USC Spring 2010

[lex112884]

Hi everyone-
I was wondering if anyone has decided to just opt for USC Spring of 2010. I was wait listed for Fall of 09 and rather than rush, I am going to start in the spring. I'm just looking to find people who might also be doing this. Any suggestions or people are welcome. I'm going to be in the production program and I'm also attending the Event the weekend of Apr. 3.

 

[jouster]

i'm spring admit, fall waitlist... but i'm wondering if you knew when we are suppose to put in our deposit, or get like a "packet"... cuz i'll i've gotten is the small envelope where i sent back the confirmation paper

 

[The Sixth Sense]

Hi Alexis,
I am in the same boat. Looks like we have time till April 15th to make a decision (mark one of those 4 boxes and send it back to them). I will decide after the April 3rd event. But I am leaning very heavily towards the Spring only option. Hope to see you on the 3rd and yes lets get a Spring following going. Thx for the thread.

 

[jouster]

i hope they send me info on the deposit, so at least i know things are official

 

[jouster]

btw, it seems spring admits are screwed in terms of no graduate orientation and less chance of campus housing... at least according to the website

 

[The Sixth Sense]

Originally posted by jouster:
i hope they send me info on the deposit, so at least i know things are official

"official" as in whether you are really admitted or not? Oh I think you are definitely in. Don't even worry about it. I was a bit confused myself when I got my letter and so I called them at admissions and they confirmed that whether we choose the waitlist option for Fall or not our admission for Spring is confirmed.

One critical piece of info from them: if you are not sure about Fall then don't pick the wailist option because looks like they don't defer your admission to Spring in case you get in off the waitlist (in case you get in for Fall and then decide that you can't make it for some reason and want to choose Spring instead).

Have you tried calling them regarding the deposit?

 

[timkido]

yooo Same boat.

The more i think about it, the more i'm leaning toward going to spring. Give me more time to transition from NYC to LA (and learn to drive).

@Sixth Sense, I dunno if this helps. you can choose waitlist Fall and auto Spring and if you get into Fall...you can still decline and go for Spring. So if you don't have any other schoos like me you can just choose that one.


@Jouster,
- what is a graduate orientation? the April 3rd thing ? or something else.
- i'm also wondering about the the deposit info.
- I had a concern that when springers start the other starkies and writers/production ppl already had a quarter of mingling and collaborating action going on. buut that's not the case as jayimess said.

 

[The Sixth Sense]

Originally posted by timkido:
yooo Same boat.

@Sixth Sense, I dunno if this helps. you can choose waitlist Fall and auto Spring and if you get into Fall...you can still decline and go for Spring. So if you don't have any other schoos like me you can just choose that one.

timkido,
You sure about this? Did you get a chance to talk to them too? Because I asked the admissions folks the same question and they said that they don't defer us to Spring in case we decide not to go with Fall. Hmm.....confusing

 

[timkido]

WAIT WAIT NEVERMIND I JUST CALLED THEM.

IF YOU GET BUMPED UP TO FALL YOU AUTOMATICALLY LOSE YOUR PLACE IN SPRING.

I just mailed them the letter so i have to call on wednesday to get it fixed if i want to go just for spring.

 

[jouster]

just something that lets us know what goes on around campus... it's nothing big, but they're always nice to attend

http://sait.usc.edu/orientation/graduate/

 

[Jayimess]

I went to the graduate orientation, it's no biggie...I'm glad I went, but the vast majority of people DIDN'T go. My division even told us that it was redundant to the mandatory SCA orientation.

I disagree...but I'm also one of those dorks who saved the envelopes her admission letters came in.

 

[jouster]

i also save rejection letters...
but yeah, i'd like to see what else the university offers so i want to attend the general grad orientation

 

[xavier039]

I am fall waitlist and spring admit. I kind of want to wait until Spring to start so it gives me more time to make my transition. However, if I get bumped up to Fall I'll probably take it. Plus I am a huge football fan so then I can go to more games!

I understood it as we could choose either one if bumped to Fall. I thought I spoke to them about that when I got my letter. I can't remember who I spoke to. Might have been my roommate because he opened the letter and explained it to me. Also, when I called to talk to them the lady told me to send in my $300 with the paper. I didn't though because none of the papers they sent me so far asked for it.

I am not home to get any of my letters so I have to do all the paper work from abroad. Oh well. If you guys get any more news let me know.

 

[lex112884]

I'm not worried about the orientation/housing thing. I figured it would be a low chance of getting housing anyway. I'm taking the fall to get my sh!t together and moving out there in the winter. I'd rather have the time than not have anything ready. I'm East Coast right now, so it's a bit of a hike.

 

[psufilmgirl]

I'm a Stark reject that's applying for Spring 2010 production, so hopefully I'll be out there with you guys in January.

I'm going to call to ask if it's a rolling admission or if they wait til the Sept 1st deadline to review, because that does not leave much time to get situated if I get in!!

 

[redic]

I sent in my response already. I chose (a) wait list Fall and admission spring. I'm not really sure which one I prefer. Both have their pros and cons more personal conveniences.

I saved my rejection letters too. Badge of pride. Except UCLA sends rejection emails. nice.

 

[smell_the_glove]

Redic...

How can I
Forget you girl?
When there is always something there to remind me
Always something there to remind me
I was born to love her
And I will never be free
You'll always be a part of me

 

[redic]

its karaoke time!

da-da-da-daaaaaaaaa

78!!!!!!

(your karaoke score)

 

[Jayimess]

I'm still bitter that AFI called me to offer admission so I don't have any tangible object to commemorate the insanity. ( I also kept the rejection letter, would've been a nice pair)

And I printed my acceptance letter from UCLA. It was online, but it was a PDF of a real letter. Maybe they changed it?

 

[solojones]

I chose Fall waitlist, Spring admit. The thing is, I think I would choose to go to Chapman in the fall if I got in there instead of waiting to hear back from USC. But this way, if I don't get into Chapman I might be at USC in the fall or definitely would in the spring. Kind of a win-win situation for me (I moved to SoCal 4 years ago for undergrad and lived in LA part of the time so I don't really have a transition).