I got into the mentorship! Ahh
(For fiction)
Rejected. Made it past first round but I guess I still have a long way to go.
Congratulations @slightlyhopeful and @braveandhonest!
Waitlisted for poetry. A bit of a disappointment, but better than nothing. Congrats to those who got in!
Rejected… I made it to the final round, so I’m pretty pleased about that, though! Also, guys, don’t get discouraged… Adroit sounds like an amazing program, but if you didn’t get in, it may not have been due to quality. You might just not have meshed with any specific mentor. At any rate, we can always try again next year!
By the way, hi to fellow future Iowa campers! I can’t wait to get to meet you guys this summer!
Yup, rejected. It doesn’t feel good, but I will continue to live with this rejection tucked squarely in the corner of my head and my heart.
@slightlyhopeful would you feel comfortable pming me your personal statement
pm me! @wistfulwords
Honestly, I think it was my writing sample that got me in in the end, my statement was not as specific as I would’ve liked
@contrapuntal I also got waitlisted, for non-fiction though. Were you told that it would be a “short” waitlist as well?
Congrats to all!
Also, I was wondering if anyone got an email about Adroit social media manager?
@careyding I did not.
It hurts to say it but I got rejected. Made it to the final round though (I’m a freshman – is that still good?) Does anybody know if making it to the final round counts on your resume?
I was accepted much to my surprise, does anyone know how the judging works?
did anyone submit the optional transcript out of curiosity?
Yeah I did but I got rejected 
Yeah I submitted mine. Doubt it really does anything.
@heyimpeter Sorry if I’m being annoying but do you know if making it to the final round counts on your resume? <3
@insidewires I’m not exactly sure where to begin answering that question because I think the emphasis is misplaced. The program is selective, yes, but the number one thing that we look for in applications is authenticity. If we have doubts about authenticity, that’s immediately a reason to opt instead for someone that we fully believe has applied not for college purposes or resume purposes, but rather for the experience of genuine connection and mentorship in the literary space.
Not trying to sound harsh, so hopefully it’s not coming across as that. I encourage you and others on here to zoom out from a resume-focus and focus on throwing yourselves into your passion. Once you’ve hit your stride, worked hard, and figured out a unique and new way to contribute to the thriving literary scene at play, the resume may well come. But even if it doesn’t, you’re valid as an artist and the point of art remains to create and express. 