tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post450074379559725452..comments2024-03-28T02:14:08.783-07:00Comments on THE MFA BLOG: Mailbag, Friday, January 22Tom Kealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11913868167191023096noreply@blogger.comBlogger864125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-19607398784302410482010-01-31T18:34:51.277-08:002010-01-31T18:34:51.277-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826964566480064150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-34996290823576767122010-01-29T13:20:12.119-08:002010-01-29T13:20:12.119-08:00Gah! One of the programs I applied to earlier this...Gah! One of the programs I applied to earlier this month keeps emailing me saying I'm missing one letter of recommendation, even though I quintuple-checked my submission package and it was sure and hell in with the rest of my materials. They've received everything else, but this one letter has gone missing. <br /><br />Scramble, scramble, scramble...MelonHeadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03706982684791740250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-45351823008493402002010-01-29T06:54:54.374-08:002010-01-29T06:54:54.374-08:00@koru
Thanks for the words of encouragement. I...@koru<br />Thanks for the words of encouragement. I'm trying hard to stay optimistic, but it's difficult!<br /><br />This process has made me realize that patience really is a virtue - and one that I definitely don't have. At least not when my dreams are on the line.phillywriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910278963444908856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-64979372916961730292010-01-29T06:53:33.181-08:002010-01-29T06:53:33.181-08:00Congrats Nick! You get to CHOOSE a program! How ...Congrats Nick! You get to CHOOSE a program! How cool is that???<br /><br />and re: whoever said that we should be the Zombie Cats Society instead of Dead<br /><br />But what would we yell then? APPLICAAAATTIOOONSSS! or FAAAAFSAAAA!<br /><br />oh god this waiting game is making me truly insane...Juliana Paslayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295735602140783995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-39516688751368980082010-01-29T06:51:58.338-08:002010-01-29T06:51:58.338-08:00New mailbag just went up.New mailbag just went up.Nancy Rawlinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612031503087329517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-71447111978728238542010-01-29T06:50:55.557-08:002010-01-29T06:50:55.557-08:00@NM ... congrats on a second acceptance!
@ all th...@NM ... congrats on a second acceptance!<br /><br />@ all the VT inverviewees ... good luck! and remember ... you're interviewing them as much as they're interviewing you. ;-)<br /><br />@phillywriter ... chin up. the RIGHT program for you will call/email you.koruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13492424804339905838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-45831313918985181862010-01-29T06:47:56.851-08:002010-01-29T06:47:56.851-08:00Wait a minute... Henri Cole is at OSU, right? I ha...Wait a minute... Henri Cole is at OSU, right? I hate you, Nick. I love you but I hate you! You and your poems made of delicious damned candy! ;-DTrilbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651039869431414823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-68533673583376775432010-01-29T06:41:58.792-08:002010-01-29T06:41:58.792-08:00@Nick - Congratulations!!! Is your poetry secretly...@Nick - Congratulations!!! Is your poetry secretly made out of candy? <i>Delicious candy</i> that no one can resist? You are seriously awesome!Trilbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651039869431414823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-66785532913823905572010-01-29T06:28:10.921-08:002010-01-29T06:28:10.921-08:00Congrats Nick! You are on a roll!Congrats Nick! You are on a roll!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08887749173643713230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-47873090116264980542010-01-29T06:14:01.426-08:002010-01-29T06:14:01.426-08:00Yay McRae!!
Woo hoo Koru!!
(that's as good a...Yay McRae!!<br /><br />Woo hoo Koru!!<br /><br />(that's as good as my poetry gets)Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07542184747920837798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-44887807562603511132010-01-29T05:49:55.195-08:002010-01-29T05:49:55.195-08:00Congratulations, Nick! And other OSU acceptees I m...Congratulations, Nick! And other OSU acceptees I may have missed in these millions of comments!Jasmine Sawershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187111885377024677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-83785911270096447622010-01-29T05:49:01.058-08:002010-01-29T05:49:01.058-08:00Congrats again, Nick! Already two great programs t...Congrats again, Nick! Already two great programs to choose from. You must have a killer sample, dude.Danielle Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17672706949093017524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-91895824317665005742010-01-29T05:45:25.607-08:002010-01-29T05:45:25.607-08:00Agreed, Phillywriter. I didn't apply to Ohio ...Agreed, Phillywriter. I didn't apply to Ohio State, but I did to V-Tech. Can I get an email??Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11176038842495430083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-55917265605953861712010-01-29T05:44:16.777-08:002010-01-29T05:44:16.777-08:00Just got word (by email) I've been accepted at...Just got word (by email) I've been accepted at Ohio State for poetry!<br /><br />Simply Thrilled!<br /><br />NMNick McRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960069955860257271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-76574311610268540302010-01-29T05:34:42.037-08:002010-01-29T05:34:42.037-08:00I'm seriously jealous of those of you who rece...I'm seriously jealous of those of you who received a VA Tech e-mail about phone interviews... Good luck to all. Meanwhile, I won't be able to concentrate at work today because I'll be waiting for calls from Ohio State and Alabama and an e-mail from VA Tech that will likely never come...<br /><br />This is so painful.phillywriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910278963444908856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-32346238554825681672010-01-29T04:29:59.843-08:002010-01-29T04:29:59.843-08:00Random!
