Email from UMN

Had a F2F meeting w/the chair last season who said they were "doing cartwheels" over my app. but couldn't accept new applicants in 2021 so I should absolutely reapply. Reapplied in 2022 and received an impersonal generic rejection. Art is a lie. Nothing is real. Don't trust these people.

Email to check the portal

I was really insecure about my writing because of subject matter, but they loved my auto-fiction on finding my baby teeth in my boyfriend's wallet :)

Email letting me know my status was updated, letter accessed through application portal

Kind email. Still pretty disappointed as it was one of my top choices. Oh well. Onwards.

Received a very kind email from the director of the program. Disappointed and - onward!! :) 2r/0a/8p

The process of selecting students for the incoming class is one that our admissions committee takes very seriously. We must make fine distinctions among highly qualified applicants, many of whom could be successful in our program. We wanted you to know, in fact, that your file made the second round of our process -- meaning that you were among the top 12% of applicants we received this year. Cold comfort, maybe, but we were truly impressed with your work and thought you'd appreciate a small note of encouragement during what is, we know, a stressful period.

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