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Yes. I'm glad others haven't heard anything either, so it's not just me. I was starting to be paranoid they'd just lost my application in the mail or something.
<-- Has never been very good at waiting.
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If it makes you guys feel any better, last year I seem to recall the notification riding the edge of the deadline, in fact, I think it was a few days late. (It's all fuzzy...after I got in I didn't care about the wait anymore ) They actually called me, but that was at a different school, so I don't know if that's what they'll do this year. They called first, and a few days later they sent more info through the mail.
Just so you know camping out by your phone may end up being more productive than tha mailbox.
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I'd guess, though, that it's taken longer than they anticipated to decide, and you should hear soon, especially if they want their money when they say they want it.
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I called Southern Virginia University today to see if I could find out any more information about Boot Camp. They have the list of acceptences, and calls were probably going out this afternoon (although it was about 4 EST when I called, so I don't know how many they would have gotten to) and tomorrow according to Valerie.
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Congrats, GZ! I would so love to go to this, but family constraints make it impossible. Sigh, maybe another year. In the meantime, yay for you!
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I was immediately relieved when I read the email. I had been planning how I would politely decline. I don't have the money (since I don't want to work this summer) and if I did work this summer to pay for it, I wouldn't have the time.
But then it dawned on me what that actually implied. I wasn't chosen. Or rather, he chose NOT to pick me.
If I were to make a friendly suggestion, I'd use this year to find one or two big problems you see with your writing and really focus on them. I'm not sure what those things are, but I've noticed that one of the worst things that happens to budding new writers is that they get critiques that divide their focus 100 different ways. You can't fix 100 things now, but you can work on 1 or 2, get them under your belt, and then work on 1 or 2 more. Work hard, use this summer to work on your writing if you don't *work* for money, and I bet you can get in next year!
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Congrats Nexus Capacitor and Gary! I look forward to getting to meet you.
And Rahl22, even if you didnt get in, you know you tried. If you hadnt applied, your chance would have been nil. Keep at it, and dont let it get you down.
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I somehow made it in too *grin* (I thought my piece was garbage, but apparently there was something decent in there). Sorry about the rejection, Rahl.
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Hmmm... I just got the most curious email. Ms. Rieben from Southern Virginia University said that there was a mix-up, my submission had been overlooked, and that I actually was accepted.
I imagine that this has something to do with people being accepted and then declining, thus opening up their spots. I hope this doesn't make me a second-class citizen of sorts, but I don't care.
Having read some of your writing, I was a bit surprised when you didn't get in. Glad to know I'm not totally clueless when it comes to recognizing talent.
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Should I be concerned that I haven't been mailed anything but the book and a credit card receipt? I mean, I don't really know what's going on. Or, perhaps this is what is expected of me. Make it to the college, and stumble upon the correct location as a part of my learning experience. Posts: 1621 | Registered: Apr 2002
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I vaguely remember wondering when I would get more information. Eventually I got a packet in the mail with sufficient details -- except that it had the wrong room information regarding the first two days. But all resolved itself well.
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quote:Hi. I'm checking all the e-mail to make sure they're working so we can communicate via e-mail. Would you please respond to this e-mail to I can know I have the correct address?
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Kathleen Bellamy Assistant to Orson Scott Card
I fully expect that we'll get the details you're concerned about from Ms. Bellamy in due time.
If you didn't get this email, let me know and I can give you her email address.
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I got a little schedule and map packet from SVU today in the snail mail. They're looking out for us -- no need to wander wild through the campus. Posts: 652 | Registered: Feb 2002
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You know, we might well be the most excitable bunch of Boot Campers I've seen on Hatrack. No other year have I seen such a flurry of posting over what came in the mail when.
Not that that isn't fun or anything. Oh no, not at all.
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Yeah, I admit it, the mailbox has become quite a pal. And I think I'll drop Ms. Bellamy an email about the missing book
By the way, is anyone else staying in the dorms? I thought it was sort of hilarious that they suggest we bring a fan. Now I have friends lining up to go with me!!
