thelovelyunkown Posted March 14 Posted March 14 I'm currently working on a series of poems that combine sculpture and writing. I am debating if I should include one in my writing sample for next round. Does anyone have insight into how MFA programs perceive poetry presented through visual art (other than Brown)?
smallchange Posted March 14 Posted March 14 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Hjanep said: I’m not I actually went there for undergrad (and LOVED it) and decided not to apply because I want a completely new experience. But cannot say enough good things about Davis. Oh sick! I grew up there (partially) and same. Most underrated city in California! I also thought a lot about applying bc I kind of wanted to move somewhere new but I’m in LA now and it would be great to not be too far from my girlfriend. Plus I think it would be a pretty different experience living there as an adult. Fingers crossed tho. Edited March 14 by smallchange Typo
honeytreasures Posted March 14 Posted March 14 45 minutes ago, Jane Wyman said: My turn for copium ... do we think that Hunter and WashU are utterly done waitlisting, accepting, etc? I feel like WashU is? I have no insight really so take what I say with a grain of salt, but unless they’re so behind their schedule last year I’d guess they’re done. I had a friend get waitlisted there early Feb last year. Jane Wyman 1
smallchange Posted March 14 Posted March 14 33 minutes ago, honeytreasures said: I feel like WashU is? I have no insight really so take what I say with a grain of salt, but unless they’re so behind their schedule last year I’d guess they’re done. I had a friend get waitlisted there early Feb last year. I checked Hunter’s website earlier because their whole process is confusing to me and it said they accept people through April…though I’d assume that’s only if the initial offers don’t accept. Jane Wyman 1
Scribe Posted March 14 Posted March 14 3 minutes ago, smallchange said: Ah okay I’m bummed but thanks for the info! I really am sorry for bumming you. I really like being able to help but it sucks letting people down. I honestly believe having the info is better than the anxiety. Keep writing. prufrock_ and smallchange 2
gradschoolpspspsps Posted March 14 Posted March 14 Hello all, when I tell you I am so glad I did not discover this website until this Monday, I have been obsessively checking this forum like all day every day since. I was a regular person casually wondering if I'd get an email back before this. Now I check my email two times an hour. I am a college and career counselor, and today my seniors waiting for their undergrad acceptances were telling me I was stressing them out! But, you all seem very lovely so it's worth it. I am not on Facebook so I don't know how valuable any of this information is, but I applied to a truly absurd number of schools because I work for Americorps and I wanted to take advantage of the ones that were free. The one I saw people asking about is University of Mississippi; they reached out to me on Monday to tell me they were missing my third recommender and to please send it as soon as possible. I very sincerely apologize for being the one guy holding that entire response time hostage, lol. I've been waitlisted at UTK, Miami University, and ASU. I hope any of that is helpful to someone! Also- 8 hours ago, GingerBB said: And now, I have some info on Boston University — in case anyone’s interested! So I got accepted on Saturday, for Fiction. I went to BU for undergrad, and I just wanted to say your post made me smile so hard! It was taking cw classes taught by BU MFA students that really made me decide that I loved writing too much to pick a reasonable major. Every professor I had was amazing, taught me different things, and was just so fun to take a workshop with. Several of my recommenders are on the decision team this year, and if they thought you were good you must be amazing! Have so much fun with Leslie Epstein, man once told me I was talented but he was dismayed at the way I was using it lol. BU's program is great and Boston is a fantastic city. When you teach EN305 know you're inspiring the next wave of applicants. glowingbrightly and Chex 2
P i e r r o t Posted March 14 Posted March 14 (edited) 1 hour ago, Hjanep said: UCI fiction waitlist just hit draft It me! May as well introduce myself, since I've been lurking for ages and following all of your individual trajectories from the sidelines. I feel I know you all! Hard to overstate how much of an anxious comfort this site has been, especially as this is my second cycle applying and has been **rends garments** a little stressful. Re: UC Irvine, going to chat with the program director soon, hopefully Friday, and will report back with any relevant intel. Seems all but impossible that anyone would turn down UCI (??), so the waitlist is definitely feeling like a mixed blessing. Serious fist bump to @Scribe for keeping us informed. Edited March 14 by P i e r r o t cooliejulie86, epr, prufrock_ and 5 others 8
