USC MFA Fall 2016 Applicants

[filmschoolol]

Do you mean early march? I was told it was in early march at the latest

hmm... I think I heard early April but maybe that's the latest?

 

[Paul J.]

Here is the sheet to add your info!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-QPRZ-gc15WuHBmlxorJiTS1z-8vE-7uUttLDdxHtE0/edit#gid=0

What kind of visual sample did you guys submit?

 

[Tiffany Kontoyiannis]

Here is the sheet to add your info!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-QPRZ-gc15WuHBmlxorJiTS1z-8vE-7uUttLDdxHtE0/edit#gid=0

What kind of visual sample did you guys submit?

I did a short portrait film of a classmate of mine. Anyone else dying with anticipation? I hope they tell us soon. Last year they started hearing back around the 21st of February.

 

[siriusdanger]

I submitted a comedic short I wrote and co-directed when I studied abroad in London!

 

[Paul J.]

I submitted a scene from a longer piece of a comedy. All set in one location and four actors (with a large amount of extras filling the surrounding). All revolves around the main character who is just hanging out in one spot. So kind of nervous the setup or action is not flashy enough, even though the acting is spot on if you ask me. (I should think that, right?) Also it is in a foreign language which might be a turn off?

I watched through application videos on youtube and still felt confident of my application but hearing nothing is nerve wrecking... Here is to hoping!

 

[Tiffany Kontoyiannis]

How's everyone holding up while waiting for decisions to come out?

 

[CReynes]

How's everyone holding up while waiting for decisions to come out?

Honestly, not great. I've been in panic mode since last Friday.

 

[Solomon_E]

Honestly, not great. I've been in panic mode since last Friday.

I've been in panic mode for a while too about all of the schools I applied to. I also keep waiting to hear back from USC; it feels like the screenwriting applicants could hear from USC any time and my life is on hold for the time being.

 

[CReynes]

I've been in panic mode for a while too about all of the schools I applied to. I also keep waiting to hear back from USC; it feels like the screenwriting applicants could hear from USC any time and my life is on hold for the time being.

Exactly, it's this feeling of suspension/limbo. Maybe we'll hear back from USC on the last Sunday of the month, like last year -- same day as the oscars?

 

[CReynes]

There should be a tab within the Google doc for Fall 2016 applicants. Welcome to the forums, glad to see another MFA writing applicant. Did you apply to any other programs, or just the one?

Forgot to reply @panda. No, I just applied to USC screenwriting program.

 

[Solomon_E]

Exactly, it's this feeling of suspension/limbo. Maybe we'll hear back from USC on the last Sunday of the month, like last year -- same day as the oscars?

That would be awesome if it happened because it would end the limbo. I suppose we'll find out soon if it does.

 

[Paul J.]

Kind of lost hope on USC since I never received an interview and I am kind of sceptical on chances of getting in without one (production). Thinking I should have perhaps entered a different visual sample but too late to cry over that, I guess

 

[Tiffany Kontoyiannis]

Kind of lost hope on USC since I never received an interview and I am kind of sceptical on chances of getting in without one (production). Thinking I should have perhaps entered a different visual sample but too late to cry over that, I guess

Don't lose hope! They accept a bunch of people without conducting an interview! It really depends on the professor looking over your application! Are you talking about tv and film production?

 

[Tiffany Kontoyiannis]

I check the camel website like every two seconds. Every year before us people started finding out around the 21st. The possibility that we could find out any day now is killing me with anticipation. How many of you are tv and film production applicants?

 

[Paul J.]

@Tiffany Kontoyiannis hope you are right and will try to stay hopeful until the bitter end! And yeah, production side. And you? Any other programs targeted? Didn't see your nic on the spread sheet?

 

[Tiffany Kontoyiannis]

@Tiffany Kontoyiannis hope you are right and will try to stay hopeful until the bitter end! And yeah, production side. And you? Any other programs targeted? Didn't see your nic on the spread sheet?

Yes!!! I am really worried they are gonna take longer than just a few days... It sucks that we have no way of knowing what's going on haha. I applied for production as well! That's my top! I did the spreadsheet but just didn't put my full name!

 

[siriusdanger]

Anybody heard anything yet?

 

[Timothy Marc Hopper]

Anybody heard anything yet?

Nope not yet.

Any lurkers out there with info?

 

[Solomon_E]

Anybody heard anything yet?

Nope. I signed in to my USC portal to be sure.

 

[Tiffany Kontoyiannis]

I keep hearing that we will find out in mid march. How strange since people normally find out at the end of February....