AFI 2013/2014 Applicants!

[TheRealSV]

Originally posted by wannabe13:
is it over? how long do interviews go on for?

They just started interviews for director applicants In February so they still have several to go I believe. They don't make decisions until April 1st so I think they interview applicants up until probably a week or two before then to give them some time to choose the right applicants to invite into the program. But I'm just guessing.

 

[CLFilms]

If I haven't been contacted for an interview yet, should I expect a phone call or email some time soon - or should I be worried... :/

 

[AFIfellow]

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[wannabe13]

Any news from anybody re: directing?

 

[abcd]

Directing app here, no word. Not even a single views on my video submissions!

 

[pinsandneedles]

I just saw that my vimeos had a couple of plays and nearly had a heart attack!!

 

[pinsandneedles]

I feel like this whole anticipation process is highlighting some deep-seated emotional issues that may need to be tackled.

 

[pnrt7]

Hello, I have news. I called today Feb. 20th to AFI to ask about the status of my application for directing. They told me of course that they are reviewing the application. Aaaand, I asked if the committee does interviews only to people that have chances to be accepted, and the people who does not get interviews are rejected already? So they told me that not necessarily. The students that did not get a call or email to have an interview DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY HAVE NO CHANCES TO BE ACCEPTED. They interview some students that might be accepted, but after the interview they might be not accepted, it depends how they did on the interview. Aaand also, depending on your personal statement, they might not call you for an interview and still be accepted to the program. The interview is just to know a little bit more about you, because probably in the personal statement didn't say much about you and they want to know more. So still people who did get an interview they still have chances to get in. Funny thing is that I got the same answer from AFI, UCLA, and USC. You might be accepted for the items that you submitted. So I wish you all the luck, and hopefully we can all get in and meet in the fall. good luck.

 

[pnrt7]

They also told me that they review the materials in the order that there were submitted. So if you submitted at the last minute of the deadline, probably yours will be last to see, but it doesn't mean that you won't be accepted.

 

[pinsandneedles]

I wonder what constitutes a good interview?

 

[pnrt7]

What I think is. They read your personal statement that is good but it doesn't say much about you, but you might be a potential candidate, so they call you to make a interview to know you, and they might find out that the person who they just met in the interview is not what they are looking for, so they keep looking. If a personal statement reflects who you are and you are a potential candidate they might not call you to do an interview because you told them already who you are in the personal statement. They won't call you to make an interview just to ask you how are you going to pay for the classes. I think is obvious, loans, scholarships, grants, etc. I don't think that anyone that has that kind of money would apply for MFA. I would shoot something instead...

 

[DeathDealer]

Well here's a question, has anyone ever been accepted without receiving an interview?

 

[pnrt7]

I don't know, if there are any AFI students that were accepted and did not get an interview they could share that with us. Then, if it's not like that then the people that I talked with from AFI, UCLA, and USC were lying to me. I'm just sharing what they told me.

 

[pnrt7]

I found this post on the USC CINEMATIC ARTS POST

THE USER: huangwei1102 posted February 13, 2013 11:35 AM:

"same here, just got the email, I thought usc doesn't have interviews but it sounds like get-to-know-you chat for me. A friend of mine got admitted last year without any calls or interview."

So it seems that people still get in without having an interview....

 

[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]

Also, AFI does ask you in the interview how you plan to pay.

 

[pnrt7]

Thanks for the info ath579.

 

[ath579]

@pnrt7, What did you apply for?

 

[pnrt7]

@ath579. I applied for Directing in AFI, UCLA and USC.

 

[ath579]

Ah ok. I believe AFI does rolling admissions so they shouldn't be done with interviews yet, especially directing.