An update on the great MA/MFA dilemma: upon further examination, I realized that I am three classes and a final project away from getting my MA. Because my existing credits won’t transfer to these MFA programs, if I went that route I’d be essentially starting over. Then, if I decided to get my PhD, there’s a very good chance that my MFA credit work wouldn’t entirely transfer and I would be setting myself backwards yet again. This is an interesting turn of events, to be certain, but since I still haven’t gotten anything official from the graduate school, only the e-mail from my professor, we shall see how things play out.
For the record, Steven thinks the school is ‘full of fuckwads’, save for one guy who seems to like me, and that Dr. Frank hates me and will torpedo my dissertation.
We shall see.