2021 Applicants Forum

[Ydrl]

1 minute ago, Blackhole said:

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, 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? 

 

Everything in the bottom portion of my comment (the “Applying to:” section) is what I’ve applied to. I missed the deadline for Rutgers and UNO (transcripts and one missing recommender). Oh well.

[mrvisser]

1 minute ago, 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.

Right after I posted, someone on Draft said they got in for poetry. Only acceptance mentioned so far.

[Blackhole]

Just now, Ydrl said:

Everything in the bottom portion of my comment (the “Applying to:” section) is what I’ve applied to. I missed the deadline for Rutgers and UNO (transcripts and one missing recommender). Oh well.

wow. all the best. I am dreading March. I just hope everything works out for everyone. 

[Ydrl]

4 minutes ago, mrvisser said:

Right after I posted, someone on Draft said they got in for poetry. Only acceptance mentioned so far.

Ooooof. Well, Missouri probably wouldn’t be a great place for me to start transitioning so I can’t say I’m too invested. I hope you get good news soon.

Edit: I’ve leveled up and become a Macchiato. Despite most likely being rejected from WashU, I’ve achieved something today haha.

Edited February 10, 2021 by Ydrl
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[mrvisser]

Just now, Ydrl said:

Ooooof. Well, Missouri probably wouldn’t be a great place for me to start transitioning so I can’t say I’m too invested. I hope you get good news soon.

Same to you. I now see multiple mentioning getting acceptances and waitlists via email for both fiction and poetry...this week is off to a brutal start.

There is that silver lining, at least. I've heard good things about St. Louis, but I've also heard that Missouri is brutally conservative elsewhere. Having only ever lived in Portland and Seattle, it'll be a real wakeup call living in a new part of the country.

[Ydrl]

Just now, mrvisser said:

Same to you. I now see multiple mentioning getting acceptances and waitlists via email for both fiction and poetry...this week is off to a brutal start.

There is that silver lining, at least. I've heard good things about St. Louis, but I've also heard that Missouri is brutally conservative elsewhere. Having only ever lived in Portland and Seattle, it'll be a real wakeup call living in a new part of the country.

I love Portland so much, it’s too bad Portland State’s funding isn’t livable. I really had liberal schools on my 26 finalists list this time, oops. I think Maryland has taken the number one spot away from Minnesota. Crossing my fingers.

[Ydrl]

Forgot to mention that getting into Maryland would be very poetic since one of my recommenders really liked it back in the day but she couldn’t get in.

[mrvisser]

Just now, Ydrl said:

Forgot to mention that getting into Maryland would be very poetic since one of my recommenders really liked it back in the day but she couldn’t get in.

One of my best friends went to Maryland (for astrophysics) and loved it. Very nice area with a lot going on, and also kind of an expensive place to live.

[Graceful Entropy]

 

35 minutes ago, 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.

33 minutes ago, mrvisser said:

Right after I posted, someone on Draft said they got in for poetry. Only acceptance mentioned so far.

I see peeps are getting their acceptances and waitlists, but where are all our rejections? Like, cmon, WUSTL, help a kid out. Gimme that sweet, sweet taste of dismissal!

[Starbuck420]

5 minutes ago, mrvisser said:

One of my best friends went to Maryland (for astrophysics) and loved it. Very nice area with a lot going on, and also kind of an expensive place to live.

Just my ~ highly subjective ~ opinion but having lived in the area for years I kinda despise college park lol. People I know who go to UMD like their programs a lot and certainly it's a great school, but many of them live in DC or nearby suburbs, and, yeah, pay a huge amount of money to live in tiny rooms in group houses and frequently have not insignificant commutes to campus. I was thinking that if I ever applied and got in there (almost certainly not something I would ever have to worry about) I might live in Baltimore and drive there. It's like 45 mins without traffic but I think your overall quality of life could be higher than it would be living in a ~ cool~ DC neighborhood, or in the area immediately around UMD. Takoma Park is also nice

Anyway lol not trying to discourage anyone from applying to UMD. more airing my grievances against DC I guess 

[Ydrl]

2 minutes ago, Graceful Entropy said:

 

I see peeps are getting their acceptances and waitlists, but where are all our rejections? Like, cmon, WUSTL, help a kid out. Gimme that sweet, sweet taste of dismissal!

