Boomer not Ok Posted March 25, 2021 Posted March 25, 2021 Just now, M-Lin said: James Franco, who's disappeared for other reasons, lol. I don't know if he was doing everything at the same time though. I can say that he was definitely attending some classes at NYU, but not sure about his attendance at other programs. Brooklyn College's MFA program does consider him an alumni and lists his publications on their website, so I assume he did graduate. Yeah, that's the guy. Just didn't know you could do multiple MFAs. I guess you get a pass if you're a celebrity.
koechophe Posted March 25, 2021 Posted March 25, 2021 12 hours ago, SofiTheCatGuardian said: Hey, sorry if this doesn't flow with the conversation right now. But I'm curious: what's your writing aesthetic or style (addressed to all)? I'm super funky and like doing literary sci-fi, or other non-traditional literary fiction. The piece I posted here was a literary fiction about video game addiction (you know, that normal literary fiction topic that everyone always writes about). My most successful piece has been a literary magical realism type thing that I wrote in highschool (and have since re-written and revised about a hundred times). When I write genre fiction, I tend to blend tropes of literary fiction into it. When I write literary fiction, I tend to blend in some techniques of genre fiction. It's weird, but the pieces I've been the most proud of and had the most success with have been ones that push the line between the two.
M-Lin Posted March 25, 2021 Posted March 25, 2021 36 minutes ago, Boomer not Ok said: Yeah, that's the guy. Just didn't know you could do multiple MFAs. I guess you get a pass if you're a celebrity. His MFA at NYU was in Film, if that matters. But yeah, I guess being a celebrity gets a lot of passes in life, haha. Boomer not Ok 1
lenagator1997 Posted March 25, 2021 Posted March 25, 2021 On 3/24/2021 at 2:38 PM, Cristie said: Hang in there. Also got rejected from WashU, but they only had like 10 spots this year! Onward and Upward! Whats Next? Blackhole 1
Ydrl Posted March 25, 2021 Posted March 25, 2021 (edited) So apparently I'm towards the bottom of the waitlist for Florida, I never got an email about it until today??? Edited March 25, 2021 by Ydrl
landscape Posted March 25, 2021 Posted March 25, 2021 11 hours ago, anna23 said: hey all!!! anyone here apply to hunter college for poetry? if so, have you heard back? thanks in advance! Same question... I'm ready to accept another offer but I'd like to at least hear from everywhere first. anna23 1
SMSM1229 Posted March 25, 2021 Posted March 25, 2021 Another day as we wait for Columbiaaa! I don't want to jinx it by talking about it but I'm soo antsy!
Cristie Posted March 25, 2021 Posted March 25, 2021 Holy crap y'all...I just got accepted at New Orleans. Literal crickets from them and then boom. (Ydrl...omg) and all my oldies and besties on here...Hell yeah they take us! NEVER quit. oubukibun, Boomer not Ok, jka0124 and 10 others 13
oubukibun Posted March 25, 2021 Posted March 25, 2021 Egad! I had New Awlins on the mind today, actually. Will you be accepting? If so, make sure you take a moment to sit down at Cafe du Monde if you haven't already in life. That sweet smell of coffee and beignet is actually not all that dissimilar from the smell of the train station in my hometown of Camagüey, Cuba, give or take some tar and oil. ;) Such a cause for joy!! Happy to see good vibes flow back... SMSM1229 and Cristie 2
Jjayy Posted March 25, 2021 Posted March 25, 2021 14 minutes ago, Cristie said: I just got accepted at New Orleans. This is one of the most interesting cities in the world. Congrats! Cristie 1
Cristie Posted March 25, 2021 Posted March 25, 2021 8 minutes ago, oubukibun said: Egad! I had New Awlins on the mind today, actually. Will you be accepting? If so, make sure you take a moment to sit down at Cafe du Monde if you haven't already in life. That sweet smell of coffee and beignet is actually not all that dissimilar from the smell of the train station in my hometown of Camagüey, Cuba, give or take some tar and oil. Such a cause for joy!! Happy to see good vibes flow back... I may never kill another mosquito in my life! (If I can stay in the south-big whew!) I don't know yet but it's a big fat leaning maybe. I've been there and what a writing place of writing places, right!
Cristie Posted March 25, 2021 Posted March 25, 2021 6 minutes ago, Jjayy said: This is one of the most interesting cities in the world. Congrats! Thank you!
