, chrisclements said: this isn't related to what you're asking about, but out of curiosity--when did you submit your app to NC State? I submitted on 12/30! shanbanan 1
yahearditherefirst Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Hawker said: I have not heard anything from Mississippi yet. Who else hear is still under this radio silence from there? I am! Though I submitted on 12/17 so not holding out hopes...
Greithe Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 6 hours ago, Ydrl said: Uh, so this is awkward. I'm the proud mom of a trans guy, and your post made me smile more than anything else has in a long time. Thank you! I did notice, while applying to programs, what choices were offered regarding gender and/or sex, and was disappointed to see that one university still only listed two choices. One out of seven total, so that's progress. Slow, too slow, but it's out there. teasel, mrvisser, sylviaplate and 3 others 6
mrvisser Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Hawker said: I have not heard anything from Mississippi yet. Who else hear is still under this radio silence from there? I still haven't heard anything. I've talked to a couple other people on Draft who haven't heard anything, and both of them got accepted into other schools already. So Ole Miss isn't the end-all, be-all (I hope). But hopefully they're still getting their messages out.
shanbanan Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 Hi all! I've been quietly reading and learning from this thread for a while and finally decided to jump in. Has anyone heard from Michener, UVA, VA Tech, Vanderbilt, or BU? I sent a request to join Draft on FB about a week ago but haven't been let in yet. If anyone has any info, I'd be super grateful! Thanks DeepSyntax and teasel 2
Pinskadan Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) edited because the whole point of this post was to laugh at how sad Marshall was being and he's since deleted his post/got reported again lmao Edited February 10, 2021 by Pinskadan CayceCamus 1
teasel Posted February 10, 2021 Author Posted February 10, 2021 35 minutes ago, shanbanan said: Hi all! I've been quietly reading and learning from this thread for a while and finally decided to jump in. Has anyone heard from Michener, UVA, VA Tech, Vanderbilt, or BU? I sent a request to join Draft on FB about a week ago but haven't been let in yet. If anyone has any info, I'd be super grateful! Thanks Welcome! As far as I know no one has heard from Michener, UVA or Vanderbilt yet. I don't think I've seen anything on VA or BU either, but I haven't been following those ones closely. If it's anything like previous years, Michener will notify around Valentine's day. CayceCamus and shanbanan 2
mrvisser Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 53 minutes ago, shanbanan said: Hi all! I've been quietly reading and learning from this thread for a while and finally decided to jump in. Has anyone heard from Michener, UVA, VA Tech, Vanderbilt, or BU? I sent a request to join Draft on FB about a week ago but haven't been let in yet. If anyone has any info, I'd be super grateful! Thanks Welcome! I follow Draft pretty closely and haven't seen any notifications from any of those schools yet. Michener and Vanderbilt are my top two choices, so anxious to hear from them! shanbanan and CayceCamus 2
Pinskadan Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 1 hour ago, uiop1 said: You are correct. He was mansplaining "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." He likes to paraphrase Shakespeare. So very sad. he's also getting increasingly lazy with all of these new profiles he's creating, huh? I'd sure hate to be someone who thinks being a dick is a personality trait
AdetayoOnos Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 Anyone with an update on Construction Management, UNiversity of florida
JPReinhold Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 2 hours ago, AdetayoOnos said: Anyone with an update on Construction Management, UNiversity of florida Try going back to the main forum page and doing a search. You’re on the creative writing forum
Ydrl Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 10 hours ago, Greithe said: I'm the proud mom of a trans guy, and your post made me smile more than anything else has in a long time. Thank you! I did notice, while applying to programs, what choices were offered regarding gender and/or sex, and was disappointed to see that one university still only listed two choices. One out of seven total, so that's progress. Slow, too slow, but it's out there. I really wish I had a mom like you. I can’t transition until I move out because my parents would rather me be homeless than trans. Michener and WashU are lagging behind the times. I understand WashU, but Michener is in Austin, the most liberal city in Texas. I’m just glad there are so many programs out there that have a gender and sex assigned at birth option instead of just sex assigned at birth. Greithe, CayceCamus, mrvisser and 1 other 4
Greithe Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 3 hours ago, Ydrl said: I really wish I had a mom like you. ... I’m just glad there are so many programs out there that have a gender and sex assigned at birth option instead of just sex assigned at birth. I would gladly be an honorary Mom for you whenever you need one. During our transition (and it really is "our", the world shifts for the whole family for a while), I ended up on anxiety medication for the first time in life, because of the panic attacks thinking of my beautiful sweet child (okay, he's in his thirties, but, MY CHILD) out in a world that is so damn narrow-minded and mean sometimes, even to the point of being dangerous. So yeah, I really did pay attention to the gender/sex choices on the applications, with the realization that those were probably a good indicator of how supportive or even aware the academic community there is, when it comes to trans, nonbinary, genderfluid, intersex and other people who are confronted with this Male/Female box thing all the time. Will it make any difference in my choice, if I'm lucky enough to get a choice between programs? It actually will, yes. The lone university who only offered Male/Female went to the bottom of my list, though I love their program. Because, MY CHILD. Ydrl, fishfish24, mrvisser and 2 others 5
