Columbia University MFA Fall 2016 (2 Viewers)

[Paul J.]

@Sush I'll hold you up to that at some point! Have tons of questions - then again you could tell us what you've been up to this first year so that everyone can benefit Do you crew eachothers films? What kind of resources do you have facility and equipment wise? Just thinking that if everyone is a Director - who shoots, who grips, who gaffers etc?

 

[seok]

HI Patrick,
I have applied to Columbia for my MFA in Directing/Screenwriting and NYU for my MFA in Dramatic Writing. I was just wondering if you had a time frame in which these schools contacted you for interviews so that I may have some piece of mind lol. I know it's still early in the game but I've heard that they both start reaching out to students in January.
Thanks for the info and hopefully I'll see you on campus!

All the best,
Adam Lee

Hi Adam,

You can follow this thread. There's a google spreadsheet with last year's application status, notification dates and results.

http://www.filmschool.org/threads/2016-interviews-acceptances-rejections.24965/#post-155005

Cheers and all the best to all of us!

 

[Sush]

@Sush I'll hold you up to that at some point! Have tons of questions - then again you could tell us what you've been up to this first year so that everyone can benefit Do you crew eachothers films? What kind of resources do you have facility and equipment wise? Just thinking that if everyone is a Director - who shoots, who grips, who gaffers etc?

Hi Paul,

We do crew on each other's films and exercises a lot. Everyone directs their own and crews on several others. You figure out along the way what roles you would like to work on and who you enjoy working with. If you can do sound or g&e or act, you will usually be in demand! The first semester most people work on as many sets as possible to get to know people! From what I have heard different classes bring in different energies, so it varies each year but overall it's a very community environment. Hope this helps!

 

[Sush]

Hey Sush, any ideas on how Columbia extends interview invites? I'm a Creative Producing applicant and it looks like someone on this forum has heard back already this past week. I've heard nothing and I'm wondering if Columbia might still be extending invites. If so, when can the next wave expect to hear back?

Hi, Interviews in our year extended quite a few weeks. They had one weekend of major calls (Dir/Scr) and then some people received calls later. I'm not sure but am assuming that's how it worked for producers too. Good luck!

 

[Patrick Clement]

HI Patrick,
I have applied to Columbia for my MFA in Directing/Screenwriting and NYU for my MFA in Dramatic Writing. I was just wondering if you had a time frame in which these schools contacted you for interviews so that I may have some piece of mind lol. I know it's still early in the game but I've heard that they both start reaching out to students in January.
Thanks for the info and hopefully I'll see you on campus!

All the best,
Adam Lee

Adam, I checked the spreadsheet from last year and it looks like I got an interview call on Feb. 12th. Best of luck!

 

[Patrick Clement]

@Sush I'll hold you up to that at some point! Have tons of questions - then again you could tell us what you've been up to this first year so that everyone can benefit Do you crew eachothers films? What kind of resources do you have facility and equipment wise? Just thinking that if everyone is a Director - who shoots, who grips, who gaffers etc?

Paul, just to piggy back on Sush's reply; Columbia is not a strong "Production" program. The equipment we have is minimal and the facilities are not what you would find at AFI or USC or even NYU. Columbia is focused heavily on story, writing, developing structures, ect. They do not offer a lot of "toys." If you expect state-of-the-art facilities and to shoot your first in-class exercise on a Red, you will be disappointed.
Best of luck!

 

[Adam Lee]

Adam, I checked the spreadsheet from last year and it looks like I got an interview call on Feb. 12th. Best of luck!

Thanks so much! Hopefully I'll be seeing you on campus

 

[haochonger]

Hey all. I'm Hao and I'm new here, or maybe i should say I'm newly registered but not brand new new here.. It is really nice to find a forum and a thread like this especially by this super scary time.. ;-)

So I just wrote to Columbia trying to make sure my English proficiency requirements have been waived and I also asked briefly about the approximate time that we're gonna get the interview invitation (if we are gonna get it). I was told it'd be around early March. I'm not sure if I'm a bit too paranoid or what, as it happens around mid February last year, I assume it'd be the same this year.. feeling that they're not gonna offer me a chance for interview now - or, do they actually DO inform people the interviews around early March? I'm so restless now.

