2025 Creative Writing MFA Applicants Forum

[prufrock_]

1 hour ago, Dingdong99 said:

It's been real everybody! Bye!

goodbye! have fun at asu! the cartographer's girl by Matt Bell is one of my favorite short stories ever, read it if you haven't!

[Dingdong99]

1 hour ago, prufrock_ said:

goodbye! have fun at asu! the cartographer's girl by Matt Bell is one of my favorite short stories ever, read it if you haven't!

Thank you!! Man, Matt Bell is so damn good; I'm very fortunate. I need to read that one, though! Good luck wherever you end up

[honeytreasures]

Do y’all think the rest of Boston decisions will come out this week?

[zaira]

1 hour ago, honeytreasures said:

Do y’all think the rest of Boston decisions will come out this week?

I hope so. It's my last pending result, and I'm guessing it'll be a rejection. Crossing my fingers that they'll send out the remaining emails tomorrow! 

Anyone else have any insight on this? 

[Tinky C. Clown]

well i’m committed, took myself off all waitlists. feels so good but almost disorienting. i’ll still check the forum tho bc i live for drama 

[honeytreasures]

2 hours ago, zaira said:

I hope so. It's my last pending result, and I'm guessing it'll be a rejection. Crossing my fingers that they'll send out the remaining emails tomorrow! 

Anyone else have any insight on this? 

Me still holding out hope 🫣

[Nauna]

23 hours ago, Southron said:

I received the same answer when I emailed as well. At this point, I'm starting to wonder if they'll take anyone this year.

I was wondering the same thing! So heartbreaking! It wasn't my top choice for relocation, but I really vibed with the poetry faculty during the interview & love their work. I would have accepted the offer in a heartbeat.

[Sumire11]

On 3/22/2025 at 3:13 AM, pananoprodigy said:

I see that Boise did poetry interviews in early Feb, but there are no reports for fiction. Last year's spreadsheet only shows interviews for poetry as well. Do we think they only interview poetry for some reason? i.e. as a fiction writer who didn't get an interview, should I count them as a soft r?

@pananoprodigyapparently, fiction notifs were supposed to go out Mid March, but I haven’t heard anything. 

[Nauna]

On 3/22/2025 at 2:58 PM, squid05 said:

Was expecting UNCG to drop decisions yesterday. Anticipation is nearly unbearable. 

Agreed! I didn't get an interview but it is one of my few pending applications. 

[glowingbrightly]

I refused to apply to any programs that had interviews and now I feel very justified in that choice but here’s hoping pitt and others still work out for folx! 

[widfara]

I have an upcoming interview for a fiction program that is one of my top choices (yay!). For folks that have interviewed before, what types of questions did they ask you? Was there anything that caught you off guard? I'm of course going to be prepared to talk about my writing and my goals, and am familiarizing myself with the faculty's work, but other than that, I'm not quite sure what to expect. Any advice would be much appreciated! Thanks

[Slothy711]

Does anyone know when Columbia's poetry decisions are supposed to come out? 

[exvat]

1 hour ago, Slothy711 said:

Does anyone know when Columbia's poetry decisions are supposed to come out? 

I was accepted for poetry on March 3, and I believe I saw someone else here report a waitlist 😕

[glowingbrightly]

3 hours ago, Slothy711 said:

Does anyone know when Columbia's poetry decisions are supposed to come out? 

acceptances came out a few weeks ago. I got one but am going to turn it down. I haven’t seen any rejections or waitlists and it’s a big, expensive program so you’d think there’d be a lot. 

Edited yesterday at 05:47 AM by glowingbrightly

[everything bagel lover]

Good morning, you freaks that are left. The forum has felt a little more quiet since so many decisions have gone out and we all more or less have all the info, and those of us left are either here out of habit/addiction or waitlist nonsense. Anyway, I wish us all a prosperous week of good news and good food.

Manifesting CSU GTA news and UNLV admission decision this week. 🕯️ Specifically good news on CSU GTA funding please 🕯️ Both schools had spring break this last week so it could be the week

[zaira]

30 minutes ago, everything bagel lover said:

Good morning, you freaks that are left. The forum has felt a little more quiet since so many decisions have gone out and we all more or less have all the info, and those of us left are either here out of habit/addiction or waitlist nonsense. Anyway, I wish us all a prosperous week of good news and good food.

