New Mexico State University, Department of English
Reviewer's Name:
Jacquie Fuller
Review Date
April 21, 2009
Year of Graduation:
2005
Review Title:
Best Kept MFA Secret
Full Review of the Program:
Why would you want to move to a sleepy desert town to pursue your MFA? Because that sleepy town fosters a unique, cohesive artistic community that you won't find in a big city. If you are looking for a hands-off MFA, where you will be left to your own devices, this is not the MFA for you. If you are looking for cut-throat competition, wrong place. What you will find here is a familial community of writers, professors whose doors are always open, a terrific reading series, and the sort of one-on-one mentorship you might only find at a low-res MFA.
Overall Rating
Reputation Rating
Location
Quality of Faculty
Student Competitiveness
(5=most competitive)
Campus Facilities
Financial Assistance
Making Contacts
Diversity
Career Services/Development
Dating Scene
LGBT Friendly
Social Scene in General
Family Friendly
Cost of Living (5=most affordable)
Dining Options
Admissions
Full-time: Yes
Part-time: Yes
Length of Program: 3 Years
Low Residency: No
Student Body
Genre
Fiction
Poetry
