shoopster Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Wait, I'm confused... I don't understand why a lot of people were called for their Iowa acceptances if, according to that post above, they also plan on mailing some of them? I've looked at results from the past years and they all cite phone calls for acceptances. Isn't it fair to assume if we haven't gotten the call we haven't made it in? To be clear: I believe the woman I spoke with over the phone was probably communicating some pre-drafted 'talking points.' I'm sure she was told to say that to anyone who asked, just to cover the bases. I do actually think everyone who was accepted has been called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howtobe3 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 To be clear: I believe the woman I spoke with over the phone was probably communicating some pre-drafted 'talking points.' I'm sure she was told to say that to anyone who asked, just to cover the bases. I do actually think everyone who was accepted has been called. I figured. Thanks in any case for providing us with an update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lagoon91 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 hey yall, i just got waitlisted at Illinois (yay?) by snail-mail, so to anyone that applied there, be on the lookout (im sure i got my letter this quickly because i live 2.5 hrs away from urbana-champaign, so don't stress if it hasnt arrived yet). but that goes to say its seems like snail mail is still a thing cause im pretty sure Illinois called everyone they accepted/waitlisted last year and the year before, so maybe Iowa changed it up too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samson36 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 (edited) UIUC didn't call wait listers last year. At least not in poetry. Congrats! I had a great experience talking with UIUC last year (I was waitlisted in poetry). I've heard great things about fiction too. Edited February 27, 2015 by samson36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lagoon91 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 thanks samson! and thanks for clarifying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jforms Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Never assume anything. Three rejections so far. Don't get me wrong, it's the pits. But there's still hope. At least it's not Mid-March yet. Keep hope. Best of luck to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhound1 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 God, I wish they would just send me the rejections already. Waiting for a rejection when you know all the acceptances have gone out is so crappy. Send 'em on out, people, I ain't scared! (But, I would like to get on with my life) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octoberstormxx Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Good news! I was accepted to the New School in NYC. When I met with their faculty they said they offer almost no scholarships, but I was awarded a merit scholarship anyway, yay! jwg and greyhound1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopster Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Good news! I was accepted to the New School in NYC. When I met with their faculty they said they offer almost no scholarships, but I was awarded a merit scholarship anyway, yay! Congratulations! I'm waiting to hear back from them, myself. What genre are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessielulu Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Still haven't heard anything from WUSTL poetry. Does that mean I'm out of luck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octoberstormxx Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 (edited) Congratulations! I'm waiting to hear back from them, myself. What genre are you? Thank you! I'm in writing for children, you? Edited February 27, 2015 by Octoberstormxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruylopez88 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I got a call from an area code I didn't recognize- got a little excited thinking maybe it was one of my schools. Turned out to be someone from Navient (Sallie Mae) saying I was behind on my student loan payment. Go figure! Amayan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovalwriter Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Ruylopez88, Hilarious! And thanks for reminding me to make my Feb. payment. lol I already know the area codes for each program I applied to, so if I see those first 3 digits pop up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug128 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 For anyone still looking at the FB page: any word on poetry acceptances to Johns Hopkins? Saw some fiction ones on GradCafe. I am assuming they probably have gone out which is a little depressing. I don't know about other people but seeing my options whittling one-by-one is very upsetting! Especially because judging from past years my last two — Irvine and Indiana — won't be revealed for a good while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovalwriter Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Octoberstormxx, Congratulations!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octoberstormxx Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Octoberstormxx, Congratulations!! Thanks, Ovalwriter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lagoon91 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 has anyone heard anything from brown? rejections/acceptances? i just saw an interesting comment in the gradcafe survey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
writeonsteph Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Hi all! I stumbled across this forum-- I'm a current MA in lit grad student who just got accepted to Northern Arizona Uni's MFA program (rejected from UMD and still waiting to hear from ASU). Anyone else headed to Flagstaff?! TheWeasel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octoberstormxx Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 has anyone heard anything from brown? rejections/acceptances? i just saw an interesting comment in the gradcafe survey Interesting comment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lagoon91 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Interesting comment? this one specifically: I contacted Brian Evenson about timing and he wrote: "Not all the fiction rejections have been sent out yet. I am hoping acceptances will go out sometime next week, but it may be even a little longer than that. Sorry to keep you and a number of others waiting..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lagoon91 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 which made me think: have rejections already been sent out? i feel so in the dark about Brown in general, which may be intentional on their end, so maybe there we some talk on draft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeasel Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 writeonsteph- I was also accepted to NAU, so I may be seeing you there. I am also still waiting on notification from ASU, when I check my account online it simply says "In Review." Considering many people have already received rejections, I would guess that we are somewhere on the waitlist, and perhaps they just chose not to inform us of our current standing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyIowa Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 NYU called me yesterday, they seem to be doling out acceptances right about now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octoberstormxx Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) On 2/28/2015 at 12:37 AM, lagoon91 said: which made me think: have rejections already been sent out? i feel so in the dark about Brown in general, which may be intentional on their end, so maybe there we some talk on draft? Has anyone mentioned being rejected from Brown on the Draft? Edited February 28, 2015 by Octoberstormxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdh12 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 About Brown: pretty solid rumor claiming that Brown's Poetry committee has already contacted the people they're interested in.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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