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gussy

Feb 24, 2006, 3:25 PM

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Re: [orangegirl] UT Michener Has Made Decisions [In reply to]	Can't Post

Hi Orangegirl (not from Orange County, remember? ha!),

Sorry to hear about the rejection at UT, but hey, you do have an acceptance !! That's infinitely better than most of us !! Are you waiting to hear from other places, too?

I applied to Michener, too, (fiction) but I'm either more stupid than usual, or there's nothing regarding acceptances or rejections on my page. Where should it be? It just lists my personal info, and the list of materials. Any clue?

Thanks!

theapplepicker

Feb 24, 2006, 3:29 PM

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Re: [gussy] UT Michener Has Made Decisions [In reply to]	Can't Post

Hey gussy. I think it's been reported that the status will show under the list of materials.

I haven't seen anything on mine yet either, so I can't tell you for sure.

gussy

Feb 24, 2006, 3:38 PM

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Thanks, applepicker! Yeah, I've been inspecting my UT webpage with a magnifying glass, but nowhere does it say "Pending", "Accepted" or "Rejected." So now at least I know where to look. Anyway, this uncertainty sucks. Or perhaps that means we should be hopeful. I wonder whether those who have been notified already are fiction or poetry applicants. I've heard poetry decisions tend to come first.

theapplepicker

Feb 24, 2006, 3:48 PM

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Re: [gussy] UT Michener Has Made Decisions [In reply to]	Can't Post

I may have this wrong, but I think sovietsleepover said that the Michener folks would be calling their picks for poetry sometime next week.

So, as far as I know, no one's heard "Yes: you!" yet! But some will probably be hearing it soon.

[Edited because I spelled the username incorrectly.]

(This post was edited by theapplepicker on Feb 24, 2006, 3:49 PM)

sayra

Feb 24, 2006, 3:50 PM

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Re: [lavashlavash] UT Michener Has Made Decisions [In reply to]	Can't Post

i'm actually one of the acceptances from the livejournal community. michigan acceptance in poetry came today around 12:30 via email. just when i had decided last night to completely lose all hope. but clearly it is way too early to do that.
needless to say i am wicked happy right now. though it really has yet to sink in. they offered to fly me out for their admitted students weekend at the end of march. when i called my mother to let her know about getting in and told her that, she said "when are WE going? i'd LOVE to go to michigan!" hahah so yeah, wait and see, i'll totally be the one lugging my mother to workshops ;)

orangegirl

Feb 24, 2006, 4:03 PM

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Re: [gussy] UT Michener Has Made Decisions [In reply to]	Can't Post

on mine it showed up as three sentences right above the materials checklist box: "your application has been given careful consideration by the committee on graduate studies. on the basis of their recommendation, your application has been denied. if you have questions, please write directly to the committee in your major department."

i didn't see it at first, was looking for a clear-cut spot more like uva's. sort of wish they'd bold it or something-- seems kinda mean to make me go hunting for a denial.

ah, well. surprisingly depressed by this. must buck up-- i do indeed have more apps hovering out there in the ether, and that probably means more rejections, some for schools i'd rather go to than michener. tgif and all that... at least there's music and booze to be had on such a night.

orangegirl

Feb 24, 2006, 4:06 PM

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Re: [sayra] UT Michener Has Made Decisions [In reply to]	Can't Post

congrats, sayra!

sibyline

Feb 24, 2006, 4:08 PM

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congratulations! that's amazing. i didn't get an acceptance e-mail for fiction, alas. but that's ok. have fun flying to michigan!

lavashlavash

Feb 24, 2006, 4:11 PM

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This is fantastic news!

Windiciti

Feb 24, 2006, 4:48 PM

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Re: [texasgurl] Still waiting [In reply to]	Can't Post

That is fantastic! I am so glad you have a writing home now!
I'm waiting for Warren Wilson myself.
Davis is one of the top...my knowledge of California is sketchy, I always visit the SF area... where is ist in relation to Sacramento?
Again, rest on your laurels you deserve it.
I am writing to you from a cruise ship in Panama: just accessed my e-mail and sawyour good news!
Ciao!

mushaboom

Feb 24, 2006, 6:31 PM

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i was just in his class this fall. he's pretty swell, i thought.

