AFI 2013/2014 Applicants!

[JMFP]

Got a call yesterday for an interview for the directing program.

Interview is on Friday. So if you haven't heard yet about an interview, there's still hope.

Good luck, everyone.

 

[geekay]

Not to stir up the coals on this, but I have two friends who recently graduated from AFI, both of them were admitted without interviews. Even though this is what they post about the school, it isn't necessarily the truth. I'm not saying its likely for anyone, I'm just offering that I know its happened at AFI. One of them was even surprised to learn that interviews existed at AFI, because she was totally unaware. I think its a safe bet to assume no one here knows who will be chosen or why, and that circumstances may not always be the same for everyone. That said, good luck to everyone and hopefully we'll all be released from the pressure of waiting soon!

Originally posted by ath579:
@pnrt7, You are misinformed. You need an interview to be accepted at AFI. At USC, you do not. It is the only one of those 3 schools that does not conduct interviews for students. They only conduct interviews with international applicants to see if they can properly speak English, that is all.

 

[ath579]

That was maybe the case when they were admitted, but as of now they no longer accept without interviews. At least that's what they've said.

 

[After5]

Originally posted by TheRealSV:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by After5:
Oh”¦ my.. goodness. I just got a call for an interview this week. Almost had a heart attack!!!

Good luck!!! You got this! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Thank you, TheRealSV! Since my interview has been rescheduled to next week, I can stay calm tomorrow... at least. But the X day is still coming for those of you! So good luck!

 

[chase]

Aren't we hypothetically supposed to hear back today?

 

[ath579]

Originally posted by chase:
Aren't we hypothetically supposed to hear back today?

Hypothetically, yes. Makes me nervous!

 

[thisismyusername]

Originally posted by chase:
Aren't we hypothetically supposed to hear back today?

Yeah, according to the email from a couple weeks ago, If you applied by Dec. 1, for any discipline besides Directing, your notification letter should have been mailed on or before today. (Directing notifications to be mailed on or before April 1).
However, it's unclear if the "notification letter" is mailed to you regardless of whether you were accepted or not, or only if you were accepted.

If you were accepted, you hypothetically should have been notified by email prior to the mailing of the notification letter (which would have been prior to today, according to the email, if you applied before Dec. 1)

If you applied after December 1, I'm not sure what that means.

I dont fully understand how their "rolling admissions" works. According to their email, if you applied before Dec. 1, everyone should hypothetically know by today whether they were accepted. But, what if you applied after Dec. 1? If they did not fill all their spots with people who had applied before Dec. 1, does that mean they wait and hope more qualified people apply after Dec. 1? What if no one qualified applied after Dec. 1, would they go back and accept someone they had already told was not accepted?

 

[Moira]

Hey Guys, got a call for an interview (Directing)!

I was so stoked when I saw an American number on my German phone and "Hollywood" was calling!! And I will be doing it in person, because I am visiting L.A. next week anyway. This is so weird, interviewing with USC, Columbia AND AFI! Can't believe it, here in Europe, no one was interested in me ...

It's on the 25th, so I guess I won't have to wait too long until the decision

 

[ath579]

ACCEPTED! Screenwriting Fellow.

 

[kt]

Accepted for Editing! Yaay!

 

[dusty_rose]

congrats @kt and everyone else

 

[base1]

I am an alternate candidate for the editing program.

anyone know my chances of getting in?

 

[Yuri]

Got ACCEPTED!!!! Any other EDITING FELLOWS I get to meet this fall?!

 

[sk89]

Originally posted by ath579:
ACCEPTED! Screenwriting Fellow.

Congratulations!!! I got accepted too. =D

 

[thisismyusername]

congrats to everyone who was accepted.

no word yet from any Cinematography candidates as far as interviews or being accepted though, huh?

 

[LizzyLiz]

I just got my e-mail!! I've been accepted as a SCREENWRITING FELLOW!!!
I can't believe it!
I'm transferring out of the Pepperdine program, which has been a complete nightmare. It's so nice to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I can't wait to meet you all there!

 

[tvb]

Originally posted by thisismyusername:
congrats to everyone who was accepted.

no word yet from any Cinematography candidates as far as interviews or being accepted though, huh?

I haven't heard anything yet. When did you apply?

 

[thisismyusername]

Originally posted by tvb:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by thisismyusername:
congrats to everyone who was accepted.

no word yet from any Cinematography candidates as far as interviews or being accepted though, huh?

I haven't heard anything yet. When did you apply? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I didn't make the priority deadline. I got my application in the first week of January.

I'm taking solace in the fact that I haven't seen any posting from any Cinematography candidates yet about getting an interview or being accepted,
but I guess it's also very possible that there just aren't any Cinematographers who post here.

 

[ath579]

Originally posted by sk89:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ath579:
ACCEPTED! Screenwriting Fellow.

Congratulations!!! I got accepted too. =D </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Awesome! So much for pessimism haha.

 

[TravMarsh]

Any producers get accepted yet?