Hjanep Posted March 11 Posted March 11 1 minute ago, pananoprodigy said: Anybody else officially in the spiraling/existential crisis/what am I even doing with my life phase? Everything just feels so exhausting and uncertain, which is kind of just how it feels to be a writer in general, and I hate it. 🙋🏼♀️ I think the current political backdrop and federal grant cuts etc aren’t helping. This year and app cycle feels particularly bleak Nauna, spewilicious, pananoprodigy and 1 other 4
seah0rse Posted March 11 Posted March 11 20 minutes ago, Hjanep said: 🙋🏼♀️ I think the current political backdrop and federal grant cuts etc aren’t helping. This year and app cycle feels particularly bleak Idk if this helps but I was panic-imagining a scenario (with very limited understanding of money & universities) where STEM research funding does get cut & then the university looks at the novelists/poets & says “why are we paying them again?” & reallocates my stipend to something arguably more important. I asked a program director if the MFA was at risk in all of this & the response was basically that the university takes a very long time to make any changes/decisions, so if something were to happen, it’s very unlikely that any changes would go into effect during my time at the school. being amidst the whiplash of admissions / this current administration has done some damage to my nervous system 🫠 but asking the school outright what they’re dealing with did alleviate some anxiety.
misssalem Posted March 11 Posted March 11 UVA rejection email received. At least I know now 😅😅 1 hour ago, misssalem said: Girll, Brown and UVA are putting me through it rn epr and Hjanep 2
Hjanep Posted March 11 Posted March 11 “We are not likely to extend you an offer” lol why not “we ARE NOT extending you” cooliejulie86, Tuxedocat, Eloise2897 and 1 other 2 2
Eloise2897 Posted March 11 Posted March 11 If I ever feel like time is moving too fast and life is passing me by, I'll just apply for an MFA again. The past 4 months have dragged on like nothing else. bucket, Tuxedocat, cooliejulie86 and 13 others 16
prufrock_ Posted March 11 Posted March 11 4 minutes ago, Hjanep said: “We are not likely to extend you an offer” lol why not “we ARE NOT extending you” i also found this a bit strange, it made me wonder if it was a waitlist for a moment. compared to last years wording: "We are sorry to tell you that we cannot offer you a place at this time. We received many fine submissions this year, but we can only offer admission to a few applicants." - they removed this second sentence, too. I guess they didn't find this years submissions particularly fine. Eloise2897 and Nauna 2
Hjanep Posted March 11 Posted March 11 3 minutes ago, prufrock_ said: i also found this a bit strange, it made me wonder if it was a waitlist for a moment. compared to last years wording: "We are sorry to tell you that we cannot offer you a place at this time. We received many fine submissions this year, but we can only offer admission to a few applicants." - they removed this second sentence, too. I guess they didn't find this years submissions particularly fine. Glad they took that extra week to get the letter right. At least we’re out of our misery for that one. Ready for the rest 🙇🏼♀️ writeordie, Nauna and Jane Wyman 2 1
Tinky C. Clown Posted March 11 Posted March 11 I GOT INTO UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON OMG Hjanep, Chex, everything bagel lover and 19 others 22
ksiezniczka.monisia Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Just now, Tinky C. Clown said: I GOT INTO UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON OMG Dude, leave something for the rest of us! Congrats 💙💙💙💙💙💙
everything bagel lover Posted March 11 Posted March 11 (edited) 1 hour ago, pananoprodigy said: Anybody else officially in the spiraling/existential crisis/what am I even doing with my life phase? Everything just feels so exhausting and uncertain, which is kind of just how it feels to be a writer in general, and I hate it. Me too! Living in a constant state of uncertainty is stressful and I haven't written anything in weeks. I got a literary magazine rejection yesterday and I went "phew, it's not a school" which was fun at least lol Edit: HELL YEAH @Tinky C. Clown Edited March 11 by everything bagel lover congrats :))))) pananoprodigy, _redrabbit7 and prufrock_ 3
Nauna Posted March 11 Posted March 11 I mean obviously UVA had to accept SOME poets... but the spreadsheet makes it look like, "Nah, we're just not feelin poetry this year." 🫠
Lady Gladys Posted March 11 Posted March 11 15 minutes ago, Tinky C. Clown said: I GOT INTO UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON OMG Tinky, I am so happy for you!!! This is your #1, right?
