2025 Creative Writing MFA Applicants Forum

[thelovelyunkown]

Placing a single candle for decisions tomorrow.

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[Tinky C. Clown]

32 minutes ago, thelovelyunkown said:

Placing a single candle for decisions tomorrow.

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i almost feel the need to leave a cookie out for santa…

 

waiting for university of washington and ole miss this week (and my waitlists ofc), but after that it’s my turn to make a decision 

[curfew]

woah i got into Iowa for poetry badaboom badabing

[thelovelyunkown]

1 minute ago, curfew said:

woah i got into Iowa for poetry badaboom badabing

CONGRATS! 

[exvat]

11 minutes ago, curfew said:

woah i got into Iowa for poetry badaboom badabing

Heyoooo! Congratulations!! 🎉 

[orb weaver]

Just got the call from UF 👀 I'm in

[Tinky C. Clown]

13 minutes ago, curfew said:

woah i got into Iowa for poetry badaboom badabing

congrats! wild that he’s calling so late on a sunday 

[thelovelyunkown]

9 minutes ago, orb weaver said:

Just got the call from UF 👀 I'm in

That's so exciting! 

[Southron]

15 minutes ago, orb weaver said:

Just got the call from UF 👀 I'm in

Congrats! Was it for fiction or poetry?

[exvat]

24 minutes ago, orb weaver said:

Just got the call from UF 👀 I'm in

Woohoo!! Congrats!

[orb weaver]

10 minutes ago, Southron said:

Congrats! Was it for fiction or poetry?

Poetry!

[everything bagel lover]

53 minutes ago, curfew said:

woah i got into Iowa for poetry badaboom badabing

Oh my god congratulations!!!!!!!

41 minutes ago, orb weaver said:

Just got the call from UF 👀 I'm in

Wow Congratulations!!!!!!!! 

[pearadox]

After completely giving up this cycle (got into columbia but it was literally Completely Unfunded so impossible) because of soft rs and previous rs, I got the call for Iowa for poetry. NEVER LOSE HOPE, CHAT.

 

[exvat]

Just now, pearadox said:

After completely giving up this cycle (got into columbia but it was literally Completely Unfunded so impossible) because of soft rs and previous rs, I got the call for Iowa for poetry. NEVER LOSE HOPE, CHAT.

 

BOOM, BABY 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[Tuxedocat]

2 hours ago, curfew said:

woah i got into Iowa for poetry badaboom badabing

 

2 hours ago, orb weaver said:

Just got the call from UF 👀 I'm in

 

34 minutes ago, pearadox said:

After completely giving up this cycle (got into columbia but it was literally Completely Unfunded so impossible) because of soft rs and previous rs, I got the call for Iowa for poetry. NEVER LOSE HOPE, CHAT.

 

WOW congrats everyone!! Amazing!
But why are they all calling so late?😭

[pearadox]

4 minutes ago, Tuxedocat said:

 

 

WOW congrats everyone!! Amazing!
But why are they all calling so late?😭

In terms of UF-- I went to UF for undergrad and know one of the people who work in deciding all that. They have a later  due date for applications and it took them a while to actually get through them because of scheduling nonsense or something.

As for Iowa, I have no clue. I'd for sure thought it was Over. 

I still haven't heard from Rutgers Camden, UVA or UH yet though. Looks like a late year in general. I wouldn't be surprised if it has to do with the bureaucracies of all these schools going Insane because of funding questions. Even mfas who don't have much to worry about in terms of funding are probably still subject to more nonsense. If not that, then maybe it's just an extra busy year....

[Tuxedocat]

17 minutes ago, pearadox said:

In terms of UF-- I went to UF for undergrad and know one of the people who work in deciding all that. They have a later  due date for applications and it took them a while to actually get through them because of scheduling nonsense or something.

As for Iowa, I have no clue. I'd for sure thought it was Over. 

I still haven't heard from Rutgers Camden, UVA or UH yet though. Looks like a late year in general. I wouldn't be surprised if it has to do with the bureaucracies of all these schools going Insane because of funding questions. Even mfas who don't have much to worry about in terms of funding are probably still subject to more nonsense. If not that, then maybe it's just an extra busy year....

Oh I meant why so late at night. It was after midnight EST when you posted which would be 11pm Iowa time. And it’s a Sunday! This is all assuming you posted soon-ish after the call so maybe they called much earlier