UCLA 2009

[asp_sw]

Thanks. Yeah. I was wondering about that too. The alumni list does look pretty impressive. And, your right about the cost and keeping the class to a minimum. I'm now wondering if being in the Professional Program increases your chances of getting into the MFA because you have become a stronger applicant or because you've developed a stronger relationship with the faculty. For example, they'd rather take a risk with a known quantity.

 

[Jayimess]

Here on this site, I've noted two people who have taken the professional program. One got into the MFA afterward, one did not.

Word on the street is that the UCLA extension courses, like USC's summer programs and AFI's training programs, are pretty frickin' great.

Best of luck, asp, you seem very determined!

 

[asp_sw]

Thanks Jayimess. I look forward to starting. I'll let you guys know how it is.

 

[Ard23]

I go to UCLA for directing and I've never heard of anyone getting accepted without an interview.

I just want to throw out there to anyone who gets rejected that, unless you've picked another film school to go to instead, you should reapply next year. In my experience people draw the worst conclusions from being rejected (which is natural) that they are somehow not talented/smart/interesting enough for film school, or that they must be a bad fit for UCLA (or any other school you get rejected from), or that the school itself must be fundamentally flawed in some way. I got rejected without an interview one year, reapplied two years later, got an interview and got in. I did not add much to my resume in those two intervening years, I just rewrote my app materials. So don't give up hope and don't draw too many lessons from the experience of being rejected. The applicant pool is large, and the selected class small, so there is an unavoidable random crap shoot element to the selection process.

 

[valleeboy]

Originally posted by Jayimess:
Here on this site, I've noted two people who have taken the professional program. One got into the MFA afterward, one did not.

Word on the street is that the UCLA extension courses, like USC's summer programs and AFI's training programs, are pretty frickin' great.

Best of luck, asp, you seem very determined!

Are you comparing UCLA Extension with the film school's Professional Program? If so, they are definitely not the same. I went through the UCLA Extension Writer's Program and while some instructors were excellent, many of the classes simply weren't worth the enrollment fees and time spent to complete them. In my experience, the difference in quality between one Extension screenwriting class and another often varied wildly.

Also, to differentiate between UCLA Extension and the Prof Program, the PP instructors generally only teach the PP and/or MFA. In addition, the Prof Program is just that, a career training program, and not an academic program like Extension. So, for instance, UCLA Extension students can apply for federal student aid whereas Prof Program students cannot (private loans only for PP).

I am not endorsing either UCLA Extension or the Prof Program. Potential students should do their own research or visit the schools in person.

 

[Jayimess]

I don't know that I was aware there was a difference, vallee, good looking out, but I wasn't comparing them.

My intention was to say that I know of two people on this site who went to the PP, AND that I've only heard good things about Extension...I guess in my mind somewhere, I thought Extension ran PP.

Ooops. Thanks again.

 

[wisebee]

Originally posted by ninth_solstice:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by notroberttowne:
Kay, no one is even officially ON the waitlist. There are three categories: those who are accepted, those who are rejected, and those who haven't heard a thing. I suppose technically that third group could, by now, be called a waitlist... but it's not as if any of us have actually been told that.

I'm on the waitlist for Directing. The accepted applicants have until April 15th to make their decision...waitlist people should know by the end of April. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Hi, ninth

I was supposed to be on the wait list as well, and they said the same thing when I asked. It is now the beginning of May, I haven't received a rejection email. Have you received anything from the school since?

 

[Kurt Wagner]

Is anyone having issues with the UCLA website? I recently have been trying to find out more about UCLA's MFA and extension program... but every time it seems like their website is down.

Can some one elaborate more on the extension program... Like what courses are offered? Do they offer directing and producing as a specialized track in their extension program, or is it simply supplemental courses? What is the admission criteria?

thanks.