mosss Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 waitlisted at georgia college and state university (fiction) !!! excited but also nervous bc I didn't get into the one place I was waitlisted at last year (but this year I have TWO waitlists, so that means I'm getting better...right??? HATE how arbitrary this system is lol) now just waiting on WVU... flameazalea, TitiMePregunto and alligator mississippiensis 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameazalea Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 18 minutes ago, snarkdarklark said: Just got an email acceptance to UNCW for fiction! i loved UNCW's campus when i toured for my undergrad. Congratulations! Looks like a few folks heard from WVU in Draft; any updates here? snarkdarklark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SillyGoofyGirl Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Anyone heard from Syracuse for Poetry? Someone posted an acceptance in draft for fiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjooeeyy Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Just now, SillyGoofyGirl said: Anyone heard from Syracuse for Poetry? Someone posted an acceptance in draft for fiction. someone in draft said they were waitlisted at syracuse all the way back in january... my heart skipped a beat lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SillyGoofyGirl Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 24 minutes ago, jjooeeyy said: someone in draft said they were waitlisted at syracuse all the way back in january... my heart skipped a beat lol Holy shit... just found that. I guess it is over for Syracuse then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagreenkat Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 I've been checking gradcafe. Seems like Michigan is over but idk why they would wait so long to send out rejections if that's all they have left. And haven't heard a peep from Virginia and Brown other than that they've typically notified somewhere around March 6-16 in previous years. Any extra insight on Brown, Virginia, or Michigan notifying fiction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelleee Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 sorry it's taken me awhile to make an official post about my progress--ive been waitlisted three places (south carolina, new mexico, oregon state) and rejected from wisconsin--still waiting on like 5 others (michigan which is being weird but prob a rejection, colo state and iowa which are apparently notifying, and also idaho and iowa state). so many waitlists has me really freaked out but thank you to everyone who has been posting and keeping all us lurkers diligently updated (especially those who share what they see in draft since im not a part of it and cant bring myself to request) it has both saved my life and stopped my heart multiple times. none of these schools have given any numbers or sense of placement on the waitlist to me and it's been hellish but i also understand that they're in a weird position since it seems like everyone either gets a ton of acceptances, a ton of waitlists, or a ton of rejections lol, very rarely even numbers of each. ugh idk just venting at this point. i know my work is good but my personal statement was really iffy to be honest and one of my recs might have been weird so i can see what's holding me back pretty clearly and i hope they can overlook it. this is my first time around and im 21 so im grateful to be seriously considered! also btw i study poetry lol. thank you again to everyone!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clil09 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 1 hour ago, mosss said: waitlisted at georgia college and state university (fiction) !!! excited but also nervous bc I didn't get into the one place I was waitlisted at last year (but this year I have TWO waitlists, so that means I'm getting better...right??? HATE how arbitrary this system is lol) now just waiting on WVU... Congrats! I think WVU sent some out today in all genres…here’s to hoping. As a fellow waitlister at UTK, I hope Flannery O’Connor and milledgeville come knocking. Lol. mosss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belizaparker Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 2 hours ago, mosss said: waitlisted at georgia college and state university (fiction) !!! excited but also nervous bc I didn't get into the one place I was waitlisted at last year (but this year I have TWO waitlists, so that means I'm getting better...right??? HATE how arbitrary this system is lol) now just waiting on WVU... same!! i was rejected from there last year, and this is the first good news i've gotten, so i'm so relieved and excited!! maybe if fate allows we'll both end up in the same cohort!! also, i asked if the waitlist is ranked and i was told it is and that they usually let in a few people from the waitlist every year, so i think our chances could be pretty good!! mosss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumptastic Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Has anyone accepted to SAIC been able to activate their Artic account? I keep getting a “username not found” error message and it’s so annoying. I emailed the help desk but I’m sure they’re busy right now… really just need to see my financial aid package to determine if I can afford this expensive ass program A.B. Yehoshua 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBeuley Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Mostly I lurk on this feed and have been sad and depressed racking up rejections - 6 in total now - but just got my first acceptance in fiction at UNCW - i'm so happy! It is def in my top programs - would love to connect with anyone else that got in! And the lesson I think is be patient - what's meant to be will be I was starting to worry I'd accidentally written a swear word in my personal statement or something haha alligator mississippiensis, maz, flameazalea and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgerking Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 has anybody heard from UVA? Wondering if they're still conducting interviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitiMePregunto Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Has anyone heard back for Fiction at: Syracuse Iowa Michener Michigan UC Irvine UC Riverside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitiMePregunto Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 3 hours ago, michelleee said: sorry it's taken me awhile to make an official post about my progress--ive been waitlisted three places (south carolina, new mexico, oregon state) and rejected from wisconsin--still waiting on like 5 others (michigan which is being weird but prob a rejection, colo state and iowa which are apparently notifying, and also idaho and iowa state). so many waitlists has me really freaked out but thank you to everyone who has been posting and keeping all us lurkers diligently updated (especially those who share what they see in draft since im not a part of it and cant bring myself to request) it has both saved my life and stopped my heart multiple times. none of these schools have given any numbers or sense of placement on the waitlist to me and it's been hellish but i also understand that they're in a weird position since it seems like everyone either gets a ton of acceptances, a ton of waitlists, or a ton of rejections lol, very rarely even numbers of each. ugh idk just venting at this point. i know my work is good but my personal statement was really iffy to be honest and one of my recs might have been weird so i can see what's holding me back pretty clearly and i hope they can overlook it. this is my first time around and im 21 so im grateful to be seriously considered! also btw i study poetry lol. thank you again to everyone!! What does “in draft” mean??