pananoprodigy Posted February 12 Posted February 12 6 minutes ago, runlolarun said: Ahh, yes, thank you.... I forgot everything I had read previously about interviews, but now I am remembering something about coming across as essentially not a know-it-all/ a-hole/whatever. Thanks for re-orienting me, lol. You got this!!! And congrats on getting this far! runlolarun 1
nauseated Posted February 12 Posted February 12 what does decisions being "staggered" mean? I'm assuming it means that decisions for multiple genres and acceptances/rejections are spread out and interspersed and not everything all at once, but I could be wrong
rapunzel Posted February 12 Posted February 12 59 minutes ago, nauseated said: what does decisions being "staggered" mean? I'm assuming it means that decisions for multiple genres and acceptances/rejections are spread out and interspersed and not everything all at once, but I could be wrong i think that's pretty much it? sometimes they'll come out in batches, too (often it's poetry batch vs. fiction batch, or acceptance batch vs. waitlist batch vs. rejection batch, but it can also be in batches at random) nauseated 1
tomat0tomat0 Posted February 12 Posted February 12 fingers crossed we'll hear from JHU and/or WUSTL today 🤌🤞 vilum, Leeannitha and Prosaic Ioniser 3
tomat0tomat0 Posted February 12 Posted February 12 1 minute ago, vilum said: when do vanderbilt results come out? like 2/20 right? according to the draft spreadsheet last year the first vandy result for fiction came out on the 16th (it was a waitlist)
roomservice Posted February 12 Posted February 12 Manifesting Vandy results today. Lighting a candle, howling into the wind and so on... exvat, tomat0tomat0, Leeannitha and 1 other 4
programedlove333 Posted February 12 Posted February 12 31 minutes ago, tomat0tomat0 said: fingers crossed we'll hear from JHU and/or WUSTL today 🤌🤞 manifesting this for u 🙏🙏 and ole miss notifs loll tomat0tomat0 1
luckylike56 Posted February 12 Posted February 12 There is a boston u rejection (poetry) in the draft from yesterday. odd that it is the only one, unless they send out emails at random? I applied and I am assuming rejection (poetry also) but is it common for rejection emails, even in the same genre, to be sent out at different times?
zaira Posted February 12 Posted February 12 13 minutes ago, pom3granate said: There is a boston u rejection (poetry) in the draft from yesterday. odd that it is the only one, unless they send out emails at random? I applied and I am assuming rejection (poetry also) but is it common for rejection emails, even in the same genre, to be sent out at different times? Boston is totally random. They have a rolling rejection and acceptance system. I heard some people who applied last year even found out roughly where they landed (e.g. top 12% of applicants) when they got their rejection letters. Not sure if they'll do that this year. luckylike56 1
Gander Posted February 12 Posted February 12 Hey everyone! Good luck to everyone this week and congrats on the acceptances/waitlists so far. I'm not gonna lie, I'm very anxious, as I'm sure we all are; on top of all the usuals, I'm really, really hoping for an acceptance from ASU and/or Syracuse, as a spec fic writer. ASU in particular, I'm stalking my notifs for an unhealthy amount. I'm still sitting on just 1 hard rejection, and I'm considering IU and Pitt soft rejections. 0a/0w/1r/2 soft rejections/16p We're all in this together!
Mystic_Sunshine Posted February 12 Posted February 12 13 hours ago, Jitterbug98 said: Yeah I don't think there are really any fully funded "safeties" but the places with less name recognition and a generally less desirable location are going to a bit easier to get into compared to the top places-- maybe places like Wichita State, Bowling Green, West Virginia University. This page rates how competitive admission is for different programs but some of them seem inaccurate to me: 77 Fully Funded MFA Programs in Creative Writing in the US I would think that even the least competitive fully funded programs are accepting no more than 10% of applicants but again I'm not sure about that. Thank you! I think I made a mistake this time around by applying to the most popular schools.
tomat0tomat0 Posted February 12 Posted February 12 2 hours ago, roomservice said: Manifesting Vandy results today. Lighting a candle, howling into the wind and so on... vandy acceptance just posted on draft
roomservice Posted February 12 Posted February 12 5 minutes ago, tomat0tomat0 said: vandy acceptance just posted on draft I'm a prophet.... (hoping for waitlist)
Mystic_Sunshine Posted February 12 Posted February 12 5 minutes ago, tomat0tomat0 said: vandy acceptance just posted on draft I'm gonna throw up. Vandy is my dream school and now I'm thinking it's a no
vilum Posted February 12 Posted February 12 1 minute ago, Mystic_Sunshine said: I'm gonna throw up. Vandy is my dream school and now I'm thinking it's a no lol same... do we know if it's for poetry or fiction?
Mr. Scribblo Posted February 12 Posted February 12 1 minute ago, vilum said: lol same... do we know if it's for poetry or fiction? Fiction!
DJ Lambchop Posted February 12 Posted February 12 1 minute ago, vilum said: lol same... do we know if it's for poetry or fiction? Fiction
zaira Posted February 12 Posted February 12 If it's any consolation, it looks like Vandy only accepted three people in the fiction cohort this year, so those are some rough odds.
vilum Posted February 12 Posted February 12 brb going to cry DJ Lambchop, zaira, misssalem and 2 others 5
luckylike56 Posted February 12 Posted February 12 1 hour ago, zaira said: Boston is totally random. They have a rolling rejection and acceptance system. I heard some people who applied last year even found out roughly where they landed (e.g. top 12% of applicants) when they got their rejection letters. Not sure if they'll do that this year. ah ok, thank you!
Mystic_Sunshine Posted February 12 Posted February 12 The thing says they got a call 2 days ago so I'm assuming all acceptances have gone out.
Chex Posted February 12 Posted February 12 23 minutes ago, zaira said: If it's any consolation, it looks like Vandy only accepted three people in the fiction cohort this year, so those are some rough odds. It isn't just this year. Three is their usual number each year. Three in fiction and three in poetry. It's one of the smallest cohorts and lowest acceptance rates. zaira 1
hopeful poet 2025 Posted February 12 Posted February 12 Hey! Wanted to pop in and say I just interviewed at Stony Brook, with Julie Sheehan and Christine Kitano. They were both lovely, and the interview was short and sweet. We did not talk about funding, but am hoping to get more information on that after a (hopeful) acceptance. Congrats to everyone who has gotten interviews and acceptances! & remember, for better or worse, there is lots of news yet to come. 1A/0W/1R/9P zaira, everything bagel lover and Chex 3
Mystic_Sunshine Posted February 12 Posted February 12 For those of you are on a second app round. What were your strategies for the 2nd season? I know that I'm going all doom and gloom pretty early but man.
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