Tinky C. Clown Posted March 11 Posted March 11 5 minutes ago, Lady Gladys said: Tinky, I am so happy for you!!! This is your #1, right? it’s my favorite of the places i got in/waitlisted at epr, Jane Wyman, Lady Gladys and 4 others 7
prufrock_ Posted March 11 Posted March 11 6 minutes ago, Tinky C. Clown said: it’s my favorite of the places i got in/waitlisted at grats!!! the pacific northwest is so pretty!
GhostOfHermann Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Does it look like Notre Dame is done for Fiction? I only see two entries in the draft spreadsheet, but they are the same person (first and interview and later an acceptance). I am assuming they are done and it's a rejection for me but curious.
Tuxedocat Posted March 11 Posted March 11 1 hour ago, Tinky C. Clown said: I GOT INTO UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON OMG CONGRATS!!! 🎉🎈🎊
MegHe Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Today's pretty rough, ngl. Got my Oxford, UVA, and Iowa rejection all within four hours of each other. Chex, Tuxedocat, exvat and 6 others 9
gordonandwafflesandmrblik Posted March 11 Posted March 11 I got a personalized rejection from Iowa🥹honestly the best I was realistically hoping for in this process. Says my manuscript was very well received by some readers and they hope I will apply again. Very encouraging to continue growing as a writer exvat, Nauna, cooliejulie86 and 9 others 11 1
writeordie Posted March 11 Posted March 11 7 minutes ago, gordonandwafflesandmrblik said: I got a personalized rejection from Iowa🥹honestly the best I was realistically hoping for in this process. Says my manuscript was very well received by some readers and they hope I will apply again. Very encouraging to continue growing as a writer Would be super curious to know by what method this was received. Email/snail mail? Still waiting on my Doom Letter^TM, lol. gordonandwafflesandmrblik 1
gordonandwafflesandmrblik Posted March 11 Posted March 11 1 minute ago, writeordie said: Would be super curious to know by what method this was received. Email/snail mail? Still waiting on my Doom Letter^TM, lol. Snail mail! Post marked March 7th. No emails or portal updates for me yet writeordie 1
rapunzel Posted March 11 Posted March 11 i got my doom letter as well! it's really surprising to me that they do ranked rejections if so many people are receiving the "well-received by our readers, some of whom liked it very much" spiel writeordie 1
Rachel M Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Hi all! was wondering if anyone can speak to the etiquette of trying to negotiate funding with programs? is it really a thing to leverage one school's funding against another (ie "this school gave me 50 % funding, you only gave me 25%, i really want to come to your school but i can't afford it plsss give me money" or no? lol any guidance is appreciated
writeordie Posted March 11 Posted March 11 4 minutes ago, rapunzel said: i got my doom letter as well! it's really surprising to me that they do ranked rejections if so many people are receiving the "well-received by our readers, some of whom liked it very much" spiel Ohhhh, snap. Yours had that same phrasing? (And sorry for your news, and for @gordonandwafflesandmrblik as well. Mine is almost certainly fast on your heels.) rapunzel 1
rapunzel Posted March 11 Posted March 11 (edited) 3 minutes ago, writeordie said: Ohhhh, snap. Yours had that same phrasing? (And sorry for your news, and for @gordonandwafflesandmrblik as well. Mine is almost certainly fast on your heels.) yep! and several people on draft as well i'm more upset that they deadnamed me in my rejection letter--iowa might be "the best" but it kind of makes me wonder about how the environment there might be changing these days lol Edited March 11 by rapunzel cooliejulie86 and writeordie 1 1
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