USC School of Cinematic Arts SCA MFA Film & TV Production Fall 2020

[Lillianlyu]

Professor I talked to (professor Frasconi) said that I can contact him via email just to make an appointment for another quick Skype talk if I’ll have any questions. I did not use this option.
Personally I think that there is no point in contacting professor regarding the decisions because I think that everyone already sent their recommendations for people who review applications on a different stage somewhere within the huge structure of graduate office of admission.
Hope should not be fading yet. It’s only a few days passed since the first decisions were published. I guess they should keep rolling out at least by the end of this week. Next step is notifying those who were waitlisted later in a week or so.

Thanks! It's really comforting so let's keep waiting and hope for the best!

 

[addik]

Waiting anxiously here... guys, did the professor(mine is professor Pope) who interviewed you tell you to email her personally when the result comes out either you get admitted or not? Maybe this gives me a false hope but I haven’t received any results yet either email or portal, I’m an international student and I’m gradually losing hope lol.

Hi there! I was also interviewed by the same faculty member and she told me the same thing. Don't worry about the results for now, maybe not all acceptances have been emailed and there's always the waitlist (which is a guaranteed admission for the Spring term anyway). Hopefully you get a positive response soon!

 

[bounceback]

Did any US students receive an actually acceptance email yet?

 

[truffleshuffle]

Did any US students receive an actually acceptance email yet?

Here was the timeline for me, a domestic student:

• On Mar 2, 12:35 AM PST I checked YouSC portal on my own and found a general Graduate School Admissions letter. The letter itself was dated February 29, 2020, but it was definitely not posted to my portal until after midnight Mar. 2.
• On Mar 2, 12:41 PM PST I received an email from SCA saying I was admitted to the Fall 2020 class.
• On Mar 3, 1:56 AM PST I received an email from USC telling me to check my portal saying my decision was available online (which I'd already done on Mar. 2).

 

[greenfurredturtle]

Obviously, it's safer if you are able to prove sufficient savings for the entire program, but from what I remember, one year should be enough, as long as you are able to prove that you can or will get a steady source of income from somewhere once the one year has passed.

Although practically, as long as you have an I-20 that the school issued, it should mean that you are financially okay, and it's up to the consular officer assigned to your case to investigate further.

Edit: Just confirmed that you only need proof you can cover the expenses incurred in your first year + proof you will eventually have money/funds to support the rest of your studies.

Perfect. Thank you sooo much!

 

[charlottehuang]

Hi there! I was also interviewed by the same faculty member and she told me the same thing. Don't worry about the results for now, maybe not all acceptances have been emailed and there's always the waitlist (which is a guaranteed admission for the Spring term anyway). Hopefully you get a positive response soon!

Does that mean the interviewer also doesn’t know the result of our admission, so we need to contact her as result comes out? (She told me to contact her at that time but I didn’t really get her at the moment cause I was too nervous haha)

 

[OzymandiasVII]

Hey guys. Anyone know what kind of invitation do international applicants and their spouses receive after submitting passports? I’m wondering how big are chances of my wife to receive visa in our situation where we just married because it might look like we married only for her to improve our chances to move to LA with me.
Do we both receive some kind of invitation for university?

 

[iris_1014]

Waiting anxiously here... guys, did the professor(mine is professor Pope) who interviewed you tell you to email her personally when the result comes out either you get admitted or not? Maybe this gives me a false hope but I haven’t received any results yet either email or portal, I’m an international student and I’m gradually losing hope lol.

Was told the same thing by professor Pope, and also anxiously waiting for the results.

 

[addik]

Does that mean the interviewer also doesn’t know the result of our admission, so we need to contact her as result comes out? (She told me to contact her at that time but I didn’t really get her at the moment cause I was too nervous haha)

Based on my conversation with Amanda, I had the impression (or she might have even explicitly stated) that there is another panel making the final decisions on admissions and that she was just making notes for that panel to go over. So in that case, I don't think our interviewers know the final outcome of the results.