Just kidding. I've never been to Virginia (or anywhere on the east coast for that matter) but I suppose it's pretty hot during the summer. That's cool though, it'll seem more like a bootcamp!!
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I signed up to stay in the dorms. Seemed like too good a price deal coupled with the convience factor and some vague notion of nostalgia for the college years. I am not, however, keen about the fan thing (Well, I'm keen on being a fan, just not the twirly variety), being a true air conditioning weenie. When I had first called, I had been told they were planing on using the one air contitioned dorm for the writing conference. When I called again after the fan note, she said it was still likely that was true, but they are juggling another conference, and there are space issues somehow. (Ugh, vague recollections of cheerleader camp at summers spent at college just resurfaced -- I do hope that's not what we're competeing for air conditioning with. Gah, that was always the worst weeks. But I digress). Oh well. Not like a little heat and humidity usually kills anyone.
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VA might be different, but if the dorms are anything like Greensboro, here's some advice from my experience last year:
Bring towels and everything you need for your daily ablutions. If you like toilet paper that doesn't feel like sandpaper, bring that too (us girls finally went out and bought some). An extra blanket or pillow might be nice. The beds suck. No real getting around that. Bring an alarm clock. If you bring a laptop on which to write your story, be able to burn it to disc or CD so you can print it somewhere on campus.
And hopefully you all won't have to experience the Great Caterpillar Migration. Or centipedes. Or whatever the heck those things were.
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Hey thanks Thieftess for the helpful suggestions. I know I would've forgotten the alarm clock and the computer discs.
I haven't heard anything about monster caterpillars, but I read somewhere that the east coast was under attack by shrimp-sized cicadas. Apparently they only show up every 17 years. Lucky us!!
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Yes, the 17-year cicadas have arrived in the Mid-Atlantic (there are types that show up on other schedules). So far, avoiding areas with big trees seems to help. They should be dead sometime in July. They are coming out from New Jersey to Georgia. Lucky us. I'm posting a map and info to show where they are:
They are big, slow, noisy, crunchy (underfoot), and supposedly don't stray far from their trees. They might not be a big deal on a college campus. So far I only had to deal with them at an outside tot lot that was surrounded with trees. You'll be inside writing, so no worries!
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I got my letter! I now feel considerably more informed. Now I have to find out if the airport is reasonably close, and if tickets are reasonably priced -- perhaps I'll just drive.
I also will be staying in the dorms. I'm already a poor college student, and although I've been in an apartment the last few years, I think I can probably handle those uber-uncomfortable beds for another week.
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SVU is in the mountains-- and in Virginia, that means lots of old trees.
Which means lots of cicadas.
As far as rooms go, I strongly suggest that you pay the extra to get your own room. Privacy is a wonderful thing when you're trying to compose and finish a story in one day. The demands the class places on you will be quite enough without having to deal with a stranger all up in your personal space. . .
Plus, if you have your own room, you can push the horrendously small beds together to make a comfortably-sized big bed.
(There were no centipedes in MY room, Thieftess. . . might have something to do with the blood sacrifices I offered before heading out. )
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I enjoyed staying in the dorms, even with a roommate. Of course, money was really tight for me. How I managed to come up with the money for tuition is beyond me, after that I was pinching pnenies in a *big* way. Of course, it was sooo worth it.
I'm only 26, and college wasn't that long ago. I suppose I didn't mind going back to the days of a dorm room and a roommate, especially just for a week. I brought a laptop with me and so I could write wherever I wanted...I didn't have to stay in the room. As it happened, my roommate was the one to opt for outdoor writing, which was fine with me. The dorms were empty and there weree a lot of privacy options. Besides, I ended up with the second good roommate I'd ever had in my life. (But let's not open up THAT canof worms... )
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And it's a tad chilly sleeping outside next to the mailbox. 
) They actually called me, but that was at a different school, so I don't know if that's what they'll do this year. They called first, and a few days later they sent more info through the mail.
