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rdowney

Mar 17, 2008, 6:47 PM

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Re: [danielaolsz] Columbia College Chicago [In reply to]	Can't Post

thank you. i am worried about funding. but thank you.

Taryn_S

Mar 17, 2008, 7:28 PM

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Hey, rdowney, I'm going to PM you about CCC. I have some q's!

gar1981

Mar 17, 2008, 7:57 PM

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Anybody else here in at Hopkins for fiction? I got the call on 3/12 and just found this forum. It would be great to touch base with anybody else mulling the decision. Send a private message--I'm pretty sure I can figure out how to access that. :)

Drakmar

Mar 17, 2008, 9:36 PM

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My successes so far:

Vermont College, low-res
U. Michigan (wait-listed, with supposed probability of entrance)
U. Arizona

My genre's poetry. I got the acceptance email from Michigan a few weeks ago (Feb 19, I believe) and Arizona today (Mar 17). Arizona's offering me a Graduate Assistant Teaching-ship which would cover full tuition and health insurance. Not sure about teaching, though, I was hoping to get a fellowship. Plus teaching I'm sure cuts into the time you can devote to writing and coursework.

Advice, insights, opinions anyone? Feel free to PM me.

Thanks. And good luck to all!

byandby

Mar 17, 2008, 11:55 PM

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Washington [In reply to]	Can't Post

accepted to the university of washington for fiction today, by email. very excited! but (why must there always be a but?) concerned about funding (i'm on the wait list for a ta-ship). what to do?

vmalone
Vanessa

Mar 18, 2008, 12:39 AM

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Re: [annie0] I'M IN! [In reply to]	Can't Post

Congratulations on SLC Annie! you must be ridiculously amazing!

pugalisious

Mar 18, 2008, 12:57 AM

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The letter came saturday, but I didn't open it until last night, was out of town.

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Adam

Mar 18, 2008, 12:59 AM

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Re: [annie0] I'M IN! [In reply to]	Can't Post

Annie: Yeah, fiction. Neither of my schools offered me funding, but I'm definitely leaning toward SLC. But hey if you got a TA ship at Iowa, rock it! Congrats!

pugalisious

Mar 18, 2008, 12:59 AM

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Annie O, Me too, I was also accepted by maili today to SLC!!! I am so excited! It sounds like an amazing amazing amazing program. But, it is SOOO expensive--- however, the tuition is 24,500 or so and that's almost as much as Mills. What's the cost of living like in comparison to living in SF?

Are you thinking of going? When do you think we will hear about financail aid?

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Adam

Mar 18, 2008, 1:10 AM

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Re: [pugalisious] Houston [In reply to]	Can't Post

At SLC the first year is 24 grand, the second is only 12 grand. Not so bad:)

Glyph

Mar 18, 2008, 7:13 AM

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Hey, dickenscratch. Congrats on all your acceptances! Do you know if Arkansas called all fiction acceptees?

camm

Mar 18, 2008, 8:55 AM

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Re: [Drakmar] U. Arizona [In reply to]	Can't Post

drakmar,
i was accepted to u of arizona in poetry also, with no funding. i like the program and i'm sure tucson is great, but i don't know. i'm pleasantly surprised because az was a reach school for me, though. do you or anyone have any insight about the program, i.e. possibilities of getting funded after attending for awile, cost of living in tucson, etc.?

Drakmar

Mar 18, 2008, 9:22 AM

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camm, congrats on acceptance. I'm going to get in touch with some current students to get feedback on the program, Tucson, etc. I'd be happy to share what they tell me off the boards via PM? if you're interested.

in the meantime, the Arizona English dept web site gives an overview of financial aid, here:

http://english.arizona.edu/index_site.php?id=115&preview=1

hope this helps. again, congrats!

-Drakmar

dickenscratch

Mar 18, 2008, 10:11 AM

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Hey, dickenscratch. Congrats on all your acceptances! Do you know if Arkansas called all fiction acceptees?

Strangely, I haven't seen anyone else on the forums or blogs claim an acceptance there yet. So I'm guessing no.

empiricalhubris

Mar 18, 2008, 11:32 AM

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Re: [Glyph] I'm in, what now? [In reply to]	Can't Post

Just spoke with the people at Arkansas. They said that the school was on Spring Break, so the notifications are going to be a bit sporadic. But, I was advised that people should be receiving something in the mail over the next few days.

dickenscratch

Mar 18, 2008, 11:47 AM

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In at Colorado State, via snail mail. No word yet on funding (they say I'll receive a separate letter with funding/TA offers).

So, my tally now is:

Arkansas
SIUC
Maryland
Colorado State

Still waiting on:
Montana
UNCG
U of Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth

Any advice?

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www.christopherdickens.com

reality writes

Mar 18, 2008, 11:57 AM

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Re: [dickenscratch] Colorado State [In reply to]	Can't Post

I just emailed UNCG to check on my status. I'll let you know if I hear anything.

I plan on checking with VCU later this week, too. Although, if you get to it before me please post your updates!

I've tried really hard not to nag people but still waiting on schools makes it hard to determine any travel/visiting decisions, especially with Spring Break interrupting everything.

my tally:

Accepted: UMSL

Waiting On:
UNCG
VCU
UNCW
Sarah Lawrence (answer most likely in mail according to other postings and previous paperwork; but nothing delivered yesterday)
Virginia (probably rejection)
Oregon (probably rejection)
Indiana (told today that letters went out; probably rejection)

Rejections: Iowa & Montana

readytorun

Mar 18, 2008, 12:30 PM

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Re: [reality writes] Colorado State [In reply to]	Can't Post

Someone just reported a Virginia fiction acceptance on Seth Abramson's blog!

dickenscratch

Mar 18, 2008, 12:48 PM

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Someone just reported a Virginia fiction acceptance on Seth Abramson's blog!

Oh, you mean hmm? The one who's in at Cornell, Iowa, Michigan, and now Virginia? Sorry, I'm still skeptical of this anonymous wonder-poster.

reality writes

Mar 18, 2008, 12:56 PM

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Re: [dickenscratch] Colorado State [In reply to]	Can't Post

M. Douglass also posted on Godfrey's blog a UVA poetry acceptance he said he received by phone yesterday.

reality writes

Mar 18, 2008, 12:59 PM

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Re: [dickenscratch] Colorado State [In reply to]	Can't Post

oh whoops - my bad - that was Oregon, not UVA

dickenscratch

Mar 18, 2008, 1:00 PM

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I'm in at Montana. I called them, and they said an acceptance letter is on the way, but that I'm "not in the top five" for recommended TA positions, so that blows.

whataneatgirl

Mar 18, 2008, 1:07 PM

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Why would it surprise you that someone who got into one top program got into a slew of others as well? I'm sorry, I find the recent talk on this board about this whole process being little more than a crapshoot kind of ridiculous. Some people simply have stronger applications (read: writing samples) than others. This sort of thing is subjective only up to a point.

blarring

Mar 18, 2008, 1:11 PM

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dickenscratch,
I just wanted to congratulate you on all your acceptances. How wonderful! You sound almost too good to be true;)
Best of luck to you.

B. Lynn Arrington
"A Southerner talks music." --Mark Twain

readytorun

Mar 18, 2008, 1:11 PM

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Re: [whataneatgirl] Colorado State [In reply to]	Can't Post

Yeah, hmm is on quite a roll, but I believe hmm. Another person reported a Virginia fiction acceptance, too, on Seth's blog.

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