mrvisser Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 12 minutes ago, JPReinhold said: I just got accepted at Miami of Ohio (poetry)! My little ones and I just popped open the bottle of sparkling Welch's that has been sitting in the fridge door. I told them I got into an MFA and my daughter (3) ran to the fridge. I was really worried we weren't going to get to open it this year. SO GLAD to have an acceptance. I only applied to fully-funded programs that I'd be proud to attend, so this is big for me. I wanted to share the good news! (And check your email if you applied!) Congrats!!! TIme to get juice drunk! Graceful Entropy 1
JPReinhold Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 Just now, mrvisser said: Congrats!!! TIme to get juice drunk! WE SMASHED THAT BOTTLE BRO woweezowee, Graceful Entropy and mrvisser 3
orangeslice Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 40 minutes ago, JPReinhold said: I just got accepted at Miami of Ohio (poetry)! My little ones and I just popped open the bottle of sparkling Welch's that has been sitting in the fridge door. I told them I got into an MFA and my daughter (3) ran to the fridge. I was really worried we weren't going to get to open it this year. SO GLAD to have an acceptance. I only applied to fully-funded programs that I'd be proud to attend, so this is big for me. I wanted to share the good news! (And check your email if you applied!) HOORAY!!! Enjoy your well-deserved celebration!
Ophelias pansies Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 45 minutes ago, JPReinhold said: I just got accepted at Miami of Ohio (poetry)! My little ones and I just popped open the bottle of sparkling Welch's that has been sitting in the fridge door. I told them I got into an MFA and my daughter (3) ran to the fridge. I was really worried we weren't going to get to open it this year. SO GLAD to have an acceptance. I only applied to fully-funded programs that I'd be proud to attend, so this is big for me. I wanted to share the good news! (And check your email if you applied!) Congrats! I hope you and your daughter had an amazing celebration!
jka0124 Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 52 minutes ago, JPReinhold said: I just got accepted at Miami of Ohio (poetry)! My little ones and I just popped open the bottle of sparkling Welch's that has been sitting in the fridge door. I told them I got into an MFA and my daughter (3) ran to the fridge. I was really worried we weren't going to get to open it this year. SO GLAD to have an acceptance. I only applied to fully-funded programs that I'd be proud to attend, so this is big for me. I wanted to share the good news! (And check your email if you applied!) Fabulous news! Congratulations!
pattycat Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 1 hour ago, JPReinhold said: I just got accepted at Miami of Ohio (poetry)! My little ones and I just popped open the bottle of sparkling Welch's that has been sitting in the fridge door. I told them I got into an MFA and my daughter (3) ran to the fridge. I was really worried we weren't going to get to open it this year. SO GLAD to have an acceptance. I only applied to fully-funded programs that I'd be proud to attend, so this is big for me. I wanted to share the good news! (And check your email if you applied!) THAT'S AMAZING!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! ?
M-Lin Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 1 hour ago, JPReinhold said: I just got accepted at Miami of Ohio (poetry)! My little ones and I just popped open the bottle of sparkling Welch's that has been sitting in the fridge door. I told them I got into an MFA and my daughter (3) ran to the fridge. I was really worried we weren't going to get to open it this year. SO GLAD to have an acceptance. I only applied to fully-funded programs that I'd be proud to attend, so this is big for me. I wanted to share the good news! (And check your email if you applied!) HUGE CONGRATS!!! Your kids must be so proud of you right now I hope we all have more good news to celebrate soon! Gotta get myself a bottle of those sparkling Welch's. Yum. largeheartedboy and woweezowee 2
JPReinhold Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 25 minutes ago, M-Lin said: HUGE CONGRATS!!! Your kids must be so proud of you right now I hope we all have more good news to celebrate soon! Gotta get myself a bottle of those sparkling Welch's. Yum. Have it on deck. Best decision I've made in some time. Hopefully we all have more celebrations coming. I was seriously spiraling about the possibility of straight rejections. I hope anyone else with that fear gets out of that boat soon as well. It really does lift so much of the anxiety. Someone on Twitter said "welcome to this purgatory". Better purgatory than hell! pattycat, CayceCamus, M-Lin and 1 other 4
woweezowee Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 2 hours ago, JPReinhold said: I just got accepted at Miami of Ohio (poetry)! My little ones and I just popped open the bottle of sparkling Welch's that has been sitting in the fridge door. I told them I got into an MFA and my daughter (3) ran to the fridge. I was really worried we weren't going to get to open it this year. SO GLAD to have an acceptance. I only applied to fully-funded programs that I'd be proud to attend, so this is big for me. I wanted to share the good news! (And check your email if you applied!) Congrats! That's so awesome that you got to share this news with your littles! JPReinhold 1
panglosian Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 Hi there! First time commenter, long time lurker on this thread. I was wondering, has anyone heard from UMass yet? I saw a few days ago that someone had posted they'd gotten an interview and based on past responses it seems late january-early february is when we should be hearing. I'm losing my mind over here.
