AFI App for Fall 2009

[tabbycat]

hello! hooray, a waitlist buddy, we can panic together!.
theres not much in the letter they send alternates, it just says that you need to tell them you want to remain on the waitlist, and to give them your current address and phone number. It also says that they have until may 15th to tell you if you got in or not. Not a lot of info.

Originally posted by Jiyoon:
I just hope that accepted people decide to attend another school and make seats for me and you! - that's little wickedness though hehe.

LOL

 

[Jiyoon]

Oh! thanks~
I think my latter was lost by the smartest post man. He contributed a lot to drive me crazy. I appreciate to unidentified post man.

I can't stop thinking-
first I think "okay, I can get in- I'm not rejected! that's cool!!" and than one minute later I think "NO!!! I won't be accepted!"
I'm still repeating that process.

Anyway, I appreciate that I'm in waiting list. Because my interview was the first English interview in my life.

 

[tabbycat]

Originally posted by Jiyoon:

I can't stop thinking-
first I think "okay, I can get in- I'm not rejected! that's cool!!" and than one minute later I think "NO!!! I won't be accepted!"
I'm still repeating that process.

haha.. me too.. but I generally feel pretty good, I was certain they would just reject me right away.

 

[Thoughtcriminal]

Hey guys,

I'm not in.
To be completely honest I was surprised when they told me I'm having an interview, I didn't expect to pass the initial selection, as I wasn't confident with the stuff I had to show. (I'm only in the second year of an undergrad conservatory film school right now).

Having said that, I'm pretty confident with my self-presentation and social skills, and I wonder if an in-person interview would have produced different results than the long-distance phone interview I had, one week after a serious injury.

I guess if I apply next year I will do my best to have better work samples to provide, and I will definitely do my best to fly in for an in-person interview.

I wish all the luck to those who have been accepted and those still waiting, and those who weren't: AFI is only one of infinite ways of promoting your ambitions and getting better at your craft. Look around you and you'll quickly find plenty other ways.

 

[ProfUnrath]

Thoughtcriminal - Sorry to hear the news. I'm surprised, frankly; I liked what you had posted.

It looks like you have a pretty good sense of what you're doing, so I think you'll be just fine. You're absolutely right that AFI's just one of many resources. Film school at all is just one of many resources. Best of luck on whatever comes next.

 

[Maijodojo]

Ok I have a potentially stupid question.

It says on their website that you do not even need a Bachelors degree to be qualified for admittance. However it says that you would only recieve a "certificate of completion" at the end instead of a degree.

So I guess really I have two questions

1) How would not graduating undergrad hurt my chances? I know obviously it would make it more difficult, but are we talking just a bit more difficult, or are we talking about most likely not going to happen?

2) Would the industry (Hollywood) even care if you had a degree or a certificate? I have heard that in the industry they don't even care where you went to school, they care about what you have done. I am not sure whether to believe this or not though.

I would appreciate any honest answers I can get. Thanks.

 

[Jayimess]

1. No clue. But AFI would be the only MFA program you'd be able to apply to.

2. The degree doesn't matter, but where you went to school will help...because while you may have done great at Baldwin-Wallace College, the BW alum network isn't too seated here. AFI/NYU/USC/UCLA, etc, they take care of their own.

 

[Starbuck7]

Hi everyone,

I just found out that I was accepted to AFI
Originally, I was listed as an alternate for screenwriting, so I got the call yesterday.

 

[Maijodojo]

Congratulations Starbuck!

 

[tabbycat]

yay!! congrats starbuck!! you've given us alternates hope

 

[Jiyoon]

Congratulation!!!

 

[ProfUnrath]

Congrats, Starbuck! The Screenwriting Fellows sound like a great group of people; you'll be in good company

 

[Filipe]

Hey starbuck, welcome to the club! Looking really forawrd to meeting you!

 

[Kelly]

I just wanted to say hello. My name is Kelly Rothberger and I was accepted to AFI for 2009. I got into the screenwriting program and just found this website. Can't wait to meet all of you in the fall.

 

[Hernan]

hey kelly, congrats, were you on the waitlist?

 

[Kelly]

No. I guess I was a first round pick. I got in on March 15th.