slouching Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, BLeonard said: Congrats to those who have heard, and thanks for the tip about Draft on FB! Having one of those real freak-outs today about grad school. I didn't think I wanted this as much as I now do...when this process started I was pretty chill, but now that programs are rolling out acceptances I'm freaking. out. How is everyone else doing? Nothing but rejections over here, which has been pretty hard...I knew going into this that there was a possibility I wouldn't get in anywhere, but now that decisions are coming back, it feels much more real. Still waiting on several schools, but not feeling optimistic, and have already started thinking about the next application cycle and whether or not I'd want to subject myself to this particular kind of hell again. I'm wondering how everyone's reading and writing habits have been impacted by this process. I've started a few new pieces recently, but for the most part, I find myself wanting to do things that allow me to think about something other than poetry (mine or anyone else's). MFA17OrBust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLeonard Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 1 minute ago, slouching said: I'm wondering how everyone's reading and writing habits have been impacted by this process. I've started a few new pieces recently, but for the most part, I find myself wanting to do things that allow me to think about something other than poetry (mine or anyone else's). I hear you on this. I've actually been thinking a lot about my own fiction, starting a bunch of small projects, but nothing that I can commit to. I have three short stories and a couple of novel/novella I've started but lost interest in. And I haven't read a new book since January! I'm going on vacation next week so hopefully I'll be able to reset. @slouching, I'm sorry you're having a tough time with rejections. If it helps, I applied to about as many PhD programs in 2015, and was waiting for months with rejection after rejection until I finally got in some place! I try and keep an open mind and tell myself that you don't know until you know. ficpic89 and slouching 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slouching Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 @BLeonard thanks for the support! Hope you enjoy your vacation and that you receive some good news soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen fang Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Heads up, Michigan Fiction acceptances are coming in. Just thought you ought to know *passes out* Sleam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romola Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Oh wow. I'm getting oddly detached from this whole rejection/non-acceptance thing. Not sure whether that's a good sign or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFA17OrBust Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 39 minutes ago, zen fang said: Heads up, Michigan Fiction acceptances are coming in. Just thought you ought to know *passes out* Passing out here, too ... are you seeing both poetry and fiction acceptances? (TGC and Draft?) Thank you so much for the heads up. zen fang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen fang Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Both...oh dear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ficpic89 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 There's an NWP rejection on Draft...ahh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hortense Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 6 hours ago, slouching said: I'm wondering how everyone's reading and writing habits have been impacted by this process. I've started a few new pieces recently, but for the most part, I find myself wanting to do things that allow me to think about something other than poetry (mine or anyone else's). For writing, it's been debilitating. Not generating much new material, and the fun/ joy I normally take in my writing has diminished. That said, editing old work for publication has kept me semi-productive. For reading, I'm starting to feel motivated to read more, be more adventurous in my reading selections, but also more systematic. Largely it's b/c I worry that I missed the mark with my writing sample and need to be more in touch with contrmporary fiction. slouching 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ficpic89 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Does anyone know if NWP calls or emails acceptances? Not a chance, but curious because there are entries for both on the GradCafe results from previous years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFA17OrBust Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 5 hours ago, zen fang said: Both...oh dear Do you get the sense U Mich is finished notifying? TGC shows only a couple of fiction acceptances. Wondering how many are showing up on Draft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFA17OrBust Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 @ficpic89 i so wish i had NWP acceptance experience to share with you! hang in there! ficpic89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ficpic89 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 15 minutes ago, MFA17OrBust said: Do you get the sense U Mich is finished notifying? TGC shows only a couple of fiction acceptances. Wondering how many are showing up on Draft? I think so—there were a few on Draft pretty sad about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdh12 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Either way, this experience is making you stronger. If you don't get in this year, you'll have a much clearer sense of where and how you'd like to apply for next year---and you'll be unerringly better about how you curate your work and statement. Throw the rejections right out of your psyche and forge ooooooooooonnnnnnnnnn tonydoesmovie, ficpic89 and MFA17OrBust 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manandcamel Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Just