How much does an acceptance to Interlochen’s summer program for creative writing actually measure my skill?
I just got accepted to the Interlochen high school division for creative writing, and I was just wondering if anyone had any insight as to how hard it is to get in. From my research it seems that Interlochen is very competitive particularly in the music department, but I’m not sure how competitive their summer writing program is.
Thank you for your answers and for your help =]
- the orangest orangutan
Tags: Creative Writing, Insight, Interlochen, Music Department, Writing Skill
October 17th, 2008 at 9:45 am
I can’t exactly answer this question, but maybe this will help.
I was in the high school creative writing program last year, and the answer is…they won’t tell us. A girl even asked the question directly at a group meeting last summer, and the program director said something to the effect of “just be happy to be here.”
Here’s what I can tell you:
While I was there, there were two high school classes: one with eight students (mine) and one with seven. After spending three weeks brainstorming and workshopping with the other seven students, I can honestly say that every one of them expressed some sort of (for lack of a better word) brilliance. Not to say that we didn’t all struggle, but there was no doubt that every one of the writing students deserved to be there. I have since concluded that the acceptance rate doesn’t matter–although I have heard of a few people getting rejected–and likely varies from year to year, anyway. The caliber of students attending is incontrovertible.
But congratulations, by the way. I’m coming back this summer (first session). Hope to see you there!