3 interviews—2 with faculty and 1 with a PhD student. Cannot believe this result.

Notified by email that I was rejected. 1.5 years undergrad research, 2.5 years industry research, and 1 second author publication.

best of luck to the rest who haven't received the email

Default rejection email

Email from program director

admitted with no funding

2 clinical and public health relevant research assistance experience (each experience >2 years), 1 manuscript published, 2 volunteer experience, consecutive dean list for 5 semesters.

"Your application for admission to the Graduate School at Cornell University has been given careful consideration by the Graduate Field of Literatures in English. I'm very sorry to say that we are unable to offer you admission to our M.F.A. graduate program for Fall 2025. This was a very difficult decision, since we received hundreds of applications for very few places in the program. We had to turn down a number of very talented people with very impressive records, many of whom no doubt will go on to distinguished careers. This email will serve as your only notification of your application results. We appreciate your interest in Cornell, and wish you success in your graduate studies. Thank you for sharing your work with us." Congrats to those who got in, and who didn't, hey, we'll get in somewhere, where we're meant to be :)

I had 3 interviews—2 with POIs and 1 with a PhD student—and am currently waiting for the decisions. Is anyone else in the same situation, or has anyone tried contacting the PhD associate director and received a response?