2021 Applicants Forum

[Jjayy]

1 hour ago, dooooodle said:

Has anyone who is a member of Draft seen more Iowa Fiction updates? It seems pretty quiet here (on Grad Cafe) since yesterday...

Thanks, gang! Good luck to everyone!

I've been keeping track of the Iowa notifications and I hate myself for having gotten to this point, but, so far, it's:

- 2 acceptances in Draft 

- 1 on GradCafe (from one person referenced above from Draft)

- 2 on Twitter 

- 2 that I'm not sure about because the info didn't come directly from the applicants: one comes from someone who said that their friend received an email from Iowa and another was someone on Twitter congratulating their friend who got in. 

That's all I've seen. 

Edited February 26, 2021 by Jjayy
I don't remember which acceptances were for Fiction and which were for Poetry.

[kraftyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

40 minutes ago, Jjayy said:

I've been keeping track of the Iowa notifications and I hate myself for having gotten to this point, but, so far, it's:

- 2 acceptances in Draft 

- 1 on GradCafe (from one person referenced above from Draft)

- 2 on Twitter 

- 2 that I'm not sure about because the info didn't come directly from the applicants: one comes from someone who said that their friend received an email from Iowa and another was someone on Twitter congratulating their friend who got in. 

That's all I've seen. 

Were the twitter ones fiction as well?

[martina1234]

2 hours ago, corgeel14 said:

So not to completely expose myself as having no idea about anything, but WHAT THE HELL IS DRAFT ?? I see so many people mentioning it as a source for application status news and I've got no idea what that is?

Lmao ME TOO. I live clueless so anyone with an answer is welcome ??

[Greithe]

2 hours ago, rcsteel said:

 I’m not sure how they notify rejections.

Looking at last year's IWW results here, the first acceptance calls from IWW went out about this time, continued for some while, and rejections followed in the mail in March, continuing into April. 

That's not to say the system may change at any point. Who knows what Covid and other circumstances are impacting these days.

[eternalwhitenights]

Someone just posted on Draft that they got a waitlist notification from Cornell for poetry, just as a heads up to y'all (and KEEP YOUR HEADS UP, too!!!!!!). 

[panglosian]

18 minutes ago, eternalwhitenights said:

Someone just posted on Draft that they got a waitlist notification from Cornell for poetry, just as a heads up to y'all (and KEEP YOUR HEADS UP, too!!!!!!). 

Rejections and waitlists for poetry only are out rn! Fiction acceptances should be coming up hhhhhhhhh

[mrvisser]

I'm still waiting on three schools (possibly two, depending on whether UW has made its decisions), but I spent a fair amount of time today making up a spreadsheet of 51 schools to narrow down for next year. And now I feel like I'm insane for obsessing this much.

[rcsteel]

Okay, so I'm slowly giving up hope for Iowa, Houston, and Hollins (still holding out for a waitlist), so I'm going to go ahead and move on to worrying about other programs (hooray for my mental health). These programs I haven't heard anything about any sort of contact: John Hopkins, Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth, Boston, & Florida. Has anyone heard anything about these programs? Thank you in advance.

[funfettuccine]

6 minutes ago, rcsteel said:

Okay, so I'm slowly giving up hope for Iowa, Houston, and Hollins (still holding out for a waitlist), so I'm going to go ahead and move on to worrying about other programs (hooray for my mental health). These programs I haven't heard anything about any sort of contact: John Hopkins, Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth, Boston, & Florida. Has anyone heard anything about these programs? Thank you in advance.

I think BU tends to notify later. Don't know anything about the others. 

[mrvisser]

15 minutes ago, rcsteel said:

Okay, so I'm slowly giving up hope for Iowa, Houston, and Hollins (still holding out for a waitlist), so I'm going to go ahead and move on to worrying about other programs (hooray for my mental health). These programs I haven't heard anything about any sort of contact: John Hopkins, Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth, Boston, & Florida. Has anyone heard anything about these programs? Thank you in advance.

I haven't seen anything about those programs on here or Draft, so you're still in the clear!

[chrisclements]

Just found out I'm going to get a Truman Capote Literary Trust scholarship from the university of alabama!! ahhh!!!

