It is impossible-literally impossible-to replicate another author's success by doing all the same things they did.
What MFA's don't do, however, is guarantee you a commercial book deal. Most don't even improve your odds of that.
As for AWP? It's good for making and hanging out with writer friends who might or might not constitute part of your support network down the line.
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