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Rejection

Chances are, you won’t get the first thing you apply for. You probably won’t get most of the things you apply for, but you eventually will get something, especially if you can get feedback.

Acceptance

If you receive an acceptance letter, congrats! Plan ahead if that’s your style, research who you’d like to meet, where you’d like to go, and lay out a work plan for your project. You did good, keep at it :)

Host Your Own ‘Applying For Things’ Workshop !

10. Double check for typos and run-on sentences, then submit !

“I have two best friends who I go to for editing applications and getting feedback. One is a professional writer, the other won’t take any…

9. Draft, get feedback, revise, review

“Writing is one of those things you have to be naked with. You write it, you put it out there for someone to read, and they’ll say ‘I don’t know if it sounds…

8. Be concise, clear, sharp & interesting

“Use your 200 words to be super, super clear about yourself. We [jury members] spend less than 5 minutes per application. It’s mean. It’s fast and it’s mean.

7. Read Closely

Before you start filling out answers, read every single question on the application carefully. Copy/paste all the questions into a document that auto-saves (cloud-hosted like an email draft or Google Drive) or a word processor (just set a timer to remind you to save every 5 minutes!)

6. Make sure your work looks good

Does this application ask you to submit a link to your website, a portfolio of images and/or social media profiles? Now’s a good time to update things and make sure all your online identities present you the way you’d like to be seen.