Manifesting CSU GTA news and UNLV admission decision this week. 🕯️ Specifically good news on CSU GTA funding please 🕯️ Both schools had spring break this last week so it could be the week

I'm Nero playing the fiddle over here. 

I've learned not to ask the universe for much, but maybe, just maybe I could have this:

 

           🕯️         🕯️          🕯️

     🕯️                                    🕯️

    🕯️   Boston news, any    🕯️

      🕯️ news, I'm not picky 🕯️

           🕯️           🕯️           🕯️

Edited yesterday at 01:11 PM by zaira

[Mystic_Sunshine]

51 minutes ago, everything bagel lover said:

Good morning, you freaks that are left. The forum has felt a little more quiet since so many decisions have gone out and we all more or less have all the info, and those of us left are either here out of habit/addiction or waitlist nonsense. Anyway, I wish us all a prosperous week of good news and good food.

Manifesting CSU GTA news and UNLV admission decision this week. 🕯️ Specifically good news on CSU GTA funding please 🕯️ Both schools had spring break this last week so it could be the week

Good morning!

I don't understand why UNLV is so far behind. Hoping you get your funding news soon. 

[everything bagel lover]

6 minutes ago, Mystic_Sunshine said:

Good morning!

I don't understand why UNLV is so far behind. Hoping you get your funding news soon. 

I don't either! I'm wondering if fiction results went out and just none of the people accepted were on draft of gradcafe. But then waitlists should come out too? And statistically, I feel like 1 person would be in the draft or here. But UNLV has been known to do secret waitlists which is insane to me. 

Thank you ❤️ I just want to know so I can get ready to move! My lease ends at the end of May so I'm trying to already start apartment hunting in both cities to be ready for whatever. CSU does have affordable graduate housing tho so omg fingers crossed 

[gradschoolpspspsps]

Good morning, I'm still here! I'm waiting for Boise, Pitt, and SIU still! I'm also debating currently if I should be picking a favorite of my waitlists and emailing them and telling them that if I got in I'd 100% go, or if I should just wait. 

[Mystic_Sunshine]

1 minute ago, everything bagel lover said:

I don't either! I'm wondering if fiction results went out and just none of the people accepted were on draft of gradcafe. But then waitlists should come out too? And statistically, I feel like 1 person would be in the draft or here. But UNLV has been known to do secret waitlists which is insane to me. 

Thank you ❤️ I just want to know so I can get ready to move! My lease ends at the end of May so I'm trying to already start apartment hunting in both cities to be ready for whatever. CSU does have affordable graduate housing tho so omg fingers crossed 

Yeah I've been kind of thinking maybe they went out since nonfic and poetry did. I know they usually don't reject until April. 

I don't think waitlists got reported for the other genres either.  Secret waitlists are evil. Honestly, I just want the closesure haha. I'm already planning for next year 

[prufrock_]

as scribe said last year, we play until we hear the bell. i'm here until i get answers from everyone! (still waitlisted at 3 schools)

[Eloise2897]

waitlist sufferer here. boyfriend says i was grinding my teeth *hard* in my sleep this weekend 🥲.

[carly rae jepsenn]

just popping on here to say that I turned down fiction offers at the University of Wyoming and Virginia Tech, so there should be waitlist movement for those schools soon!

Edited 22 hours ago by carly rae jepsenn
two "just"s in one sentence lol

[Mystic_Sunshine]

19 minutes ago, gradschoolpspspsps said:

Good morning, I'm still here! I'm waiting for Boise, Pitt, and SIU still! I'm also debating currently if I should be picking a favorite of my waitlists and emailing them and telling them that if I got in I'd 100% go, or if I should just wait. 

Have you decided which of your waitlist is your top choice?

[Eloise2897]

19 minutes ago, Eloise2897 said:

waitlist sufferer here. boyfriend says i was grinding my teeth *hard* in my sleep this weekend 🥲.

put my waitlists in my signature so if you hear of/cause any movement on these lists, i would love to know. many thanks in advance!