Hjanep Posted February 11 Posted February 11 On 2/11/2025 at 4:53 PM, vilum said: no news from JH or vanderbilt? Expand FWIW I don’t think I got my JHU rejection until 2/15 last year
Mr. Scribblo Posted February 11 Posted February 11 On 2/11/2025 at 4:19 PM, KennyK said: CONGRATULATIONS first and foremost!!!! If you don’t mind me asking (and if you don’t tell have to tell me the school if you don’t feel comfortable) but was it either Johns Hopkins or Notre Dame? Those are my top that I’ve been losing sleep over! Expand take a look at the popular posts on the right and u will find the answer KennyK 1
KennyK Posted February 11 Posted February 11 On 2/11/2025 at 5:00 PM, Hjanep said: FWIW I don’t think I got my JHU rejection until 2/15 last year Expand Did JH acceptances go out already?
rhaenyra Posted February 11 Posted February 11 On 2/11/2025 at 1:02 AM, AyvaM said: YALL I JUST GOT A CALL FROM NATALIE FUCKING SHAPERO AT UC IRVINE I was such an idiot on the phone but she was soooo nice about it 😭😭😭😭😭 I'm just screaming over here. Baby's first acceptance Expand OMG congrats!!! AyvaM 1
DJ Lambchop Posted February 11 Posted February 11 On 2/11/2025 at 5:08 PM, KennyK said: Did JH acceptances go out already? Expand I don’t think so!
Hjanep Posted February 11 Posted February 11 On 2/11/2025 at 5:08 PM, KennyK said: Did JH acceptances go out already? Expand I haven’t seen any but they also take so few we may or may not hear if they do
seezeegee Posted February 11 Posted February 11 GradCafe results page has an Iowa acceptance reported from yesterday -- although unclear what genre it is. It also hasn't been reported on the Draft. kulfikat 1
Tinky C. Clown Posted February 11 Posted February 11 On 2/11/2025 at 4:19 PM, KennyK said: CONGRATULATIONS first and foremost!!!! If you don’t mind me asking (and if you don’t tell have to tell me the school if you don’t feel comfortable) but was it either Johns Hopkins or Notre Dame? Those are my top that I’ve been losing sleep over! Expand it wasn’t either of those! there’s plenty of data out there to suggest when you might hear, so i suggest taking a breather until you see results on draft or on here. also if it’s your first time applying i’d try not to ride everything on these two extremely selective schools. i was very upset about my first round being all rejections but it made me hunker down and work harder the next year. KennyK 1
KennyK Posted February 11 Posted February 11 On 2/11/2025 at 5:06 PM, Mr. Scribblo said: take a look at the popular posts on the right and u will find the answer Expand I’m an old fart 😭 I tried googling popular posts on grad cafe and nothing came up—I’m sorry!
Mr. Scribblo Posted February 11 Posted February 11 On 2/11/2025 at 5:18 PM, KennyK said: I’m an old fart 😭 I tried googling popular posts on grad cafe and nothing came up—I’m sorry! Expand haa, no worries. just look at the right side of this page itself. u will see the popular posts there. KennyK 1
Catpaw Posted February 11 Posted February 11 Responding to the stress from the previous page around our writing samples: I think of our samples as, "With this sample, I've committed to a perspective—a lens—through which I'm showcasing my writing for this application, and I've done my best to present that perspective coherently to the committee." Different samples to different programs can showcase our writing from varying perspectives, of course, and I think that's good and fine! We contain multitudes lol But whether the committee recognizes that perspective, or is swayed by it, is a gamble we all take. And the people staffing MFA programs are human. They're fallible and they have subjective taste and they can miss things—even at the most selective programs. Plus, many top MFA instructors have spoken about how the final decisions come down to splitting hairs, and often in ways that have little to do with the individual quality or promise of one's writing. There is always, always an element of chance. If you submitted a story or a chapter that you feel is some of your strongest work, and is something you feel really damn proud of... it still doesn't guarantee you'll get into any top-tier program. But this is because the whole process has so many elements of unwitting fortune—and though we wish we could control the final result through the sheer quality of our writing sample, it's not really something we can control in that way at all. So whether you get in, or not, doesn't change that what you submitted can still be really damn good. zaira, Blueruins, prufrock_ and 2 others 5
KennyK Posted February 11 Posted February 11 On 2/11/2025 at 5:17 PM, Tinky C. Clown said: it wasn’t either of those! there’s plenty of data out there to suggest when you might hear, so i suggest taking a breather until you see results on draft or on here. also if it’s your first time applying i’d try not to ride everything on these two extremely selective schools. i was very upset about my first round being all rejections but it made me hunker down and work harder the next year. Expand Thank you! I’m first time applicant and had no idea people post their results on grad cafe admissions page! This just eased my nerves and brought me clarity! Thank you again! Wishing us both lots of luck 🍀
Mr. Scribblo Posted February 11 Posted February 11 (edited) wasn't ole miss supposed to notify the round 1 acceptances by now? Edited February 11 by Mr. Scribblo
seezeegee Posted February 11 Posted February 11 JHU poetry waitlist has hit the Draft :)! strawberrymatcha, luckylike56, Tuxedocat and 2 others 4 1
Tinky C. Clown Posted February 11 Posted February 11 On 2/11/2025 at 5:34 PM, Mr. Scribblo said: wasn't ole miss supposed to notify the round 1 acceptances by now? Expand they said by 2/15 programedlove333 1
Mr. Scribblo Posted February 11 Posted February 11 On 2/11/2025 at 5:50 PM, Tinky C. Clown said: they said by 2/15 Expand yeah, i was hoping they would reply to accepted students earlier and update their website on the 15th.
