常见问题

MFA Admission Questions

MFA Overview Questions

Questions About San Jose

MFA Admission Questions

提交材料的截止日期是什么时候?

提交入学申请的截止日期为2月10日. 1. 申请人将被允许 submit transcripts and letters of recommendation for three weeks after the Feb. 1 deadline. But the main portion of your application, including uploading your writing sample and statement of purpose as well as paying your application fee, must be received by Feb. 1.

我在哪里提交申请材料? 

向加州州立大学提交申请: http://www2.calstate.edu/apply. All application documents must be submitted digitally. 

你们提供春季入学吗?

No. 只有文学硕士才能读.

入学需要GRE成绩吗?

GRE成绩不需要.

Can I apply if don’t have an English or Creative Writing B.A. or have not taken at 至少12个英语或创意写作单元? 

The most important factor for being admitted to the MFA program is the quality of the writing sample. The writing sample is more important than your academic background. If your writing sample meets the faculty’s admission standards in your primary genre, 我们会认真考虑录取你的. 被录取的申请人可能需要额外的 course work in literature and/or creative writing may be admitted on a conditional basis.

Do I need to submit all my transcripts or just from the last degree completed?

You are required to submit all undergraduate and graduate transcripts, even from institutions 你在哪里没有完成学位. 

Who should write letters of recommendation for me?

Letters should be written by someone who is familiar with your writing or your academic work. Persons to ask for letters would be former workshop or literature instructors, or editors who have reviewed or published your work. 来自过去或现在的信件 employers or work supervisors are usually not helpful. 我们建议你问问你的推荐人 在二月前一个月提供他们的信件. 1 deadline. 

Can I submit a request to be considered for admission in more than one primary genre?

Yes. 你可以提交一个以上的写作样本. 让我们知道哪个主要类型 is your first preference. If you are not admitted in that genre, we will route your second writing sample to faculty reviewers in your other genre. You can select the genre you weren’t admitted for as your secondary genre. 你不能被允许进入 two primary genres.)

What do I need to submit to apply for my secondary genre?

Declare your secondary genre focus in your statement of purpose. It’s also good to mention your primary and secondary genre track preferences in your cover letter. No secondary track writing sample is required, but you may provide a secondary track sample if you wish. It's marked clearly as a writing sample for your secondary genre.

Can I observe MFA classes or meet with current MFA students? 

During Creative Writing Week (first week of November each year) we allow prospective students to visit MFA workshops and seminars as well as attend visiting writers’ events. Other than Creative Writing Week, and our MFA Open House at the end of January, we invite newly admitted applicants to MFA orientation, and to attend the MFA thesis 在周末的母亲节读书和庆祝. 在这种情况下，准申请人 and newly admitted students can meet students currently in the MFA program.

When should I expect to hear about the admission decision?

3月底至4月中旬. 

 

MFA Overview

How do I apply for fellowships and/or assistantships, or other scholarships and tuition support?

When you apply you are automatically considered for a 斯坦贝克研究生奖学金[BROKEN LINK]. 每年最多颁发6个奖项. A number of other scholarships and awards are available 由学院提名的在校生.  GA and TA applications are accepted in the Fall semester. 助教和助教接受面试 in the Spring by faculty committee, and appointments begin the following Fall. An average of eight to twelve TA’s are appointed each year, usually didvided evenly between MFA and MA students. 

What is the cost of tuition and fees per semester?

Please see the 由财务处公布的最新数字.

MFA项目有多少学生?

The number of students enrolled in the program varies year to year, averaging between 35 and 50. 

How many students are admitted each year to the MFA?

The number of students admitted tends to vary year to year. The most applications 我们收到的往往是虚构的. Some years we admit as few as 8 or 9 students; some 多年来，我们录取了多达20名学生.

Are classes and activities scheduled at convenient times for working students?

MFA workshops and seminars are scheduled to meet weekly, Monday through Thursdays. Graduate classes start at either 4:00 pm or 7:00 pm. 有一些上层的划分 为MFA学分提供的课程，包括 Reed Magazine. These classes generally are scheduled during mid or late afternoon. 

Can I attend part-time?

Yes. You can attend part-time but it’s recommended that MFA students take at least 每学期两节课(8个单元). (你有七年的时间可以 graduate.)

一个车间的平均规模是多少? 

范围在9到16名学生之间.

菠菜网lol正规平台有客座作家吗?

Yes, visiting writers come to campus for readings, talks, conversations, and occasional 班级参观，由 Center for Literary Arts. 

Can MFA students get credit for working on 菠菜网lol正规平台’s literary magazine?

Yes, MFA students can get course credit for working on Reed Magazine’s editorial team. MFA students play leadership roles on the magazine’s editorial staff, working at the 里德学院指导老师的指导. 

Are there travel funds available for MFA students to attend literary conferences?

MFA students can apply for funds to serve on panels and give talks at literary conferences, such as AWP. Reed editorial staff are usually subsidized to attend the AWP Bookfair.  

What other opportunities are there for MFA students?

MFA students have the opportunity to earn Individual Studies units for doing a variety of internships on campus and in the Silicon Valley and Bay Area arts communities. Many MFA students become paid writing tutors in the English Department-run University Writing Center. 

