USC Fall 2009

[xavier039]

I only called because they said I could and it would help to get the process started. Instead now I get to let me letter wait in a locked mailbox for 2 months!! Yay!

 

[Jayimess]

I got my first notification (it was from SC) on April 7th. Which is four weeks from now! Y'all are so lucky to be finding out so soon!

I don't know if they changed the applications or what, but when I applied, they specifically told us not to contact them...ever!!...on several applications I wrote, so I applied that philosophy to every school, and that approach, namely

(DON'T CALL US, WE'LL CALL YOU.)

has stuck with me.

Perhaps this old dog needs to learn new tricks. I've mentioned before that my timeline is obsolete, and perhaps things really have changed that much...but I fail to see any benefit from hounding them, much less the frickin chair of the department.

I'm one of the more demanding students, no...."difficult" is probably a better word, and I have NO MANNERS because I'm a scamp....

but I sincerely believe that emailing the chair re: your application is like calling the CEO because you're out of staples at your desk if you have one of those office jobs I've never had and hope to never have.

Tongue in cheek or not, being told "soon" by a student worker or the department chair doesn't make any of you feel better. And it's certainly not like your calls suddenly remind them that they have hundreds of apps to go through. They haven't forgotten.

When you get in, you'll realize that these people in the office take care of you. It's different in production. It's a family. And I'm gonna look out after my peeps...and these people are busy. I am here almost every day. Everyone's desks are covered with applications, their floors, too.

But you all are my peeps too!...Thus I have asked, on your group's behalf, about your applications multiple times and gotten nothing more than a flustered "soon."

Typical response or not, who the eff wants to be typical? This is the USC MFA program, where you don't WANT to be typical.

Especially when typical is mighty pesky.

If you took offense at my use of "four year old," as Neville's repeated repetition of my words in quote marks may indicate, then the joke is actually on you.

I really wish you all the best of luck. I'll be here with you all next year...so know I don't mean to be snooty or whatever negative connotation may be taken from my encouraging you not to call, but take it as you want. You will anyway...and they'll still send the decisions when they send em out.

Mad crazy impatient frantic life on hold love to you all...hopefully with calming effects.

Don't go focusing that nervy energy into anger towards me, lol!

 

[Neville26]

No no, Jay, I wasn't taking offense to it. I was just trying to lighten up the mood a bit. And about e-mailing the chair, I did that a few weeks ago but it was about setting up a meeting with an adviser to talk about the differences in the programs (from USC to UCLA to Loyola, etc.). The other schools, UCLA and Loyola I talked to MFA profs in the dept b/c the graduate school set me up with a meeting with them. For Loyola, the chair of the dept. wanted to meet me so I met with him. I wasn't asking the chair, "Did I get in? " But I should've clarified.

And I think you're right on about being typical and not wanting to be that. You're right about that for sure.

I hope it didn't seem like I was focusing my nervy energy and channeling it into anger towards you. I really, really didn't mean to do that.

Thanks for this post, too. Makes me feel more at peace, actually. More at peace than I have been in the past 2 weeks. That's a good thing.

Thank you Jaysss!

 

[Neville26]

And Jay, one more thing: I couldn't help but notice a "Y'all" at the beginning of your last post. Are you from the south? I was born and raised for 10 years in South Carolina so whenever I read/hear that word, my ears perk up. lol

 

[kiernanbyrne]

I love the Carolinas! I have a lot of family in NC...

And I didn't take offense, Jay, the four year old comment made me smile

 

[Jayimess]

Well, that's so waaaaay different, Nev...glad to hear you're not tormenting Jack, he needs to read my thesis!

I'm glad to calm, I hate to upset you all in such a fragile state. I don't mean to bring menstrual cycles into the mix, but waiting to get into grad school is worse than any presentation of PMS on "Roseanne" I ever saw.

(90s dated reference)

And I'm not from the south, I'm from NEOhio, but we use y'all here. I apparently have some sort of twang, though it was never pointed out to me inside the state of Ohio or outside the state of California.

Foreign folks seem to think I'm southern, though southerners know better, and most people guess midwest!

And I do want y'all to know, I'm not trying to preach, so I'm sorry if that's how I come off. As I mentioned before, I'm a scamp with no manners...and protective. Grrrrr.



And, go Cleveland State.

 

[Neville26]

PMS and "Roseanne"...lol That was funny.

So Jay, you must be familiar with this reference if you're from Ohio (read really fast):

"Welcome back Magnum riders, how was your ride? (cheering) Please push down and then lift up on the seat bar and exit to your right and follow the signs down the exit stairway. Oncoming riders, welcome to Magnum! We're gonna take you up 208 feet, drop you 193 at a 71 degree angle at speeds of 72 miles per hour. We'll see you back here in 2 minutes and 33 seconds, enjoy your ride at ______ ______, America's Roller Coast."

lol

 

[KayS]

Hang in there, gangstas.

Neville I want seven siblings! I think I shall implant a dozen embryos so my kids don't feel this horrible void...

 

[Filipe]

I would highly discourage that, KayS... Especially with 2 years of USC ahead of you! LOL

 

[Filipe]

Neville,

whatever that rollercosater is, I'd sure love to ride it.

 

[Neville26]

Kays...good idea. You can be like OCTOMOM and be the most hated person on radio/TV. Yet, we still cover her again and again and again....Makes me so annoyed.

Are you an only child Kay?

 

[KayS]

Nope, got an older brother. :-D

WHO'S READY FOR LOST TONIGHT, PEOPLE?????

 

[QueenNicNac]

Hi everyone!

I have never posted here but I occasionally look around since I wanted to go to USC. I just found out today that I was accepted into USC for their MFA Production program and I couldn't be more excited! I wanted to meet other students who were also going as well. I am a graduate of the University of Miami in Florida and I can't wait to move out to LA!

 

[kiernanbyrne]

I'm ready for LOST!!

Congrats QueenNicNac!

 

[Filipe]

I'm ready for LOST! Too bad I'm not in the US and have to wait a few more weeks...

 

[KayS]

aw crap. new episode is not airing tonight. never mind guys.

 

[timkido]

i hate when that happens. I just end up watching the rerun.

well, ladies and gentleman, you're chats were great, but I'm going into hibernate mode until i get the letter. I just got booted off one of my accounts for not being active enough at work. bleh.
Those who got in: Congrats
Those who didn't: Congrats next spring/year.
Those who haven't received it: right there with ya.

 

[smell_the_glove]

Aww, too bad, Tim. Good luck!

 

[Filipe]

Sorry to hear that, Tim.

Good luck!

 

[psufilmgirl]

so this is totally unrelated, but i was going to apply to stark and production next year, but i see that you can submit an app by september 1st and that would be for spring, which i am assuming would be that next semester, correct?

Jayimess, i'm thinking you might know the answer to this! i'm all excited about the fact that i might not have to wait an entire year to start school! then i could meet all you awesome people!