feralgrad Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) 17 hours ago, bb hamster said: I am interested in hearing your general impressions about UNCG and NC State. Does either have a stronger reputation/name reputability? Also curious about the racial diversity at each schools -- it's pretty difficult to tell from the students' pages on the school sites. (As a writer of color, I'm a bit wary of all-white-ish programs.) Hello/welcome/congrats! I don't have special insight into these programs, but I have tips for sussing them out. I'd highly recommend reaching out to the admissions coordinator (or whoever is in a similar position) and asking to speak to current students/alumni. That was my strategy for learning what programs/towns were like for queer students. As far as name recognition goes, my impression is that this is significantly less important for employment prospects than other disciplines. My program, for example, has a good placement rate because of the local job market and the fact that the university frequently hires from within. Again, this is the sort of insight you can get from students/alumni. Another thing to keep in mind is the training/opportunities you'll get in your program. For example, my program is known in the local market for having strong pedagogical training for TAs. It also has two journals and a small press, which is great for people who want to get into publishing. Are these programs offering opportunities/extracurriculars in your field of choice? Hope that's helpful even if I'm lacking program-specific knowledge! Edited February 10, 2021 by feralgrad largeheartedboy 1
susweekly Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 Hey y’all. I don’t know if there are other CUNY applicants up in here, but I called Brooklyn College today to deal with a clerical issue (my application was listed as not complete due to some community college courses I took in high school.) The woman at admissions was very kind but she told me that answers might not go out for another SIX WEEKS. thought this would be useful to anyone chomping at the bit to hear back. Starbuck420, mrvisser, teasel and 3 others 5 1
Blackhole Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 Hi, I woke up one morning in December and started looking up MFA Creative Writing Courses and complied my notes and stuff (I have been a journalist) and applied to a few schools. hardly slept or stepped out for a week. now, I feel I should have taken more time. I had no idea they would be so hard to get into. I wrote to Syracuse and they said they would be sending out notifications late March and early April. I am 41 and I don't even know why I applied but I guess I thought I'd give it a shot. I am not from the US but did my master's in journalism from Syracuse many years ago. I don't know if age works against me. Or if journalists apply. largeheartedboy, lilacbread, mrvisser and 1 other 4
Ydrl Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 Just now, Blackhole said: Hi, I woke up one morning in December and started looking up MFA Creative Writing Courses and complied my notes and stuff (I have been a journalist) and applied to a few schools. hardly slept or stepped out for a week. now, I feel I should have taken more time. I had no idea they would be so hard to get into. I wrote to Syracuse and they said they would be sending out notifications late March and early April. I am 41 and I don't even know why I applied but I guess I thought I'd give it a shot. I am not from the US but did my master's in journalism from Syracuse many years ago. I don't know if age works against me. Or if journalists apply. Hi! Age typically works in one’s favor because of writing experience, and also people from all backgrounds apply to MFA programs. Don’t worry about spending this or that amount of time, it’s over and all we can do is wait. I didn’t realize how hard it would be my first time either. Hopefully Syracuse treats you better than they did me last year (they didn’t even use my name in the rejection letter). What other schools did you apply to? largeheartedboy 1
Blackhole Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 hey, thanks for replying. I hope Syracuse treats me well. They kind of treated me well already. I didn't have to pay the application fee since I graduated from the school 15 years ago and they waive off the fee for alumni or something like that. They also let me apply after the deadline. I submitted my application on Jan 9. I missed a whole lot of deadlines. I wrote to Judy Blunt in Montana but she replied a week later to say the deadline was already over. I have heard Montana is a beautiful place. I applied to NYU, Washington University in St. Louis, Syracuse and of course Iowa (but Iowa seems very difficult it seems). But my application is full of typos and stuff. And of course I haven't submitted official transcripts yet. What schools have you applied to? Ydrl, jp212 and Graceful Entropy 3
mrvisser Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 The results section has a waitlist from WashU via email. Nothing on Gradcafe about it, so not sure whether it's real.
bb hamster Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 2 hours ago, feralgrad said: Hello/welcome/congrats! I don't have special insight into these programs, but I have tips for sussing them out. I'd highly recommend reaching out to the admissions coordinator (or whoever is in a similar position) and asking to speak to current students/alumni. That was my strategy for learning what programs/towns were like for queer students. Thank you! I reached out to the program coordinator for enrolled student contact info. Thanks again for the advice! feralgrad 1
Ydrl Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 Just now, mrvisser said: The results section has a waitlist from WashU via email. Nothing on Gradcafe about it, so not sure whether it's real. I saw that just now. Checked my portal, nothing. If it is real, I’m not surprised that I didn’t get in haha.
mrvisser Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 Just now, Ydrl said: I saw that just now. Checked my portal, nothing. If it is real, I’m not surprised that I didn’t get in haha. My portal doesn't say anything, either. Tough school to get into, but I would love to go there.
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