wanted to put a note on this thread that I appreciate you all. Draft can be overwhelming when everyone posts ~everything~ and it unfolds in real time. I like it over here. Thanks for keeping this thread alive. badeyebrows, tonydoesmovie and ficpic89 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen fang Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Just now, ficpic89 said: I think so—there were a few on Draft pretty sad about it yeah i think michigan is over unfortunately. wasn't one of my top choices but every mark off the list hits and dings hope ficpic89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperpencil Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 8 hours ago, ficpic89 said: I think so—there were a few on Draft pretty sad about it Michigan accepts 10 students in poetry and 12 in fiction each year. On GradCafe, there was 1 poetry acceptance and 2 fiction acceptances. I'm not on Draft but if there were just a few... less than 19 acceptances... there may be hope for us yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manandcamel Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 7 hours ago, paperpencil said: I'm not on Draft but if there were just a few... less than 19 acceptances... there may be hope for us yet? Current Michigan student on Draft says that one person emails the acceptances and sends them all at once, not in clusters. Since both fiction and poetry acceptances have gone out, I would assume they have notified everyone accepted. She doesn't know about wait lists / rejections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ficpic89 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 lots of drama in Draft right now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badeyebrows Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 12 minutes ago, ficpic89 said: lots of drama in Draft right now... it's such a rabbit hole. usually i have to pull myself away from reading all the acceptance/rejection news, but the latest shenanigans are next-level. i started following along and then decided i should probably get back to doing my job. ditto @manandcamel. i like it here and i'm glad this thread has remained active! manandcamel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ficpic89 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 8 minutes ago, badeyebrows said: it's such a rabbit hole. usually i have to pull myself away from reading all the acceptance/rejection news, but the latest shenanigans are next-level. i started following along and then decided i should probably get back to doing my job. ditto @manandcamel. i like it here and i'm glad this thread has remained active! Agreed. I've found this thread to be much more positive and less anxiety-inducing than Draft, honestly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdh12 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Yea, and also it's fun to hear of the shenanigans from a distance. Like...what kind of drama? Are people hexing each other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen fang Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 I joined Draft expecting to endure drama to get more information. Maybe I'm just skimming for information but I don't pick up on too much tension in the group; however, emotions are certainly high. Most people just seem to have different ways of 'web-coping' and this calm environment certainly suits me better than Draft, that's for sure! tonydoesmovie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tif Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 38 minutes ago, pdh12 said: Yea, and also it's fun to hear of the shenanigans from a distance. Like...what kind of drama? Are people hexing each other? I've seen exactly two drama threads. It got a little heated when someone brought up the cost of admissions applications (the words "privilege" and "white" were thrown around a good deal) and a second thread addressing whether white people can/should write characters of color. That's two threads in the last month, with about a gajillion threads in-between. I've found that group to be almost 100% supportive. So, YMMV, but I don't see it as a negative place. Mostly it's just congratulating the lucky and commiserating with the so-far-unfortunate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badeyebrows Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 (edited) 58 minutes ago, Tif said: I've seen exactly two drama threads. It got a little heated when someone brought up the cost of admissions applications (the words "privilege" and "white" were thrown around a good deal) and a second thread addressing whether white people can/should write characters of color. That's two threads in the last month, with about a gajillion threads in-between. I've found that group to be almost 100% supportive. So, YMMV, but I don't see it as a negative place. Mostly it's just congratulating the lucky and commiserating with the so-far-unfortunate. agreed--in general, i think the group is a good resource and a fine place to commiserate. although, as others have said, the vibe here on gradcafe just suits me better. the "drama" that i saw this morning centered around a semi-fictional (i think?) SOP someone shared with the group. it touched on sensitive topics including rape, and then the thread escalated into comments (that i've only skimmed, for my own sanity/productivity at work) about trigger warnings, the merits of this guy's piece of writing, and a whole lot more. i think some of the other slightly more contentious threads about application fees and how/if white writers should write characters of color were interesting and mostly productive. this latest thread seems heavier on shenanigans, lighter on productivity. ETA: maybe it's a valuable conversation and i just haven't taken the time to read it closely, so don't take my word on it Edited February 22, 2017 by badeyebrows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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