Columbia University - Screenwriting/Directing Fall 2022 entry

[happyone]

can't see it. maybe I got rejected anyways

 

[howdoigetin]

Waitlisted. Hopefully, some people will get off this year because they weren't any deferrals. Anyway, keep working everyone! Rejection is part of this industry perhaps more than any other. Just one more reason to improve.

 

[yod]

rejected...

 

[Isaac Z]

Just got mine rejection letter, yikes. Think it’s all coming out now.

 

[bismastani]

Rejected There’s always next year

 

[FuschiaFlows]

Rejected. Good luck to folks who were waitlisted. On the fence about reapplying next year but I'm glad I had this experience.

 

[mandrewvi]

Rejected as well

 

[isabixy]

Waitlisted too! I kind of had a feeling this was going to happen because my interview wasn't stellar haha not too sad about it, just glad the waiting game is finally over

 

[Wonderwoman]

Rejected for the best

 

[Deleted member 27844]

I got rejected, too, but to be honest, I was 100% expecting this result.

Just curious, though, did all applicants get selected for interviews, or only some? Does anyone know? This whole time, I was kind of just feeling that it was an honor to be nominated haha, but was it really an honor, or just required for everyone?

 

[howdoigetin]

I got rejected, too, but to be honest, I was 100% expecting this result.

Just curious, though, did all applicants get selected for interviews, or only some? Does anyone know? This whole time, I was kind of just feeling that it was an honor to be nominated haha, but was it really an honor, or just required for everyone?

Only some get interviewed, so keep your head up. Same to everyone who didn't get an interview. It's all incredibly subjective. They are also looking for people to round out a class, just because we didn't make it this time isn't a slight against your work. It is just because they perhaps felt more connected to a similar applicant's work.

Also, a quick shoutout to Chris who seems purely to run this site purely out of the kindness of his heart. I know it has been a source of solace and comfort for a lot of us, so hat's off to him.

 

[FuschiaFlows]

Question for second-time applicants this year who were accepted: What parts of your applications did you change? What parts did you keep the same? Curious about the autobio or recommendations need to change.

 

[Yufei]

interviewed and wait list

 

[Bel225]

Any international students waitlisted? Worried about visas etc.. :/

 

[mcama]

Question for second-time applicants this year who were accepted: What parts of your applications did you change? What parts did you keep the same? Curious about the autobio or recommendations need to change.

I rewrote my bio completely, submitted a new writing sample (10 pages), re-used my treatment and re-used my recs. I was WL'd last year.

 

[RetroGraded]

Waitlisted

 

[RetroGraded]

How many people got off the wait list last year?

 

[howdoigetin]

How many people got off the wait list last year?

I think none on this site, but that was a very unusual year because they were only able to accept a little over half the number of applicants due to deferrals from COVID. I don't know the number from the previous year but it looks like there were a few.

 

[isabixy]

Any international students waitlisted? Worried about visas etc.. :/

Me!

 

[ketkeee]

International & waitlisted