Phone call from Deborah Landau. She was highly complimentary. But the best part? She said Jeffrey Eugenides in particular liked my work. I'll be smiling about that one for a while. This acceptance came after 2 years of being waitlisted by NYU.

first acceptance!!!

To the person who asked if NYU acceptances are still going out: I got a very kind email from the dept informing me that they wanted to share "some good news" but that a component of my application was missing (it got lost in the mail, I suppose). So don't lose hope!

Got an email today. Said letter is in the mail so it's possible you could get that first. Full funding and GTA

Does anyone know anything about UTK's waitlist? Is it pooled or rank, how many people are on it, etc?

Cross-posted to Draft

1a/0r/0w/4p. Quick turnaround. Promise of additional details in acceptance packet, email, and follow-up call. Thrilled!

Email to check portal. 1a/0w/3r/2p

Calls are still going out, email forthcoming. Doing a happy dance! 3a/0w/1r/6p

I'm thinking there must still be a bunch of NYU calls going out for Fiction. Does anyone know if this is true?

Not too upset because I knew it was a reach. Weirdly heartening to see everyone else on here, just to know I’m not alone.

1a/1w/1r/4p Also - a dude I know got into Iowa last weekend, so if you haven't gotten a call then be ready to take the L and keep going.

I was sent a standard but very nice rejection email this morning. It was definitely a reach school for me so I'm not surprised!

Good luck everyone