2025 Creative Writing MFA Applicants Forum

[DJ Lambchop]

Seeing some JH fiction rejections on draft. Radio silence from this school for me

[everything bagel lover]

33 minutes ago, pananoprodigy said:

Guys --- I just got the call. Full funding at Northern Arizona. I'm in complete shock. 

 

edit: AND I WAS SO AWKWARD ON THE PHONE OH MY GOD lmao

Holy shit congratulations!!!!!!

[seezeegee]

Serious congratulations @everything bagel lover and @pananoprodigy!!!

Also, finally got my JHU rejection. Feels good to have the chapter properly closed.  

[PsychPoet]

I had a super-late decision to apply this year (around Dec 1st, LOL), so none of this was on my radar earlier in the season. Can someone let me know around when most application pages refresh and go live for the next cycle? 

Thanks in advance! 

[Tinky C. Clown]

7 minutes ago, PsychPoet said:

I had a super-late decision to apply this year (around Dec 1st, LOL), so none of this was on my radar earlier in the season. Can someone let me know around when most application pages refresh and go live for the next cycle? 

Thanks in advance! 

i feel like it was somewhere between july and september!

[curfew]

4 hours ago, rapunzel said:

happy birthday!

 

this is an excellent reference actually 😂

Thank you lots!! 

[prufrock_]

1 hour ago, pananoprodigy said:

Guys --- I just got the call. Full funding at Northern Arizona. I'm in complete shock. 

 

edit: AND I WAS SO AWKWARD ON THE PHONE OH MY GOD lmao

Grats! flagstaff is very nice. It's near sedona, which is one of my favorite places in america.

[curfew]

1 hour ago, Chex said:

CONGRATS @everything bagel lover!!! 🎉 

And a belated Happy Birthday to @curfew! Wishing you all the awesome things. 

Thank you so much!! And HELL YEAHHHHHHHH @everything bagel lover LETS GOOOOO!!!!:D! 

[PsychPoet]

52 minutes ago, pananoprodigy said:

Guys --- I just got the call. Full funding at Northern Arizona. I'm in complete shock. 

 

edit: AND I WAS SO AWKWARD ON THE PHONE OH MY GOD lmao

HUGE congrats!! 

[PsychPoet]

31 minutes ago, Tinky C. Clown said:

i feel like it was somewhere between july and september!

Thanks! I wish I'd started so much earlier last year. There are so many schools I would have applied to if I knew then what I knew now. (See below) As it was, Dec 1 to Dec 15 (most of the ones I applied to had that as a deadline) was a total slog of being behind and stressed. 

25 minutes ago, prufrock_ said:

Grats! flagstaff is very nice. It's near sedona, which is one of my favorite places in america.

I want to second this. Had I been properly prepared this year I'd have def applied there. I'm in love with that whole area. The snow bowl b/t Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon is awesome, and, well, yeah, Sedona is on a whole other level. Love Jerome as well. To say nothing of Phoenix and Scottsdale. AZ is perfect writing country. 

[pananoprodigy]

3 minutes ago, PsychPoet said:

I want to second this. Had I been properly prepared this year I'd have def applied there. I'm in love with that whole area. The snow bowl b/t Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon is awesome, and, well, yeah, Sedona is on a whole other level. Love Jerome as well. To say nothing of Phoenix and Scottsdale. AZ is perfect writing country. 

Thanks so much y'all!!!! Totally agree, it's my favorite place in the whole world 🥹 I'm so overwhelmed right now

[PsychPoet]

6 minutes ago, pananoprodigy said:

Thanks so much y'all!!!! Totally agree, it's my favorite place in the whole world 🥹 I'm so overwhelmed right now

(I'm out of reactions today)

After reading your posts these past few months I'm just over the moon happy for you. 

[pananoprodigy]

2 minutes ago, PsychPoet said:

(I'm out of reactions today)

After reading your posts these past few months I'm just over the moon happy for you. 

Appreciate you!!! Been rooting you on hardcore as well!

[decayingballads21]

Is anyone else waiting on idaho? Or have any idea when they typically notify? haven’t found much data for last yr 

[Mystic_Sunshine]

41 minutes ago, pananoprodigy said:

Thanks so much y'all!!!! Totally agree, it's my favorite place in the whole world 🥹 I'm so overwhelmed right now

So happy for you!! 

[Lady Gladys]

26 minutes ago, decayingballads21 said:

Is anyone else waiting on idaho? Or have any idea when they typically notify? haven’t found much data for last yr 

I saw Idaho for poetry on the Draft, but nothing about fiction. I think it is possible that the 3 people they accept for fiction just aren't on draft and rejections haven't gone out yet. I was assuming a soft rejection, but maybe I am pessimistic.

[Hjanep]

2 hours ago, DJ Lambchop said:

Seeing some JH fiction rejections on draft. Radio silence from this school for me

Yeah last year it took a couple days for them to all roll out. Same boat. Assuming I’ll get my real R from them sometime in the next 24 hours 🤷🏼‍♀️

[DakotaSt]

44 minutes ago, decayingballads21 said:

Is anyone else waiting on idaho? Or have any idea when they typically notify? haven’t found much data for last yr 

I spoke with a prof in their program on the 9th and they said they would be sending out decisions in the next few weeks, which should be right around now! I didn't see any Idaho notifications on draft but hopefully they start popping up soon.

[Nauna]

3 hours ago, everything bagel lover said:

Yes, fiction!!

Thank you guys so much 😭 Funding through GTAship tbd but i've been so so so hype about this program I'm losing my mind I can't believe this is happening

Grats!! That's amazing ❤️ 

[eternalwhitenights]

@pananoprodigy and @everything bagel lover WWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy for y'all!!!!! Congratulations, and I hope everyone else receives good news soon (including me, haha!)!!! 

I just freaking *love* seeing y'all succeed and grow--it's still, hands down, the best part of application season, seeing everyone's excitement and growth and all that that entails! ❤️❤️❤️ 

[nauseated]

CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONEEEEE ❤️ hope the logistics/funding/all the annoying admin stuff falls into place just like your decisions did!!!

[rapunzel]

wishing everyone the best for tomorrow and friday! i imagine it's going to be pretty huge for a lot of us, and honestly (lurking in) this group has been really comforting during these stressful times, so thank you all ❤️

[exvat]

UMass Amherst update: my portal status just changed to "Decided - Decision Pending". Looks like the axe is comin', y'all 🕊️

[Dingdong99]

@everything bagel lover

CONGRATS BAGEL!!!! Goated.

[gordonandwafflesandmrblik]

Does everyone’s Iowa application status say “To inquire about your application status please contact your department.” Under where it says “In Progress” ? Had a middle of the night stress moment about sending my application materials, and now looking for validation that this doesn’t mean they threw away my application lol