2022 Creative Writing MFA Applicants Forum

[Cscscscs]

Aw man. Rejected by Indiana Bloomington. Kinda surprised tbh, probably because this is my first time applying and I've got blissful naivete on my side, but ah well. Still gotta hear back from Iowa, Cornell, Minnesota, and UCI, but now I'm wondering if I should've maybe been less ambitious LOL. tous le memes!

[Ydrl]

U Washington rejections are here.

[DeepSyntax]

Heavy is the head that wears the first Iowa acceptance

[chuey]

Do we know from past years if Iowa calls alphabetically? lol

[DeepSyntax]

32 minutes ago, chuey said:

Do we know from past years if Iowa calls alphabetically? lol

In all seriousness they do seem to spread notifications over the course of  a week or so, looking at last year’s MFA Draft, some on the 24, then the 26 and then the 28. Though I will say starting the process on a Friday afternoon is both conspicuous and little cruel.

Though of course after I posted this two more people posted that they received calls.

Edited February 18, 2022 by DeepSyntax

[gagne]

I emailed an admissions person I’ve reached out to at Naropa about fellowships and JKS (Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics) and they said decisions are likely coming out next week.

[Yellow62]

From what I recall, Iowa calls folks who have received fellowships/the best funding packages first, then a mix of call/email acceptances go out, and then waitlists are notified via email or post while rejections go out exclusively via post (which can take weeks to receive after the phone calls/emails have gone out).  Also, initial notifications are definitely spaced out instead of all going out in one day. 

Edited February 19, 2022 by Yellow62

[oubukibun]

3 hours ago, koechophe said:

Good luck! I'd say it's a hair too early to give up hope ?

Haha, thanks, but I meant I had 6 schools left to hear from, not that they'd all necessarily be all rejections, though I'm certainly prepped for that as well.

[monstersink]

Has anyone heard back from Idaho? I saw someone post they had heard back about poetry, but not fiction.

[palaver]

 

16 minutes ago, monstersink said:

Has anyone heard back from Idaho? I saw someone post they had heard back about poetry, but not fiction.

i have, for cnf. 2 people on draft got in for fiction, one fiction waitlist, and one cnf waitlist.

[monstersink]

8 minutes ago, palaver said:

 

i have, for cnf. 2 people on draft got in for fiction, one fiction waitlist, and one cnf waitlist.

Ok! Thank you.

[monstersink]

12 minutes ago, palaver said:

 

i have, for cnf. 2 people on draft got in for fiction, one fiction waitlist, and one cnf waitlist.

Also - I'm new to this: what's draft?

[koechophe]

3 hours ago, monstersink said:

Also - I'm new to this: what's draft?

It's a facebook group and, by the time you get into it, you'll likely have heard from the schools themselves since it usually takes several weeks.

It's called MFA Draft. Users post their admissions there. 

[koechophe]

Also, if anyone's feeling like last-minute adding a new app, McNeese's window closes on Feb 22 (So Sunday is the last day to submit). They're a good "make yourself feel better by applying to one more" because they don't charge for their first round. They actually don't require, like, anything for their first round other than basically an SOP and short sample. 

[sb2798]

I'm trying to avoid Draft so thought I'd ask here. Has Iowa notified Poetry or just Fiction? And in previous years, do they notify both genres somewhat simultaneously or not at all? Any info would be helpful, thanks!

[chuey]

16 minutes ago, sb2798 said:

I'm trying to avoid Draft so thought I'd ask here. Has Iowa notified Poetry or just Fiction? And in previous years, do they notify both genres somewhat simultaneously or not at all? Any info would be helpful, thanks!

Only seeing Fiction so far. Usually they are notified within a week of each other, though I've seen some seasons where Poetry is a smidge later.

[nicolette7766]

hi everyone. long time lurker, first time poster. this is my first time applying to mfa’s. i just graduated college in the fall, so i’m a little new to all this stuff haha. but i got accepted into ohio state and waitlisted at alabama for fiction. i saw someone on draft post about a waitlist for wisconsin-madison and was wondering if anyone here has been accepted to their program. 

hope everyone is doing well  

[CHRISTOPHER QUANG BUI]

59 minutes ago, nicolette7766 said:

hi everyone. long time lurker, first time poster. this is my first time applying to mfa’s. i just graduated college in the fall, so i’m a little new to all this stuff haha. but i got accepted into ohio state and waitlisted at alabama for fiction. i saw someone on draft post about a waitlist for wisconsin-madison and was wondering if anyone here has been accepted to their program. 

hope everyone is doing well  

Wow, congratulations on your applications. While I cant answer your questions, I can say that that is awesome! 

I wish you the best of luck in your other ones.

What programs did you apply to? 

[nicolette7766]

33 minutes ago, CHRISTOPHER QUANG BUI said:

Wow, congratulations on your applications. While I cant answer your questions, I can say that that is awesome! 

I wish you the best of luck in your other ones.

What programs did you apply to? 

aw thank you so much. 

i applied to 12 programs. alabama, minnesota (twin cities), ohio state, syracuse, wisconsin, vanderbilt, university of miami, michigan, UNCG, virginia tech, notre dame, and UNLV. 

[MissMosquito]

On 2/19/2022 at 8:10 AM, nicolette7766 said:

hi everyone. long time lurker, first time poster. this is my first time applying to mfa’s. i just graduated college in the fall, so i’m a little new to all this stuff haha. but i got accepted into ohio state and waitlisted at alabama for fiction. i saw someone on draft post about a waitlist for wisconsin-madison and was wondering if anyone here has been accepted to their program. 

hope everyone is doing well  

Yeah, way to get into a program on your first attempt. Best of luck with the rest of your apps. : ) Don’t know anything about UW-Madison, because I didn’t apply there. 

[CHRISTOPHER QUANG BUI]

40 minutes ago, nicolette7766 said:

aw thank you so much. 

i applied to 12 programs. alabama, minnesota (twin cities), ohio state, syracuse, wisconsin, vanderbilt, university of miami, michigan, UNCG, virginia tech, notre dame, and UNLV. 

You’re welcome! 

That’s awesome. We applied to one of the same programs: UNCG. Here’s to hoping.

And good luck again, though by judging from your other results, you probably dont need it. 

[neche]

4 hours ago, nicolette7766 said:

hi everyone. long time lurker, first time poster. this is my first time applying to mfa’s. i just graduated college in the fall, so i’m a little new to all this stuff haha. but i got accepted into ohio state and waitlisted at alabama for fiction. i saw someone on draft post about a waitlist for wisconsin-madison and was wondering if anyone here has been accepted to their program. 

hope everyone is doing well  

First time applicant here too, and I also got waitlisted at Alabama, haha. I'm hoping you'll accept your Ohio offer tho lol

[nicolette7766]

38 minutes ago, neche said:

First time applicant here too, and I also got waitlisted at Alabama, haha. I'm hoping you'll accept your Ohio offer tho lol

lol i do prefer ohio state over alabama, but i’m trying to be open minded and see what my options are before i make a decision. 

[BBYGREGGYBOY]

Has anyone seen the Iowa acceptances in results?????

I literally just use this account to lurk but I’m like freaking tf out

Edited February 20, 2022 by BBYGREGGYBOY
Excuse for bad user name

[noelle17]

25 minutes ago, BBYGREGGYBOY said:

Has anyone seen the Iowa acceptances in results?????

I literally just use this account to lurk but I’m like freaking tf out

Just noticed those! Ahh! I know they started calling yesterday (according to the Draft Facebook group), not sure if those are new acceptances or any from yesterday just now being inputted.