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The Application Process

 

Apply to the Low Residency Program by filling out the questionaire below.

Apply to the Graduate School of the University of New Orleans. Fill out the online Graduate Application for Admission. You may have to note the degree program in the comments box at the end-- note there that you are applying to the Low Residency MFA Program in Creative Writing.

Send in a portfolio of creative work. This should be done via email with attachments (either Word or PDF). Use the following standards for manuscript size:

Fiction Writers: 2 short stories or 30 pages of prose fiction.

Creative Nonfiction Writers: 30 pages of creative nonfiction.

Poets: 10 poems.

Scriptwriters: One complete film script.

Playwrights: One complete dramatic script.

Have your transcripts, GRE scores, and any other materials sent to:

Low Residency MFA Program UNO Metro College New Orleans, LA 70148. If you are pressed for time you may send informal (ie, photocopies) copies, or fax them to 504 280 7317, with official copies to follow.

Have your three letters of recommendation sent by email or ground mail. We prefer your recommenders to use the recommendation form located at: http://lowres.uno.edu/lowresapprec.htm, but we can also accept recommendation letters in regular letter format.

Include with the application a one page statement of purpose describing your genre and recent accomplishments and stating why you wish to pursue a degree in creative writing.

Admission to the program will be based on the manuscript you will submit with the application and your letters of recommendation; admission to the Graduate School is contingent on previous transcripts. You are required to have a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution. You are also required to take the GRE, unless you already have an advanced degree (Masters or above) in a related field. UNO's school code for GRE reporting is R 6379.

Application Deadlines: As of Fall 2007 we have adopted a rolling admissions policy. All applications will be read as soon as they are complete. Generally, however, we will need to receive applications by early March for admission beginning in the Summer or Fall, and by early October for admission beginning in the Spring. In certain cases, the admission process can be expedited. If you require a rapid turnaround, please inquire by email.

Application Fees: There is an application of $25 due with this departmental questionairre, and a $40 application fee for the University Application. You will pay the $40 fee when you fill out the University application. The $25 departmental fee may be paid by mail (mail check payable to UNO to Low Residency MFA Program, UNO Metro College, New Orleans, LA 70148); fax (credit card authorization to 504 280 7317); or telephone (504 280 7457).

Contact Information

 

Email-- bill.lavender@uno.edu

Ground Mail-- Low Residency MFA Program | University of New Orleans, Metro College | New Orleans, LA 70148

Telephone-- 504 280 7457 | Fax 504 280 7317

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Low Residency MFA Application Questionaire

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Type the password you see in the graphic below in this box:

(The form will not send unless this case-sensitive password is entered correctly.)

Semester and Year you plan to begin	Select Semester Fall Spring Summer Select 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008      Genre Select Poetry Fiction Nonfiction Screenwriting Playwriting
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City		State or Province	Please select... ALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE FLORIDA GEORGIA HAWAII IDAHO ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE TEXAS UTAH VERMONT VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WASHINGTON D.C. WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING ALBERTA BRITISH COLUMBIA MANITOBA NEW BRUNSWICK NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR NORTHWEST TERRITORIES NOVA SCOTIA NONAVUT ONTARIO PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND QUEBEC SASKATCHEWAN YUKON
Zip		Country
SS#	(no spaces or dashes)	Date of Birth
Email		Telephone

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Education(begin with most recent)

1. University: Dates:
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Undergraduate GPA: Graduate GPA:

GRE Scores: Verbal Quantitative: Analytical: Test Date:
Note: The GRE is required unless you already have a master's degree or higher in a related field. Please indicate scores here even if you already have an advance degree. If you have not yet taken the GRE you may be admitted provisionally but must then take the test within your first semester of study. GRE scores greatly assist in the application process, however.

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List the names of the three people who are well acquainted with your qualifications to write to the Program in support of your candidacy:

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Other comments or questions:

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Application Fee: $25.00 After you submit the form you will need to pay the fee on our secure server.

 

 

 

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