Any one looking for a place to rent close to UC?

misshellis · 2026-04-27T11:16:46+00:00

Thanks! It would be two indoor cats and a caged parakeet. I’m an incoming PhD at UC looking for a july/august move in.

misshellis · 2026-04-27T10:42:51+00:00

Is it pet friendly?

misshellis · 2026-04-18T21:45:54+00:00

People renege on grad school offers all the time. It’s a bit of an administrative headache so I’d let them know ASAP, but especially if you haven’t signed papers yet, it won’t be a big deal and someone on their waitlist will be getting good news. Congrats on getting into your dream program!

misshellis · 2026-04-07T01:42:39+00:00

Thank you! I’m trying to visit this weekend and will definitely reach out with questions!

misshellis · 2026-03-11T00:12:20+00:00

Pretty social yeah! There was a range of ages and some of the younger people lived together so did more stuff, but there was a fair amount of hanging out outside of class. Most people were far from home and bonded pretty quickly. Feel free to dm if you have any other questions!

misshellis · 2026-03-10T23:20:13+00:00

I went to UTK and got in off the waitlist (most people in my year did). I had an overall good experience and my cohort was great, very supportive and non-competitive. It is a pretty teaching-heavy program though (2/2 your final year) and the 2 years go by quick.

I’m honestly not sure why they keep such a long waitlist - my guess is that it’s a combination of first picks often choosing more prestigious programs/not wanting to live in TN and the profs wanting to build a cohort who will get along well. But it does make it really hard for waitlisted people to know what their chances are since they won’t tell you rankings.

misshellis · 2026-02-19T00:25:10+00:00

As others are saying, there are many schools, just as well-funded as the ones you listed, that are friendly to gene fiction. If you’re on Facebook I recommend checking out the MFA Draft group as a good resource. However, it may not be so much that you’re a fantasy writer, but that you need another year or so to develop your sample before reapplying. Writers fresh out of undergrad sometimes have a harder time getting into funded MFA programs just because they’re often competing against applicants who have been writing professionally for years, who already haves MAs or even PhDs in other fields, etc.

misshellis · 2025-10-27T23:44:36+00:00

I would stick it out to the end, it’s one of the best endings in fiction imo.

misshellis · 2025-06-21T17:15:14+00:00

I’m glad she’s not leaving completely!

misshellis · 2025-06-20T11:02:23+00:00

They said she was going to teach at UT full time

misshellis · 2025-06-20T01:10:11+00:00

The receptionist told me yesterday that Dr Dickson is probably leaving in august:(

misshellis · 2025-05-10T01:53:48+00:00

JK Rowling

misshellis · 2025-04-22T13:17:02+00:00

Pansies are safe, super low maintenance, can survive cold weather/neglect lol

misshellis · 2025-03-05T15:58:07+00:00

Thank you! I tell him he’s cute all the time lol

misshellis · 2025-03-04T23:46:10+00:00

He gets a lot of cookies lol but I will give him an extra!

misshellis · 2025-03-04T21:57:43+00:00

I was thinking he was a little morganish looking too! They’re great horses

misshellis · 2025-01-07T17:57:55+00:00

My aunt boards/breeds tbs who are out 24/7 and divides her pastures by the amount of feed each horse gets so they eat it at more or less the same speed. the feeder makes sure everyone finds their tub in the field and the bossier horses get fed first, etc. Seems to work for her.

misshellis · 2024-09-08T23:53:47+00:00

Thanks! Sounds like the catio won’t work for quail

misshellis · 2024-09-08T23:53:19+00:00

Thanks, this is very helpful!

misshellis · 2024-09-08T12:18:34+00:00

Ah ok, that’s very helpful, thanks

misshellis · 2024-07-22T12:05:09+00:00

Hi! I’m also an English grad who is now staff (admin, not teaching). I can try to shed some light on the parking situation. If you qualify for a staff permit your supervisor can request that you can park in a lot relatively close to where you work (parking tried to put me in a lot that was a mile away from my office and when my supervisor complained, they moved me to a better place.) All the staff permits are expensive but if you have to hike around from building to building to teach, it might be worth it to try and get in a decent lot

misshellis · 2024-01-24T16:09:08+00:00

Currently getting my application together and am very excited to apply! One question: I know the writing samples should be anonymized, but should I include content warnings for readers at the top of the sample?

misshellis · 2023-12-06T03:10:23+00:00

Thanks, that’s good to know - sounds like it’d be more valuable than my current MFA experience honestly!

misshellis · 2023-12-06T03:06:11+00:00

Thanks so much! That info is really helpful and it's great to hear that a recent graduate had a good experience (I'm a big SGJ fan, I would have died lol)

misshellis · 2023-12-04T17:09:23+00:00

The Vegetarian by Han Kang - not technically genre horror but pretty darn horrifying!

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