HopperFu

Feb 24, 2006, 6:52 PM

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I got a fiction acceptance from Michigan. Emailed to me sometime this morning (Friday, Feb. 24, 2006).

Aubrie

Feb 24, 2006, 6:55 PM

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Hopper Fu - you are on fire!
Congratulations!!!
Any idea where you are headed?

sarandipidy

Feb 24, 2006, 7:30 PM

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Congrats :) Where else did you apply/what's your first choice? Just curious since you've been accepted to some great programs. Good luck deciding..

HopperFu

Feb 24, 2006, 7:34 PM

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Re: [sarandipidy] Michigan acceptances [In reply to]	Can't Post

Thanks. I think I'm most likely to take Cornell's offer. I think the program is probably the best fit for me, and the elephant in the room is the amazing financial package at Cornell: two funded years plus an additional two years of teaching / lecturing. Four years to write.
Michigan's financial package is decent, the program is quite good, and I've heard really wonderful things about the faculty, which is why I applied.
I also applied to Iowa and Wash U in St. Louis, but I have not heard from either program. Apparantly they are accepting people already (according to gossip here), so I guess I didn't get in at either.

sarandipidy

Feb 24, 2006, 7:46 PM

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That's great, yay Cornell. Come to visit in May when it's the most beautiful here. All the trails through the gorges are closed for the winter and probably won't open until everything is thawed, since it's dangerous when the ice is still melting.

texasgurl
Stacy Patton Anderson

Feb 24, 2006, 8:18 PM

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Wow, HUGE congratulations on your acceptances to two amazing programs! I agree with you about the funding issue--four years! That's so fantastic, HopperFu. This should be really great validation after your disappointing rejection last year. Those people should be feeling like fools for not hitching their wagon to your star--

Stacy Patton Anderson
http://family-of-five.com

BB

Feb 24, 2006, 9:22 PM

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Re: [HopperFu] Michigan acceptances [In reply to]	Can't Post

Hopper Fu, congratulations!!! I applied to Michigan as well and will now be checking my in-box (and mailbox) constantly for news one way or the other. Enjoy celebrating the great news!

gussy

Feb 24, 2006, 9:33 PM

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Re: [sayra] UT Michener Has Made Decisions [In reply to]	Can't Post

Congrats !! (You cracked me up, taking your mom to the workshops :)!)

gussy

Feb 24, 2006, 9:36 PM

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Re: [HopperFu] Michigan acceptances [In reply to]	Can't Post

Wow, that is so cool !!! Congrats !! Four years to write !!!

theapplepicker

Feb 24, 2006, 11:21 PM

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Re: [gussy] Michigan acceptances [In reply to]	Can't Post

Yes! Congratulations on the Michigan acceptances.

theapplepicker

Feb 24, 2006, 11:24 PM

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Also, when I got home from work, my boyfriend was holding a message for me: the University of Cincinnati had called my mother, and then she called my boyfriend (I'm not the easiest person to get ahold of by telephone). Anyway, UC excepted me and offered me a teaching assistantship with tuition fellowship!

(This post was edited by theapplepicker on Feb 24, 2006, 11:24 PM)

gussy

Feb 25, 2006, 12:58 AM

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Congratulations! Time to reap... or pick... apples :)

ciaosamin

Feb 25, 2006, 2:22 AM

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Re: [Windiciti] Still waiting [In reply to]	Can't Post

windiciti--davis is about a 90 minute drive (in traffic) from san francisco, a bit less from berkeley, and about 15 minutes west of sacramento. it's really quite easy to take the train from here to there, too.

i hope we hear something soon.

murasaki
Marie Mockett

Feb 25, 2006, 2:59 AM

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*move to New York move to New York*

That was supposed to be a subliminal message.

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