2008 - Interview Offers from NYU or Columbia yet?

[birdman78]

Hey guys,

Well I got my financial Aid packet today. Not much to write about - offer for loans for amount to be about a third of the total cost. Kinda weak...
I'll have to ponder that one.

On the up side I sat in on a "Directing 2" class today @ Columbia and thoroughly enjoyed myself. Everyone is really down to earth, teachers and students. The class was interesting and the discussions smart and to the point. The students really helped my get a better grasp of what the Columbia program is all about, and I dig it.

Tough Decisions to follow,

stay tuned.

 

[d_lefeb]

Cool, birdman! I'm so jealous that you went!

 

[giulia]

Hey sophie and d_lefeb, thanks for answering!
i'm sure it's not only about age, but probably just that sometimes age means experience/artistic maturity...they wrote that on my letter, said they were very interested but i wasn't probably as mature as the others who got in!
my interviewer had read my application, and that was good, on the other hand i interviewd by phone, which i have to admit didn't help at all!

well, i guess i'll go on and grow up to apply next year!

good luck and best wishes!
i'm looking foreward to see ur works somewhere!

 

[SeattleCinemaniac]

Hey gang,

I just received a rejection from Columbia regarding my Film Studies MA application. As I've mentioned in previous posts, I honestly believed that this was my strongest application. At this point, I can only wonder what kept me from being accepted. I'll call their admissions on Monday and see what kind of an explanation I can get, if any. Usually, the standard operating procedure is to hold all application rankings in confidence. (Personally, I think that is ridiculous, seeing how I paid nearly $200 in application fees to Columbia, but that's beside the point.)

The good news is I still have three applications at pending status. They are:

AFI Directing
Chapman Film Studies/Screenwriting
UCLA Production/Directing

My sixth sense isn't what it used to be, but if I had to guess, I would say that Chapman is my best bet.

Thanks for all your support, gang.

J.G.

 

[SharonW]

Well, I´m still waiting, I haven´t received any mail, calls or e-mails from Columbia since I applied (just newsletters), so I don´t know what to think! I´m really worried! Everyone that was accepted received a call? I´m international so the mail takes few weeks to get to my house. I don´t know what to do, should I call? Some people say that it´s better to wait, but I really don´t know!!! I wasn´t accepted in NYU so that isn´t a good sign! But I just going to keep my hopes up! I applied to BU, CalArts and Chapman too, but I haven´t heard news from them!!! Is anyone still waiting news from Columbia?

 

[d_lefeb]

Sharon, were you called for an interview?

Also, yes: everyone who got in got a call, even international students from France, Colombia and Canada (me!).

 

[wendja85]

Anyone else surprised that the grand total estimate for tuition, living expenses, etc. for Columbia is approximately $64,000???

How accurate do you all think this is? I know it depends on where I choose to live and how much I use for personal expenses...

Also, does anyone know if Columbia's tuition is a flat rate or per unit?

Thx guys!

 

[birdman78]

It's a flat rate - because you have to be enrolled full time.

Really 64,000$ is a pretty fair assessment. Life in New York is expensive. Of course, it will depend where you choose to live - but a single in the city can easily be 1,500$-2,000$ - you can live in shard apartments in the borrows and cut that significantly though...

so I'd say housing:
8,000$-20,000$/yr
Bills:
2,000$-4,000$/yr
Food:
1,000$-5,000$/yr (depend how much you eat out and where)
then there's transportation - metro card is 80$ a month...

it adds up.

I think the first year you only shoot video - so budget for films is not so bad - in fact i talked to Columbia students an they said the school says you shouldn't spend more than 900$ on your end of year project.

 

[d_lefeb]

Yup, it's pricey. I'm going to get sooo thin...

 

[ada]

Hi again after awhile,

I got my letter last week and it says I am on the "high waitlist." maybe I can join you next year but even if I cannot, I really congratulate you.

I don't have a clue where I'll be in Fall (LA, NYC, home??) after graduation but my current motto is "whaterver is meant to happen it will happen." I am done with a stressful state of mind.

- good luck in every project you'll have in the future!

 

[FarhanAli]

Is there anyone else who hasn't heard back from NYU yet? I don't really care if I get in at this point since I've committed to Northwestern, but I'm still interested in finding out what happened.

 

[K-MEE]

I haven't heard from New York either. but it's for the mfa in screenwriting, so maybe it's normal.

 

[K-MEE]

talk about irony... i just received a rejection mail from NYU. (for dramatic writing)

 

[d_lefeb]

New York, April 15, 2008--Columbia University School of the Arts' Film Division students have virtually swept the narrative film category in the Eastern Regional Finals of the Student Academy Awards. Seven out of eight nominated films are by Columbia SoA Film Students. All of the Eastern Region finalists' films will be screened on April 24th and the winners will compete for the national prize, to be awarded in Los Angeles in June. Columbia students also garnered two out of four nominations in the documentary film category.

Niiiiiice. Take that NYU! Just kidding, but man am I glad I'm going to Columbia

 

[Bandar Albuliwi]

d_lefeb

Where did you paste that article from? can you post the link?

 

[d_lefeb]

I got it in an email from Columbia, but it"ll probably be on the website soon...

 

[Bandar Albuliwi]

AFI is going to be on that list next year!

 

[d_lefeb]

No worries Bandar, this is about the Eastern finals

 

[Bandar Albuliwi]

Ahhhh, gotchya!

 

[birdman78]

ahh.. By the way - I had the pleasure of sitting in on "Directing the Actors" with Alex Sichel @ Columbia.
I had a blast - the guy is a serious energy bomb - and I learned a s**t load just from those three hours.
Honestly, Columbia is looking better and better to me all the time - and that business with the Student Academy awards...

That's hot, right there!