Comments on: How to Apply to an MFA Program http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/17985/how-to-apply-to-an-mfa-program.html Home of the magazine, the books, and the conference Mon, 20 May 2013 07:45:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Broseph http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/17985/how-to-apply-to-an-mfa-program.html#comment-13690 Broseph Sun, 14 Oct 2012 20:41:54 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=17985#comment-13690 I think you all need to relearn sarcasm and google 'trolling'. Alex was about as serious as this article. I think you all need to relearn sarcasm and google ‘trolling’. Alex was about as serious as this article.

]]> By: Me http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/17985/how-to-apply-to-an-mfa-program.html#comment-13533 Me Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:40:19 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=17985#comment-13533 Loved it! Loved it! Love it! I actually laughed out loud in a library. Thanks, Mr. Fried! And, ALex, go to facebook and search MFA Draft '13. You will need a facebook account to join this awesome forum created by MFA creative writing students only for people who are considering applying to those types of programs.The posts are sometimes controversial, sometimes funny and all the time helpful in so many ways. You will definitely get an idea of how to apply and why apply. Loved it! Loved it! Love it! I actually laughed out loud in a library. Thanks, Mr. Fried!

And, ALex, go to facebook and search MFA Draft ’13. You will need a facebook account to join this awesome forum created by MFA creative writing students only for people who are considering applying to those types of programs.The posts are sometimes controversial, sometimes funny and all the time helpful in so many ways. You will definitely get an idea of how to apply and why apply.

]]> By: Monica http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/17985/how-to-apply-to-an-mfa-program.html#comment-13420 Monica Sat, 06 Oct 2012 22:02:40 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=17985#comment-13420 I am forwarding this to all my cw students, and hoping they freak the geek out. Best. Ever. I am forwarding this to all my cw students, and hoping they freak the geek out. Best. Ever.

]]> By: PMC http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/17985/how-to-apply-to-an-mfa-program.html#comment-13329 PMC Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:51:19 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=17985#comment-13329 If I had seen this when receiving my rejection letter(s) it probably would have been a lot easier. Since then I've learned not to take anything too seriously. Thanks to Mr Fried! If I had seen this when receiving my rejection letter(s) it probably would have been a lot easier. Since then I’ve learned not to take anything too seriously. Thanks to Mr Fried!

]]> By: Megan http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/17985/how-to-apply-to-an-mfa-program.html#comment-13314 Megan Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:45:00 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=17985#comment-13314 That Fried is some kind of something. Boy, this Frfied is all anybody's ever talking about. So sick and tired of hearing about how brilliant that Fried is. Overrated. That Fried is some kind of something. Boy, this Frfied is all anybody’s ever talking about. So sick and tired of hearing about how brilliant that Fried is. Overrated.

]]> By: Sarah Gorham http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/17985/how-to-apply-to-an-mfa-program.html#comment-13294 Sarah Gorham Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:17:21 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=17985#comment-13294 May I suggest that after reading this essay, you take an excellent follow-up exam just to make sure you've absorbed all the necessary facts. "The Pre-MFA Save-Your-Time-&-Money Quiz" included in Jeffrey Skinner's THE 6.5 PRACTICES OF MODERATELY SUCCESSFUL POETS: A SELF-HELP MEMOIR. If someone can tell me how to attach a PDF to this comment, I can send the exam along. May I suggest that after reading this essay, you take an excellent follow-up exam just to make sure you’ve absorbed all the necessary facts. “The Pre-MFA Save-Your-Time-&-Money Quiz” included in Jeffrey Skinner’s THE 6.5 PRACTICES OF MODERATELY SUCCESSFUL POETS: A SELF-HELP MEMOIR. If someone can tell me how to attach a PDF to this comment, I can send the exam along.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/17985/how-to-apply-to-an-mfa-program.html#comment-13274 Stephen Tue, 02 Oct 2012 04:28:36 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=17985#comment-13274 The comments here are the icing on a very funny cake. The comments here are the icing on a very funny cake.

]]> By: Tessa http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/17985/how-to-apply-to-an-mfa-program.html#comment-13262 Tessa Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:20:19 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=17985#comment-13262 I think Alex is also a jokester. Thanks for a good laugh. I think Alex is also a jokester. Thanks for a good laugh.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/17985/how-to-apply-to-an-mfa-program.html#comment-13261 Sarah Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:28:58 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=17985#comment-13261 There is a photo of a possum wearing a fez. Anyone who accidentally took this post seriously probably isn't ready for graduate study. There is a photo of a possum wearing a fez. Anyone who accidentally took this post seriously probably isn’t ready for graduate study.

]]> By: Samantha http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/17985/how-to-apply-to-an-mfa-program.html#comment-13260 Samantha Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:14:49 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=17985#comment-13260 I totally agree with June; Blogs are no place for inconsequential writing. I totally agree with June; Blogs are no place for inconsequential writing.

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