MFA Graduate School Admission Results

Was accepted a couple of weeks ago but was notified of funding today

Email directing me to portal

Still stunned.

I emailed griff@purdue.edu a few weeks ago, and then I sent a follow up a few days ago. Needed to tie up loose ends and make a decision. Figured it was a rejection, but wanted to be sure. Jill emailed me back yesterday will an informal rejection, saying formal email would be out soon. That's it for me! 3a/0w/9r Some final thoughts: Apply to a variety of programs. Take a chance on programs that are in weird places, younger, and/or up and coming. Don't go $50,000+ in the hole for this degree. Find some place that is either affordable or will at least partially fund you. Only apply where you would actually attend. And realize the subjectivity and inherent unfairness in this process. A lot of this comes down to luck. Don't be so hard on yourself. Life will take you where you're meant to go.

3a/1w/2r/2p

4r/2w/1a/2p

The terse form rejection coupled with how late it took them to notify applicants makes me feel significantly more confident about my decision to accept a wonderful, fully funded offer. Not feeling fuzzy about Purdue (also NC State and Indiana University--cutting it really close for those applicants who are in the midst of tough decisions and university deadlines)

To the person inquiring about my “interesting reason” and my “ambivalence”, I’ll say this: my goal is to always be true to what makes my writing, MY writing. Certain scenarios pose a threat to my writing. Such as: going from urban areas where there are children who need good teachers, to going to rural Iowa where they are “Midwest nice”. It’s not about the school name or what they could offer as far as career; I write for fulfillment. There is something more rewarding than getting published in poetry magazine and having a book in the Yale series, those goals and many others can be accomplished anywhere if you are a good enough writer. But Iowa as great of a school as it is, does not have urban kids who could use some help. My ambivalence does not stem from me thinking I am too good, in fact it is in a lot of ways the exact opposite. What if instead of doing something for myself... I decided to help someone else out by staying where I am, going to a smaller school and teaching children different ways out of poverty other than athletics and entertainment; meanwhile honing my craft with the poets who are not as well known but they are accomplished in their own right. It was by no means an easy decision, but someone like you or whoever else is waitlisted will get an opportunity to chase after their dreams. My dreams are not better nor are they more novel, they are simply mine... I could not fit 2-3 years away from where I am into accomplishing my true dream, which is to help. I wish all who attend Iowa and other schools the best of luck, and I think we are all doing what we were made to do. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I chose the one less traveled and that has made all the difference. The funny thing about that frost quote is that he never said the other path was better, worse, longer, shorter; he just said it was different. I’m different, my path is different... but that’s the beauty of the possessive noun... MY path, is mine.

Wow, I am such a piece of shit that I got declined from my mediocre safety school with a 75% acceptance rate. 0a/6r/3p. I've reached the point of logically thinking through the option of killing myself.

To the responder, I believe I mentioned the irony about the frost quote. The irony is that people think it’s positive that he chose the path... he said different. That’s what I’m saying. It’s different, I don’t think it’s a better choice, for me maybe; but for others there is no way of knowing. Maybe I did overthink everything. I am in a whirlwind of thought, but thats what applications do to us, they make us crazy... but it’s beautiful! This is not an argument just a clarification of my novel I typed. Best of luck to you as well! And I am still hoping that whoever was waitlisted gets to experience such a great school.

I checked the Hobsons portal.

Boston sent me three rejection emails. I guess I didn’t get in but can’t be sure. Need more emails to confirm. 0a/ 7r/ 1p I may have overused the term “stink-butt” in my sample, statemants, and transcripts.

rejected off waitlist. yikes

I do not think I will take it. I am asking for more aid but suspect I won't get it. Will probably decline next week.

Well, OSU's low residency program is fairly new (est. in 2013) so it seems like it doesn't get nearly as much attention as the full residency program. Bend is lovely so those who were rejected from the Corvallis campus should consider it (I lived in Corvallis for a year and would probably prefer Bend, just saying). They extended the application date even further so they may not have gotten too many applications this year. If you are in dire straits, you should definitely apply to OSU-Cascades!!! My acceptance e-mail was extremely flattering and I feel a bit bad that I already accepted an offer elsewhere, but I truly don't think the low-residency option is for me, and I've always hoped to continue my education in NYC rather than the west coast, where I've lived all my life. Here's hoping my slot goes to someone here who may have lost hope! You still have a shot, believe me. Plus, T. Geronimo Johnson is awesome and I'm sure would be a great instructor to have.

I was actually accepted but I am choosing to go to a much smaller school. I haven’t heard anything after I declined the offer and I’m hoping that someone else will get my spot, it’s not like they don’t have enough people applying there. Also Syracuse and Naropa waitlisted people for poetry should be hearing back soon I hope. Hope this helps and best of luck again!