Nauna Posted March 4 Posted March 4 1 hour ago, KennyK said: Quiet day VERY quiet day! I was thinking we'd be seeing more activity on the spreadsheet considering some schools are heading to spring break this week. 🤷🏽♀️
OctopusCactus Posted March 4 Posted March 4 IMO prestige is largely a question of audience. Prestigious to who? On Draft and this forum, which are composed almost entirely of current and aspiring MFA students, things like high stipends and small cohort size factor heavily into how prestigious a program is perceived to be. This makes sense because these are communities where people actually know how much different schools pay in stipends, how hard they are to get into, etc. But that isn't universal knowledge, even within the literary world. TBH I have been surprised by the gap between what programs people I know in the lit world talk about/attended and which programs on Draft are regarded as prestigious because it's mostly not the same programs (with the exception of Iowa). These people don't know about stipends, they know more about who teaches where and successful alums. So for them prestige seems to be more about faculty than anything else. infiniteplane 1
Mystic_Sunshine Posted March 4 Posted March 4 39 minutes ago, Nauna said: VERY quiet day! I was thinking we'd be seeing more activity on the spreadsheet considering some schools are heading to spring break this week. 🤷🏽♀️ please tell me that next week won't be torturous and silent because of spring break. Someone sedate me.
nauseated Posted March 4 Posted March 4 crickets for me since my Michener rejection and JHU silence-cum-rejection. only NWP and Brown left so I have 99% accepted my lack of MFA-ness this year. but would like to KNOWWWWW
exvat Posted March 4 Posted March 4 4 minutes ago, nauseated said: crickets for me since my Michener rejection and JHU silence-cum-rejection. only NWP and Brown left so I have 99% accepted my lack of MFA-ness this year. but would like to KNOWWWWW Fingers crossed for yooouuuuu 🤞🤞 May you be at eeeeease 🙏 Blueruins 1
thelovelyunkown Posted March 4 Posted March 4 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ Brown Acceptance 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ I heard this worked in the past so 🤞 Jane Wyman, Blueruins, zaira and 8 others 10 1
ksiezniczka.monisia Posted March 4 Posted March 4 (edited) So, I got accepted to Alaska at Fairbanks, which is great, BUT - waitlisted for TA (and from what I see on draft, so did everybody else), BUT their TA seems... pathetic. They potentially offer 50% tuition remission, so I'd still have to chip in, and less than $25/h with teaching load at 15h/week. So, with such a teaching load AND with classes, AND with writing, there's no way I could keep a job. And I'd have to live off $375/week. And still pay half the tuition. So, sounds great, but does it? Edited March 4 by ksiezniczka.monisia
everything bagel lover Posted March 4 Posted March 4 9 hours ago, Mystic_Sunshine said: please tell me that next week won't be torturous and silent because of spring break. Someone sedate me. I only looked up schools I’ve applied to (UNLV, Boulder, Wyoming) and Boulder goes in break Next week and the others go on break end of March. This is one instance where the Google AI is actually helpful in that it just pulls up the schools current academic calendars. Hopefully this isn’t a silent, torturous week Mystic_Sunshine 1
KennyK Posted March 4 Posted March 4 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ Riverside Acceptance 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ Chex, Mystic_Sunshine, cooliejulie86 and 5 others 8
zaira Posted March 4 Posted March 4 Okay I'll do one too. Yes, still waiting on Boston U over here. 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ Boston Acceptance 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ epr, Mystic_Sunshine, thelovelyunkown and 2 others 5
exvat Posted March 4 Posted March 4 In undergrad, I used to go to the Yankee Candle Factory often, since it was a cheap thrill close by. I must have gone on pilgrimage to the candle epicenter of the world a dozen or so times, but never really considered the power I was absorbing while there, charging up for an unforseen moment in the future. Today, I release all that candle karma: may all you candleers get your acceptances 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️candle kpoetrottenapplecore, thelovelyunkown, Jane Wyman and 2 others 5
Lady Gladys Posted March 4 Posted March 4 27 minutes ago, KennyK said: 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ Riverside Acceptance 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ Rooting for you, KennyK! KennyK 1
