2024 Creative Writing MFA Applicants Forum

[jadedoptimist]

4 minutes ago, DayOld711Pizza said:

Nothing from my two places just yet, but they have already begun calling people so I'm in acceptance of any outcome. 

My friend overdosed and passed away 8 days ago, so that's been a big reason why I've lost interest in these applications.

Y'all, don't beat yourself up too much throughout this process; there's no point to your suffering.

I'm sorry for your loss.<3

[Chex]

27 minutes ago, WritingMom said:

Hi all! Notre Dame notified me on the 27th that I was waitlisted but there was no mention of an interview. Can anyone provide insight on what that means or what my chances are? It's the only school I applied to so this is nerve wracking. 😂

What genre are you? From what I can see on the Draft spreadsheet, fiction applicants reported interviews mid February and subsequently reported acceptances late February. If you were waitlisted but not interviewed, I don't think there's anything more for you to do except email the school with thanks and your strong desire to attend and any questions you have. Some schools interview only those they're immediately accepting and waitlist the remaining few they want. 

24 minutes ago, DayOld711Pizza said:

Nothing from my two places just yet, but they have already begun calling people so I'm in acceptance of any outcome. 

My friend overdosed and passed away 8 days ago, so that's been a big reason why I've lost interest in these applications.

Y'all, don't beat yourself up too much throughout this process; there's no point to your suffering.

I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. Please take care of yourself as best as you can. ❤️ 

[decayingballads21]

was it on here someone posted about Wyoming releasing decisions by the end of this week? anyone know anything ab them? 🤞🏻 

[Ovr1t]

Hey, fellow apps. First post this year. I'm also waiting on news from UCR. I'm applying to the Fiction cohort this year. It's my second round... I applied a couple of years ago after the deadline and didn't get in. Like most of us I was naive, and hoping to get a critique from the professors (was it the samples, the deadline, logistical etc.) but nope. No comments. It was unrealistic to think I'd get comments back in the first place. So, after a really difficult Spring and Fall, I picked my work back up and reapplied for this year, on time, with over a year's worth of work on my samples. I didn't join the draft on FB this time, because it was pretty hard to go through all of that the first time. Honestly, anxiety is still bad, especially as we get closer to mid-March lol. However staying off the Draft means I have no idea when the offers are going to start posting and... probably like all of us, the wait is taking up a lot of space in my life and I'm finally giving in lol. I saw there was a post about poetry... Has anyone heard anything from Fiction? Best of luck comrades. 

[epr]

2 minutes ago, Lewdactz said:

Hey, fellow apps. First post this year. I'm also waiting on news from UCR. I'm applying to the Fiction cohort this year. It's my second round... I applied a couple of years ago after the deadline and didn't get in. Like most of us I was naive, and hoping to get a critique from the professors (was it the samples, the deadline, logistical etc.) but nope. No comments. It was unrealistic to think I'd get comments back in the first place. So, after a really difficult Spring and Fall, I picked my work back up and reapplied for this year, on time, with over a year's worth of work on my samples. I didn't join the draft on FB this time, because it was pretty hard to go through all of that the first time. Honestly, anxiety is still bad, especially as we get closer to mid-March lol. However staying off the Draft means I have no idea when the offers are going to start posting and... probably like all of us, the wait is taking up a lot of space in my life and I'm finally giving in lol. I saw there was a post about poetry... Has anyone heard anything from Fiction? Best of luck comrades. 

From draft it looks like UCR’s waitlist went out earlier this week, so its looking like soft rejections for everyone who hasn’t heard back yet. (I’m in that boat too.)

[Scribe]

Great news. I just got a call from Iowa City with an acceptance!

[jadedoptimist]

@Scribe I swear, if you're messing with us...

[rhiannonna]

If we haven't been invited for an interview at Rutgers-Newark, is it safe to say we've been rejected?

 

18 minutes ago, Scribe said:

Great news. I just got a call from Iowa City with an acceptance!

Also, massive congratulations @Scribe!

[Scribe]

1 minute ago, Scribe said:

Great news. I just got a call from Iowa City with an acceptance!

Wait, what? You’re calling from Florida Atlantic, you just have an Iowa number?

you know what? I can live with that. 

[Ovr1t]

28 minutes ago, epr said:

From draft it looks like UCR’s waitlist went out earlier this week, so its looking like soft rejections for everyone who hasn’t heard back yet. (I’m in that boat too.)

Thanks for the update. To make things worse, my rival got in the first round. Anybody else going through that, I know the pain. Don't give up! 

[jadedoptimist]

6 minutes ago, Scribe said:

Wait, what? You’re calling from Florida Atlantic, you just have an Iowa number?

you know what? I can live with that. 

😂

Congrats, Scribe.

[Hjanep]

5 hours ago, pomelo said:

Is it weird I thought I’d get into Iowa because I saw an Iowa sweatshirt in a thrift store in my hometown (in North Carolina absolutely nowhere near Iowa) back in December? Then again, in January, I saw a guy in Philly wearing a UMass Amherst sweatshirt and thought that was a sign too - haven’t heard a peep from either school. Lol.

