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[quote=Anonymous]Don't feel bad about accepting money from your parents. Show your appreciation through gratitude not guilt. Tell them how grateful you are and how appreciative you are. That's all parents want. They don't want you beating yourself up or feeling like a failure. Be glad you have a safety net.

MFA programs are great when you are young like you are. Definitely take the leap. However, only do fully funded programs. That means you apply for a Teacher's Assistant job that covers tuition and gives you a stipend. If you don't get offered one when you apply (they can be competitive), then your writing isn't good enough yet. Keep working on it and try again. Do not go into debt to get one. MFAs have negative ROI. Does that mean you shouldn't get one? No, you should follow your dreams and you will not regret it. That being said, do not think it will be a leg up. Most graduates become adjunct professors which is a hard way to get by. Extremely low pay, expendable, no benefits. You also are very vulnerable to men who might take advantage similar to your current professor. Creative writing programs are very patriarchal and there are a lot of professors, publishers, famous writers, etc. who will take advantage of you. Just the facts.

If you love writing, look into pairing the MFA with a lucrative writing career. Look into direct response copywriting (Google Gary Halbert, Eugene Schwartz, John Caples). Essentially writing advertising copy. There is a lot of money in that. [/quote]

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