UCLA - MFA, Fall 2014

[NickLondon]

Got my interview time! Thursday 6 March 11.30am...

 

[Fightclub]

@NickLondon Congrats! I taught they didn't start sending interviews!? it looks as if you are the first applicant to receive notice from UCLA in this thread. Where are you from? Which program did you apply? Will you attend in person or by skype? Best of luck!

 

[NickLondon]

@NickLondon Congrats! I taught they didn't start sending interviews!? it looks as if you are the first applicant to receive notice from UCLA in this thread. Where are you from? Which program did you apply? Will you attend in person or by skype? Best of luck!

Thank you!! I applied for MFA in Screenwriting. From London.

I keep going back and forth between Skype and in person. When they invited me for an interview I decided was going fly out there. Then they took ages to confirm the interview time, so I decided Skype was the way to go. Now that I have the interview time, I am thinking of just booking a flight... I have no money, but it seems like a good reason to delve deep into my overdraft...

I think that if I do Skype, I am going to just be incredibly awkward, and the internet will stop working, and I won't be able to hear what they're saying, and the lighting will make my face look deformed, and I'll be all confused because it's the middle of the night, and my housemate will walk in screaming and drunk, and some sort of porn pop up will appear etc. etc.

 

[Mate Boegi]

Yeah. I get extremely nervous and terrified at the moment. Did u apply to other schools? I did see u in the USC section lol

Only USC and UCLA, you ?

 

[utahfilmgirl]

Got my interview time! Thursday 6 March 11.30am...

Hey there,
Got my interview day and time too. Friday, March 7th at 2pm. If you end up flying out, let me know. I will arrive on Thursday the 6th.

Good luck to everyone on here!

 

[Marcus Patterson]

I just found this forum, and the posts here made me curious. I applied for Cinematography MFA Fall 2014. Turns out, I have an email from UCLA asking for creative work samples from a week ago… it was in my spam folder. They wanted the samples two days ago, but all I can do is send them off and hope. Can't believe that. Good luck to everyone with an interview!

 

[rainwhole]

Thank you!! I applied for MFA in Screenwriting. From London.

I keep going back and forth between Skype and in person. When they invited me for an interview I decided was going fly out there. Then they took ages to confirm the interview time, so I decided Skype was the way to go. Now that I have the interview time, I am thinking of just booking a flight... I have no money, but it seems like a good reason to delve deep into my overdraft...

I think that if I do Skype, I am going to just be incredibly awkward, and the internet will stop working, and I won't be able to hear what they're saying, and the lighting will make my face look deformed, and I'll be all confused because it's the middle of the night, and my housemate will walk in screaming and drunk, and some sort of porn pop up will appear etc. etc.

Yeah, I feel your pain. I got my interview on Skype also (which the lady has yet to confirm), and I am currently getting really paranoid about my Internet speed or any other potential problem.

 

[rainwhole]

Also, is anyone else nervous about the interview? I feel like if you get called back for one, than on paper your experience and background is good enough, and it all comes down on how well you are able to carry out the interview....

They send me about five questions/topics they wanted to discuss on the interview, which are probably different based on the program. But has anyone who got an interview call back started preparing for them?

Cheers,
R

 

[Fightclub]

@utahfilmgirl
Congrats!!! Which program did you apply? I am wondering if any film production/directing applicant got the interview.

 

[Yiding_GoFighting]

Only USC and UCLA, you ?

oh i also applied to chapman, LMU and FSU. However, FSU didn't invite me to any interviews so i guess it rejected me then.

 

[Mate Boegi]

oh i also applied to chapman, LMU and FSU. However, FSU didn't invite me to any interviews so i guess it rejected me then.

You never know what dumps into the mailbox ... Did you get an interview anywhere else?

 

[Yiding_GoFighting]

You never know what dumps into the mailbox ... Did you get an interview anywhere else?

not yet.. I am now a little desperate and start to lose hope…

 

[Yiding_GoFighting]

hey how is everyone? Anybody heard anything new?

 

[Fightclub]

Nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!! You can check your status here
https://www.gradadmissions.ucla.edu/newapp/Login.asp?topage=AdmissionStatus.asp

I am wondering if any Production/Directing MFA got the interview????

 

[JBen]

The New York interviews were supposed to have taken place this past weekend, right? Anyone do them?

 

[name]

Should I just assume that I didn't get in if an interview has not been set up yet? When I check my admission status it says the decision is still pending. Do they normally change that status right after reading your submission (if they aren't interested in interviewing you) or do they wait until the end?

 

[jeremy's sea]

Should I just assume that I didn't get in if an interview has not been set up yet? When I check my admission status it says the decision is still pending. Do they normally change that status right after reading your submission (if they aren't interested in interviewing you) or do they wait until the end?

They don't change the notification status at UCLA until they've gone through all the acceptances, but generally you have to get an interview to be considered for admission. There could always be exceptions.

 

[utahfilmgirl]

I wouldn't assume anything just yet. It seems that schools notify applicants at various time frames. My status still says pending, and I do have an interview. I would keep checking your status and not make any assumptions until you hear that people have officially been offered spots. As of right now, I think anyone still has a shot. I have one official offer, one interview, and have heard nothing from AFI (Screenwriting). I'm trying to wait and see what more I hear from AFI applicants in terms of offer letters or rejections before I assume anything. Hope that helps.

 

[jeremy's sea]

Jeremy! I didn't know you were on here last year! I too came to lurk and see if everybody was freaking out as much as I was last year. Another first year screenwriting MFA here. Everybody hang in there because UCLA is totally worth the stress.
-alice

Alice knows what's she's talkin about!

 

[Kukkik]

Nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!! You can check your status here
https://www.gradadmissions.ucla.edu/newapp/Login.asp?topage=AdmissionStatus.asp

I am wondering if any Production/Directing MFA got the interview????

I thought that page isn't gonna be updated until we actually get in... Like after the interview and everything.
They said they were gonna contact us for the interviews via email.

By the way, Production/Directing here. Haven't heard anything either. It's getting more and more scary XD