Columbia 2013 Applicants

[nellie]

@ath579 WOW you got accepted at AFI!? congratulations! if you get into columbia which school would you choose?


@s.aldani I didn't even get to talk about my influences wish i did!!!! that sounds like a really well rounded interview! how long did it last? mine was 30 minutes but i spent a long time talking about the creative project i'm doing now (i'm writing/directing a film for a course based on another script) and a long time on the stories i wanted to tell. didn't feel like i got to cover as much as you did!

June and Jeff sound like cool people! did you feel that you had a good interview? it sounds ilke it went well!

i interviewed with hilary and alan... hilary's the new chair of the program! both of them were really nice but it definitely was quite a serious interview! probably because of the nature of the stories i wanted to tell...

 

[ath579]

Originally posted by nellie:
@ath579 WOW you got accepted at AFI!? congratulations! if you get into columbia which school would you choose?

Thanks! I don't know lol. I'm leaning toward AFI...for now...

 

[sudarshansuresh]

All this talk of interviews is making me very nervous. At least mine was better than this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGFz9gt0-Fc

It's my all time favourite Atkinson sketch.

 

[derly]

Originally posted by freakyfreddy:
@derly I know what you mean. My fiancee is very close with her family and she has a full time job here in LA. So her family is rooting for Chapman and I feel my family wants me to go to Columbia where I can live in NY, create east coast contacts, and gain a new perspective. Gah!! What a wonderful problem to have though!

I agree Im accepting and cant wait!

Congrats Schua310 That makes 4 CP ! Good luck on all of you Screenwriting/Directing applicants waiting! it will all soon be over!

I got my official package today all very exciting. Good vibes to everyone!

 

[s.aldani]

@nellie - Mine was 30 minutes too, literally exactly 30 minutes, I interviewed over Skype so I could see the exact time it lasted. I wish I could've spoken more about the sort of stories I wanted to tell though! They focused a lot on my writing sample which was an experimental theatre piece. I feel like the interview was lighthearted and fun and I don't think I could've prepared for it anymore than I did, but I don't know if I blew them away, especially because I have very little film experience (my background is theatre).

The more time passes from the interview the more doubtful I become though, it's all a blur to me now, I can't quite remember much of what I said, just that I was nervous and maybe a bit intense!

I CANNOT WAIT ANY LONGER. I'M LOSING MY MIND. I called them yesterday though and they said that decisions will go out in the next 10 days!

x

 

[sudarshansuresh]

@s.aldani: I know what you mean about feeling more doubtful about the interview as time passes. I remember thinking it went fairly well, when I finished the interview. But having mulled over it for a week now, I feel really dissatisfied with the outcome. I wanted to and I could have said so much more, but it's so difficult to channel your thoughts in a succinct and coherent way when you're that nervous and clueless about what to expect.

I'm feeling all the more dejected because they didn't seem to have any of my application materials in front of them (I interviewed over skype as well) and all of my questions were pertaining to what I've learnt from my background in the law, theatre etc and how they may be relevant. I do remember the interview started with Ramin saying he saw the visual sample that I sent in and he really liked it. But I'm taking everything with a bucketful of salt.

 

[freakyfreddy]

I thought my interview didn't go well and I was still accepted.

 

[edzbit]

Hey! So most of the people who have heard back are from creative producing? Has anyone heard back for directing/screenwriting?

 

[Africana]

Ahh!!!! I'm so stressed out, like everyone else is! I go back and forth from refreshing my email page, refreshing this page, playing over and over again this I coulda/shoulda said in my interview.

When is the last day of interviews for screenwriting/directing I know some people had some Sunday and Monday.

I hope they start notifying us this week!

 

[brehco]

i had mine yesterday, but i got to choose from interview spots through the 22nd back when i got the interview e-mail, so potentially friday is the last day? but yeah, no idea really. all just speculation! someone had said they have to meet next week first? was that like conjecture, or did said person hear that from a reliable source?

 

[edzbit]

@brehco yea I get to choose through to the 22nd too so I suppose that's the last day. But I've got mine today. How did yours go?

 

[brehco]

i have no idea. fine i guess? like they were super friendly, but also it was hard to read if they were like "oh yeah this is interesting" or actually "he is nuts. when can we end this." either way you'll enjoy it! have fun and be yourself.

 

[melent]

Have any screenwriting/directing applicants heard yet?

 

[edzbit]

@brehco yea i got what you mean. I had mine yesterday too. Guess we'll know it when the decision is out! All the best!

 

[s.aldani]

No news yet though I had a dream last night that I got rejected. Not sure if it's prophetic or paranoid.

 

[nellie]

@s.aldani i'm sure its paranoia lol!


its monday, all the interviews are now over so i guess they'll be making their decisions now? or like do you guys think we'll actually only find out late april?? :O i'm getting so nervous omg. the more i think about my interview the more silly i think i sounded. gahhhhhh this is so freaking nervewracking!!!!

 

[ark]

The deal is that now that all interviews are over, the professors got to sit with each other and figure out a final list. Now this takes a bit of time, primarily because all of them have to find sufficient time out from their schedules. Though not late April, I believe it would be early April before we hear from them.

(I base this on my interaction with a current student at Columbia).

 

[ath579]

Great -____- my enrollment decision with AFI is due April 5...

 

[s.aldani]

When I called the Admissions office last week they said decisions would be sent out by the end of March! I cannot wait any longer!

 

[brehco]

bah. nervewracking! i asked the grad. student contact they gave me and he said early to mid april, but i think he said it was just a guess. i hope the admissions office is right!