smallchange Posted March 14 Posted March 14 1 minute ago, P i e r r o t said: It me! May as well introduce myself, since I've been lurking for ages and following all of your individual trajectories from the sidelines. I feel I know you all! Hard to overstate how much of an anxious comfort this site has been, especially as this is my second cycle applying and has been **rends garments** a little stressful. Re: UC Irvine, going to chat with the program director soon, hopefully Friday, and will report back with any relevant intel. Seems all but impossible that anyone would turn down UCI, so the waitlist is definitely feeling like a mixed blessing. Serious fist bump to @Scribe for keeping us informed. Congrats! Love hearing on here about peoples’ successful second rounds. Best of luck! P i e r r o t 1
Mystic_Sunshine Posted March 14 Posted March 14 15 minutes ago, gradschoolpspspsps said: Hello all, when I tell you I am so glad I did not discover this website until this Monday, I have been obsessively checking this forum like all day every day since. I was a regular person casually wondering if I'd get an email back before this. Now I check my email two times an hour. I am a college and career counselor, and today my seniors waiting for their undergrad acceptances were telling me I was stressing them out! But, you all seem very lovely so it's worth it. I am not on Facebook so I don't know how valuable any of this information is, but I applied to a truly absurd number of schools because I work for Americorps and I wanted to take advantage of the ones that were free. The one I saw people asking about is University of Mississippi; they reached out to me on Monday to tell me they were missing my third recommender and to please send it as soon as possible. I very sincerely apologize for being the one guy holding that entire response time hostage, lol. I've been waitlisted at UTK, Miami University, and ASU. I hope any of that is helpful to someone! Also- I went to BU for undergrad, and I just wanted to say your post made me smile so hard! It was taking cw classes taught by BU MFA students that really made me decide that I loved writing too much to pick a reasonable major. Every professor I had was amazing, taught me different things, and was just so fun to take a workshop with. Several of my recommenders are on the decision team this year, and if they thought you were good you must be amazing! Have so much fun with Leslie Epstein, man once told me I was talented but he was dismayed at the way I was using it lol. BU's program is great and Boston is a fantastic city. When you teach EN305 know you're inspiring the next wave of applicants. Welcome to the group! Are you a fiction or poetry applicant?
P i e r r o t Posted March 14 Posted March 14 8 minutes ago, smallchange said: Congrats! Love hearing on here about peoples’ successful second rounds. Best of luck! Ditto—congrats on Davis! We're in that boat together. They have me more or less in the dark re: status/movement/process/waitlist size. Let us know if you hear any new deets. Fingers crossed they make lots of room!
gradschoolpspspsps Posted March 14 Posted March 14 3 minutes ago, Mystic_Sunshine said: Welcome to the group! Are you a fiction or poetry applicant? Oh duh, I'm fiction Mystic_Sunshine 1
Hjanep Posted March 14 Posted March 14 20 minutes ago, P i e r r o t said: It me! May as well introduce myself, since I've been lurking for ages and following all of your individual trajectories from the sidelines. I feel I know you all! Hard to overstate how much of an anxious comfort this site has been, especially as this is my second cycle applying and has been **rends garments** a little stressful. Re: UC Irvine, going to chat with the program director soon, hopefully Friday, and will report back with any relevant intel. Seems all but impossible that anyone would turn down UCI, so the waitlist is definitely feeling like a mixed blessing. Serious fist bump to @Scribe for keeping us informed. Out of reactions but congrats!! Keep us posted P i e r r o t 1
Mystic_Sunshine Posted March 14 Posted March 14 5 minutes ago, gradschoolpspspsps said: Oh duh, I'm fiction Oh cool! I'm one of the people waiting on Mississippi (also fiction) so thanks for saying they reached out!
abross Posted March 14 Posted March 14 Hi everyone! I just discovered this thread. Has anyone heard anything from The New School's Creative Writing MFA? thanks in advance
gradschoolpspspsps Posted March 14 Posted March 14 3 minutes ago, Mystic_Sunshine said: Oh cool! I'm one of the people waiting on Mississippi (also fiction) so thanks for saying they reached out! For sure, it was the director of the program who reached out, and she even responded back after and said thanks. It was very nice and personal. That interaction and how nice the phase 2 response was kinda made them my top choice, despite how hard I was trying not to have one. I promise my third recommendation is in now!
