UCLA MFA Production/Directing Fall 2023

[Livingblue]

Check your junk/spam folders yall.

I got in. I’m literally shaking. I love you all, even the silent ones lurking.

Way to go!

 

[Plainview]

Got my offer half an hour ago. So excited. Finally this application season is not completely in vain. Glad to share my experiences and answer questions.

 

[Harsh]

Accepted, at last. Thank you everyone for sharing your ups and downs here. It really helped in this whole journey.

Thank you Chris for this platform.

 

[Livingblue]

I just got accepted! Ditto everything Harsh said, I don't think I could've done it without sifting through posts on this site. Thank you, Chris

 

[RoseOfAberlone]

Congrats!

 

[seashells]

I got accepted.. I think.

Did anyone else's email say:
"Your official application decision is pending a degree audit and review of your application materials by the
UCLA Division of Graduate Education. Once this review is successfully completed, you will receive an email
from their office with a link to your official decision letter and a request to complete a Statement of Intent to
Enroll." ?

 

[RoseOfAberlone]

I got accepted.. I think.

Did anyone else's email say:
"Your official application decision is pending a degree audit and review of your application materials by the
UCLA Division of Graduate Education. Once this review is successfully completed, you will receive an email
from their office with a link to your official decision letter and a request to complete a Statement of Intent to
Enroll." ?

Same here. I think that’s pretty standard. The department chooses their people and it just has to get approved by the general grad school. I could be wrong, but I think it’s only a concern if you have some big red flag that would make the grad school deny you.

Congrats!

 

[RoseOfAberlone]

Did anybody hear anything about financial aid or fellowships?

 

[Harsh]

No information yet. I mailed them regarding this but got no reply.

 

[tonghan]

Anyone get waitlisted&rejected?

 

[degalder]

I was rejected two days ago.

 

[Vivi]

I don’t hear anything from them.

 

[RoseOfAberlone]

No information yet. I mailed them regarding this but got no reply.

Same. Hoping to hear back soon because that deadline is coming up quick

 

[Harsh]

I am a little bit confused. Are we supposed to get our official offer letter and scholarship information after we have said yes to the mail regarding our acceptance?

 

[RoseOfAberlone]

I am a little bit confused. Are we supposed to get our official offer letter and scholarship information after we have said yes to the mail regarding our acceptance?

My understanding is that the film school selects the students that they want to admit. They then have to submit that list of "recommendations" to the UCLA Grad Department (general UCLA school) for their approval. I think it's essentially just a process of auditing the application to make sure there aren't any huge red flags that would disqualify you from admission (or at least I hope so). Then UCLA (general) will send you an offer letter with instructions to officially accept and be admitted.

What I gathered from the email is that when you get officially accepted by the UCLA grad department, you need to follow their instructions to accept it, and the film school would also like you to email them specifically to let you know whether you did.

re: scholarship info - I haven't seen or heard anything. I'm assuming that they need us to be fully admitted by the grad department before they can make any offers, but I don't think that means you have to accept your admission and enroll before getting that info. That wouldn't make much sense to me.

 

[RoseOfAberlone]

Anybody who was recommended/accepted hear back? We're only 8-9 days out from the commitment date and I don't have an official offer letter or financial aid info

 

[Harsh]

I got the following reply

"Hi Harsh,

Thank you for your response. If you receive a department scholarship, you will be notified soon. Are you asking about the final UCLA decision after the audit? Yes, you should receive that by April 15th.

Best,
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television"

Seems like it's going to come soon.

 

[seashells]

Does anyone know if it's possible to defer enrollment to the following year?

 

[RoseOfAberlone]

got the official acceptance but no word on financial aid

 

[Livingblue]

Same here. I believe it said it could take a couple of days until that is added on