Hey guys. Anyone know what kind of invitation do international applicants and their spouses receive after submitting passports? I’m wondering how big are chances of my wife to receive visa in our situation where we just married because it might look like we married only for her to improve our chances to move to LA with me.
Do we both receive some kind of invitation for university?

Hey! Once you've submitted your financial documents and passport, USC will work on processing your I-20 which you will present to your consular officer in the embassy. This will serve as proof that you have been accepted to a legitimate program/university in the US.

I'm not sure how the visa application goes for dependents (aka your wife), but as long as you get to prove that you, yourself, are going to the US for legitimate reasons, you and your wife should be granted visas. It's just a coincidence that you got married on the same week you found out about going to USC (though if you are really worried about it, you can bring a document--anything from reservation to church/hotel/reception that is dated from way back during your planning to your wedding, just to prove to the consular officer that it's just a coincidence lol. But chances are, you won't be asked too much on it).

 

[Lillianlyu]

Hi there! I was also interviewed by the same faculty member and she told me the same thing. Don't worry about the results for now, maybe not all acceptances have been emailed and there's always the waitlist (which is a guaranteed admission for the Spring term anyway). Hopefully you get a positive response soon!

Thanks! It looks like the first dispatch of the admission letters have been sent out, we can wait for more next waves.

Was told the same thing by professor Pope, and also anxiously waiting for the results.

I guess she's curious about how many the pupils she chose get in

 

[bounceback]

How many professors participate in the interviews?? And how many students do they interview? I haven’t heard of anyone getting the same professor as me

 

[CCCCCrest]

Here was the timeline for me, a domestic student:

• On Mar 2, 12:35 AM PST I checked YouSC portal on my own and found a general Graduate School Admissions letter. The letter itself was dated February 29, 2020, but it was definitely not posted to my portal until after midnight Mar. 2.
• On Mar 2, 12:41 PM PST I received an email from SCA saying I was admitted to the Fall 2020 class.
• On Mar 3, 1:56 AM PST I received an email from USC telling me to check my portal saying my decision was available online (which I'd already done on Mar. 2).

Thanks a lot! That’s really helpful information.

 

[CCCCCrest]

Another new day, still nothing

 

[LEDAJ]

Nothing yet... I guess I have to wait till tomorrow or the day after

 

[sguilford]

Same for me! Nothing.

 

[CrispyMerola]

Hey everyone,

I received an email at 7:02 P.M. EST from Susan Park informing me that I've been waitlisted for the Fall, and that if I don't get in then I will be guaranteed Spring admission.

 

[Frankie Bones]

I got waitlisted as well!

 

[CrispyMerola]

The other day, I had this weird epiphany that I should just lock myself in a room for a year and write a bunch of screenplays, which I could submit to screenwriting competitions (and then hopefully pivot into directing at some point). Part of me is scared to leave my family and S.O. behind for three years on an expensive whim when I could just stay at home and become better at writing for free without leaving anyone. I'm not sure how I feel about being waitlisted. It's definitely an honor, I'm just not sure what to do. I'm not sure what the honest decision is. I know what the daring and brave decision is, but not the authentic one.

 

[itsnoteasybeinggreen]

I got waitlisted!!! Actually so happy

 

[green-scarf]

The other day, I had this weird epiphany that I should just lock myself in a room for a year and write a bunch of screenplays, which I could submit to screenwriting competitions (and then hopefully pivot into directing at some point). Part of me is scared to leave my family and S.O. behind for three years on an expensive whim when I could just stay at home and become better at writing for free without leaving anyone. I'm not sure how I feel about being waitlisted. It's definitely an honor, I'm just not sure what to do. I'm not sure what the honest decision is. I know what the daring and brave decision is, but not the authentic one.

I just got waitlisted as well and feel the *exact* same way! You’re definitely not alone with that feeling. Also just wanted to thank everyone in the forum these last couple of weeks, you’re the reason I am still sane!