Ydrl Posted March 25, 2021 Posted March 25, 2021 Update from Florida, got a very nice call from a wonderful faculty member at Florida. The reason I wasn't given an email was because they had to chop the bottom three poets from the waitlist, and I was one of the bottom three haha. Oh well. lilacbread, Starbuck420, Cristie and 1 other 4
iai Posted March 25, 2021 Posted March 25, 2021 1 hour ago, SMSM1229 said: Another day as we wait for Columbiaaa! I don't want to jinx it by talking about it but I'm soo antsy! I emailed to clarify the timeline. They replied saying we’ll get a “final result” between now and the first week of April. ?
SofiTheCatGuardian Posted March 25, 2021 Posted March 25, 2021 15 hours ago, Cristie said: Hand up. That's me. I break all the rules. I start sentences with conjunctions, write in fragments, rarely use determiners. Know I need help with timing and pace. Feel free to read the story I posted on here (and shouldn't have-Dark Dressage). I submitted THAT, one chapter from a genre fiction novel I wrote, and a published nonfiction short story. I thought it would be good to show a mix of my writing. I'd say the one I posted asking for help is weird fiction. You tell me? I love to hear it!! I'm going to go check it out!!
SofiTheCatGuardian Posted March 25, 2021 Posted March 25, 2021 2 hours ago, koechophe said: I'm super funky and like doing literary sci-fi, or other non-traditional literary fiction. The piece I posted here was a literary fiction about video game addiction (you know, that normal literary fiction topic that everyone always writes about). My most successful piece has been a literary magical realism type thing that I wrote in highschool (and have since re-written and revised about a hundred times). When I write genre fiction, I tend to blend tropes of literary fiction into it. When I write literary fiction, I tend to blend in some techniques of genre fiction. It's weird, but the pieces I've been the most proud of and had the most success with have been ones that push the line between the two. That's awesome. Keep doing you. I think when literary fiction can flirt with magical realism or sci-fi (etc.) it can possibly make it richer.
FairleyAlfy Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 20 hours ago, Ydrl said: Update from Florida, got a very nice call from a wonderful faculty member at Florida. The reason I wasn't given an email was because they had to chop the bottom three poets from the waitlist, and I was one of the bottom three haha. Oh well. I’m sorry ? It’s their loss! Still exciting that you got waitlisted there! Ydrl 1
M-Lin Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 BU rejection came in! Honestly super relieved because I am just falling in love with another program and didn’t want to have to make a difficult decision. Anybody got good news? Cristie, CrankyGinger and iai 3
CrankyGinger Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, M-Lin said: BU rejection came in! Honestly super relieved because I am just falling in love with another program and didn’t want to have to make a difficult decision. Anybody got good news? Dude same. I don't think I really need my answer from CU, I've made my decision. When a program feels like it crafted for you and how you write and work and you connect to faculty and the curriculum, then the decision becomes much easier. omgalexx, iai, Cristie and 2 others 5
M-Lin Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, CrankyGinger said: Dude same. I don't think I really need my answer from CU, I've made my decision. When a program feels like it crafted for you and how you write and work and you connect to faculty and the curriculum, then the decision becomes much easier. Yeah the only one I would be a little torn about would be BU. Columbia was more just for my vanity... no way to afford and honestly not interested in the size of the program, and already not getting a good feeling from the institution anyway, lol. Not sure if this is just our coping mechanism working at its best but I think I'm making the right decision. It just feels right!! When I started looking at Amtrak and Chinatown buses to Boston... I was already like, please no. hahaha Edited March 26, 2021 by M-Lin
CrankyGinger Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, M-Lin said: Yeah the only one I would be a little torn about would be BU. Columbia was more just for my vanity... no way to afford and honestly not interested in the size of the program, and already not getting a good feeling from the institution anyway, lol. Not sure if this is just our coping mechanism working at its best but I think I'm making the right decision. It just feels right!! Haha, no I get it, it's definitely a vanity application. The longer we wait, though, it's true, the more turned off I am by them. M-Lin 1
ZaytandLabna Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) On 3/25/2021 at 3:10 AM, anna23 said: hey all!!! anyone here apply to hunter college for poetry? if so, have you heard back? thanks in advance! Yes. I think its okay for me to say now that it's finalized, but I got my offer a little while ago. There are 4 of us so far I think. (that seem to be prospective students). Edited March 26, 2021 by ZaytandLabna anna23 and M-Lin 2
iai Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 Rejections from Boston, Guelph, and Columbia. Looks like that’s a wrap!
M-Lin Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, iai said: Rejections from Boston, Guelph, and Columbia. Looks like that’s a wrap! Virtual hug!! I was waitlisted at Columbia ?♀️ Blackhole and Cristie 2
iai Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 Just now, M-Lin said: Virtual hug!! I was waitlisted at Columbia ?♀️ ??♀️ I was really hoping for a waitlist /: but I guess I’ll be heading for the UK after all! Cristie, Blackhole and SofiTheCatGuardian 3
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