tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post114526454994617339..comments2024-03-28T02:14:08.783-07:00Comments on THE MFA BLOG: Should I Stay or Should I Go?Tom Kealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11913868167191023096noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-1146191576985300112006-04-27T19:32:00.000-07:002006-04-27T19:32:00.000-07:00As one of the fiction students, I can say that the...As one of the fiction students, I can say that the faculty, as well as my student colleagues, are outstanding. We've had great personal and creative experiences. And yes, we do "carouse," though the prior poster has not joined us. <BR/><BR/>The writers in this workshop are carefully selected from applicants around the world. Our program limits the number of accepted students, and we are lavished with attention from brilliant writers who sincerely care about your development. More succinctly, and most importantly, we have become better writers.<BR/><BR/>Any writer able to choose between MFA programs is fortunate. It sounds like you'll be happy at Hunter. Their faculty is phenomenal, of course, as is their program. Digs at the current faculty/students at Hopkins should be unnecessary in making this decision.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-1145381157318405672006-04-18T10:25:00.000-07:002006-04-18T10:25:00.000-07:00I was also accepted to Hopkins for fiction and dec...I was also accepted to Hopkins for fiction and decided to go there. I was afraid that I'd find the program too stuffy and dry, but actually found that the opposite was the case. I spent a week there, and I thought the faculty was anything but theory-driven. Alice McDermott is a dedicated teacher and Tristan Davies is hilarious. I don't have a sense of Stephen Dixon's teaching ability yet but I think he's definitely a good person and not caught up in theory. I caroused with the poets almost every night. (The fiction writers this year keep more to themselves.) Keep in mind also that almost all of the fiction students next year will be new-- there are only 2 first year students right now. So it's a bit of a gamble with who will be coming in, but on the other hand, incoming students can really influence the flavor of the workshops in a positive way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com