spacedumpster Posted February 13, 2021 Posted February 13, 2021 Oof, another ASU acceptance posted on Draft, this time in fiction, and now I am fairly certain that I can anticipate my first rejection. I knew this was going to suck big time, but damn. The first one really stings. cecsav, arden, mrvisser and 1 other 4
mrvisser Posted February 13, 2021 Posted February 13, 2021 25 minutes ago, spacedumpster said: Oof, another ASU acceptance posted on Draft, this time in fiction, and now I am fairly certain that I can anticipate my first rejection. I knew this was going to suck big time, but damn. The first one really stings. The first one is definitely more brutal than I thought it would be.
NLake Posted February 13, 2021 Posted February 13, 2021 59 minutes ago, spacedumpster said: Oof, another ASU acceptance posted on Draft, this time in fiction, and now I am fairly certain that I can anticipate my first rejection. I knew this was going to suck big time, but damn. The first one really stings. Let us commiserate. I didn’t expect it to hurt so much either! I’m hopeful that we’ll both have good news to come. Best of luck to you! spacedumpster, fishfish24 and mrvisser 3
Blackhole Posted February 13, 2021 Posted February 13, 2021 10 hours ago, orangeslice said: Yep I got an email at 12:23 am to check the portal lol wow. I haven't got any emails to check the portal. god knows what it means. maybe it was so bad that they even didn't think it was worth their while to ask me to check orangeslice 1
mrvisser Posted February 13, 2021 Posted February 13, 2021 Haven't seen any other acceptances to Vandy. Seems odd, but I guess it's entirely possible that the other five writers accepted don't use Gradcafe or Draft. fishfish24, orangeslice and shanbanan 3
fishfish24 Posted February 13, 2021 Posted February 13, 2021 46 minutes ago, mrvisser said: Haven't seen any other acceptances to Vandy. Seems odd, but I guess it's entirely possible that the other five writers accepted don't use Gradcafe or Draft. I know, haha, I'm using it as a reason to hope! Also, no waitlist yet... orangeslice 1
Starbuck420 Posted February 13, 2021 Posted February 13, 2021 2 hours ago, mrvisser said: Haven't seen any other acceptances to Vandy. Seems odd, but I guess it's entirely possible that the other five writers accepted don't use Gradcafe or Draft. they also sent their English PhD notifications a few days ago. frequently there is no relation between the two, but sometimes (for example at Ohio St) CW and English notifications will go out simultaneously or almost simultaneously. so, that would also point to the Draft acceptance being real
mrvisser Posted February 13, 2021 Posted February 13, 2021 Just now, Starbuck420 said: they also sent their English PhD notifications a few days ago. frequently there is no relation between the two, but sometimes (for example at Ohio St) CW and English notifications will go out simultaneously or almost simultaneously. so, that would also point to the Draft acceptance being real Yeah, I trust that it's real. Apparently Northern Arizona reached out to somebody this morning, 24 hours after they sent an acceptance to someone else, so it's possible that schools split up their acceptance calls, but I'm not going to kid myself that much. orangeslice 1
orangeslice Posted February 13, 2021 Posted February 13, 2021 It also looks like someone was waitlisted at Vanderbilt as of today mrvisser and fishfish24 2
Ydrl Posted February 13, 2021 Posted February 13, 2021 Had a nightmare that Cornell rejected me on Valentine’s Day just like they did last year. I didn’t apply to Cornell this year. Why are you the way that you are brain? CayceCamus, woweezowee, largeheartedboy and 3 others 6
mrvisser Posted February 13, 2021 Posted February 13, 2021 17 minutes ago, Ydrl said: Had a nightmare that Cornell rejected me on Valentine’s Day just like they did last year. I didn’t apply to Cornell this year. Why are you the way that you are brain? Brains are strange creatures. Out of high school I had a job at a gas station, and it was far and away the worst job I've ever had. Sometimes I have dreams in which I've found myself forced to return there for work, and I'm so miserable. CayceCamus, Ydrl and orangeslice 3
Ydrl Posted February 14, 2021 Posted February 14, 2021 Virginia Tech is expecting to notify by the end of the month. I’ll update you on U Florida, U Maryland, U New Hampshire, and SJCNY when I hear back. I don’t think anyone besides me is applying to the last two though. TroyMcClure, mrvisser, orangeslice and 1 other 4
eternalwhitenights Posted February 14, 2021 Posted February 14, 2021 Y'all, I am feeling it today. I've been attending webinars for Notre Dame that the Keough School of Global Affairs has put on virtually (like once a week classes) that are free, on various subjects of literature and politics and theology, and the more I've seen of the vibe of the faculty and the school atmosphere, the more my desire to go there grows each day. Every single virtual event I've attended has just confirmed for me that this is the next right step in my life, and I want it so bad I think my heart will burst from the desire, anticipation, and hope. AAHHHHHHHHH I didn't want to get attached too quickly because I obvs don't know if I'll get in or not, but my heart is so, so open to and ready for this, and I just want it so much. I think I will scream and leap and cry as soon as I hear the result. My heart is in this, y'all! Just wow. The thought of having a dedicated two-three years to just write my novel and research for it and grow as a writer kind of makes me want to explode into butterflies. orangeslice, susweekly, NLake and 6 others 7 2
