Blackhole Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, CanadianKate said: First rejection! UC San Diego for Fiction. are they mailing already? via email? It is a good school. but keep the faith.
CanadianKate Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, Blackhole said: are they mailing already? via email? It is a good school. but keep the faith. Update to online portal notification sent via email.
Blackhole Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, CanadianKate said: Update to online portal notification sent via email. oh god. I am not even checking.
Blackhole Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 Just now, Blackhole said: did they send you an email to check the page? It is a damn good program.
Blackhole Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 Just now, Blackhole said: did they send you an email to check the page? It is a damn good program. oh, I see. They sent a notification to you.
KZK Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 Hi friends! Congrats on all the recent acceptances, waitlists and life news/updates! And solidarity to the rejections - what a painful process this whole thing is! I found out last week I was accepted as a CNF Candidate to George Mason (still waiting to hear on funding but - hooray!) and found out today that I was rejected from UMass Amherst (boo!). So that's 1a/0w/1r/7p, although based on the lack of communication from Rutgers-Camden (compared to others), I'm assuming it's a no. For those who have the time/means, I highly suggest taking an online workshop to help distract from the waiting game. I just finished one workshop and it was a great reminder of *why* I'm doing this and the joy in generating new work. I'm also starting another workshop at the end of the month, because I find the workshop/group accountability and comradery to be really helpful and motivating for my writing (which, incidentally is why I originally started considering MFAs in the first place! I've taken so many classes over the years I figured, why not do this formally?). anna23, jp212, Blackhole and 4 others 7
Blackhole Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 1 minute ago, KZK said: Hi friends! Congrats on all the recent acceptances, waitlists and life news/updates! And solidarity to the rejections - what a painful process this whole thing is! I found out last week I was accepted as a CNF Candidate to George Mason (still waiting to hear on funding but - hooray!) and found out today that I was rejected from UMass Amherst (boo!). So that's 1a/0w/1r/7p, although based on the lack of communication from Rutgers-Camden (compared to others), I'm assuming it's a no. For those who have the time/means, I highly suggest taking an online workshop to help distract from the waiting game. I just finished one workshop and it was a great reminder of *why* I'm doing this and the joy in generating new work. I'm also starting another workshop at the end of the month, because I find the workshop/group accountability and comradery to be really helpful and motivating for my writing (which, incidentally is why I originally started considering MFAs in the first place! I've taken so many classes over the years I figured, why not do this formally?). great idea. does no communication mean you are out of the game? rejection is so damn hard to take though. congrats on your acceptance
KZK Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, Blackhole said: great idea. does no communication mean you are out of the game? rejection is so damn hard to take though. congrats on your acceptance Thanks! George Mason is in my area, so I wouldn't have to relocate, which is great. No communication doesn't mean I'm out of the game necessarily - it could mean waitlist! But it seems as though Rutgers-Camden has called/emailed acceptances and since I haven't gotten anything from them, I'm assuming it's a no and I'll get my rejection in a few weeks.
shanbanan Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 Hi all! My Michener application portal switched to "Attention: Your file has been forwarded to the Graduate Committee for review" as of this morning. Anybody else get this? It's the first movement I've seen on any of my applications so I'm definitely overthinking/over-analyzing over here! My guess is that this is a generic notification that all applicants receive once Michener has made their decisions and sent them over to the Graduate Committee for final processing. But I'm curious nonetheless. Happy Friday, all!
Boomer not Ok Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 Has there been any more evidence (anecdotal or other) from rejection letters that this year has seen an abnormal amount of applicants? I know folks were speculating on this...
fishfish24 Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 19 minutes ago, shanbanan said: Hi all! My Michener application portal switched to "Attention: Your file has been forwarded to the Graduate Committee for review" as of this morning. Anybody else get this? It's the first movement I've seen on any of my applications so I'm definitely overthinking/over-analyzing over here! My guess is that this is a generic notification that all applicants receive once Michener has made their decisions and sent them over to the Graduate Committee for final processing. But I'm curious nonetheless. Happy Friday, all! Hi! I'm not sure this info is helpful, but both my Michener and NWP apps are currently listed the same way. I assume it's generic. I haven't been checking my online portals (trying to stay sane), so I'm not sure when they switched...
