Columbia University MFA Fall 2016

[Indigo]

Rejected. I feel so crushed :'(
@sdotksotn I felt the same way after my interview. I even sent a thank you email to Eric after and he sent a really nice reply back. *sigh*

 

[Mister K]

Did you all get the same e-mail?

 

[WriterGirl]

I came out of the interview thinking it went so well. I've since second-guessed everything to death, but I'm surprised (and obviously quite disappointed) that my initial reaction was so far off-base.

Same here. I guess that's what bummed me the most, that I thought it had gone well, and they said they had liked my materials

However, I knew I wasn't getting an acceptance since they sent those out last week... and I don't think Wait List peeps get financial help (anyone who knows better, correct me if I'm wrong about this), so that wouldn't have worked out for me anyway...

 

[sdotkdotn]

Rejected. I feel so crushed :'(
@sdotksotn I felt the same way after my interview. I even sent a thank you email to Eric after and he sent a really nice reply back. *sigh*

Haha, I sent thank you notes to my interviewers as well. Got a nice response, too. It's crazy. My impulse has been to dissect everything that I said in the interview. Maybe I expressed too much admiration for Terrence Malick and he's perceived as not really a storyteller, which is what Columbia is looking for? Maybe I just came across as a jerk lol. It's so tempting to break everything down, but we can't really know what it was or wasn't.

I really felt that it was by far the best application I submitted though, which makes it even more of a bummer.

Congrats on UT though! Is that where you're going to go? Maybe you'll even get to work with Malick haha.

 

[kr579]

Applied twice, got interviewed twice, wait listed than rejected last year and rejected outright this year. I just don't get it...

 

[grotowski]

Hey guys! Posting for the first time. I too got waitlisted for SCR/DIR so the wait is not over, but I think it probably is considering I am seeing there are quite a few on the WL. Also, is the fact that WL's don't get financial aid, should they get accepted, for certain?

 

[bvels]

Well, I did it. After an agonizing week I decided and accepted Columbia's offer! See you guys in the fall!

 

[Patrick Clement]

Everyone is probably either hungover from celebrating or making other plans or a combination of both. If you were rejected, it hurts. But I wanted to share a quick story with all of you:

I pulled a faculty member aside a couple of weeks ago. I remember how exciting/exhausting the application process was for me and sort of reminisced with them about that time of year and how exciting it was; a new batch of students. I asked them if it ever got tedious; sorting through applications and doing interviews over that many years I wondered if it was "work" to them and if there was some tedium to it, and this is what they said (in a nut shell):

"I struggle with it every year. It is stressful knowing that our decision, whether an acceptance or a rejection, could change people's lives forever. The responsibility of that is never lost or ignored. And the diligence of selections never gets any easier. "

 

[abe slaney]

What are everyone's thoughts concerning the tuition? I am really struck by how much money it costs to attend.

 

[tutenkhamen]

What are everyone's thoughts concerning the tuition? I am really struck by how much money it costs to attend.

Something tells me that it'll be worth it.

 

[Boethius]

What are everyone's thoughts concerning the tuition? I am really struck by how much money it costs to attend.

This is the same question I'm asking myself. Have you reached out to the students listed in the acceptance letter for their thoughts?

 

[samlenon]

@Boethius ..I was also accepted to Columbia and have the same Thoughts!! maybe we need to create a new thread about it..what other people who have the offer think about the tuition fee? does it really worth? how they are going to get the money? loans?

 

[abe slaney]

I accepted the offer of admission on Saturday. As for financing my degree, borrowing money seems to be the realistic approach. One would think that with a $9.5 billion endowment, Columbia would be able to provide more scholarship money. Oh well! I agree with @tutenkhamen and would guess that it will be worth it, even if just for the experience.

 

[tutenkhamen]

So who's paid the initial deposit? I'm going ahead with it today. Psyched!

 

[bvels]

So who's paid the initial deposit? I'm going ahead with it today. Psyched!

I mailed mine in a few days ago. It's real!

 

[tutenkhamen]

Just wired mine as well! There's no going back from here on! x'D

 

[WriterGirl]

@tutenkhamen @bvels Out of curiosity, how much is Columbia's deposit and how much time do they give you?

 

[tutenkhamen]

@WriterGirl We were given about 25 days, and the amount was $800.

 

[tutenkhamen]

@WriterGirl We were given about 25 days, and the amount was $800.

 

[tutenkhamen]

So who's finally attending?! (Considering finances)

Can we start a Facebook group?