mrvisser Posted February 14, 2021 Posted February 14, 2021 9 minutes ago, eternalwhitenights said: Y'all, I am feeling it today. I've been attending webinars for Notre Dame that the Keough School of Global Affairs has put on virtually (like once a week classes) that are free, on various subjects of literature and politics and theology, and the more I've seen of the vibe of the faculty and the school atmosphere, the more my desire to go there grows each day. Every single virtual event I've attended has just confirmed for me that this is the next right step in my life, and I want it so bad I think my heart will burst from the desire, anticipation, and hope. AAHHHHHHHHH I didn't want to get attached too quickly because I obvs don't know if I'll get in or not, but my heart is so, so open to and ready for this, and I just want it so much. I think I will scream and leap and cry as soon as I hear the result. My heart is in this, y'all! Just wow. The thought of having a dedicated two-three years to just write my novel and research for it and grow as a writer kind of makes me want to explode into butterflies. It's so enticing! Vanderbilt was the first school I did a lot of research on, and I was very vividly imagining living in Nashville, so it hurt to lose that one, but I'm still really excited my other applications. I'm glad you're finding so many good things about Notre Dame; it makes me feel a lot better about applying there and I'd be thrilled to end up in South Bend. fishfish24, eternalwhitenights and orangeslice 3
eternalwhitenights Posted February 14, 2021 Posted February 14, 2021 1 minute ago, mrvisser said: It's so enticing! Vanderbilt was the first school I did a lot of research on, and I was very vividly imagining living in Nashville, so it hurt to lose that one, but I'm still really excited my other applications. I'm glad you're finding so many good things about Notre Dame; it makes me feel a lot better about applying there and I'd be thrilled to end up in South Bend. I think it would be SO freaking rad if we both ended up in the same program. How utterly cool would it be to have a friend going into the program and be like, YO, we met on gradcafe!! It's like having an ally going in. And yes, I think South Bend would be great. I just love the holistic nature of their program, and you can tell they have their s*it together when it comes to the way they organize their stuff. One of the first virtual classes I attended just happened to be with a professor who I would LITERALLY want as my faculty adviser since so many of his interests are in the same historical space as mine. Also, he has an English accent, which is bomb, and it would be SO MUCH FUN to be in his classes. Did you officially hear back from Vanderbilt, then? I know you were waiting on there and WashU over the past few days. ❤️ orangeslice, largeheartedboy and mrvisser 3
mrvisser Posted February 14, 2021 Posted February 14, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, eternalwhitenights said: I think it would be SO freaking rad if we both ended up in the same program. How utterly cool would it be to have a friend going into the program and be like, YO, we met on gradcafe!! It's like having an ally going in. And yes, I think South Bend would be great. I just love the holistic nature of their program, and you can tell they have their s*it together when it comes to the way they organize their stuff. One of the first virtual classes I attended just happened to be with a professor who I would LITERALLY want as my faculty adviser since so many of his interests are in the same historical space as mine. Also, he has an English accent, which is bomb, and it would be SO MUCH FUN to be in his classes. Did you officially hear back from Vanderbilt, then? I know you were waiting on there and WashU over the past few days. ❤️ Having a friend would be a big relief! Especially since South Bend isn't all that big. And English accents are always a plus. Haven't officially heard from WashU or Vandy yet, but I imagine I'll get the axe pretty soon. And that's okay! Still have my #1 choice in Michener, my alma mater, and then Iowa and ND. Ole Miss wasn't the only school I had mixed feelings about, and they're ruled out now, so all I have left are schools I'm certain about. Edited February 14, 2021 by mrvisser programs2021 and eternalwhitenights 2
eternalwhitenights Posted February 14, 2021 Posted February 14, 2021 5 minutes ago, mrvisser said: Having a friend would be a big relief! Especially since South Bend isn't all that big. And English accents are always a plus. Haven't officially heard from WashU or Vandy yet, but I imagine I'll get the axe pretty soon. And that's okay! Still have my #1 choice in Michener, my alma mater, and then Iowa and ND. Ole Miss wasn't the only school I had mixed feelings about, and they're ruled out now, so all I have left are schools I'm certain about. I'd say that's a hopeful signal, then. I feel like I've seen rejections on the results page here in GradCafe from Vandy, and there were a few people who posted in Draft who said that they were waitlisted for fiction. You never know!
