The next big step: MFA in Creative Writing @Pacific University

Okay.

It’s been seven years since I went to col­lege. I like to write. Should I apply for Mas­ters in Cre­ative Writ­ing? The thought haunted me for some time. I want a chan­nel through which I can orga­nize my thoughts and meet like-minded peo­ple. Get inspired, maybe.

A two-year Mas­ters pro­gram means quit­ting your job and a lot of loan (an MFA costs any­where from 40-60k). That didn’t seem like a wise option. I read about Low Res­i­dency pro­grams that are part-time and allow you to keep your job. There were great writ­ers on the fac­ulty lists. Per­fect! A part-time pro­gram with the same inten­sive course and rigor seemed like a possibility.

I applied and I got accepted at one of the top 4 pro­grams in the coun­try (low res­i­dency) — Pacific Uni­ver­sity. It starts next month in Ore­gon. I’m off for the first semes­ter work­shops for ten days.

How I con­tinue work and spend 20 – 25 hrs a week for the next two years and earn 52 cred­its to com­plete my degree — is another story. Wish me luck.

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