USC Film & TV Production MFA Fall 2021 Applicants Unite!

[cheeeese3cake]

Has anyone not received an interview request yet?

 

[jrchipper]

Has anyone not received an interview request yet?

I haven't. So at this point, I'm assuming they're done with the interviews.

 

[TheVirtualFilmmaker]

I think someone on this forum received an interview request over the weekend. So they could still be sending out interview notifications. Also from what I know, interviews don't really have much of an impact on the final decision.

 

[Isthison?]

I think someone on this forum received an interview request over the weekend. So they could still be sending out interview notifications. Also from what I know, interviews don't really have much of an impact on the final decision.

yeah that would be me. I have no idea what's happening lol. This is certainly hindsight bias - but I should've asked about timeline. But then again, it's not really up to them specifically, so maybe I wouldn't've gathered anything solid

 

[Isthison?]

I know a recent USC mfa alum and he said that acceptances usually come out a good amount of time before waitlistings/rejections. That does seem to follow precedent, but yeah - no idea if the timeline has shifted

 

[cgold]

From my stalking of this website, in 2020 most people got their acceptances the first week of March, followed by waitlists and rejections towards the end of March.

in 2019 they started hearing on feb 16... so who knows!!!

 

[Isthison?]

From my stalking of this website, in 2020 most people got their acceptances the first week of March, followed by waitlists and rejections towards the end of March.

in 2019 they started hearing on feb 16... so who knows!!!

oh man - that's anxiety inducing lol, what a fascinating gap between the two haha

 

[mdunn21la]

I think someone on this forum received an interview request over the weekend. So they could still be sending out interview notifications. Also from what I know, interviews don't really have much of an impact on the final decision.

I interviewed on Sunday as well.

 

[cheeeese3cake]

I interviewed on Sunday as well.

Congrats! When did you receive the invitation

 

[mdunn21la]

Thanks! It was very conversational. They emailed me Saturday evening 2/13.

 

[mdunn21la]

Congrats! When did you receive the invitation

Thanks! It was very conversational. They emailed me Saturday evening 2/13.

 

[LAR]

did anyone else get a text and phone call out of the blue?

 

[rainydays]

did anyone else get a text and phone call out of the blue?

I just got a really random sounding email from what I think may be a professor? But I'm not sure if it's real or not.

 

[LAR]

I just got a really random sounding email from what I think may be a professor? But I'm not sure if it's real or not.

could be legit? idk. i got a phone call and a text and then chatted with a professor.

 

[cgold]

I just got a really random sounding email from what I think may be a professor? But I'm not sure if it's real or not.

What did it say???!

 

[rainydays]

What did it say???!

I think it may actually be real now so I replied last night .

It was like I've reviewed your application for USC Cinema School and would like to interview you through Zoom, are you free tomorrow?

And the email it was sent from was a USC email and the name was a professor there.

I am shook haha I thought interviews were over and I didn't get one.

 

[Chris W]

Yes IIRC professors who are interviewing reach out directly in many different ways.

 

[cgold]

I think it may actually be real now so I replied last night .

It was like I've reviewed your application for USC Cinema School and would like to interview you through Zoom, are you free tomorrow?

And the email it was sent from was a USC email and the name was a professor there.

I am shook haha I thought interviews were over and I didn't get one.

Oh yes, I had a similar email from my interviewer!
That is so exciting, good luck!

 

[TheVirtualFilmmaker]

So I emailed Admissions and they say the decisions would be sent out early March.

 

[Cy98]

we should email admissions if they can let us help out with the applications... because they taking too long