pananoprodigy Posted March 5 Posted March 5 (edited) 50 minutes ago, Jane Wyman said: Whew, this line from the Davis rejection I just got: "If in the future you believe that your accomplishments may be competitive, please do not hesitate to reapply." I know this is their form rejection, but wow. This is wild lmao - like yall really couldn't have taken a second pass at this, Davis??? jeez Edited March 5 by pananoprodigy
prufrock_ Posted March 5 Posted March 5 35 minutes ago, Jane Wyman said: Generic grad school. I guess they want all of their applicants to feel bad, lol. ah so it kinda make sense (though still bad!). STEM grad applicants are rather objective like that.
Nauna Posted March 5 Posted March 5 3 hours ago, smallchange said: Thinking of making a t shirt that says “I got rejected from Iowa Writer’s Workshop and all I got was this dumb t shirt” OMG I NEED THAT SHIRT Jane Wyman and kpoetrottenapplecore 2
ssuunn Posted March 5 Posted March 5 Hi poets — University of Oregon poetry decisions should be going out tomorrow! If it's like last year, waitlists will follow in the days afterwards. (I heard that fiction is still behind fyi). Catpaw, pananoprodigy, Nauna and 2 others 5
Tinky C. Clown Posted March 5 Posted March 5 (edited) 1 hour ago, ssuunn said: Hi poets — University of Oregon poetry decisions should be going out tomorrow! If it's like last year, waitlists will follow in the days afterwards. (I heard that fiction is still behind fyi). thanks for the info! Edited March 5 by Tinky C. Clown
thelovelyunkown Posted March 5 Posted March 5 Any advice on how to find/choose recommenders when you donʻt have a lot of options? None of my professors except for one can attest to my skills as a creative writer. Next round Iʻm a little concerned Iʻm going to have to ask them to write 5+ letters of recommendation. Iʻm not really sure what to do.
exvat Posted March 5 Posted March 5 (edited) 19 minutes ago, thelovelyunkown said: Any advice on how to find/choose recommenders when you donʻt have a lot of options? None of my professors except for one can attest to my skills as a creative writer. Next round Iʻm a little concerned Iʻm going to have to ask them to write 5+ letters of recommendation. Iʻm not really sure what to do. The only 2 poets I knew who were familiar with my work and could write letters were my former workshop leaders at weeklong writers' conferences. The third letter was from my Chemistry MS advisor... from 15 years ago. I'm not sure what your timeline and financial means are, but for me (who's never taken a lit/English course), workshops were pretty much my only access to potential recommenders, as well as writing community in general. Edited March 5 by exvat
thelovelyunkown Posted March 5 Posted March 5 6 minutes ago, exvat said: The only 2 poets I knew who were familiar with my work and could write letters were my former workshop leaders at weeklong writers' conferences. The third letter was from my Chemistry MS advisor. I'm not sure what your timeline and financial means are, but for me (who's never taken a lit/English course), workshops were pretty much my only access to potential recommenders, as well as writing community in general. Iʻll keep that in mind! exvat 1
KennyK Posted March 5 Posted March 5 (edited) Were there any updates for Riverside on draft? Edited March 5 by KennyK Edit
donuthead36 Posted March 5 Posted March 5 2 minutes ago, KennyK said: Were there any updates for Riverside on draft? Nothing new today on the spreadsheet. Still just one Fiction and one Nonfiction, both notified on 3/2
KennyK Posted March 5 Posted March 5 14 minutes ago, donuthead36 said: Nothing new today on the spreadsheet. Still just one Fiction and one Nonfiction, both notified on 3/2 Is it normal for programs to only notify one of each group and leave the others hanging?