[teasel]

Just found a rejection from Cornell in my inbox.  I was expecting it but damn, it still stings!! At the same time, it's a relief to be hearing back from places.   Gonna cope with this by buying a new houseplant & hope I don't get too many more rejections (it's already starting to look like a greenhouse in here).    (0a/3w/4r/5p)   

 

 

[teasel]

3 minutes ago, chrisclements said:

Just found out I'm going to get a Truman Capote Literary Trust scholarship from the university of alabama!! ahhh!!!

 

Congrats!!! Well done ❤️ 

[kikis_delivery]

4 minutes ago, teasel said:

Just found a rejection from Cornell in my inbox.  I was expecting it but damn, it still stings!! At the same time, it's a relief to be hearing back from places.   Gonna cope with this by buying a new houseplant & hope I don't get too many more rejections (it's already starting to look like a greenhouse in here).    (0a/3w/4r/5p)   

 

 

hang in there!! i like the strategy of coping through houseplants

[mrvisser]

5 minutes ago, teasel said:

Just found a rejection from Cornell in my inbox.  I was expecting it but damn, it still stings!! At the same time, it's a relief to be hearing back from places.   Gonna cope with this by buying a new houseplant & hope I don't get too many more rejections (it's already starting to look like a greenhouse in here).    (0a/3w/4r/5p)   

 

 

The rejections for me are better than the waiting. That doesn't mean they don't suck, though. 

[CayceCamus]

7 minutes ago, teasel said:

 Gonna cope with this by buying a new houseplant & hope I don't get too many more rejections (it's already starting to look like a greenhouse in here).  

 

 

House plants are life itself though! There can never be enough.

[goodcynara]

6 hours ago, mrvisser said:

It's a Facebook group that's for the same purpose as this site, essentially. But it has a lot of MFA veterans, faculty, etc., so there's a lot of useful information.

Unrelated, dumb question: how does one add the neat footnote containing a list of programs to which one has applied? And what does the "p" stand for? I might have sworn I knew how to use the Internet, but I tried a couple of methods and appear to have failed. Unless y'all can see my list while I cannot?

Edited February 26, 2021 by goodcynara

[mrvisser]

27 minutes ago, goodcynara said:

Unrelated, dumb question: how does one add the neat footnote containing a list of programs to which one has applied? And what does the "p" stand for? I might have sworn I knew how to use the Internet, but I tried a couple of methods and appear to have failed. Unless y'all can see my list while I cannot?

Go to the top right, then account settings, then signature! And the p stands for pending.

[eternalwhitenights]

1 hour ago, chrisclements said:

Just found out I'm going to get a Truman Capote Literary Trust scholarship from the university of alabama!! ahhh!!!

Awwww congratulations!!! So happy for you! ❤️

[goodcynara]

18 minutes ago, mrvisser said:

Go to the top right, then account settings, then signature! And the p stands for pending.

Ah! Merci.

[cecsav]

1 hour ago, chrisclements said:

Just found out I'm going to get a Truman Capote Literary Trust scholarship from the university of alabama!! ahhh!!!

Congrats!! That's awesome!

[rcsteel]

1 hour ago, frock said:

This is like winning the lottery and "learning" the lottery is great for investment. 

This is nothing like that. They’re just saying not to worry too much from what other people are hearing. Goodness, some of you people need to keep your pessimism to yourself.

Edited February 26, 2021 by rcsteel

[eternalwhitenights]

1 hour ago, rcsteel said:

This is nothing like that. They’re just saying not to worry too much from what other people are hearing. Goodness, some of you people need to keep your pessimism to yourself.

This guy is a troll, rc. His name is Marshall. He pops up under different usernames constantly to troll. Sorry you got hit with it. 

[rcsteel]

47 minutes ago, eternalwhitenights said:

This guy is a troll, rc. His name is Marshall. He pops up under different usernames constantly to troll. Sorry you got hit with it. 

Ah, I’ve heard of him. Didn’t recognize this one. Thanks for the heads up.

[babypoet2k]

damn marshall really do be bored as heck huh. cant imagine spending so much time and effort trollin'. i barely have time to check this forum once or twice a day, and im a bored english major who has been at home for a year. also i love how the regulars IMMEDIATELY recognise the troll lol.

anyways, take this a breather. rejections are temporary, and it is okay to be sad about it for a bit. you will move on, and do greater things! congratulations to all accepted folks on here!! way to go!!!! and lots of luck to those with pending decisions and waitlists you're hoping to get accepted from!!!

love ❤️