NYU Dramatic Writing MFA - Fall 2021 (5 Viewers)

[autumn]

I got an interview request this morning, about 10:00 AM EST. Unfortunately, I don't have access to that email while I'm at work, so I hope my late reply doesn't look bad.

Congrats!

Did they give you a time frame about when the last day is you could schedule it? I'm wondering when interviews will wrap up and deliberations between them will begin haha

 

[Abbey Normal]

I got an interview request this morning, about 10:00 AM EST. Unfortunately, I don't have access to that email while I'm at work, so I hope my late reply doesn't look bad.

CONGRATS!!! Good luck!

Did they give you a time frame about when the last day is you could schedule it? I'm wondering when interviews will wrap up and deliberations between them will begin haha

Yes to the above! Would love to know if they're still sending out interview notifications. My optimism is running on low haha.

 

[imenergetic]

Congrats!

Did they give you a time frame about when the last day is you could schedule it? I'm wondering when interviews will wrap up and deliberations between them will begin haha

No. They just said they wanted to schedule it. They didn't really ask when I was available, I just kind of sent that without asking. I'm sorry. :/

 

[autumn]

No. They just said they wanted to schedule it. They didn't really ask when I was available, I just kind of sent that without asking. I'm sorry. :/

Looking at other NYU threads on this website, some people have suggested it might be sort of rolling, so they might add and subtract people as they are interviewed, so there might not be an end to the interviews until all 24 spots have been filled.

 

[imenergetic]

Looking at other NYU threads on this website, some people have suggested it might be sort of rolling, so they might add and subtract people as they are interviewed, so there might not be an end to the interviews until all 24 spots have been filled.

Well, I'm terrible at interviews, so perhaps another spot will open up after mine.

 

[autumn]

Well, I'm terrible at interviews, so perhaps another spot will open up after mine.

Well I think I went first, so I was kind of hoping they would interview me and be done!

 

[Abbey Normal]

Well, I'm terrible at interviews, so perhaps another spot will open up after mine.

Well...in that case please show up late to your interview and tell the folks you're interviewing with that Tisch is overrated and that you're better off at USC or wherever. #FreeSpot

But seriously, good luck and hope you knock it out of the park (go Yankees?).

 

[imenergetic]

Well I think I went first, so I was kind of hoping they would interview me and be done!

Oh, my bad. The person interviewing me is different from the others mentioned here, so I figured it was just a scheduling thing.

Well...in that case please show up late to your interview and tell the folks you're interviewing with that Tisch is overrated and that you're better off at USC or wherever. #FreeSpot

But seriously, good luck and hope you knock it out of the park (go Yankees?).

I might say that if I got into USC, but that page is still blank! Thank you though. This forum and all of y'all are definitely a lifeline.

 

[katiebonnie]

Oh, my bad. The person interviewing me is different from the others mentioned here, so I figured it was just a scheduling thing.



I might say that if I got into USC, but that page is still blank! Thank you though. This forum and all of y'all are definitely a lifeline.

Congrats for the interview and good luck!

Can I just check (because I've just had a minor heart attack haha) whether we were supposed to upload our documents to slideroom???? Because I just uploaded mine to the NYU application and nowhere did it say anything about slideroom and now I'm having palpitations The only application I used slideroom for was usc...

 

[aaaaa]

Well, I'm terrible at interviews, so perhaps another spot will open up after mine.

Is yours a zoom interview? Mine was just a phone call.

 

[aaaaa]

For those of you that have interviewed: Was it a phone call? Or a zoom?

I had to admit, mine was a very bizarre interview. It was just a phone call.

 

[BananaFishman]

For those of you that have interviewed: Was it a phone call? Or a zoom?

I had to admit, mine was a very bizarre interview. It was just a phone call.

Mine was a zoom interview - had it yesterday.

 

[Galadriel]

Mine was on zoom!

 

[imenergetic]

Congrats for the interview and good luck!

Can I just check (because I've just had a minor heart attack haha) whether we were supposed to upload our documents to slideroom???? Because I just uploaded mine to the NYU application and nowhere did it say anything about slideroom and now I'm having palpitations The only application I used slideroom for was usc...

I honestly don't remember slideroom for NYU. I thought I uploaded directly to the application as well. My memory is very poor though, cause I honestly can't remember what I sent at all for my documents. Thankfully I labeled my SOPs well.

Is yours a zoom interview? Mine was just a phone call.

Mine will be a zoom interview. Do you think your phone call felt odd because we've moved to zoom and video calls almost exclusively over the last year?

 

[aaaaa]

Mine will be a zoom interview. Do you think your phone call felt odd because we've moved to zoom and video calls almost exclusively over the last year?

Yes and no. It was odd to have a phone call instead of zoom, but that wasn't the only odd thing. Halfway through he told me he didn't read a single thing in my application- not my resume, or my personal statement, or anything. So, he didn't know anything about me. But the conversation was so random and all over the place leading up to that, it wasn't targeted to get a good sense of who I was. It was mostly him talking about the program for 80% of it.

 

[imenergetic]

Yes and no. It was odd to have a phone call instead of zoom, but that wasn't the only odd thing. Halfway through he told me he didn't read a single thing in my application- not my resume, or my personal statement, or anything. So, he didn't know anything about me. But the conversation was so random and all over the place leading up to that, it wasn't targeted to get a good sense of who I was. It was mostly him talking about the program for 80% of it.

That was kind of how my Chapman interviews were. It felt more like they were trying to convince me to come into their program. I interviewed with their business school for their dual MBA/MFA program, and they mentioned that if I didn't get accepted for the dual program they might offer me a spot in the MBA program so they may very well have been.

 

[aaaaa]

That was kind of how my Chapman interviews were. It felt more like they were trying to convince me to come into their program. I interviewed with their business school for their dual MBA/MFA program, and they mentioned that if I didn't get accepted for the dual program they might offer me a spot in the MBA program so they may very well have been.

I felt the same way with Chapman (I interviewed for their program too- not the MBA dual program, just the writing). But, this wasn't a 'pitch'. This was like....hmm....how to describe it...Rambling! That's the right word for it.

i think i just got a request guys! from charlie rubin, it’s not over!

Hey! What did you think of your interview? Was it normal? Or was it....a little crazy?

 

[svgis]

Yes and no. It was odd to have a phone call instead of zoom, but that wasn't the only odd thing. Halfway through he told me he didn't read a single thing in my application- not my resume, or my personal statement, or anything. So, he didn't know anything about me. But the conversation was so random and all over the place leading up to that, it wasn't targeted to get a good sense of who I was. It was mostly him talking about the program for 80% of it.

That's a little weird that he didn't read any of your materials, but do you think it's a good sign he was talking so much about the program? In some of my interviews that felt like they went well sometimes it seemed like they were hard core pitching the school to me.

 

[euskera]

I'll add I had my zoom interview today and I wasn't asked any questions about my submitted materials/self as a writer. Was mostly a chance for me to ask questions about the program. Unsure what it means as I know other people had interviews where they talked about their work more. But we'll see!

 

[MilesofTrials]

Congrats for the interview and good luck!

Can I just check (because I've just had a minor heart attack haha) whether we were supposed to upload our documents to slideroom???? Because I just uploaded mine to the NYU application and nowhere did it say anything about slideroom and now I'm having palpitations The only application I used slideroom for was usc...

I do not recall a slideroom upload for NYU, or, at least, I did not upload to any NYU slideroom.