Our Sweet Sixteen: Help Us Determine the Best Writin’ School in the Land

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Once again it is time to scientifically determine the best writing school in the country.  This year’s seeding is based on last year’s results.  Can Vermont defend its title?  Stay tuned.

We ask that you leave your vote on the comments page of this post.  Only one vote per person per school this round please.  But if you like you can vote for two schools, yours and another.  This next round of voting will determine the final 2!  Because how long can we really keep this up?

 

LAST YEAR’S RESULT’s

1. Vermont College: 192

2. Bama: 64

3. Ohio State: 51
 
4. McNeese: 44
 
5. Goddard: 43 (a spate of late votes would have made G number 3, but…..)
 
6. George Mason: 35
 
7. UNCW: 23
 
8. Ashland: 22
 
9. SDSU: 21
 
10. Virginia Tech: 15
 
11. Arizona State: 13
 
12. BGSU: 9
 
13. New School: 7
 
14. Arizona: 7
 
15. Iowa: 7
 
16.  Penn State RIP: 5

 

 

 

 



  1. Ingrid Sundberg writes:

    The faculty at VCFA are superheroes! In fact, I drew them all as such! http://ingridsnotes.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/the-vcfa-universe/

  2. Denise writes:
  3. Gwen Mullins writes:

    VCFA all the way!

  4. Heather writes:

    Vermont College of Fine Arts! You’re seeing the incredible VCFA community in action here. You can look to the bookshelves to see the VCFA talent.

  5. Rebecca writes:

    Vermont! VCFA all the way!

  6. Christina Collins writes:

    George Mason University!

  7. Deborah Moreno writes:

    Vermont College of Fine Arts!

  8. Erin Hagar writes:
  9. Anna writes:

    Vermont College of Fine Arts. It really is that amazing.

  10. Kali V writes:

    Vermont College of Fine Arts! Fantastic faculty, extremely caring and involved administration. And I’m not in any way biased.

  11. Cheryl Wright-Watkins writes:
  12. Timmy Bacon writes:

    VCFA. And thus it shall always be.

  13. Rachel writes:

    VCFA.

    Written on an actual computer, by the way.

  14. Sarah Tomp writes:

    Vermont College of Fine Arts!

  15. Ben Reynolds writes:

    Vermont obviously will win because of all the graduates who can only write on smartphones.
    McNeese is what?
    Where is the Hopkins Writing Seminars? Ignored two years running.
    I’m off to cocktail hour.

    • John writes:

      “Where is the Hopkins Writing Seminars? Ignored two years running.”

      I think basic subject-verb agreement issues are an automatic early-round disqualifier.

  16. Nancy Levine writes:

    VCFA
    Best faculty and administration.

  17. Benjamin Vogt writes:

    THE Ohio State University

  18. Laura writes:

    Vermont College of Fine Arts. Hands down.

  19. Matt Tullis writes:

    Ashland University!

  20. rachel writes:

    Vermont College of Fine Arts forever.

  21. kathryn writes:

    I see Vermont listed there, but what do all those other letters mean? They must be there to distract from the obvious superiority of VCFA.

  22. Erin writes:

    Vermont College of Fine Arts!!

  23. Caitlin writes:
  24. Jean Bean writes:

    VCFA, all the way!

  25. Anne Loecher writes:

    Vermont College of Fine Arts! No contest!!!

  26. Lola Martinez writes:

    VCFA! Vermont all the way!

  27. J.M. Cooper writes:

    VCFA all the way, baby!

  28. Joe McGee writes:

    Vermont! The passion, wisdom, and dedication to our craft transcends the magic of the school.

  29. K. T. Landon writes:

    Vermont College of Fine Arts!

  30. MRB writes:

    VCFA, clearly. The faculty, the supportive alumni network, the amazingly positive spirit, the cookies…

  31. Sarah Twombly writes:

    Vermont College of Fine Arts!

  32. Amy writes:
  33. annemarie O'Brien writes:

    Vermont College of Fine Arts!

  34. Sarah writes:

    Vermont College of Fine Arts!!!

  35. Ben writes:

    VCFA for the repeat victory!

  36. Barry writes:

    Vermont College of Fine Arts! Rah!

  37. Sion Dayson writes:

    Vermont College of Fine Arts!

  38. Aimee writes:

    VCFA all the way!

  39. Heidi Tringe writes:
  40. maureen writes:

    The highest expectations, consistent support, stellar faculty and visiting writers and illustrators, along with the tight-knit community make Vermont College of Fine Arts impossible to beat!

  41. maureen writes:

    The highest expectations, consistent support, stellar faculty and visiting writers and illustrators, along with the tight-knit community make this school impossiblt to beat!

  42. Annie Penfield writes:

    VCFA has the best MFA program!

  43. mima tipper writes:

    Vermont ALL THE WAY!!

  44. Jen Cohen writes:
  45. VCFA all the way.

  46. Shae writes:

    Vermont College of Fine Arts!

  47. P Garcia writes:
  48. Beverly Parayno writes:

    Vermont College of Fine Arts!

  49. Jodi Paloni writes:

    Vermont College of Fine Arts is and forever shall remain, Number 1!

  50. Melissa Cronin writes:

    VCFA has stellar faculty.