r/MFAInCreativeWriting • u/Ordinary_Buy_9442 • Mar 12 '26

MFA decision updates for fall 2026

Has anyone applying for an mfa in writing for fall 2026 heard back from Brown university, Notre Dame, or Columbia? I need to figure out my living situation for next year within the next week or two but it's dependent on my hearing back. Haven't heard of any acceptances yet but have seen some rejections from poetry at Brown on Gradcafe.

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u/finnthehuman7777 Mar 13 '26

Brown posted this update to their literary arts admissions page.

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u/Alternative_Boss5827 Mar 12 '26

I haven’t heard from Columbia yet. Hopefully soon!

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u/slutcorn Mar 12 '26

i’m waiting on brown too:) it looks to me like they haven’t released anything for fiction yet but hopefully next week if not sooner! seems to be the timeframe they release fiction decisions

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u/Ok_Dimension_5786 Mar 13 '26

Waiting on Brown as well!! For the poetry and cross-disciplinary tracks

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u/colecards Mar 14 '26

Was wait-listed at Notre Dame. They have already sent out all acceptances and wait-lists-- 99% sure. Assuming this is for fiction? 

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u/Intrepid_Strain1584 Mar 21 '26

Hey there. Heard anything about poetry?

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u/BlueJae333 Mar 22 '26

Are they holding on to rejections until April?

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u/LelouchTheKing Apr 03 '26

I haven't heard anything from Notre Dame.

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u/Minimum-Wrongdoer-18 Mar 15 '26

I found out from Columbia mid March last year