ssuunn Posted March 5 Posted March 5 43 minutes ago, KennyK said: Were there any updates for Riverside on draft? I asked my friend there and they think all the initial offers might've gone out at the same time (for all genres). Mr. Scribblo 1
lurkingwriter3 Posted March 5 Posted March 5 This is a crushing cycle. Feeling like I’m just not good enough
rapunzel Posted March 5 Posted March 5 thank you for your lovely responses @Hjanep @zaira !! it's definitely a cliche to say i'm still in the process of "finding my voice" and often i'm too afraid to write about things that matter to me or that i'm passionate about personally just because i worry 1) that there's not much i have to say that people will be interested in and 2) that even if it is, i'm not at a place in my life or in my writing journey where i'll be able to do them justice. but i guess the point is to go for it anyway? we're all taking huge leaps of faith by even applying to mfas! zaira 1
lurkingwriter3 Posted March 5 Posted March 5 My grandmother is a proud Irish immigrant. She was just diagnosed with Stage 3/4 breast cancer. I don’t have the stomach to tell her I didn’t even get an interview for Notre Dame💔 Lady Gladys 1
Scribe Posted March 5 Posted March 5 1 hour ago, lurkingwriter3 said: This is a crushing cycle. Feeling like I’m just not good enough You are. 1 hour ago, lurkingwriter3 said: This is a crushing cycle. Feeling like I’m just not good enough It's not your year. 1 hour ago, lurkingwriter3 said: My grandmother is a proud Irish immigrant. She was just diagnosed with Stage 3/4 breast cancer. I don’t have the stomach to tell her I didn’t even get an interview for Notre Dame💔 Write about it. Irish families don't care about Notre Dame. They care about each other. Between the fights.
thelovelyunkown Posted March 5 Posted March 5 (edited) Renewing my candles and hoping for news when I wake up! 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ Brown Acceptance 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ Edited March 5 by thelovelyunkown
vilum Posted March 5 Posted March 5 5 hours ago, lurkingwriter3 said: My grandmother is a proud Irish immigrant. She was just diagnosed with Stage 3/4 breast cancer. I don’t have the stomach to tell her I didn’t even get an interview for Notre Dame💔 Praying for your grandmother. I know she is proud of you either way, and any acceptance or rejection would not change that. decayingballads21 and Sumire11 1 1
misssalem Posted March 5 Posted March 5 2 hours ago, thelovelyunkown said: Renewing my candles and hoping for news when I wake up! 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ Brown Acceptance 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ Joining your prayer circle because it's all I got atp 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ Brown acceptance 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️
kpoetrottenapplecore Posted March 5 Posted March 5 i got into my top choice school (university of south carolina) but still haven't heard back from two others (uncg & uk). i wanna kinda lock in and accept but am unsure if i should wait to hear responses back from the other two or not. what do y'all think? should i just go ahead & accept or should i keep waiting just in case?
Hjanep Posted March 5 Posted March 5 1 minute ago, kpoetrottenapplecore said: i got into my top choice school (university of south carolina) but still haven't heard back from two others (uncg & uk). i wanna kinda lock in and accept but am unsure if i should wait to hear responses back from the other two or not. what do y'all think? should i just go ahead & accept or should i keep waiting just in case? Just wait. You could get into 2, decide the vibes are off at your top choice and go elsewhere. You’ve made it this far, just see it through zaira, kpoetrottenapplecore and Jane Wyman 1 2
pananoprodigy Posted March 5 Posted March 5 50 minutes ago, kpoetrottenapplecore said: i got into my top choice school (university of south carolina) but still haven't heard back from two others (uncg & uk). i wanna kinda lock in and accept but am unsure if i should wait to hear responses back from the other two or not. what do y'all think? should i just go ahead & accept or should i keep waiting just in case? Definitely just wait! There’s still over a whole month till deadline day, anything can happen. South Carolina will be an option for you no matter what but imo there’s zero reason to cut off other options before you even have them unless you’re 10000% positive South Carolina is it kpoetrottenapplecore 1
Nauna Posted March 5 Posted March 5 Can I just say how frustrated I am that the US's leadership is currently wreaking such havoc on the state of research and admissions in higher education? So many of us are in limbo over these delays; the ripple effect is massive & they clearly don't care. ...I'm not usually one to rant, but I just had to get that out. 🥂 Here's to all of us pushing through this chaos with our chins up. ❤️ Cdoodles, Mr. Scribblo, pananoprodigy and 3 others 4 2
kulfikat Posted March 5 Posted March 5 Has everyone heard from Virginia Tech about rejections? I see some rejections were reported yesterday, and my portal says "Decided" under application status, but I haven't heard anything. Anyone else yet to hear from them?
Hank Moody Posted March 5 Posted March 5 1 minute ago, kulfikat said: my portal says "Decided" under application status, but I haven't heard anything. Anyone else yet to hear from them? Same here. Wonder what that means. Can't imagine it's good news at this point. kulfikat 1
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