Email from program, portal not yet updated. Funding details to be included in the formal offer letter, sent over the next two weeks. Older (40), science degrees, several notable publications, and some top workshops under my belt. NYU is my top choice, so hoping funding shakes out!

2a/1w/2r/9p, this one hurt a little ngl. email to check portal

Ignore interview. Received the following update: Thank you for your application to the Department of English at the University of Pittsburgh. We want to assure you that your application remains under active consideration and is of significant interest to our department. Our admissions process is currently being affected by recent federal guidance that requires careful interpretation. We are working diligently to navigate these regulatory complexities to ensure we can offer you the best possible opportunity for your academic journey. We anticipate providing admissions decisions as soon as we have clarity on these matters. In the meantime, please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have, and we will provide you with the most current information available. We greatly appreciate your patience during this time and remain committed to supporting your scholarly pursuits.

Waitlisted for both the in-person and online programs.

The in-person program. Still waiting to hear back from the online.

Waitlisted. If you got accepted and don’t plan to go, please let them know!

Awaiting funding decision. Lil concerned about that but not a rejection sweep so that’s exciting! 1a/4r/6p

0a/3wl/2r/6p

Initially received an Email and then receiveda phone call from Deborah Landau for a full fellowshipi covering both years, health insurance, and a 35,000 stipend per year.

(1a/0wl/1r/1p) (Had two rejection emails) (1.) The admissions committee has carefully reviewed your application for admission to the MFA degree program in Creative Writing within the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. We regret to inform you that your application was denied. Admission decisions are made by the department’s admissions committee which may consist of the Department Chair, the Department’s Director of Graduate Studies or Graduate Admission, and Faculty of the program. If you have questions regarding this decision, please contact the program directly. Due to intense competition, we must in many cases deny admission even to highly qualified candidates. We appreciate your interest in Boston University, and we wish you the very best in your academic pursuits. Sincerely, (2.) Dear Poet, Thank you for applying to the Creative Writing Program at Boston University and for your patience during the admissions process. I am sorry to say that we will not be able to offer you a space in next year's class. You will receive a formal notice from the graduate school in the days to come. Our program received over 630 applications for the eight openings in poetry and ten in fiction for the 2025-2026 academic year, making our decisions very difficult. Unfortunately, due to the number of applications received, we will not be able to provide individual feedback to applicants. We are aware that the selection process is far from perfect, though we try our best to be fair. This result should not be discouraging. You should know that sometimes applicants have been accepted on the second, or even the third, try—and flourished. Certainly, we wish you the best of luck, and continued work, with your writing.

Got an email that I'm a finalist!