<p>Creative writing at Cornell is offered as a terminal master’s degree (MFA), and the acceptance rate is between one and two percent. The only two programs I am aware of that are “stronger” than Cornell’s are Iowa and Texas (Michelin). Actually, Texas and Cornell’s MFA programs are probably pretty comparable.</p>
<p>A then-MFA student taught one of my freshman writing seminars. It was one of the best courses I took at Cornell.</p>