Has anyone seen this? Sorry if it's a...Random!<br /><br />Has anyone seen this? Sorry if it's already been posted here, but I thought it was funny.<br /><br /><a href="http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon" rel="nofollow">How to Use the Semicolon</a><br /><br />Okay, I really just like that picture of where is appropriate to kiss a plague rat.<br /><br />In acceptance/rejection news, I have none! And my ongoing project is to cultivate a total lack of anxiety over it.Jasmine Sawershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187111885377024677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-70470584045968516522010-01-29T01:20:37.972-08:002010-01-29T01:20:37.972-08:00Not to freak anyone out, but I heard Iowa got over...Not to freak anyone out, but I heard Iowa got over 1300 applications this year. Not sure if that's just for fiction or if that includes poetry too.<br /><br />Still keeping my fingers crossed.j.d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01233356728681774135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-42535332698285488992010-01-28T22:24:19.875-08:002010-01-28T22:24:19.875-08:00Okay, Irvine somehow has me registered as applying...Okay, Irvine somehow has me registered as applying for an Art MFA not CW one. Argh. Just wrote them in panic asking what I should/could do and whether my SOP and portfolio ever reached the CW program.<br /><br />Also received the VTech phone interview invite. Seriously freaking out now. Now (since I'm in South Asia) if I can only figure out the time zone thing...Nadiyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07323068411038540194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-58539154952213850402010-01-28T22:24:12.404-08:002010-01-28T22:24:12.404-08:00Also, I want to recommend Made Flesh, Craig Arnold...Also, I want to recommend Made Flesh, Craig Arnold's second collection. It's bloody brilliant.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17449121672054351138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-46825161997015215562010-01-28T22:16:00.237-08:002010-01-28T22:16:00.237-08:00I'm talking about the list in PW; it's lis...I'm talking about the list in PW; it's listed at XSRyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17449121672054351138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-8425809502846904282010-01-28T22:14:18.436-08:002010-01-28T22:14:18.436-08:00yeah, they don't accept 30 students. in seth&...yeah, they don't accept 30 students. in seth's listings, it's listed as xtra small, meaning less than 6 per g. And I think it could be over 200, but i mean, if you figure virginia gets 600ish, and Ole miss got like 100 for poetry last year (seth's old ranking I think), I don't think 200 is too much of a shrinkage of their actuals.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17449121672054351138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-33437398202923449782010-01-28T22:10:23.730-08:002010-01-28T22:10:23.730-08:00Kevin, 25-30 is the number of students in the enti...Kevin, 25-30 is the number of students in the entire 3-year program. That would be less than 10 acceptances per year.Ashley Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05694685347991149206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-44064022462477957292010-01-28T22:05:52.937-08:002010-01-28T22:05:52.937-08:00@LSU
According to the creativewritingmfa.blogspot...@LSU<br /><br />According to the creativewritingmfa.blogspot listing, Louisiana accepts 25 to 30 students a year. Of course, this is probably across all genres, and possibly erroneous. And I haven't found anything anywhere that says how many applications they receive, but I'd be surprised if it were under 200. The posts last year showed that about 3/4 of the people that applied were rejected, so it's far from a safety. I think it's one of those programs that's still somewhat under-recognized, even though it's in Seth's top 30 overall ranking, and will get more competitive as more people find out about their large guaranteed stipend.<br /><br />@Dead Cats Society<br /><br />Technically, we don't have dead cats yet. We have cats that are neither alive nor dead. ... We have zombie cats.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13948225191273755992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-48430650392994472422010-01-28T21:26:29.678-08:002010-01-28T21:26:29.678-08:00In fact, if I had a blackberry or iphone, I would ...In fact, if I had a blackberry or iphone, I would probably get chewed out daily for checking this blog at work. Seems like most of it gets talked about while I'm away working (an evening shift, no less)Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17449121672054351138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-75881179647759904562010-01-28T21:25:36.056-08:002010-01-28T21:25:36.056-08:00Maybe I should clarify; got an email that said &qu...Maybe I should clarify; got an email that said "we need a transcript." I went to check my status online and it had my GREs as received (I haven't sent them). This means that, like they say, they are accepting what I told them the scores were until I get admitted, if I do, and that's good enough for the admit. committee.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17449121672054351138noreply@blogger.com