runlolarun Posted February 12 Posted February 12 I know there are past threads discussing interviews... has anyone been interviewed recently? I just know I am going to freeze. I haven't written a thing in what feels like months and I can't even recall or articulate what my writing process is, or who has influenced me...
pananoprodigy Posted February 12 Posted February 12 (edited) 9 minutes ago, runlolarun said: I know there are past threads discussing interviews... has anyone been interviewed recently? I just know I am going to freeze. I haven't written a thing in what feels like months and I can't even recall or articulate what my writing process is, or who has influenced me... I think this has basically been said elsewhere by people who are more knowledgeable than me, but I did an mfa in screenwriting and I remember PANICKINGGG over the interview, only to be told once I was in the program (by the professor who interviewed me) that the interview itself is literally just a vibe check. If you've gotten to that stage it means they're excited about your writing and want you in the program. Now they're just trying to assemble a cohort of relatively chill and humble people who can give each other feedback and not be a menace in workshop (because there ARE people who would be a menace in workshop). I think you can outline a few main talking points for yourself (favorite books, things you're currently reading, a bullet point or two about why this is a good program for you), but overall, as corny as it sounds, you should just be yourself and treat it like a conversation. Edited February 12 by pananoprodigy Nmaryse 1
runlolarun Posted February 12 Posted February 12 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.
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 🤌🤞 Prosaic Ioniser, Leeannitha and vilum 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, curfew, tomat0tomat0 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
pom3granate 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. pom3granate 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 Gander, misssalem, Mr. Scribblo and 2 others 5
pom3granate 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.
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