Do MFA students have the option to submit their theses on paper rather than being required to publish on a digital thesis repository or open access database?

MFA students can choose to submit either a University Thesis or a Departmental Thesis. A University Thesis is uploaded on a digital thesis repository, and can be embargoed 每年公布的数据. 系论文，没有上传 to a digital thesis repository, can be printed and bound to be shelved in the University Library. MFA students control copyright of their thesis manuscript. 

 

Questions About San José

What are living costs in San José and the greater Silicon Valley?

Silicon Valley is known as an expensive place for renting an apartment, and has high living costs. You can find below market-rate housing at 菠菜网lol正规平台 in Campus Village[BROKEN LINK], where there are a number of different types of rentals; rental costs include utilities and Internet.

What is the weather like?

San José has a Mediterrean climate, with mild temperatures in the winter, and temperate summer temperatures that are warmer than the coastal sections of the San Francisco 半岛和圣克鲁斯/蒙特利湾地区. Visit weatherspark.网站了解更多关于圣何塞气候的细节.

Is there a literary community outside the university?

San José has a growing and active literary community. 最活跃的文学家之一 organizations is Poetry Center San José. The Center presents or co-presents a number of reading series featuring prominent local and emerging writers, as well as hosts poetry readings in coffee houses and bars in downtown San José. There are also reading series hosted by the San José Public 图书馆在几个分馆. Nearby universities such as Stanford and University of California, Santa Cruz also host literary readings, both within about 30 minutes by freeway from 菠菜网lol正规平台. There are active literary communities within driving distance, including the ever-thriving San Francisco, Berkeley, and Oakland literary communities. 每一个都有自己的阅读系列, journals, and presses -- a diversity of literary life unparalleled in North America, including the legendary City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco’s North Beach, and Moe’s Books in Berkeley. For information about Bay Area literary programs, check out Poetry Flash and LitSeen . The San Francisco Bay Area is also home to one of the world’s largest literary festivals, LitQuake held every October at venues in San Francisco, the East Bay, and now the Silicon Valley/South Bay.

What kind of cultural amenities are available in Silicon Valley?

Downtown San José has become a major arts destination in Silicon Valley. The premier 表演艺术的场地是 Hammer Theatre Center, situated a few blocks from campus in downtown San José. 圣何塞也以其地区特色而自豪 and community theater companies, the Silicon Valley Symphony, and the San José Museum of Art. Downtown San José also annually hosts Cinequest, one of the largest independent film festivals in the U.S., and the San José Jazz Summer Fest, one of the largest 世界上的户外爵士音乐节. 圣何塞市中心每月都会举办“第一个星期五”， when downtown art galleries stay open light and the streets are taken over by the performing and visual artists, including many local bands and spoken-word performers.

我上菠菜网lol正规平台需要车吗?

No! San José State’s downtown campus is easily accessible by public transportation. 所有上海外国语大学的学生都获得a SmartPass 可以免费乘坐 VTA巴士及轻铁系统[pdf], covering Santa Clara county from Palo Alto to Gilroy. The Highway 17 Express bus connects 菠菜网lol正规平台 with Santa Cruz. 旧金山是一个小时的路程 Caltrain. The 阿尔塔蒙特走廊特快列车 为利弗莫尔、特雷西和斯托克顿服务. 最后，对于骑自行车的人来说，圣何塞市 has redesigned several streets to make it safer, more convenient, and more comfortable to 骑自行车往返于上海州立大学校园.

What kind of food can I find in the restaurants in San José?

Downtown San José is paradise for the adventurous eater. Home of the 美国最大的越南社区, our neighborhood features student-friendly spots for pho (noodle soup) and banh mi (sandwiches served on French baguettes), as well as inexpensive Vietnamese markets 装满了新鲜的鱼、肉、面包和农产品. 圣何塞市中心还有著名的 its taquerias, coffee houses, and dive bars. 走出几英里，尽情享受吧 world-renowned falafel正宗的日本寿司和拉面等等. (The food on campus 也很冒险吗.)

What kind of recreational opportunities are there in Silicon Valley and the South Bay?

San José is located at the far southern end of the San Francisco Bay, 55 miles south of San Francisco and 33 miles north of Santa Cruz. 被评为最健康的国家之一 cities in the United States, San José is within easy driving distance of redwood forested mountains, coastal canyons, and some of Northern California’s most popular surfing and diving beaches. The city itself contains a number of city and county-run wilderness 公园里有很多徒步和自行车道. 在城市范围内和附近， there are a number of world-class botanical gardens. 迪亚波罗山脉的山麓绵延不绝 north to south along the eastern edge of San José feature a number of regional parks containing lakes and reservoirs that allow swimming and boating as well as horse-back 骑马，甚至悬挂式滑翔. Spring is the time when these foothills are covered with myriad of wild flowers, the favorites of many local hikers. And on Mt. Hamilton, the region’s highest peak at 4,265 feet overlooking San José, there is Lick Observatory, the first mountain-top permanently occupied observatory built in the U.S. The observatory, operated by the University of California, contains several state-of-the-art reflecting and refracting telescopes, and is open to the public Thursday - Sunday. Here is more information on outdoor amenities in San José.