Screenwriting MFA Fall 2017

[turburr]

If I get another telemarketer call from an LA area code I am going to rip my head off and throw it at someone.

I hear you on that. I got a call from LA today and my heart was in my throat but it was just a friend whose number I didn't have saved

 

[Kira]

Ugh you guys the other day I got an envelope from USC.

It was so thin and small, I was freaking out.
Turns out it was just the thank you note for taking a tour. Whew!

 

[gradualdecisions]

Just drove 20 minutes out of my way in LA rush hour traffic so I could pray to the UCLA gods on campus. #losingit #help

 

[IndecisiveElle]

My friend who got into UT was rejected by USC - He had a top 10% Nichols screenplay and has placed in several other film festivals, oh and happens to have been in an Oscar winning movie and has a great personal journal story. I figured he was a shoe-in.

I'm sharing to remind everyone that every school is looking for something different. Don't count your chickens until they hatch because you never know what they're looking for.

And now I'm going to back to compulsively refreshing my email in hopes of getting news from UCLA!

 

[lolfilmstuffok]

My friend who got into UT was rejected by USC - He had a top 10% Nichols screenplay and has placed in several other film festivals, oh and happens to have been in an Oscar winning movie and has a great personal journal story. I figured he was a shoe-in.

I'm sharing to remind everyone that every school is looking for something different. Don't count your chickens until they hatch because you never know what they're looking for.

And now I'm going to back to compulsively refreshing my email in hopes of getting news from UCLA!

Was your friends results for this year or a previous one?!
That's crazy he sounds like a perfect candidate, wonder what went wrong. Makes me question my submission now.

 

[Exal Iraheta]

My friend who got into UT was rejected by USC - He had a top 10% Nichols screenplay and has placed in several other film festivals, oh and happens to have been in an Oscar winning movie and has a great personal journal story. I figured he was a shoe-in.

I'm sharing to remind everyone that every school is looking for something different. Don't count your chickens until they hatch because you never know what they're looking for.

And now I'm going to back to compulsively refreshing my email in hopes of getting news from UCLA!

Very well said. Every school does have different traits that they're looking for in candidates.

There are so many roads that lead to success in screenwriting, and so many rejections that come with those paths.

 

[Exal Iraheta]

Was your friends results for this year or a previous one?!
That's crazy he sounds like a perfect candidate, wonder what went wrong. Makes me question my submission now.

I think you missed the point. Lol

Your application is probably fine! You can't control what schools are looking for. So nothing went "wrong" they were just not the right fit.

It's in no way reflective of the quality of application.

 

[lolfilmstuffok]

@Exal Iraheta thanks for clarifying.

 

[Exal Iraheta]

@Exal Iraheta thanks for clarifying even though I didn't ask sis!

 

[lolfilmstuffok]

No need for attitude or rudeness, all I was saying is that you shouldn't worry about your application.

I apologize for trying to be encouraging to you. Best of luck in your career.

Good luck booking that stage you speak of.

 

[lolfilmstuffok]

Did anyone here apply to LMU and gain extensive access to the PROWL portal? I can see that I'm registered for on campus housing among other things. Anyone else investigating?

 

[icygee]

Did anyone here apply to LMU and gain extensive access to the PROWL portal? I can see that I'm registered for on campus housing among other things. Anyone else investigating?

I remember Indecisive Elle saying that everyone has access to the Prowl and its just like a nonentity. I was poking around though and saw that registration for Fall 2017 classes starts on March 20th so mayhaps we'll hear soon?

 

[IndecisiveElle]

I think you missed the point. Lol

Your application is probably fine! You can't control what schools are looking for. So nothing went "wrong" they were just not the right fit.

It's in no way reflective of the quality of application.

yes, you hit the nail on the head. That's exactly what I was getting at. No one steals your spot in a school or is necessarily better than you. There's a certain amount of well, sorcery and luck involved. For example, the biggest reason why UCLA has the Professional Program and the Extension school is there are a million good writers out there, sometimes it simply comes down to how many people they can let in that year.
He's a fantastic writer, he got into UT-A and currently attends Columbia undergrad, and also is a fantastic human being - he'll be fine no matter where he goes. Which is kind of my other point, grad school doesn't make you a screenwriter. Although it would be a great experience, not getting in somewhere isn't the end of the world.

I remember Indecisive Elle saying that everyone has access to the Prowl and its just like a nonentity. I was poking around though and saw that registration for Fall 2017 classes starts on March 20th so mayhaps we'll hear soon?

You have a good memory! yes, that was my experience last year. I was able to get into PROWL while waiting for my admissions decision. I poked around a lot and remember seeing a registration date also. I think I was notified AFTER that date had passed last year. I could be wrong, but I was waitlisted and not admitted, and got my notification probably 2 weeks (or less) after acceptances went out.

 

[Exal Iraheta]

Good luck booking that stage you speak of.

This is driving me nuts, lol what Stage?

Sorry if my original post came off condescending. Re-reading it now I can see that mansplaning happening (which is so not me.) We're all stressed out. I really do wish you best of luck!

 

[Exal Iraheta]

This is driving me nuts, lol what Stage?

Sorry if my original post came off condescending. Re-reading it now I can see that mansplaning happening (which is so no me.) We're all stressed out. I really do wish you best of luck!

@lolfilmstuffok Just googled it. Haha. Shade! Lol

 

[gradualdecisions]

Okay, it's officially March and I'm officially refreshing my email every three minutes...

 

[Kira]

There's no thread for Boston University, but I was accepted with scholarship!

 

[gradualdecisions]

There's no thread for Boston University, but I was accepted with scholarship!

Amazing! Congrats!!!

 

[Kira]

Amazing! Congrats!!!

Thanks!

Sending good vibes your way, guys!

 

[Heisenberg91]

Interview email from Tisch Dramatic Writing.

Was in junk email.