Where is everyone at (2012 Acceptances)?

[Hopeful_Filmmaker]

Kaschko- Cool good luck with NYU and Columbia.. Are you still in Nyc?

 

[Guest]

Thanks! And no, I just returned. But had a great time!

 

[jobisierra14]

Originally posted by Che Gray:
congrats jobisierra14! Maybe I'll see you around campus next year if you decide to choose USC. What other schools are you waiting to hear back from?

Thanks. I'm still waiting to hear back from NYU (I got an email today about interviewing for Singapore, but not the NY program, so I figure I didn't get in that one) as well as Chapman and Loyola Marymount. But I've already accepted at USC. I just don't want to wait anymore, you know? Plus, it's such a competitive program and in the perfect location to actually break into the industry.

Are you going to the grad school day in March?

 

[fiend@myelbow]

Hey folks,

Just wondering if anyone's heard from Northwestern's Writing for the Stage and Screen program. I interviewed at the beginning of February and haven't heard anything since.

 

[selinabina]

Update!
I applied for Screenwriting to the following:

AFI: Accepted
LMU: Accepted
UCLA: Rejected
USC: Rejected
BU: Rejected

 

[Aleona]

I posted before, but now I've gotten into AFI. I applied for producing.

USC: Accepted
AFI: Accepted
UCLA: Rejected
Columbia: Still no word

 

[monkeysontoast]

Heard back from AFI today...accepted! AFI is the only school to which I applied.

 

[Dreamer123]

Columbia- accepted
UCLA- rejected
But Columbia was my first choice.

It is interesting that some schools take you and others don't even interview. I guess different schools look for different qualities!

 

[Mocha]

I applied to producing program:

UCLA - Accepted
AFI - Accepted
USC - Rejected
NYU - Interviewed and still waiting
Columbia - No word yet....

 

[doudou8310]

Hi everybody,

I'm a 25 year-old student from France with only a year and a half in the Film/TV business.
Even though I don't have a Bachelor degree in that field, that's what I always wanted to do and therefore decided to apply to as many Grad programs as I possibly could in the hope that at least one of them would accept me.

Here is my (insane) list of all the programs I've applied to and their current statuses:

SFSU (MFA Cinema): no word yet
CalArts (MFA Directing): no word yet
AFI (MFA Producing): interviewed and wait-listed
USC (MFA Stark & MFA Producing): rejected
UCLA (MFA Producing): rejected
LMU (MFA Writing and Producing for TV): no word yet
Chapman U (MFA Film & TV Production): decision mailed but no idea what it is
Columbia College Chicago (MFA Creative Producing): accepted
Syracuse U (MA Radio-Tv-Film): accepted
Syracuse U (MFA Transmedia - Film): rejected
Columbia U (MFA Creative Producing): no word yet
Columbia U (MFA Screenwriting/Directing): no word yet
NYU (MFA Filmmaking): no word yet
Brooklyn College (MFA TV Production): no word yet
American University (MFA Film & Electronic Media): accepted

Ideally I'd LOVE to go to either AFI or Chapman so I'm crossing fingers either/both will eventually accept me.

 

[Che Gray]

Update!

USC- accepted Spring 2013
NYU - Directing - Accepted
AFI - No word yet

 

[gavrisr]

Hi everyone.
My current results for the MFA applications:

AFI Cinematography - no word yet
USC Film Production - rejected
UT Austin Film Production - waiting list
FSU Film Production - had an interview yesterday
Temple Film & Media Arts - accepted
Emerson MFA Media Arts - accepted
Boston University Film Production - accepted with Dean's Scholarship

I would like a small advice from someone who knows a bit more about some of these schools. I would personally prefer to be in Boston and if I go to BU I will study for free basically, however Emerson has a better program but their scholarships are still pending.

Now about the rest of the schools I would lean towards FSU if I do get accepted, however their results from what I hear will come out mid April , which is when I have a deadline to reply to the other schools. (I also kind of wish I don't get accepted in AFI because it will probably be very hard to pay for it. On the other hand its AFI so.. maybe i'll start selling my possessions if I manage to get in).

 

[lite1]

@gavrisr I do not know any of the programs directly. You will get better input/advice from others if you define for us: What are your goals in going to film school? What do you want to be doing 5 years from now?

As I have always told my son, there is no such thing as a great school or a great teacher. Three is only a good match for a particular individual - their learning style, preferences, and goals. I'd pay attention to your statement that you'd prefer to be in Boston; if that is what your heart is telling you, then that will probably work out very well for you.

Read through the course requirements and descriptions. Are you excited? If you have any elective choices, are there courses that would be dynamite to take? All the schools have earned their reputation probably for some good reasons, however that is a generality - is it really right for you? I believe that you and everyone has a natural knowingness; it is your internal radar and bull**** detector that has taken you this far in your life. While this is an important decision, all of that inner wisdom and guidance system is still working - use it and you will know which direction is best for you.

On the level of advice: Going into significant debt to go to AFI (or XYZ) better have some very high expected pay-off in order to justify that.

 

[freakyfreddy]

I agree with Lite1. Going into such a risky industry it is wise to heavily consider what makes sense to you financially.

 

[gavrisr]

wise words Lite1, thank you very much for your reply and thoughts.

For many reasons I think you are right. At the moment Boston feels right for me and that is probably where I am going.

again, your help is much appreciated.
Good luck to everyone still waiting for results.

 

[Nowon]

Update!

USC (Screenwriting): Accepted
UCLA (Screenwriting): Accepted
Columbia (Screenwriting): No Word (likely rejected)
LMU (TV Writing/Production): Accepted

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FYI, this was my second time applying to USC, UCLA and Columbia, and the first for LMU.

FYI #2, I was put on the High Waitlist last year for Columbia. Didn't make past the interview round this year. So don't be like me, and submit fresh materials if you're planning on re-applying.

I've been agonizing for the past few weeks trying to decide between USC and UCLA. I have to make my decision by the 26th... Would love any advice or insight from you guys!

 

[Pilnarie]

Screenwriting MFA

USC: accepted
UCLA: accepted
UT Austin: accepted
Michener Center at Austin: Rejected

 

[Fred Flintstone]

Screenwriting MFA

UT Austin: accepted, full scholarship
NYU: wait list
AFI: wait list

What do you guys think? If I get accepted off the NYU or AFI wait lists, should I take the full scholarship to UT Austin, or should I pay $40,000 per year to get my MFA from NYU or AFI?

I am a writer who wants to eventually write/direct (not in grad school). My sensibility is definitely indie/artsy/intellectual. I wouldn't mind writing a play at NYU (required of screenwriters). I don't see myself being a commercial blockbuster writer, at all. Maybe I would do that once to make some money, who knows. TV writing is unlikely. I think I might want to teach college with the MFA (summers off to make indie features).

 

[aspectralfire]

I would take the full scholarship at UT Austin. It sounds like you want to know how to go out on your own and fund your indie productions. UTA teaches this well, from what I hear. NYU does too but you'll be in debt and you'd be going into debt for two things: connections and the schools prestige. Tell me this: did you connect with the program at UTA? Did you like the faculty/program? In the end you can only go with your gut, but a full scholarship for an MFA is a rare thing my friend.

 

[HUwriter]

NYU (DW) - Accepted Full Tuition
UCLA (Screenwriting)- Rejected
Columbia (Screenwriting) - No word but I didn't get a call for an interview so......