MFA Creative Writing Acceptance/Rejection Letters

[milil]

7 hours ago, rooguild said:

NYU and Columbia are both making calls, but I definitely wouldn't give up on Columbia yet, since they admit so many people-- it probably takes a while to contact everyone.

I've always wondered how many people Columbia actually admit to their MFA program? I hear it's 100 in total for the three programs (poetry, CNF, and fiction) but that's 33 per stream then? 

Edited March 6, 2018 by milil

[Someonehere]

Anyone else waiting for Johns Hopkins rejection who wants to commiserate? They seem to have sent acceptances out already. 

[Didot]

Has anyone heard from ASU for fiction? 

Edited March 7, 2018 by Didot

[GallifreyGirl]

Omg you guys, just had to share ... got my acceptance with full funding and TAship to UKy this morning. Miracles happen! Don't give up!

[Someonehere]

5 hours ago, GallifreyGirl said:

Omg you guys, just had to share ... got my acceptance with full funding and TAship to UKy this morning. Miracles happen! Don't give up!

Congrats!

[NowhereGirl]

Deb West over at Iowa just informed that all of the decision letters were mailed out today.

[LazyEmergency]

6 minutes ago, NowhereGirl said:

Deb West over at Iowa just informed that all of the decision letters were mailed out today.

For fiction or non?

[LazyEmergency]

8 minutes ago, LazyEmergency said:

For fiction or non?

Oh never mind — just Googled that name and I see she's at the Workshop, not NWP.

[NowhereGirl]

5 minutes ago, LazyEmergency said:

Oh never mind — just Googled that name and I see she's at the Workshop, not NWP.

Yes, she's at IWW. I should have been more specific.

[Someonehere]

So - Michener and JHU results came out. Someone posted this with their Michener rejection.

Even NASA had some trouble when first shooting for the stars...keep writing everyone!

Wise words.

[Circles&Circles]

Has anyone heard from U of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, U of Virginia, or U of Arkansas? I'm assuming they'd have to get back to applicants soon....right? 

[Someonehere]

On 11/03/2018 at 7:49 AM, Jacqui said:

Has anyone heard from U of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, U of Virginia, or U of Arkansas? I'm assuming they'd have to get back to applicants soon....right? 

UIUC has gone out someone posted they are in off the waitlist for fiction on 1 March.

UVA - it seems they haven't notified yet

[post_it_online_twice]

Hm, I wonder if Brown will send out all notifications this week. 

[Someonehere]

22 hours ago, post_it_online_twice said:

Hm, I wonder if Brown will send out all notifications this week. 

This post must have been some kind of mfa rain dance because the results board has been pinging with Brown results. Hope you got good news. 

[Someonehere]

7 minutes ago, Someonehere said:

This post must have been some kind of mfa rain dance because the results board has been pinging with Brown results. Hope you got good news. 

This is a nice metaphor...

 

[post_it_online_twice]

1 hour ago, Someonehere said:

This post must have been some kind of mfa rain dance because the results board has been pinging with Brown results. Hope you got good news. 

Ha! Thanks -- I'm a witch! I haven't received an email (yet) so I guess I'll continue to, er, wait. I've been trying to deduce if they send wait list emails the day after rejections, but then decided that it's out of my hands and added neuroses won't help. 

I hope you've gotten/will get good news, too! 

[Someonehere]

Is anyone waiting despondently for waitlists to fail to turn into acceptances? Please commiserate, misery loves company. I don’t know what’s stronger, the happiness of knowing I was almost good enough vs the cruelty of leaving open a tiny chink of hope...

[Circles&Circles]

12 hours ago, Someonehere said:

Is anyone waiting despondently for waitlists to fail to turn into acceptances? Please commiserate, misery loves company. I don’t know what’s stronger, the happiness of knowing I was almost good enough vs the cruelty of leaving open a tiny chink of hope...

In the same boat here. I was waitlisted for my top choice and although it feels nice knowing I almost made it, I know I can't get my hopes up because there's also a good chance I won't make it in after all of this. (Also waiting on three more schools for their decisions doesn't help ease the stress.) 

[samosasandsobaos]

How many schools are y'all waiting on? And have you made any decisions yet?

[Someonehere]

18 hours ago, Jacqui said:

In the same boat here. I was waitlisted for my top choice and although it feels nice knowing I almost made it, I know I can't get my hopes up because there's also a good chance I won't make it in after all of this. (Also waiting on three more schools for their decisions doesn't help ease the stress.) 

Thanks for replying Jacqui! I feel the odds are so incredibly long. Good luck with your remaining schools as well. 

[Someonehere]

10 hours ago, samosasandsobaos said:

How many schools are y'all waiting on? And have you made any decisions yet?

 

0a/0r/1w/1p. 

I’ve made lots of decisions, for example I decided I am not going to spend the next month worrying about that waitlist. Unfortunately my subconscious mind went right on worrying...

I’ve decided that since I’m probably staying put this year I’m going to write my heart out and live my best life until 2019 applications open.

I’m undecided if I’d accept the pending decision if it was an acceptance. The waitlist is my dream school, and I have trouble compromising. 

I have decided, very firmly, that by this time next year I will be such a gun writer I will need to fend schools off with a shovel.  I will have to turn off my phone there will be so many calls coming through. 

[samosasandsobaos]

9 hours ago, Someonehere said:

I have decided, very firmly, that by this time next year I will be such a gun writer I will need to fend schools off with a shovel.  I will have to turn off my phone there will be so many calls coming through. 

I love this.

[Someonehere]

There seems to be much less activity on the grad cafe forums than there was in previous years. Where do people vent their frustration? 

 

[MBTA]

Anyone deal with flakey recommenders? My 3rd recommender ghosted and I had to replace him (mostly my fault because I was hesitant to ask him in the first place. Professional rather than academic rec). Most programs were flexible and understanding but it took weeks to get it sorted out and another letter written. In that time the only program that asked for 2 recs instead of 3 accepted me outright, while another waitlisted me as soon as they received the new letter.

I'm giving myself another round to try to catch on with a funded program but I'm frustrated I didn't control all variables to learn for next year.

[Circles&Circles]

Waiting for updates on waitlists provides me just enough hope that I'm slowly going mad