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Received a letter in the mail notifying of rejection MFA/fiction for 2018. Personal note: "Thank you for your application."

Received a letter in the mail notifying of rejection MFA/fiction for 2018. Personal note: "Thank you for your application."

Accepted with full-funding in the form of TA-ship for two years. This was a safe and appealing option for me.

Checked the portal. Thank you to the poster below...I never got a letter either! I just wanted that official rejection to put my mind at ease. 3a/2r/1w/3p

Absolutely shocked to have been admitted to my dream program. I'm convinced my person of interest was on this year's admission committee.

Not surprised, and in some ways relieved I've finally heard back... 4a/6r/4p

Checked portal "Not Accepted". Never got anything in the mail. What's surprises me is not getting rejected, but how rude the people are who answer the phones. 3a/0w/7r/5p

To those of you still waiting to receive your letter in the mail from Iowa--I checked My Admissions Profile this morning, and my decision was available there ("Not Accepted"). Good luck everyone!

sent March 1st....note from Lan Samantha Chang (Thanks for the strong application)

What an odd process... 2r/4w/5r. The email went to my spam folder.

As for my handwritten note: We appreciate your application. (For how easy it was to reject ho ho ho)

For anyone who hasn't heard back who is still wondering- I got an update that they have made their offers, so if you've heard nothing, it's probably bad news. Sorry!

Signed with a major lit agent yesterday, rejected from yet another program today (with no note!) These programs clearly need to reconsider their criteria. You can teach fancy prose, but you can't teach appeal. 0a/1w/6r/6p

After inquiring by email. Encouraged to secure a position at another university.

If you are waiting on the mail, you have probably been rejected. No one here has ever reported an acceptance by mail.