shanbanan Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, fishfish24 said: Hi! I'm not sure this info is helpful, but both my Michener and NWP apps are currently listed the same way. I assume it's generic. I haven't been checking my online portals (trying to stay sane), so I'm not sure when they switched... That's helpful! Thank you
Ydrl Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, fishfish24 said: Hi! I'm not sure this info is helpful, but both my Michener and NWP apps are currently listed the same way. I assume it's generic. I haven't been checking my online portals (trying to stay sane), so I'm not sure when they switched... It might not be generic, mine still says in review. Is anyone else still in review? Edited February 12, 2021 by Ydrl
mrvisser Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 28 minutes ago, fishfish24 said: Hi! I'm not sure this info is helpful, but both my Michener and NWP apps are currently listed the same way. I assume it's generic. I haven't been checking my online portals (trying to stay sane), so I'm not sure when they switched... Mine also says forwarded to graduate committee. Not sure that it's meaningful, unless we all three made it in! Which is highly unlikely but would be amazing. shanbanan and CanadianKate 1 1
mrvisser Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 37 minutes ago, Boomer not Ok said: Has there been any more evidence (anecdotal or other) from rejection letters that this year has seen an abnormal amount of applicants? I know folks were speculating on this... Florida State and WashU both said in their acceptance letters that they had vastly more applicants compared to usual. Still waiting on my official rejection from WashU. Boomer not Ok 1
fishfish24 Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 Just now, mrvisser said: Mine also says forwarded to graduate committee. Not sure that it's meaningful, unless we all three made it in! Which is highly unlikely but would be amazing. There might be a disparity between concentrations? I'm a fiction applicant... Dark thought: it's also possible they've forwarded all the applicants they've decided to reject to the graduate committee and are still weighing waitlist applicants... CanadianKate 1
mrvisser Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 Just now, fishfish24 said: There might be a disparity between concentrations? I'm a fiction applicant... Dark thought: it's also possible they've forwarded all the applicants they've decided to reject to the graduate committee and are still weighing waitlist applicants... Maybe. I'm not going to overthink things yet. I'll just wait until I hear about acceptances and lose my mind afterward. shanbanan, fishfish24 and CanadianKate 3
fishfish24 Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 Just now, mrvisser said: Maybe. I'm not going to overthink things yet. I'll just wait until I hear about acceptances and lose my mind afterward. Haha, super wise. Exactly what I've been trying to do. shanbanan and CanadianKate 2
rroseselavy Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 9 minutes ago, Ydrl said: It might not be generic, mine still says in review. Is anyone else still in review? short-time lurker, first-time poster. The two messages feel like the same, to me. Mine has the "attention: forwarded to Grad Committee..." up at the top. But the status (bottom right) also says simply: "in review." CanadianKate 1
Ydrl Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 Just now, rroseselavy said: short-time lurker, first-time poster. The two messages feel like the same, to me. Mine has the "attention: forwarded to Grad Committee..." up at the top. But the status (bottom right) also says simply: "in review." Ohhhhhh makes sense. Whoops CanadianKate 1
orangeslice Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 2 hours ago, CanadianKate said: First rejection! UC San Diego for Fiction. Same here! CanadianKate 1
mrvisser Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, Ydrl said: Ohhhhhh makes sense. Whoops Haha we're all really helping those stereotypes about paranoid MFA applicants. jp212, fishfish24 and CanadianKate 3
Ydrl Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 Update for all the Michener folks, the expected window of time for the Michener decisions from the committee around late February early March. CanadianKate 1
Nervis Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 17 hours ago, Boomer not Ok said: Wondering whether any fellow fiction applicants here submitted any flash pieces? I submitted a couple flash stories in my portfolio and now I think it may have been a mistake. Do programs "frown" on this compressed form of fiction? The only program I've seen that explicitly references flash fiction as acceptable is Brooklyn College, although none say you cannot either. I've been writing flash for a few years and the pieces I submitted had all appeared in decent online and print pubs. But after I submitted all my apps, I read it's bad MFA etiquette to indicate publication credits (is this true?), so now that may be 2 strikes... Any clarification on this appreciated I began my portfolio with a flash piece (then two longer pieces) and included my publishing credits so I will be a good case study! One of my publishing credits is actually forthcoming in the lit mag that is based out of a grad program that I applied to, so that will be interestiiiiiinnnngggg. I hate this. CanadianKate 1
mrvisser Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, Ydrl said: Update for all the Michener folks, the expected window of time for the Michener decisions from the committee around late February early March. Ah, okay. Good to have some news. Where did you hear that? Of course my #1 option is going to keep me waiting...
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