Mystic_Sunshine Posted March 14 Posted March 14 5 minutes ago, gradschoolpspspsps said: For sure, it was the director of the program who reached out, and she even responded back after and said thanks. It was very nice and personal. That interaction and how nice the phase 2 response was kinda made them my top choice, despite how hard I was trying not to have one. I promise my third recommendation is in now! Oh nice! Hopefully them reaching out means they are ready to send out decisions soon. I know someone else on here said 2 weeks but I'm hoping that maybe we get lucky and hear back next week. Hoping for good news for us both Based on your waitlist you'll potentially have some great options! UTK has a super nice stipend. Knoxville is amazing and I can't stress enough how much I love the surrounding towns. Knoxville is also cool because it's near other cities that aren't bad either. I've spent a lot of time around there and still do. I also really like Phoenix.
smallchange Posted March 14 Posted March 14 28 minutes ago, gradschoolpspspsps said: Hello all, when I tell you I am so glad I did not discover this website until this Monday, I have been obsessively checking this forum like all day every day since. I was a regular person casually wondering if I'd get an email back before this. Now I check my email two times an hour. I am a college and career counselor, and today my seniors waiting for their undergrad acceptances were telling me I was stressing them out! But, you all seem very lovely so it's worth it. I am not on Facebook so I don't know how valuable any of this information is, but I applied to a truly absurd number of schools because I work for Americorps and I wanted to take advantage of the ones that were free. The one I saw people asking about is University of Mississippi; they reached out to me on Monday to tell me they were missing my third recommender and to please send it as soon as possible. I very sincerely apologize for being the one guy holding that entire response time hostage, lol. I've been waitlisted at UTK, Miami University, and ASU. I hope any of that is helpful to someone! Also- I went to BU for undergrad, and I just wanted to say your post made me smile so hard! It was taking cw classes taught by BU MFA students that really made me decide that I loved writing too much to pick a reasonable major. Every professor I had was amazing, taught me different things, and was just so fun to take a workshop with. Several of my recommenders are on the decision team this year, and if they thought you were good you must be amazing! Have so much fun with Leslie Epstein, man once told me I was talented but he was dismayed at the way I was using it lol. BU's program is great and Boston is a fantastic city. When you teach EN305 know you're inspiring the next wave of applicants. This reminded me that I was planning on applying to americorps if I didn’t get in anywhere haha so thank you! gradschoolpspspsps 1
Mr Good Man Posted March 14 Posted March 14 Is there anyone else who also has not yet received any response from UTK despite people reporting waitlists? I applied for the round 2 but haven't received any response yet. I'm worried.
gradschoolpspspsps Posted March 14 Posted March 14 9 hours ago, Mystic_Sunshine said: Oh nice! Hopefully them reaching out means they are ready to send out decisions soon. I know someone else on here said 2 weeks but I'm hoping that maybe we get lucky and hear back next week. Hoping for good news for us both Based on your waitlist you'll potentially have some great options! UTK has a super nice stipend. Knoxville is amazing and I can't stress enough how much I love the surrounding towns. Knoxville is also cool because it's near other cities that aren't bad either. I've spent a lot of time around there and still do. I also really like Phoenix. Yeah, I'm hoping it's a good sign they reached out to ask instead of like, ignoring my application because my recommender is unreliable with emails lol. That's great to know about Knoxville and Phoenix! I've only ever lived in Boston so it's huge to hear first hand about some of these places that seem so far and so deep south to far east coast me.
poet-hopeful Posted March 14 Posted March 14 I got an email from Iowa for poetry yesterday :') it looks like they might still be calling! Chex, epr, eternalwhitenights and 10 others 13
Mystic_Sunshine Posted March 14 Posted March 14 1 hour ago, gradschoolpspspsps said: Yeah, I'm hoping it's a good sign they reached out to ask instead of like, ignoring my application because my recommender is unreliable with emails lol. That's great to know about Knoxville and Phoenix! I've only ever lived in Boston so it's huge to hear first hand about some of these places that seem so far and so deep south to far east coast me. I'm from the south so if you (or anyone else) wants to chat about it if you're considering those options I'd be happy too. Knoxville is not what I'd consider deep south. Mississippi most definitely is though lol.
Tinky C. Clown Posted March 14 Posted March 14 at this point i just want university of oregon and houston to just send me my rejection letters lol Mystic_Sunshine and cooliejulie86 2
Rachel M Posted March 14 Posted March 14 11 hours ago, abross said: Hi everyone! I just discovered this thread. Has anyone heard anything from The New School's Creative Writing MFA? thanks in advance still haven't heard anything, waiting anxiously though! it's my top choice
popcornn Posted March 14 Posted March 14 @ any mfa vets or anyone who might know more about this: wondering how you would compare the UMass Amherst mfa program with the Columbia mfa program for fiction (money aside for now), in terms of quality of education, faculty attention, workshop culture, and prestige? seah0rse 1
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