THE MFA BLOG: For the Discerning Applicant

Saturday, January 12, 2008

For the Discerning Applicant

I just found the darnedest link while preparing to send off my application to the University of San Francisco. It's a comprehensive self-study of the MFA program in which the staff closely evaluates its evolution, successes, outlook, strengths and weaknesses.

How many schools have posted similar juicy documents online? It might be worthwhile to click around and find out (and share here, if you'd like).

3 comments:

Anne Haines said...: That's really fascinating! And even for those of us who aren't considering USF, it gives a lot of insight into some of the many things that go into making a program what it is -- some of which I never would have thought about.; January 14, 2008 at 4:39 PM
margosita said...: Wow. Love it. I wish USF provided funding. It might end up being my choice anyway.; January 18, 2008 at 9:42 AM
the unreliable narrator said...: Arizona posts theirs:

http://english.arizona.edu/index_site.php?id=296; January 30, 2009 at 10:38 AM

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The Creative Writing MFA Handbook: A Guide for Prospective Students, by Tom Kealey (with essays by Seth Abramson, Erika Dreifus, Adam Johnson, and Ed Schwarzschild) is available from Continuum Publishing. The Handbook offers an overview of the graduate writing experience, profiles and rankings of more than fifty creative writing programs, advice about the application process, and insight into making the best choice of programs. There is a comprehensive list of all graduate writing programs, both in and outside the United States, a list of helpful sources on and off-line, and interviews with teachers and students, including George Saunders, Aimee Bender, Geoffrey Wolff, and Tracy K. Smith.