2025 Creative Writing MFA Applicants Forum

[Cosmicinkwell]

Y'all I've been lurking for weeks but, for some reason was unable to figure out how to post but I figured it out! Currently at mostly rejections, some pending. Hoping for a Colorado State waitlist but it seems I'm not destined to attend a program this year. Nice to meet yall!

[decayingballads21]

32 minutes ago, Cosmicinkwell said:

Y'all I've been lurking for weeks but, for some reason was unable to figure out how to post but I figured it out! Currently at mostly rejections, some pending. Hoping for a Colorado State waitlist but it seems I'm not destined to attend a program this year. Nice to meet yall!

I’m also waiting on CSU. What genre are you? It seems that the trend is their notifs are very spread out. I’m waiting for cnf but haven’t heard anything 

[Cosmicinkwell]

13 minutes ago, decayingballads21 said:

I’m also waiting on CSU. What genre are you? It seems that the trend is their notifs are very spread out. I’m waiting for cnf but haven’t heard anything 

My genre-- fiction-- is done for acceptances (congrats Bagel!) but I'm praying for a waitlist anyway

[Clacla]

Hi! I’ve been lurking for the past couple days, just wanted to post to purge some of my anxiety. I haven’t heard back, either yes or no, from schools others seem to have (Syracuse, JHU, Irvine), and it’s driving me kind of insane. I know JHU is probably a no at this point, but I just want confirmation. I’m hoping no news is good news but I don’t really know what to think.

[pananoprodigy]

Ugh I'm disappointed that today's been so quiet, I really thought it was gonna be a rager

[prufrock_]

38 minutes ago, Clacla said:

Hi! I’ve been lurking for the past couple days, just wanted to post to purge some of my anxiety. I haven’t heard back, either yes or no, from schools others seem to have (Syracuse, JHU, Irvine), and it’s driving me kind of insane. I know JHU is probably a no at this point, but I just want confirmation. I’m hoping no news is good news but I don’t really know what to think.

I'm in the same Irvine and JHU boat (but my Syracuse ship has sailed). It sounds like Irvine is still real possibility, but JHU is a 'maybe there's a waitlist spot still available' situation at this point.

[rapunzel]

8 minutes ago, pananoprodigy said:

Ugh I'm disappointed that today's been so quiet, I really thought it was gonna be a rager

right?? based on previous years' deluges on the 19th/20th/21st i got my hopes/anxieties up lol

Edited yesterday at 12:11 AM by rapunzel

[Tinky C. Clown]

“university of oregon state” on the spreadsheet… which one do they meaaaannnnn

Edited yesterday at 12:28 AM by Tinky C. Clown

[bibsy]

1 hour ago, Clacla said:

Hi! I’ve been lurking for the past couple days, just wanted to post to purge some of my anxiety. I haven’t heard back, either yes or no, from schools others seem to have (Syracuse, JHU, Irvine), and it’s driving me kind of insane. I know JHU is probably a no at this point, but I just want confirmation. I’m hoping no news is good news but I don’t really know what to think.

according to some others, fiction deliberations are ongoing at irvine, but poetry decisions have been made. since some fiction rejections have already gone out, if you're a fiction applicant for uci and haven't heard anything yet, i'd say it's reasonable to be hopeful! i don't have insight into the other schools, unfortunately.

[KennyK]

23 minutes ago, prufrock_ said:

I'm in the same Irvine and JHU boat (but my Syracuse ship has sailed). It sounds like Irvine is still real possibility, but JHU is a 'maybe there's a waitlist spot still available' situation at this point.

Yeah because for JH if they were sending rejections in alphabetical order I would’ve been one of the first to receive mine.

[Cosmicinkwell]

CSU decision coming soon according to the portal... waitlist pleeeease

[WrenArch]

16 minutes ago, Tinky C. Clown said:

“university of oregon state” on the spreadsheet… which one do they meaaaannnnn

since it says their decision was from 2/18 and lots of OSU decisions came out that day, I'd bet money they meant OSU

[Tinky C. Clown]

4 minutes ago, WrenArch said:

since it says their decision was from 2/18 and lots of OSU decisions came out that day, I'd bet money they meant OSU

yeah realized after i posted 

[Hjanep]

1 hour ago, prufrock_ said:

I'm in the same Irvine and JHU boat (but my Syracuse ship has sailed). It sounds like Irvine is still real possibility, but JHU is a 'maybe there's a waitlist spot still available' situation at this point.

Same here 

[decayingballads21]

1 hour ago, Cosmicinkwell said:

CSU decision coming soon according to the portal... waitlist pleeeease

whattt where are you seeing this 

[Cosmicinkwell]

Just now, decayingballads21 said:

whattt where are you seeing this 

It says they've recommended a decision and I'll know in a few weeks.

[decayingballads21]

15 minutes ago, Cosmicinkwell said:

It says they've recommended a decision and I'll know in a few weeks.

Mine doesn’t say this, so I guess that’s an R 😔

[Mystic_Sunshine]

Where is that summoning circle at?

Hoping tomorrow is the day. 

[Cosmicinkwell]

9 minutes ago, decayingballads21 said:

Mine doesn’t say this, so I guess that’s an R 😔

Could be the reverse as well! It could mean I'm rejected and you're not

[WrenArch]

1 minute ago, Tinky C. Clown said:

yeah realized after i posted 

but trust me it stressed me out too!!

[Tinky C. Clown]

37 minutes ago, Mystic_Sunshine said:

Where is that summoning circle at?

Hoping tomorrow is the day. 

tomorrow is SO the day 

[inkidacat]

3 hours ago, Clacla said:

Hi! I’ve been lurking for the past couple days, just wanted to post to purge some of my anxiety. I haven’t heard back, either yes or no, from schools others seem to have (Syracuse, JHU, Irvine), and it’s driving me kind of insane. I know JHU is probably a no at this point, but I just want confirmation. I’m hoping no news is good news but I don’t really know what to think.

I am also waiting on JHU, Syracuse, and Irvine for fiction. Are you waiting for fiction or poetry? 

[rapunzel]

31 minutes ago, Tinky C. Clown said:

tomorrow is SO the day 

praying for the best news for all of us!

[Clacla]

1 hour ago, inkidacat said:

I am also waiting on JHU, Syracuse, and Irvine for fiction. Are you waiting for fiction or poetry? 

Also waiting for fiction, good to know it’s not just me

[Nauna]

Anyone else waiting for Virginia Tech? It looks like last year we had notifications as early as Jan 23 and I'm not seeing anything on the spreadsheet for them yet.