The rejections typically come in one to two days after. I honestly burst out laughing when I didn’t see an acceptance or waitlist. I’m still chuckling.

[susweekly]

52 minutes ago, 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 just received a waitlist offer from George Washington <2

 

[susweekly]

Just now, susweekly said:

I just received a waitlist offer from George Washington <2

 

For fiction, by the way. 

[Blackhole]

Just now, susweekly said:

For fiction, by the way. 

congratulations ? 

[jp212]

58 minutes ago, Blackhole said:

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, 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? 

 

I also applied to NYU (Poetry) and completed undergrad. 17 years ago.  When I read 15 years ago on your post, I immediately thought "an old timer like me, ha!" .  Good luck!

 

[Blackhole]

Just now, jp212 said:

I also applied to NYU (Poetry) and completed undergrad. 17 years ago.  When I read 15 years ago on your post, I immediately thought "an old timer like me, ha!" .  Good luck!

 

yay. thank god you saw my post. good luck to you as well! I hope you get it.

[jp212]

2 hours ago, susweekly said:

 

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.

Good to know!  I applied to City College.  I logged onto the application portal today and noticed "faculty review." Whatever that means.  So we wait! 

[jp212]

1 minute ago, Blackhole said:

yay. thank god you saw my post. good luck to you as well! I hope you get it.

We'll see!  Good vibes all around!

 

[mrvisser]

41 minutes ago, Starbuck420 said:

Just my ~ highly subjective ~ opinion but having lived in the area for years I kinda despise college park lol.

I think I would, too. My friend lived in College Park and then in Olney, and they sound way too plain and suburban for me. Now he works in a lab at Brown, and Providence sounds much more my speed.

[mrvisser]

43 minutes ago, Graceful Entropy said:

 

I see peeps are getting their acceptances and waitlists, but where are all our rejections? Like, cmon, WUSTL, help a kid out. Gimme that sweet, sweet taste of dismissal!

Exactly how I feel. Ole Miss won't give a rejection; they'll just update their site to say that Phase 2 has been handed out. But I'm ready for WashU to just give me the axe already.

[mrvisser]

I'm really banking on this whole "writing is subjective" thing. I'm thankful that Ole Miss and WUSTL aren't in my top three, but it's certainly discouraging for my prospects at Iowa, Michener, and Vanderbilt, which probably receive more applicants. I wish all schools had length requirements like Iowa's. I was able to send three short stories there, and they were each distinct in terms of content and tone. Anyways, I'm just doing some classic rejection rambling now.

[eternalwhitenights]

1 hour ago, susweekly said:

I just received a waitlist offer from George Washington <2

 

Congrats babe! Also, y'all, have some faith in yourselves. All you need is one school to say yes. You can do it. ❤️

[eternalwhitenights]

P.S. St. Louis is a pretty great place. WashU has a beautiful campus (it can be a little hoity-toity, IMHO), but there are TONS of cool little places and neighborhoods to discover. I'm partial to Dogtown, Central West End, Forest Park, Tower Grove, South Grand (that's THE place to go to try new international restaurants), and the Shaw Neighborhood. Sometimes, you have to look a bit, but St. Louis is a really beautiful city and the rent here is bomb compared to other places, haha!

[spacedumpster]

28 minutes ago, mrvisser said:

I'm really banking on this whole "writing is subjective" thing. I'm thankful that Ole Miss and WUSTL aren't in my top three, but it's certainly discouraging for my prospects at Iowa, Michener, and Vanderbilt, which probably receive more applicants. I wish all schools had length requirements like Iowa's. I was able to send three short stories there, and they were each distinct in terms of content and tone. Anyways, I'm just doing some classic rejection rambling now.

I definitely share your sentiments on sample length! The story I was most looking forward to including in my applications was either too long by itself, or would have been the only thing I submitted, which did not seem like the right choice to make. Seeing that Iowa wants a minimum of thirty pages is almost reason enough for me to apply there next year, if I don't make it in somewhere this round.

[eternalwhitenights]

I know there's been a lot of acceptances and waitlists for WashU over on Draft and the "results" page here on GradCafe, and I know there are a lot of you here who applied to it. I'm sending prayers, hugs, love, and encouragement, and don't give up. Wanted to pop this meme in here to remind y'all of something important: