2021 Applicants Forum

[rcsteel]

46 minutes ago, Starbuck420 said:

I didn't apply but am I right that they still make people send in their samples by mail? I just wonder if they uhhhh might have had an easier time of things if they stopped doing that? What with the record high volume of mail and issues with the post office and pandemic and all

I would guess that they probably have valid reasons for still doing it this way (it's easier to read the work? they've been doing it this way for a decades so would be hard to switch?) but it seems like they're also being luddites for the sake of being luddites, at least to some degree, which is very annoying imo

They had us send in by mail and also submit it digitally.

[Boomer not Ok]

Seems like this app cycle is a tsunami cluster*ck. Deferrals, plus COVID career/priority rethinking folk (guilty of this), plus perhaps general trend back to arts (not sure about this), plus adverse COVID effect on funding for MFA departments all seem like it's working against us. Interesting to see if MFA departments will increase their seats due to increased demand or treat this as an aberration. 

[Boomer not Ok]

On this note, if , assuming MFA departments have allowed a lot of deferrals, is there any evidence of them accepting in the 2021 cycle but offering admission in 2022? I know some colleges do this, when they get oversubscribed and/or their algorithms get hit with a black swan event

Edited February 16, 2021 by Boomer not Ok
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[NLake]

I just got a marketing email from Arizona State about planning ahead for the fall semester. I allowed myself to get excited for a split second, and then remembered the implied rejection since they made calls Friday. Feeling the sting all over again! Gonna go fall into a pile of snow...

[mrvisser]

5 minutes ago, NLake said:

I just got a marketing email from Arizona State about planning ahead for the fall semester. I allowed myself to get excited for a split second, and then remembered the implied rejection since they made calls Friday. Feeling the sting all over again! Gonna go fall into a pile of snow...

I saw that on Draft. Really big blunder on their part. That's more than just marketing. It literally says "Prepare for your arrival Autumn 2021." Can't believe they would send that out to people.

[tippybug]

10 minutes ago, mrvisser said:

I saw that on Draft. Really big blunder on their part. That's more than just marketing. It literally says "Prepare for your arrival Autumn 2021." Can't believe they would send that out to people.

I saw it too! How shitty ?

[NLake]

11 minutes ago, mrvisser said:

I saw that on Draft. Really big blunder on their part. That's more than just marketing. It literally says "Prepare for your arrival Autumn 2021." Can't believe they would send that out to people.

Yeah, that’s the part that really got me amped up! I know it’s got to be difficult keeping all the facets of a large university in sync, but damn. You only get to break my heart once! 

[fishfish24]

46 minutes ago, mrvisser said:

I saw that on Draft. Really big blunder on their part. That's more than just marketing. It literally says "Prepare for your arrival Autumn 2021." Can't believe they would send that out to people.

The Syracuse email I got was like this also. It literally says: "If you have arrived for the start of classes or are planning for the year ahead, here are helpful tips for making a smooth transition to Syracuse," and it then goes on to talk about finding housing and such. 

[Phoebe R]

Hey all! Lurker on this thread for the last few days as my impatience grows. I received my first rejection from Northwestern last week but haven't received any info from my other programs.

I applied to UCIrvine, UCDavis, Mills, UMich, Brown, Boston U, and CCA San Fransisco (poetry focus). Anyone receive any word from any of the schools above?

I'm 24 and a first time applicant who is on month 11 of unemployment so the grad school app/job app anxiety has definitely been getting to me a little more this week. It's been a long year for all of us, I'm sure. My partner and I have both been on the edges of our seats waiting for the responses to start coming in! Sending love and good energy to all.

Edited February 16, 2021 by Phoebe R

[Ash...]

So far I’ve received one acceptance and one rejection..the waiting is killing me!!!

 

also I’ve created a Reddit for this which is a little bit of an easier platform. Let’s all freak out together. https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingMFA/

[succulent.aloe]

27 minutes ago, Phoebe R said:

Hey all! Lurker on this thread for the last few days as my impatience grows. I received my first rejection from Northwestern last week but haven't received any info from my other programs.

I applied to UCIrvine, UCDavis, Mills, UMich, Brown, Boston U, and CCA San Fransisco (poetry focus). Anyone receive any word from any of the schools above?

I'm 24 and a first time applicant who is on month 11 of unemployment so the grad school app/job app anxiety has definitely been getting to me a little more this week. It's been a long year for all of us, I'm sure. My partner and I have both been on the edges of our seats waiting for the responses to start coming in! Sending love and good energy to all.

You heard back from Northwestern! I haven't heard anything from them at all. Did you apply for nonfiction or poetry?

[aa2427]

26 minutes ago, Phoebe R said:

I received my first rejection from Northwestern last week but haven't received any info from my other programs.

Hi! I am very similar to you in that I am 22 and on month 11 of unemployment as well. (First time applicant for poetry also!) Did you apply to the Northwestern Litowitz program for poetry? I haven't heard anything from them and I'm going certifiably insane. Also I am now really overthinking about what "mid-February" means...

[Phoebe R]

3 minutes ago, succulent.aloe said:

You heard back from Northwestern! I haven't heard anything from them at all. Did you apply for nonfiction or poetry?

So I didn't get an email from them (poetry) but I checked my application status on the portal and it said denied/rejected. 

[Phoebe R]

3 minutes ago, aa2427 said:

Hi! I am very similar to you in that I am 22 and on month 11 of unemployment as well. (First time applicant for poetry also!) Did you apply to the Northwestern Litowitz program for poetry? I haven't heard anything from them and I'm going certifiably insane. Also I am now really overthinking about what "mid-February" means...

Solidarity, my friend! I applied to the Litowitz program for poetry, yep, but I actually never got an email from them, just checked the status on the portal and saw it got denied. 

 

[KZK]

2 hours ago, Phoebe R said:

Solidarity, my friend! I applied to the Litowitz program for poetry, yep, but I actually never got an email from them, just checked the status on the portal and saw it got denied. 

 

Eek! How did you check the status? I just logged into the portal and don't see any information other than "submitted." 

[Ydrl]

WashU is sure taking their sweet time to reject everybody. DO IT, YOU WON’T

[Botanica]

Did you guys see the U Alabama acceptance on draft and the results page? I'm crossing my fingers for a phone call from them ?

[Phoebe R]

32 minutes ago, KZK said:

Eek! How did you check the status? I just logged into the portal and don't see any information other than "submitted." 

If there's nothing there, then I'd say keep strong and wait it out! This is what it looks like for me on my portal. 

Edited February 16, 2021 by Phoebe R

[bettedavisthighs]

freaking out y'all - i just got an email that i'm in for CNF at USF with a GA offer (I think they offer that to all accepted students but not sure). i've really been through it these last few months - thank you to everyone here for being so supportive and helpful ❤️❤️❤️ 

[KZK]

@Phoebe R thanks!

[cecsav]

37 minutes ago, Botanica said:

Did you guys see the U Alabama acceptance on draft and the results page? I'm crossing my fingers for a phone call from them ?

Omg. Same! 

And USF too!

[Jjayy]

Maybe I'm overthinking this, but I'm here wondering about whether the phrasing of the status updates are indicative of anything at all. For schools like Brown and UMich, my status just says 'Submitted' and for others, like Iowa and Maryland, there's 'In Progress' and 'Under Program Review' or some other variation. 

Does 'Submitted' literally mean that the application hasn't progressed beyond Admissions, or does 'Submitted' cover the movement of an application from Admissions to the Program to the moment the applicant finally gets the call? 

[largeheartedboy]

32 minutes ago, bettedavisthighs said:

freaking out y'all - i just got an email that i'm in for CNF at USF with a GA offer (I think they offer that to all accepted students but not sure). i've really been through it these last few months - thank you to everyone here for being so supportive and helpful ❤️❤️❤️ 

Congratulations! They are lucky to have someone as talented as you.

[bettedavisthighs]

4 minutes ago, largeheartedboy said:

Congratulations! They are lucky to have someone as talented as you.

:') thank you D!!!! means a lot to me.

[arden]

27 minutes ago, Jjayy said:

Maybe I'm overthinking this, but I'm here wondering about whether the phrasing of the status updates are indicative of anything at all. For schools like Brown and UMich, my status just says 'Submitted' and for others, like Iowa and Maryland, there's 'In Progress' and 'Under Program Review' or some other variation. 

Does 'Submitted' literally mean that the application hasn't progressed beyond Admissions, or does 'Submitted' cover the movement of an application from Admissions to the Program to the moment the applicant finally gets the call? 

For what it's worth, I just came here to ask a question based on an update (?) to my Brown application... (I'm a first-time applicant so I'm very sorry if this is a big-time newbie question!) Mine says submitted still, but underneath the "View Checklist" button, it lists my application status as "complete" as of 02/11/2021...there's no other update, but I'm just wondering how much I should be losing my mind right now or if this is a standard thing? 

Edited February 16, 2021 by arden