tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post3363643481916516441..comments2023-11-02T01:29:11.575-07:00Comments on The MFA Chronicles: Blah blah blah rankings blah blah blahJayTeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02923700657540655227noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-46821710302135506622010-08-31T08:32:55.264-07:002010-08-31T08:32:55.264-07:00@ Margosita, yes!
@awessels, fantastic. I couldn&...@ Margosita, yes!<br /><br />@awessels, fantastic. I couldn't agree more about how positive, inspiring and exciting the mix is--glad to hear your program is as I suspected.<br /><br />@ JayTee, this is true! (We actually just got a fiction PhD'er from UVA this year--she seems really nice).<br /><br />@ Bethany, indeed, those sentiments strike me as more accurate every day. Not just for the MFA, but for after, too...<br /><br />@Jessie, I second your seconding...Joshua Gottlieb-Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16562233353440767788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-3703369866052962682010-08-28T10:34:14.104-07:002010-08-28T10:34:14.104-07:00I love this post! I wasn't ranking focused whe...I love this post! I wasn't ranking focused when I was applying but the numbers sure do get a lot of hype! I second what Bethany said: what you get outbid a program is largely based on what you put in.Jessie Cartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181286764480973423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-69840883230270650982010-08-27T16:11:58.106-07:002010-08-27T16:11:58.106-07:00The longer I'm in an MFA program, the more str...The longer I'm in an MFA program, the more strongly I feel that the experience is what you make it: the more work/effort that you're willing to dedicate, the more you'll be rewarded. Rankings are always going to be somewhat subjective. Faculty, funding, location, etc. are all important aspects to take into consideration, but at the end of the day, I am the only one who is accountable for my creative work. <br /><br />I think that my goal during my MFA is not to create the best poems of my career (which is probably what I would have said a year ago); it is to produce the most creative, meaningful, & inspired work that I am capable of at this time--and to be influenced/shaped/attentive to the world around me.bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03702299414126175870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-47962821522379089332010-08-26T17:59:27.019-07:002010-08-26T17:59:27.019-07:00I agree. It'll all turn out regardless of wher...I agree. It'll all turn out regardless of where you go. And if it doesn't, it could be possible to go somewhere else. It's not like people are just lining up to give people who graduate from "top-ranked" mfa programs jobs immediately upon graduation.JayTeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923700657540655227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-5193144863362134072010-08-26T15:02:30.175-07:002010-08-26T15:02:30.175-07:00UNLV's MFA & PhD students do indeed take c...UNLV's MFA & PhD students do indeed take classes together and co-exist in the same sphere, with the requirements of the program being the primary separating factor. And the mix has indeed been an exciting, inspiring, and positive attribute of the program.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-36490182417981157142010-08-26T13:44:46.964-07:002010-08-26T13:44:46.964-07:00Thanks for this. I get sick of rankings. In the en...Thanks for this. I get sick of rankings. In the end, if you write and put in the work, you'll be a good writer, no matter the program.<br /><br />anyway, great post!margositahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432497140892679276noreply@blogger.com