USC Cinematic Arts Program

[CLFilms]

What was the email address that notified you?

 

[CLFilms]

And Congratulations, BTW.

 

[Prime(Tim)e]

Thanks! Here is the email:

application@cinema.usc.edu

 

[liarelaw]

Congratulations whoever gets in. I received my first admission letter for Fall 2013 Film and Television Production MFA Program in the USC School of Cinematic Arts at 4:40 this morning(afternoon L.A. time) by email, and second email came at 6:20 saying that they are going to send me an official admission letter. So it seems that they haven't sent out the all international admission letters yet! Just give it a little bit more time. I'm an international student from Beijing, China just to let you know.

 

[SJR]

I received my admission letter in the mail today! No email yet, and I still can't log in to the camel site. But man, I am excited!

 

[AlexBSU]

Hello again everyone!

So happy for all of you getting your acceptance letters as well!

As you guys know I received the acceptance letter in the mail on Saturday (btw live in LA), I was able to log in to camel that day and today (about an hour ago) I received the email version of the acceptance letter. So it seems there is no exact order they use to notify everyone.

Best of luck to all of you!! This was my 3rd time applying so keep your head up and do not give up!!

Also, I'd love to meet my future classmates! My FB is https://www.facebook.com/alexkweiss

 

[Carving Light]

Hey all!

Congrats to all who have received letters (virtual or otherwise) thus far! Still waiting on something but I did apply to two separate programs at USC (MFA Production and MFA Interactive Media) and I have no idea whether that changes the way applications would be handled. Any one else in a similar boat?

It's always that terrible wait when I wonder...did I put too much about my live production experience and not enough about narrative, did I harp too much on previous school issues, did I not talk enough about why I am a creative person? So difficult not to second guess everything I wrote months ago and can't really change now.

Best of luck to all the rest waiting!

 

[Prime(Tim)e]

@AlexBSU I just want to say that is awesome. Perseverance is the key! I have been thinking about applying for three years and this year finally had the guts. I got lucky to receive interviews from 3 of the 4 schools (USC, UCLA, Columbia, LIU) unfortunately UCLA had no love for me but who cares USC did! And that just goes to show this thing is so subjective. Maybe we will be classmates, just had the interview at Columbia so waiting on their decision to choose btwn there and USC...

 

[achorusisrising]

CarvingLight: I know how you feel. I keep asking myself the same questions -- I felt like I focused way too much on past educational experiences (I started out as a business major... bad move) and not enough on more pertinent aspects of my life.

I called today and asked about the status of my application. Some guy told me that it was just sent to the admissions committee for their review. There was something in his voice -- and I think I have a good intuition -- that tells me otherwise.

 

[Prime(Tim)e]

Just another update, I also received the package in the mail. So it seems they are sending letters and email.

@achorusisrising and @carvinglight, I would say hang in there guys. I called today to see if I could set up a visit and to me it seemed as if they didnt have it all together. I don't think they have sent all acceptances out yet. It depends on how the professor who evaluated your app went about turning in their results. Maybe some turned in their results sooner than others.

 

[Henry]

I can log into Camel last Friday, received acceptance letter (mail) this morning, and received the acceptance email this afternoon.

 

[achorusisrising]

Henry --
Congratulations! Which discipline did you apply for?

 

[Henry]

Originally posted by achorusisrising:
Henry --
Congratulations! Which discipline did you apply for?

Hello achorusisrising,
Fall 2013 Film and Television Production MFA Program in the USC School of Cinematic Arts

 

[znote80]

Has anyone been waitlisted yet?

 

[Mighty]

Congrats to those accepted!

I called today to check up on my app, some guy told me the admission committee is currently reviewing it. I pressured him to be specific and he told me it could be sitting in a stack of about 2000 apps that haven't been read, yet.

He said it might be mid-March or early April before I receive a decision.

My intuition tells me the reaming stack of apps are a pile of rejections ... but I'm a pessimist, so who knows

 

[achorusisrising]

Mighty --
I was thinking the same thing. There was something in his voice that made me wonder if he were giving me a canned, "don't tell him he's rejected" response.

I haven't seen a lot of screenwriting acceptances yet. Maybe they're behind and there's still a chance.

 

[Mighty]

@ach

Let's hope!!

 

[znote80]

I applied for Film and TV Production. The professor told me in my interview that the committee was meeting last week to discuss the applications they reviewed and then would send their recommendations to the admissions office where the final decision would be made. HE said I should know within a month (on 2/16). Seeing that people have received letters Saturday and today, I'm guessing they sent out letters last Friday. I don't know if that's just the first batch or the the only batch. I am now assuming that since I already had an interview and I haven't received a letter, e-mail, or access to camel that I've been either wait listed or rejected. This is just an assumption, but seems likely to me. The film and TV production forum from last year showed a few days of wait list/acceptance letters and then about 10 days later people started posting about getting rejection letters. Let's hope they'll be a little more erratic this year and some of us still waiting have some hope.

 

[pnrt7]

those who have been accepted by letter did you have an interview before?
Congratulations there!
I didn't received nothing yet and I cannot log in to camel. Still waiting...

 

[liarelaw]

@pnrt7

I had my interview on 28th, Jan. and I could log in camel since last Thuesday, received my email early today, still waiting my letter.

Good luck to all!