AFI App for Fall 2009

[ChristopherB]

Thanks Felipe. The same to you. I suppose I should transfer over to the other thread and join you...I'll drop in right now and say hello to the others.

CB

 

[tabbycat]

gah... I had a dream last night that I got in to AFI.... my subconscious is messing with me

 

[Race_Bannon]

hahaha that's great No dreams here yet...

 

[mkench]

Originally posted by tabbycat:
gah... I had a dream last night that I got in to AFI.... my subconscious is messing with me

I did too! That's so funny.

 

[J.M.]

I had a nightmare the other night that I got an interview and when I got there, there were like 200 people waiting. Turns out they just interview a few people a year and the next have to come again next year. Then I got stranded and couldn't get home.

It's pathetic.

 

[Joaquin]

I got my official rejection letter yesterday. LOL.

 

[tabbycat]

sorry to hear that joaquin what discipline did you apply for?

I should probably start checking my snail mail... I think the last time I checked it was monday...

 

[EMDelMar]

sorry, joaquin. I'll most probably be joining you soon.

 

[Joaquin]

I applied for cinematography, but didn't even get an interview.
I know I totally did not spend enough time on the app...didn't take it seriously.
I'm going to apply again in the fall, though.

 

[tabbycat]

this thread's been kind of slow lately.. I'm guessing the admission notifications must have kind of tapered off for now? anyone have any new info?

 

[Cheneration]

I just get more and more the feeling that it is over.. it seems to me that all directing applicants have been picked and invited for interviews by now regardless of what the AFI people are saying on the phone.. I am not expecting that they will call anyone else anymore.

 

[Hernan]

Hi! anyone here apply for directing? have you had an answer yet?

 

[ProfUnrath]

I received one of the emails that promotes AFI's screening series at the Arclight Theatres... At the very bottom it advertised that they extended the deadline for applicants to editing, producing and production design. (This might not be of interest to anyone, but if nothing else, I thought it was a little out of place.)

 

[eliya]

Hi there...
to any of you that sounded worry out there...
I only had my interview for directing this monday, and I know of people that their interviews are only later. I know they are suppose to have more interviews until end of march... for the list... and I also know they have waited to finish with the interviews for US residences [meaning the face to face interviews] and only then started to call the international applicants... so there might be some hope for you. I flu to NY to have my Columbia interivew and didn't thought i would hear from them because there were people here that already talked about their interviews,and only a day before I had fly they called me from the AFI but they were already finished with the NY interviews and I couldn't fly to LA... had to go back to my work in my country already... so I did my interview by phone from New York...

 

[rfirpo]

I heard from a reliable source that they are still scheduling director interviews until the end of the month. I don't know whether that's restricted to international applicants or not, but seeing as most of the directing applicants who have interviewed in this forum are international, I'm going to say no. So West Coast directing applicants still have a chance (I think).

 

[Cheneration]

Honest to God.. I can't see any structure in all of this.. it almost seems so random how they schedule interviews but I give you this that we haven't seen a lot of directing applicants from the West Coast interviewing for directing.. perhaps you are right.. who knows I still don't expect them scheduling a lot more.. unfortunately.

 

[rfirpo]

Originally posted by Cheneration:
Honest to God.. I can't see any structure in all of this.. it almost seems so random how they schedule interviews but I give you this that we haven't seen a lot of directing applicants from the West Coast interviewing for directing.. perhaps you are right.. who knows I still don't expect them scheduling a lot more.. unfortunately.

Well, I'm not going to count myself out entirely until I receive that official notice of rejection. I actually know of one person who interviewed for cinematography a few days AFTER 3/15 (when they were supposed to notify the accepted). He got put on the alternate list. It's not over until you get that letter.

 

[tabbycat]

alright, so I'm still debating about whether or not I can afford grad school or whether I want to take out so much in loans - obviously this is moot if I don't get in, but I should probably think about it a little, right? Anyway, I'm curious, those of you who got accepted to AFI, did you find out right away if you got any financial help from the school? This might not apply to international students, I don't know... not sure if AFI gives out money or not to help with tuition or if they expect you to take out loans? I'm getting the feeling they don't help out a lot with the finances but I'm not sure.

Is this the same with most mfa programs too? I remember for undergrad I got some scholarships from the fafsa but I don't know how it works for grad school. Loans are definitely not appealing to me, but they're not to anyone so I'd have to consider them.

Gotta wait and see if I get in anywhere, but just wanted to ask those of you who have already gotten in!

 

[ProfUnrath]

Tabby,

The "financial" portion of attending AFI only comes up once you commit to going there; i.e., after you send in your registration deposit.

Like most top-tier film schools, there is little in the way of scholarships and financial help from the school. AFI does have a handful that may defray tuition costs, and a handful that defray (some) thesis film costs. The only big film school that I know of that (historically) has decent financial aid is UCLA, but with CA's budget getting such a big squeeze, I'm not sure they're doing so hot, either.

The catch with graduate film school is that you have to choose between studying in places like Wisconsin or Iowa - where there's a decent chance you'll be a grad assistant and may have little to no debt when you're done - and studying in a "top 5" school that couldn't care less how much debt you rack up while you're there. They both have pros and cons, and everyone has to make their own assessment about their priorities, abilities and ambitions.

Best of luck; I hope you have to make the hard choices this year!

 

[MovieLover]

Hi guys, just wanted to let you know I've been accepted to the producing program. I'm quite excited, although the reality of it is starting to sink in(quit my job, relocate,...)!