DiLo Posted March 4 Posted March 4 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ Brown Acceptance 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ Jane Wyman and thelovelyunkown 2
MegHe Posted March 4 Posted March 4 (edited) 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ UVA Acceptance 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ Edited March 4 by MegHe Jane Wyman and thelovelyunkown 2
Eloise2897 Posted March 4 Posted March 4 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ Syracuse Un-Waitlist 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ thelovelyunkown, MegHe and Mystic_Sunshine 3
Mystic_Sunshine Posted March 4 Posted March 4 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ Mississippi Acceptance 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ UNLV Acceptance 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ Maryland Acceptance 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ Colorado Acceptance 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ NWP Acceptance 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ Please and thank you MFA gods. I promise to help people next year if I get in. thelovelyunkown, everything bagel lover and kpoetrottenapplecore 3
nauseated Posted March 4 Posted March 4 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ Brown Acceptance 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ NWP Acceptance 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ all the logistics working out sorry for wonky circle🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ thelovelyunkown and Mystic_Sunshine 2
Mystic_Sunshine Posted March 4 Posted March 4 3 hours ago, everything bagel lover said: I only looked up schools I’ve applied to (UNLV, Boulder, Wyoming) and Boulder goes in break Next week and the others go on break end of March. This is one instance where the Google AI is actually helpful in that it just pulls up the schools current academic calendars. Hopefully this isn’t a silent, torturous week I looked up Ole Miss and there spring break is next week so I'm hoping that means it could be this week. Same for boulder. Maybe certain programs notify over spring break? Idk
analog_e Posted March 4 Posted March 4 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ Brown Acceptance 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ thelovelyunkown, Allrich90, Jane Wyman and 1 other 4
Tinky C. Clown Posted March 4 Posted March 4 13 minutes ago, Mystic_Sunshine said: I looked up Ole Miss and there spring break is next week so I'm hoping that means it could be this week. Same for boulder. Maybe certain programs notify over spring break? Idk i feel like programs probably would notify over spring break, tbh. it’s getting towards mid-march and i feel like most major places want to be done by then pananoprodigy and Mystic_Sunshine 2
Mystic_Sunshine Posted March 4 Posted March 4 3 minutes ago, Tinky C. Clown said: i feel like programs probably would notify over spring break, tbh. it’s getting towards mid-march and i feel like most major places want to be done by then Good point. I would think places would want to go ahead and get offers out for waitlist/April 15th resolution if they are part of it.
spewilicious Posted March 4 Posted March 4 5 hours ago, ksiezniczka.monisia said: So, I got accepted to Alaska at Fairbanks, which is great, BUT - waitlisted for TA (and from what I see on draft, so did everybody else), BUT their TA seems... pathetic. They potentially offer 50% tuition remission, so I'd still have to chip in, and less than $25/h with teaching load at 15h/week. So, with such a teaching load AND with classes, AND with writing, there's no way I could keep a job. And I'd have to live off $375/week. And still pay half the tuition. So, sounds great, but does it? Hi, my best friend is currently in the second semester of his MFA at UAF. He was originally waitlisted for TAship, and then got it. If you'd like, I can give you his email, and you can talk to him about what it's actually like to live, attend, and work up there. ksiezniczka.monisia 1
Tinky C. Clown Posted March 4 Posted March 4 24 minutes ago, Mystic_Sunshine said: Good point. I would think places would want to go ahead and get offers out for waitlist/April 15th resolution if they are part of it. yeah. also i figure that reading applications and deliberating is most of the work compared to actually sending out decisions, so i think spring break is still free game Mystic_Sunshine 1
Hjanep Posted March 4 Posted March 4 I feel like there was a lot of action during Feb break so spring break shouldn’t slow them down? I haven’t heard a peep since my Michigan rejection on 2/21…howwwwww
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