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligator mississippiensis Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, TitiMePregunto said: What does “in draft” mean??? Draft is a facebook group of other people like us who are waiting to hear back from MFA programs. That group is bigger and news tends to come in on draft before it hits this forum. I am also waiting on all the schools you asked about for fiction. Any news? Edited March 1, 2023 by alligator mississippiensis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snarkdarklark Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 14 minutes ago, TitiMePregunto said: Has anyone heard back for Fiction at: Syracuse Iowa Michener Michigan UC Irvine UC Riverside Syracuse sent out a couple of acceptances (via phone call) earlier today according to Draft. Haven’t seen waitlist ppl or any info on if all accepted were notified. Iowa started giving acceptance calls a couple of weeks ago but they stagger it a lot so acceptances are still feasibly going out. Michener sent acceptances and someone posted abt a waitlist in Draft today. Michigan notified acceptances and waitlists last week. Haven’t heard abt ppl getting rejections from any of those places though. Personally, I just want my rejections from some of these places already!! No news on Irvine as far as I’m aware, and I haven’t heard much on Riverside but I remember seeing an acceptance buried in the Draft spreadsheet at some point. Hope that’s helpful (even though none of it is very certain information), and good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco_melons Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Anyone hear from Rutgers/ have any insight into how they notify? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maz Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Has anyone seen BU fiction acceptances on Draft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligator mississippiensis Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 I have not heard anything about BU acceptances, but I did just learn that the BU rejections are sent out by one single person who goes through and rejects each person manually. I don't know if this is helpful to anyone, but I thought I'd share! maz, Catpaw and dagreenkat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameazalea Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 It looks like a few folks have reported WVU acceptances. They're the only school I have yet to hear back from, so I'll keep my fingers crossed for a call or an email here soon. If I'm rejected, though... Let's just say I'm polishing up my resume as we speak, lol. Just wanted to float this by some of y'all-- my advisor and I had a meeting earlier today and she suggested I try getting funding for an MA in Literature and then go into an MFA in Writing from there. This might be worthwhile for me, as my background is in Environmental Studies. Has anyone else tried this, given thought to this, or have any opinions on the matter? Assuming I won't get into WVU, haha this decision would lead me to a) apply only for MA programs come Autumn, b) apply for both MA and MFA programs and see what happens, or c) decide it isn't worth the hassle and remaining loyal to the fever dream that is MFA applications. Thanks for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagreenkat Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 1 hour ago, alligator mississippiensis said: I have not heard anything about BU acceptances, but I did just learn that the BU rejections are sent out by one single person who goes through and rejects each person manually. I don't know if this is helpful to anyone, but I thought I'd share! Omg and they still had the audacity to call me Applicant alligator mississippiensis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maz Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 2 hours ago, alligator mississippiensis said: I have not heard anything about BU acceptances, but I did just learn that the BU rejections are sent out by one single person who goes through and rejects each person manually. I don't know if this is helpful to anyone, but I thought I'd share! Thanks! That is very weird..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosss Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 7 hours ago, flameazalea said: Just wanted to float this by some of y'all-- my advisor and I had a meeting earlier today and she suggested I try getting funding for an MA in Literature and then go into an MFA in Writing from there. This might be worthwhile for me, as my background is in Environmental Studies. Has anyone else tried this, given thought to this, or have any opinions on the matter? Assuming I won't get into WVU, haha this decision would lead me to a) apply only for MA programs come Autumn, b) apply for both MA and MFA programs and see what happens, or c) decide it isn't worth the hassle and remaining loyal to the fever dream that is MFA applications. Thanks for the help! if an MA is something you want, then yeah! go for it! there's no harm in applying for an MA and an MFA at the same time--sounds like you'd just be widening your net:) but if an MA is something you DON'T actually want, then that's going to be a rough couple of years sludging through a degree just for the sake of getting a degree writinggrad and flameazalea 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beldani Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 8 hours ago, flameazalea said: It looks like a few folks have reported WVU acceptances. They're the only school I have yet to hear back from, so I'll keep my fingers crossed for a call or an email here soon. If I'm rejected, though... Let's just say I'm polishing up my resume as we speak, lol. Just wanted to float this by some of y'all-- my advisor and I had a meeting earlier today and she suggested I try getting funding for an MA in Literature and then go into an MFA in Writing from there. This might be worthwhile for me, as my background is in Environmental Studies. Has anyone else tried this, given thought to this, or have any opinions on the matter? Assuming I won't get into WVU, haha this decision would lead me to a) apply only for MA programs come Autumn, b) apply for both MA and MFA programs and see what happens, or c) decide it isn't worth the hassle and remaining loyal to the fever dream that is MFA applications. Thanks for the help! it's definitetly an option, and i took that route as a backup, but after getting some acceptances, i can tell you that there is significantly less funding for MAs than MFAs. if i accepted any of the MA in literature programs i applied to, i'd be taking on tens of thousands of dollars of more debt. unless you're really passionate about literature or plan to get a phd, i don't know how helpful the degree would be flameazalea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crosie Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Took myself off of South Carolina's waitlist and declined an offer to MSU Mankato. Hopefully that helps speed some things along for people! dagreenkat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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