I feel like being helpful!
AKA, a big worry I just had re: grad school has resolved itself, so I'm sharing my research across assorted platforms.
A List of Well-Funded Creative Writing MFA Programs in the United States That Do Not Require the GRE and Do Not Immediately Strike Me As Soul-Crushing (Subject To Revision)
I'm trying to narrow down my options, and my handbook says 'first priority: don't go to places you won't like to live.' So, let's be real. I don't want to live in Idaho. I don't want to live in Alabama. I am almost certain I can't get into Cornell, but I'm going to apply anyway, because the program looks awesome. I don't want to live in Arizona. I don't want to live in Louisiana. I don't want to live in Georgia. Probably don't want to live in Montana. Not sure about NC. Best case scenario, I'd prefer to stay on my coast (<3 West Coast), but my home state doesn't have many options, my current state has only a couple, and California seems to think that if you aren't prepared to send PIs to track down their funding packages, you aren't motivated enough. Argh.
A List of Well-Funded Creative Writing MFA Programs in the United States That Do Not Require the GRE and Do Not Immediately Strike Me As Soul-Crushing (Subject To Revision)
- University of California at Irvine.
- University of Michigan
- Cornell University
- University of Alabama
- University of Minnesota
- Syracuse University
- Arizona State University
- Brown University
- McNeese State University
- University of Iowa
- Southern Illinois University
- Georgia College
- Wichita State University
- University of Idaho
- University of Montana
- Minnesota State University
- Colorado State University
- University of Massachusetts at Amherst
- University of North Carolina-Wilmington
- University of New Mexico
I'm trying to narrow down my options, and my handbook says 'first priority: don't go to places you won't like to live.' So, let's be real. I don't want to live in Idaho. I don't want to live in Alabama. I am almost certain I can't get into Cornell, but I'm going to apply anyway, because the program looks awesome. I don't want to live in Arizona. I don't want to live in Louisiana. I don't want to live in Georgia. Probably don't want to live in Montana. Not sure about NC. Best case scenario, I'd prefer to stay on my coast (<3 West Coast), but my home state doesn't have many options, my current state has only a couple, and California seems to think that if you aren't prepared to send PIs to track down their funding packages, you aren't motivated enough. Argh.