DJ Lambchop Posted February 11 Posted February 11 On 2/11/2025 at 5:24 PM, Catpaw said: Responding to the stress from the previous page around our writing samples: I think of our samples as, "With this sample, I've committed to a perspective—a lens—through which I'm showcasing my writing for this application, and I've done my best to present that perspective coherently to the committee." Different samples to different programs can showcase our writing from varying perspectives, of course, and I think that's good and fine! We contain multitudes lol But whether the committee recognizes that perspective, or is swayed by it, is a gamble we all take. And the people staffing MFA programs are human. They're fallible and they have subjective taste and they can miss things—even at the most selective programs. Plus, many top MFA instructors have spoken about how the final decisions come down to splitting hairs, and often in ways that have little to do with the individual quality or promise of one's writing. There is always, always an element of chance. If you submitted a story or a chapter that you feel is some of your strongest work, and is something you feel really damn proud of... it still doesn't guarantee you'll get into any top-tier program. But this is because the whole process has so many elements of unwitting fortune—and though we wish we could control the final result through the sheer quality of our writing sample, it's not really something we can control in that way at all. So whether you get in, or not, doesn't change that what you submitted can still be really damn good. Expand To second this, I had an MFA alum/published author look over one of my stories, and I had my mom look over the same one. My mom ended up understanding the nuances of my story much, much better than the MFA alum! Gander, Catpaw, Blueruins and 1 other 4
Tinky C. Clown Posted February 11 Posted February 11 On 2/11/2025 at 5:52 PM, Mr. Scribblo said: yeah, i was hoping they would reply to accepted students earlier and update their website on the 15th. Expand nobody on draft has heard and there's still four days programedlove333 and Mr. Scribblo 2
Nmaryse Posted February 11 Posted February 11 On 2/11/2025 at 5:15 PM, seezeegee said: GradCafe results page has an Iowa acceptance reported from yesterday -- although unclear what genre it is. It also hasn't been reported on the Draft. Expand that feels sooo early for Iowa-- Don't they still do by-mail physical acceptances too? Or am I completely wrong?
prufrock_ Posted February 11 Posted February 11 On 2/11/2025 at 6:29 PM, Nmaryse said: that feels sooo early for Iowa-- Don't they still do by-mail physical acceptances too? Or am I completely wrong? Expand acceptances are a phone call first (then physical mail to confirm? not sure) -- rejections are only physical mail though. i wouldn't expect Iowa results until next week, but maybe they're going out earlier this year.
exvat Posted February 11 Posted February 11 On 2/11/2025 at 5:24 PM, Catpaw said: So whether you get in, or not, doesn't change that what you submitted can still be really damn good. Expand I have poems in my work sample that were published in Pshares, APR, and Kenyon Review, and I still feel like any admissions committee would be justified in rejecting me for simply not being a fit for their program. If it's the work, whatevs. If it's my gender, ethnicity, or age, whatevs. It's not personal. I'm gonna keep writing and publishing poems regardless. PsychPoet, cooliejulie86, Blueruins and 1 other 4
Chex Posted February 11 Posted February 11 On 2/11/2025 at 6:38 PM, exvat said: I have poems in my work sample that were published in Pshares, APR, and Kenyon Review, and I still feel like any admissions committee would be justified in rejecting me for simply not being a fit for their program. If it's the work, whatevs. If it's my gender, ethnicity, or age, whatevs. It's not personal. I'm gonna keep writing and publishing poems regardless. Expand Yep. Someone mentioned their poems had been published multiple times in elite mags and they were still rejected. They applied again the next year and were rejected everywhere but Iowa. They eventually graduated from IWW with multiple awards, accolades, and significant career recognition/success. Gander, zaira and exvat 1 2
Tinky C. Clown Posted February 11 Posted February 11 On 2/11/2025 at 6:29 PM, Nmaryse said: that feels sooo early for Iowa-- Don't they still do by-mail physical acceptances too? Or am I completely wrong? Expand yeah i'm feeling like this is a lie! ALTHOUGH someone did report an iowa this early last year but it was for the literary translation MFA, so it could very well be that. whatever it is, i'm not super worried
zaira Posted February 11 Posted February 11 On 2/11/2025 at 6:46 PM, Chex said: Yep. Someone mentioned their poems had been published multiple times in elite mags and they were still rejected. They applied again the next year and were rejected everywhere but Iowa. They eventually graduated from IWW with multiple awards, accolades, and significant career recognition/success. Expand This is really, really important to remember. I needed reminding of this myself. It's easy to feel like your work isn't good enough. In reality a lot of us are writing our asses off and producing cool stuff. Don't let an adcom determine your worth! cooliejulie86 1
Mystic_Sunshine Posted February 11 Posted February 11 On 2/11/2025 at 6:59 PM, Tinky C. Clown said: yeah i'm feeling like this is a lie! ALTHOUGH someone did report an iowa this early last year but it was for the literary translation MFA, so it could very well be that. whatever it is, i'm not super worried Expand Yeah. Agree! Although I think Iowa is one of the schools that doesn't always notify everyone together.
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