So Rutgers has not called or emailed me...but I logged into the portal today and saw a "Your application has been reviewed, and the Committee has denied admission." If you're waiting for Rutgers, check your portals. I really must suck because this is my second year trying to get into grad school and failing. I have left is mediocre, totally unranked programs that don't offer a single scholarship. 0a/6r/0w/2p

Been wait listed for a month. Emailed to ask when they will make final decisions- no response.

got hit with not one but two ASU email rejections! one from the department, one from the graduate college. took their sweet time and then came in for the double whammy lmao

Accepted off the waitlist--I am accepting it. I will be removing myself from the waitlists at Virginia Commonwealth and Western Michigan, as well as turning down my acceptances at Utah (no funding) and Mankato (with TAship). This is the end for me--you guys have been at times my sanity and at times my insanity. Thank you and good luck, everyone.

Has anyone on the NYU waitlist been offered a spot? I see that some accepted spots have declined the offer.

If you have been accepted to WVU or Indiana for fiction and do not plan on attending, please let them know as soon as you can. Much appreciated.

Finally worked up the nerve to inquire and was told I'd made their wait list

Emailed about my status and was told that I had been wait listed.

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.

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.

The deadline for submission was December 15. The cost of applying was $70. And I am just now hearing a decision. Almost a week into April. Cool.

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.

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)

I emailed [email protected] 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.

Moved off the waitlist!

That's a wrap: 1a/2w/7r - now off to waiting to hear back from the wait list 😩

Accepted off the waitlist. Will be taking the offer. Good luck, everyone!

To the person posting about Boise below, I'm one of the three accepted fiction applicants, and I haven't committed yet, so there may be movement on the waitlist!

fully funded + TA ship + stipend 8a/2w/5r