Omg this is me. I was staying in NJ on vacation and there was an Iowa street around the corner from our Airbnb. Plus all these other similar Iowa signs. 🙌🏼

[itsbeensnowing]

1 hour ago, decayingballads21 said:

was it on here someone posted about Wyoming releasing decisions by the end of this week? anyone know anything ab them? 🤞🏻 

Also wondering about this. Wyoming was a very last minute addition for me so I'm not expecting much, but still. I'm antsy!

[MernaHanson]

37 minutes ago, itsbeensnowing said:

Also wondering about this. Wyoming was a very last minute addition for me so I'm not expecting much, but still. I'm antsy!

It sounded like calls were supposed to go out this week. There is one acceptance from Wyoming in nonfiction on the draft spreadsheet from yesterday. So maybe some more calls will go out today.

 

Edit: @decayingballads21 just FYI if you didn't see

Edited March 1, 2024 by MernaHanson

[Rixor]

I've always felt so intensely frustrated with the idea of "signs." My mother is extremely religious, so everything was a "sign" with her. She'd see a mourning dove, and it was a visitation from our dead loved ones. She'd see a license plate from her favorite US state, Colorado, and it was a sign to move there. Her total at McDonalds is $11.11? A sign from God, according to her. He blessed the McChicken order. 

I never got it. City pigeons are doves, but we don't consider them dead family members. We see license plates from places like Kansas all the time--is that not a sign to move to Kansas? After her blessed McDonalds order, I pointed out a dead opossum on the side of the road. Is that not a sign? Is that not a bad omen?

...But I still notice "signs." Even if I don't like them, I notice them constantly. A mention of a school in a TV show, a random person on the street wearing a branded hoodie... I got a waitlist from Minnesota shortly after having its mascot, a thirteen-lined ground squirrel, visit my porch.

You've given me a lot to think about, Writernity! Maybe this is just a quirk of being human--a way to cope with stress and uncertainty. It might be healthy to indulge in little rituals and superstitions. I'll try to let myself get excited about huskies and cowboys and horses from here on out. 

[justasmidge]

2 hours ago, DayOld711Pizza said:

My friend overdosed and passed away 8 days ago, so that's been a big reason why I've lost interest in these applications.

I'm coming up on the 4th anniversary of my brother's overdose. If you need someone to lend an ear, my DMs are open. I am truly, so sorry for your loss. 

[Rixor]

3 hours ago, DayOld711Pizza said:

Nothing from my two places just yet, but they have already begun calling people so I'm in acceptance of any outcome. 

My friend overdosed and passed away 8 days ago, so that's been a big reason why I've lost interest in these applications.

Y'all, don't beat yourself up too much throughout this process; there's no point to your suffering.

I am so sorry for your loss. I'm wishing all the best for you. Please take care of yourself. 

[sunnysequoia]

3 hours ago, DayOld711Pizza said:

Nothing from my two places just yet, but they have already begun calling people so I'm in acceptance of any outcome. 

My friend overdosed and passed away 8 days ago, so that's been a big reason why I've lost interest in these applications.

Y'all, don't beat yourself up too much throughout this process; there's no point to your suffering.

I'm so sorry for your loss. Please take care of yourself during this time.

[fearandloathingfaith]

1 hour ago, MernaHanson said:

It sounded like calls were supposed to go out this week. There is one acceptance from Wyoming in nonfiction on the draft spreadsheet from yesterday. So maybe some more calls will go out today.

 

Edit: @decayingballads21 just FYI if you didn't see

Hey all - I received an acceptance call yesterday! They're accepting 5-7 students in this year's cohort with at least 2 other non-fiction students (I write NF). 

[ajcam]

3 hours ago, Scribe said:

Great news. I just got a call from Iowa City with an acceptance!

Yay!!!!! Amazing!  ....But does this mean i won't be seeing you in Irvine? 😅

[Scribe]

10 minutes ago, ajcam said:

Yay!!!!! Amazing!  ....But does this mean i won't be seeing you in Irvine? 😅

UCI is still the choice but I’m thinking carefully they offered to match until they heard Irvine’s offer. I think she had a mild stroke. It was a great conversation. As of now, you’ll be seeing me in ca

 

just to be clear, it wasn’t Iowa, it was FAU. 

Edited March 1, 2024 by Scribe

[ajcam]

Hey! super happy that I just got into Chapman U in Southern California with 100% funding as well as a stipend. However, just checking: Does anyone know of Chapman for fiction? I heard they have a good film program....but was wondering how solid they are for fiction. Any advice/opinions super appreciated. 

 

 

2a - UCI and Chapman; 7r

[Hjanep]

Paid my non refundable childcare deposit for 2024-2025. Bring on those acceptance calls 

[Scribe]

Hey kids, vandy rejections seem to be posted. 

also, i'm at the halfway mark. 13 to go!

Edited March 1, 2024 by Scribe

[goldentulip]

vandy hard rejections have started! being out of the liminal space is nice. 🥲

currently at: 0a/1w/2r/2p