A Guide to the MFA Forum
Use these links to find your area of interest. If you have a question or you cannot find a thread that might apply to your discussion, either send a message to Motet for private assistance or use the Forum Questions topic for general access.
Be mindful and considerate of those who come after you looking for good information, just like you did months ago. Posts that are excessively chatty or off topic will be moved or erased.
Schools
Alaska----Arizona----Arkansas----Alabama
Boston----Boulder----Brown----California Schools
Florida Schools----Indiana----Iowa----Johns Hopkins
Kansas----Michener Center----Michigan----Montana
NY Schools - (City College) (Columbia) (Hunter) (New School) (NYU)
Ohio State----Oregon----Pittsburgh----Stegner----Stonecoast
UMass----UNC Greensboro----UNC Wilmington----UNLV----UPenn
UVA----Vanderbilt
MFAs Internationally
Canadian Universities----UK
Types of Programs
Fiction ---- Non-fiction ---- Poetry ---- Playwriting/Screenwriting
Low Residency - (1) (2) (Funding) (Pros & Cons)
MA vs. MFA -------- 2-year vs. 3-year programs
What about a Ph.D.?
New MFA Programs
Application Process
Application Time!
Choosing an MFA Program 2011
MFA Programs - (Critiques) (Rankings)
Best Poetry Programs
Faculty & Alumni
Reference Letters
Writing Sample
Statement of Purpose
GREs & GPAs
Funding
Application Deadlines!
Teaching Assistantships - (1) (2)
Other Considerations
Your goals in getting an MFA
MFA & your real life - (Parenting) (Significant others) (Work)
Self-confidence and writing
Guidance in MFA Workshops
Conferences and Retreats
After the Application
The Waiting Game - Have you heard yet?
Any Final Acceptance Decisions? Help the Waitlisted!
I'M IN!!!
Waitlisted
Damn...I didn't get in!
Visiting Schools - The Local Life
When it's all said and done...
No MFA this year...what are my options? - (1) (2)
About to Begin - How are you feeling?
Finished the MFA - Now what?
Speakeasy Check-in and Get Togethers
MFA Archive
Choosing an MFA Program -
(1997-2003) (2004-2006) (2007) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011)
MA vs. MFA
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