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  On 3/11/2025 at 9:12 PM, 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

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Oh dang I didn’t know they all said that, I saw yesterday someone was bummed over how short their Iowa rejection was and maybe (embarrassingly) got overly excited haha

ETA I think it’s really cool of Sam to hand sign so many rejections, shows respect for applicants. But very disrespectful to deadname you, I’m sorry they did that. That’s disappointing of them for sure 

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  On 3/11/2025 at 7:17 PM, GhostOfHermann said:

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.

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Yeah, I think Notre Dame is done.

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  On 3/11/2025 at 9:25 PM, gordonandwafflesandmrblik said:

Oh dang I didn’t know they all said that, I saw yesterday someone was bummed over how short their Iowa rejection was and maybe (embarrassingly) got overly excited haha

ETA I think it’s really cool of Sam to hand sign so many rejections, shows respect for applicants 

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a handful of people on the forum & the draft doesn’t mean it was everyone! still something to feel good about i think!

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  On 3/11/2025 at 9:25 PM, gordonandwafflesandmrblik said:

Oh dang I didn’t know they all said that, I saw yesterday someone was bummed over how short their Iowa rejection was and maybe (embarrassingly) got overly excited haha

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i mean yeah, apparently they are ranked according to someone on draft, but since more than half the people who reported are getting the kinder rejection, i don't know if i'm taking it too seriously

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  On 3/11/2025 at 9:35 PM, rapunzel said:

i mean yeah, apparently they are ranked according to someone on draft, but since more than half the people who reported are getting the kinder rejection, i don't know if i'm taking it too seriously

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Folks that get the form version are less likely to post about their rejection. I definitely didn’t get thr tiered rejection my first two years so I’m hyped about it this time!

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  On 3/11/2025 at 9:29 PM, poet-hopeful said:

Do we think Iowa's done calling for poetry? I'm at 0A/0W/0R/4SR/1P 🥺

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I was wondering this tooo bc on draft there are no calls for the past two days, but also only like 4 or 5 people reported acceptances, which seems like a pretty small percentage considering their cohort size? especially because for much smaller cohorts, I think a bigger percentage of acceptances were posted?

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Uh... my University of Maryland portal changed from "Under Program Review" to "Under Grad School Review." Should I be hopeful? Or am I deluding myself with clues that aren't there?

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  On 3/11/2025 at 10:39 PM, spewilicious said:

Uh... my University of Maryland portal changed from "Under Program Review" to "Under Grad School Review." Should I be hopeful? Or am I deluding myself with clues that aren't there?

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Mine also changed, within the last 3 hours because it was still "under program review" when I checked this morning. I don't want to break my own heart by reading into things but I'm taking any sign I can get tbh

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  On 3/11/2025 at 11:24 PM, saintjdog said:

Mine also changed, within the last 3 hours because it was still "under program review" when I checked this morning. I don't want to break my own heart by reading into things but I'm taking any sign I can get tbh

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A quick Google search tells me it simply means the department has made their decision, now forwarding it to the grad school committee so you are about to hear it soon... It's a neutral process, doesn't really mean anything good or bad. Can be anything.

boy they are just slow boiling me to death

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  On 3/11/2025 at 11:32 PM, Mia172 said:

 

A quick Google search tells me it simply means the department has made their decision, now forwarding it to the grad school committee so you are about to hear it soon... It's a neutral process, doesn't really mean anything good or bad. Can be anything.

boy they are just slow boiling me to death

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That's pretty much what I thought, but I am (delusionaly?) hoping it means a good decision from the program, and that it's not something all applicants see whether they are accepted or rejected.

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  On 3/11/2025 at 11:45 PM, spewilicious said:

That's pretty much what I thought, but I am (delusionaly?) hoping it means a good decision from the program, and that it's not something all applicants see whether they are accepted or rejected.

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A search in draft says acceptances and waitlists have gone out, so I’m assuming its a form reject coming my way. 

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  On 3/12/2025 at 12:09 AM, doubleve said:

hope everyone's hanging in there<3 it's been a weird month...

i also wanted to ask, does anyone know if iowa send snail mail rejections to international applicants too?

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Yep, they do, but depending on where in the world you are and how reliable the postal service is, you may or may not receive it. I did not receive mine last year, and had to email Deb West in May/June, who replied with a PDF version of the mailed letter. No idea why they couldn't just send that by email in the first place.

In any case, the portal should be updated later this month, and it'll simply read: DENIED, or some such.

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  On 3/12/2025 at 12:20 AM, Chex said:

Yep, they do, but depending on where in the world you are and how reliable the postal service is, you may or may not receive it. I did not receive mine last year, and had to email Deb West in May/June, who replied with a PDF version of the mailed letter. No idea why they couldn't just send that by email in the first place.

In any case, the portal should be updated later this month, and it'll simply read: DENIED, or some such.

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Their insistence on snail mail in the year 2025 just comes off so pretentious and annoying to me idk

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  On 3/11/2025 at 11:41 PM, szymborskasy said:

brown and boston fiction are driving me crazy!! one accept each on draft so i am assuming soft reject...but i just wish they'd tell us...

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there aren't any brown fiction results on draft yet (as far as i can see) which is definitely making it even more stressful lol

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