Thanks..!

 

[Adam Lee]

Hey all. I'm Hao and I'm new here, or maybe i should say I'm newly registered but not brand new new here.. It is really nice to find a forum and a thread like this especially by this super scary time.. ;-)
Hi Hao,
I think it depends on the program that you are applying for. I spoke with someone last week and they told me February. However, I don't believe they would tell us different months depending on the likelihood of acceptance.
Stay calm, that's what I'm trying to do lol, and everything will work itself out the way it should!
What program did you apply for? I'm going out for Screenwriting/Directing.
Good luck my friend!

All the best,
Adam

So I just wrote to Columbia trying to make sure my English proficiency requirements have been waived and I also asked briefly about the approximate time that we're gonna get the interview invitation (if we are gonna get it). I was told it'd be around early March. I'm not sure if I'm a bit too paranoid or what, as it happens around mid February last year, I assume it'd be the same this year.. feeling that they're not gonna offer me a chance for interview now - or, do they actually DO inform people the interviews around early March? I'm so restless now.

Thanks..!

 

[haochonger]

Same programme here man. This is weird and it's definitely not a thing to keep me calm.. :-\\\\\

But thanks Adam! I will try my best to stay calm... and good luck!!

 

[Adam Lee]

Hi Adam,

You can follow this thread. There's a google spreadsheet with last year's application status, notification dates and results.

http://www.filmschool.org/threads/2016-interviews-acceptances-rejections.24965/#post-155005

Cheers and all the best to all of us!

Thanks!

 

[Adam Lee]

Good morning all! Well, only 11 more days until the deadline for our financial aid applications to be submitted! Make sure to get that in! And happy Friday!

 

[Cortezbros.]

Hi I just got asked to go in for an interview for the Directing MFA. Does anyone know how many students get asked to interview vs. how many applied?

Also if anyone has any tips as to what the interviewers are looking for it would help. Thanks.

 

[Adam Lee]

Hi I just got asked to go in for an interview for the Directing MFA. Does anyone know how many students get asked to interview vs. how many applied?

Also if anyone has any tips as to what the interviewers are looking for it would help. Thanks.

Congrats!!! Did they contact you through email or phone? All the best to you my friend!

 

[Cortezbros.]

Congrats!!! Did they contact you through email or phone? All the best to you my friend!

Email. Good luck. Does anyone have any information on interviews vs. acceptance

 

[bvels]

Hey al! New to the thread, just found it today. I also just received an email for an interview for the Screenwriting/Directing MFA. If anyone has any tips or advice in terms of what to expect, let me know! Hope everybody does well!

 

[Adam Lee]

Hey al! New to the thread, just found it today. I also just received an email for an interview for the Screenwriting/Directing MFA. If anyone has any tips or advice in terms of what to expect, let me know! Hope everybody does well!

Congrats! Any idea how they may be sending them out, alphabetically maybe?

 

[katavi08]

Hello to all the newcomers! And congrats on getting an interview! If you guys head over to the 2016 Interviews-Acceptances-Denials thread, you'll find some questions that have been asked by interviewers in the past! Also we have a spreadsheet where we are keeping track of when people hear about interviews, acceptances, etc. It would be awesome if you guys could add your info! Welcome to the forums!

 

[Adam Lee]

Hello to all the newcomers! And congrats on getting an interview! If you guys head over to the 2016 Interviews-Acceptances-Denials thread, you'll find some questions that have been asked by interviewers in the past! Also we have a spreadsheet where we are keeping track of when people hear about interviews, acceptances, etc. It would be awesome if you guys could add your info! Welcome to the forums!

Hi, do you know how the invitations are sent out? Some specific order?

 

[Cortezbros.]

Hello to all the newcomers! And congrats on getting an interview! If you guys head over to the 2016 Interviews-Acceptances-Denials thread, you'll find some questions that have been asked by interviewers in the past! Also we have a spreadsheet where we are keeping track of when people hear about interviews, acceptances, etc. It would be awesome if you guys could add your info! Welcome to the forums!

Can you post a link to that? I'm horrible at the internet.