programs2021 Posted February 14, 2021 Posted February 14, 2021 Ack, I'm feeling so frustrated. One of the writers I know recently got into a competitive program. Normally I would be excited for them (I really try to be supportive of my writer peers in general) but this person is sorta fake? The more I got to know them over the past year, the more I realized they're really competitive and even sort of mean. In private convos, they've actively trashed other writers (even friends) when they read others' works, but will act nice about it to their faces. I get that it's out of insecurity, but it makes me feel some kind of way to hear their opinions, and see them do a complete about-face every time in the presence of their peers. I think I've just been feeling bleak when I think about the writers that will work with them in the future. Idk who to talk to about this so I thought I'd vent. ?♂️ largeheartedboy 1
mrvisser Posted February 14, 2021 Posted February 14, 2021 17 minutes ago, programs2021 said: Ack, I'm feeling so frustrated. One of the writers I know recently got into a competitive program. Normally I would be excited for them (I really try to be supportive of my writer peers in general) but this person is sorta fake? The more I got to know them over the past year, the more I realized they're really competitive and even sort of mean. In private convos, they've actively trashed other writers (even friends) when they read others' works, but will act nice about it to their faces. I get that it's out of insecurity, but it makes me feel some kind of way to hear their opinions, and see them do a complete about-face every time in the presence of their peers. I think I've just been feeling bleak when I think about the writers that will work with them in the future. Idk who to talk to about this so I thought I'd vent. ?♂️ There are definitely stereotypes about the kind of snobby people that are in MFAs, and I do wonder how some of those people make it in. programs2021 1
programs2021 Posted February 14, 2021 Posted February 14, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, mrvisser said: There are definitely stereotypes about the kind of snobby people that are in MFAs, and I do wonder how some of those people make it in. Yeah, idk. It's unfair for sure Edited February 14, 2021 by programs2021 Identifying info
mrvisser Posted February 14, 2021 Posted February 14, 2021 18 minutes ago, Gandoph said: How would an MFA program know whether someone is snobby? I'm not hinging their candidacy on snobbiness. I'm extremely snobby myself. I was just vaguely alluding to jokes I've heard about "guy in your MFA" types who are obsessed with Bukowski or Kafka or Cormac McCarthy. I can't actually speak on whether there re a lot of these types in MFA programs, but if there are I would just kind of find it funny that writers of such narrow influences would be good enough to make it in. largeheartedboy 1
cecsav Posted February 14, 2021 Posted February 14, 2021 How realistic is it to expect responses from Oklahoma State University and FSU, if my portals still say pending/under review, but there are (multiple) results posted from both programs? mess_mess 1
cecsav Posted February 14, 2021 Posted February 14, 2021 Also, how does everyone attach the footnote type info to your posts? Please and thank you!
mrvisser Posted February 14, 2021 Posted February 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, Gandoph said: Do you believe, if you read 10 MFA writing samples, you could tell which writers have narrow influences? I don't think it's a matter of identifying narrow influences, but rather whether someone with narrow influences is best suited to write a strong sample. That being said, I'm sure ADCOMs sometimes can tell when a sample is clearly derivative of a certain style.
mrvisser Posted February 14, 2021 Posted February 14, 2021 6 minutes ago, cecsav said: Also, how does everyone attach the footnote type info to your posts? Please and thank you! Click the dropdown bar next to your name in the top right of the site, then go to account settings, then signature. cecsav and woweezowee 2
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