tippybug Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 6 minutes ago, panglosian said: Hi there! First time commenter, long time lurker on this thread. I was wondering, has anyone heard from UMass yet? I saw a few days ago that someone had posted they'd gotten an interview and based on past responses it seems late january-early february is when we should be hearing. I'm losing my mind over here. No, but I wish I had... I'm not sure why I didn't. I went to their summer writing conference the summer before COVID and absolutely loved it. If (or when) I get straight rejections this time, I am definitely applying there next year. Do you know if it is fully funded? I'm wishing you the best of luck, and I really hope you get in!! Keep us updated! CayceCamus 1
mrvisser Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 11 minutes ago, panglosian said: Hi there! First time commenter, long time lurker on this thread. I was wondering, has anyone heard from UMass yet? I saw a few days ago that someone had posted they'd gotten an interview and based on past responses it seems late january-early february is when we should be hearing. I'm losing my mind over here. I've only seen the one person mention getting an interview, no one else, which seems curious. Echoing @tippybug, I wish I had applied there, and it's on my list for next year if I don't get in. CayceCamus 1
panglosian Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, tippybug said: No, but I wish I had... I'm not sure why I didn't. I went to their summer writing conference the summer before COVID and absolutely loved it. If (or when) I get straight rejections this time, I am definitely applying there next year. Do you know if it is fully funded? I'm wishing you the best of luck, and I really hope you get in!! Keep us updated! It is fully funded!! Although I did hear somewhere about a month ago that with all the COVID stuff happening the funding might be more limited than in other years, but here's hoping thank you Edited January 28, 2021 by panglosian
eternalwhitenights Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, JPReinhold said: I just got accepted at Miami of Ohio (poetry)! My little ones and I just popped open the bottle of sparkling Welch's that has been sitting in the fridge door. I told them I got into an MFA and my daughter (3) ran to the fridge. I was really worried we weren't going to get to open it this year. SO GLAD to have an acceptance. I only applied to fully-funded programs that I'd be proud to attend, so this is big for me. I wanted to share the good news! (And check your email if you applied!) Oh my gosh!!! Congratulations!!!! I'm so happy for you and your kids!!! I'm so happy this is the first success of the season!!!!! This is the best group ever! Congrats 8 billion times over, and here is how I feel for you right now: Edited January 28, 2021 by eternalwhitenights JPReinhold and FairleyAlfy 2
WolfMan Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 4 hours ago, JPReinhold said: I just got accepted at Miami of Ohio (poetry)! My little ones and I just popped open the bottle of sparkling Welch's that has been sitting in the fridge door. I told them I got into an MFA and my daughter (3) ran to the fridge. I was really worried we weren't going to get to open it this year. SO GLAD to have an acceptance. I only applied to fully-funded programs that I'd be proud to attend, so this is big for me. I wanted to share the good news! (And check your email if you applied!) Damn your children are Welch's fiends...
JPReinhold Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 5 minutes ago, WolfMan said: Damn your children are Welch's fiends... They are! Daughter has a metabolic disease, so they’ve had juice one other time (New Year’s Eve) and have been jonesin ever since. dreamx 1
FairleyAlfy Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 On 1/27/2021 at 12:07 PM, orangeslice said: P.S. Did any of you guys apply to Purdue? It looks like their acceptances usually come out the last week of January and I'm having a nail-biter of a time lol. I applied in poetry, and I'm also anxiously waiting...This year has already been so weird...It's hard to tell when we will hear back. orangeslice 1
FairleyAlfy Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 6 hours ago, JPReinhold said: Have it on deck. Best decision I've made in some time. Hopefully we all have more celebrations coming. I was seriously spiraling about the possibility of straight rejections. I hope anyone else with that fear gets out of that boat soon as well. It really does lift so much of the anxiety. Someone on Twitter said "welcome to this purgatory". Better purgatory than hell! Congratulations!!! So happy for you!
babypoet2k Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 I just created a big boi list of places I want to apply to whenever I do next time. Almost double the number of places I applied to this time around. Just to remind myself that this is not the end. Planning is strangely therapeutic and because i am so terrified of planning for if/when i get in like looking at apartments or visa things, I planned my next app season. No risk, hopeful optimist behaviour. 12/10 recommend. FairleyAlfy, The_Realeo, Ophelias pansies and 4 others 7
tippybug Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 I see a lot of people applied to UVA. Did anyone go to YWW when they were younger?
mrvisser Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 44 minutes ago, babypoet2k said: I just created a big boi list of places I want to apply to whenever I do next time. Almost double the number of places I applied to this time around. Just to remind myself that this is not the end. Planning is strangely therapeutic and because i am so terrified of planning for if/when i get in like looking at apartments or visa things, I planned my next app season. No risk, hopeful optimist behaviour. 12/10 recommend. I applied to seven schools this year; my list for next year has 21. cosmictones, pattycat and babypoet2k 1 2
babypoet2k Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 11 minutes ago, mrvisser said: I applied to seven schools this year; my list for next year has 21. so glad to know i'm not the only one with 20+ schools on the list for next year haha. will shorten for sure, i cannot afford these many apps especially after currency rates etc but the world totally seems like it's yours to conquer when you have a list of all these places you could be and things you could do there! mrvisser and cosmictones 2
WolfMan Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 What are the average acceptance rates for programs on par with Vanderbilt/Cornell? Like .5%-1%?
tippybug Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 25 minutes ago, WolfMan said: What are the average acceptance rates for programs on par with Vanderbilt/Cornell? Like .5%-1%? Vandy's gotta be like crazy low. I think they only accept like two or three students every year or something like that. Not sure about Cornell, though.
spacedumpster Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 On 1/26/2021 at 3:41 PM, Ydrl said: So uh, I know a lot of you have backup plans that involve moving somewhere else / trying again. I hope I don’t need my backup plan, because it’s applying to U Delaware for a PhD in Linguistics (in February). Somehow this feels even more unrealistic than my current plan. I only applied to five programs this cycle, but if I don't get in anywhere I think I'm going to pare that down to three apps next time. I really would love to do an MFA, but I just can't justify gambling so much money on application fees when I might be better served putting that towards workshops, residencies, or perhaps even self-publishing. I've also had the urge to start a weirdo alternative magazine for a few years. I think I would find it a lot more rewarding to spend my own money building a space for writers and artists that I appreciate to share their work. In the meantime, my backup plan is to continue working at the job I actually enjoy and keep writing/submitting. Academia be damned! FairleyAlfy 1
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