well here is a rumour going on about the size of the letters

rejected: small little "normal looking" letter
Accepted: Big fat good smelling envelope with a lot of extras inside ^^

I should shoot a documentary about this....

I expect to hear from UCLA by the end of April.

And yes Hoeks, that is the classic envelope rating. Big = welcoming info. Small = get lost.

However, I understand UCLA does interviews before final acceptance. So, I don't know if the interview request (God willing) will come in a big or small envelope. Maybe they have a special medium-sized one.

Nvzublman007, when I hear from UCLA, I'll post my grade info.

My Mom said she read an article that said they're only accepting 4% this year so that takes a little of the sting off. Of course she also told me I was the coolest kid on the block.

Nota "Looks forward to a debt-free life" Mono

yea I heard something about 5% transfer acceptance into NYU this year...but I believe this is just a rumour

However, I guess my mailbox will surprise me next week....

so I FINALLY got my letter from NYU after calling them and all that--and they wouldn't tell me over the phone...oh the apprehension. And I'm on the waiting list! I think that's a good thing, that they even considered me at all--my grades are totally not NYU-type grades. oOoOoOo =)) We'll see in June...

has anyone heard yet? or do they have one big rejection/acception day as well?

On the UCLA Web site it says you will hear by April 30.

(Today is April 20) Still no reply from UCLA. UCLA says that everyone will be notified by the end of April. I will post if I hear from them. Any day now...

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Originally posted by NotaMono:
My Mom said she read an article that said they're only accepting 4% this year...

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Just curious- what are their minimum requirements? I can't seem to find anything on their site or application regarding GPA/Experience recommendations for entry into their MFA programs... Although I'm sure whose signatures at the bottom of those 2 recommendation letters has something to do with it!

-Steve Maio
"Edit Everything"

inexo, you applied as a transfer student? or freshman

still no news from NYU...they said tisch will send out all letters (hopefully) until 1 mai...

We should all be hearing within the next week or next couple weeks... This anticipation is driving me nuts.

im going back on 10 mai to europe and before that, i visite my brother at USC...so they better send me this letter soon>

I do not want to travel around with the fact that an answer may lay in the mailbox back at home

we should start bets...who gets in and who has to suffer

hey, you think your worries about acceptance are troublesome, I already got in but now I have to figure out how the hell I'm going to pay them $44,000 per year, especially since they only offered 3k in scholarship and are only willing to give me $3,500 in student loans. The rest of the loans that they offer go straight to my parents who will have to start paying them back 90 days after the loan is issued.

Where the hell do they expect this money to come from?! My parents don't have the cash to pay tuition for two kids in college PLUS loan payments. Put *me* in debt. I don't care. Just leave my parents alone!

Oh crap, what am I going to do...

(see? You have it easy)

--Alan

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International students: no scholarships, nothing...full 44000

luckily my brother graduate form USC this year and will get money from USC for his PHD

so my parents can pay me

but first I have to get accepted

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what are their minimum requirements? I can't seem to find anything on their site or application regarding GPA/Experience recommendations for entry into their MFA programs... Although I'm sure whose signatures at the bottom of those 2 recommendation letters has something to do with it!

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I don't think GPA is a large concern for them. They're more concerned with experience (They want 3-5 years, but do count undergrad film school) and writing/reel samples. I did have to have the University of California send them my undergrad transcript as proof of graduation, though.

No doubt the names at the bottom of your recommendations can aide you greatly. I did get an interview (Which couldn't have gone much worse) without having anybody "Important" on my letters of recommendation and a friend of mine got into the directing program there. To the best of my knowledge he doesn't know anyone famous either.

Hopefully they won't be as deluged with applicants next year if the economy rights itself a bit.

Nota "Couldn't have afforded it anyway" Mono

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Originally posted by NotaMono:

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Originally posted by Steve Maio:
what are their minimum requirements? I can't seem to find anything on their site or application regarding GPA/Experience recommendations for entry into their MFA programs... Although I'm sure whose signatures at the bottom of those 2 recommendation letters has something to do with it!

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I don't think GPA is a large concern for them. They're more concerned with experience (They want 3-5 years, but do count undergrad film school) and writing/reel samples. I did have to have the University of California send them my undergrad transcript as proof of graduation, though.

No doubt the names at the bottom of your recommendations can aide you greatly. I did get an interview (Which couldn't have gone much worse) without having anybody "Important" on my letters of recommendation and a friend of mine got into the directing program there. To the best of my knowledge he doesn't know anyone famous either.

Hopefully they won't be as deluged with applicants next year if the economy rights itself a bit.

Nota "Couldn't have afforded it anyway" Mono

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NotaMono,

When did your friend here that he got into the Directors program? Did he get an e-mail or a letter in the mail?

Just wondering b/c I had an interview too, but I haven't heard anything yet.

-gleegeld

nota please tell us some details from the interview. What do they ask usually? Relaxed athmosphere?

*curious*

Still waiting to hear from Chapman...and damn it's getting frustrating. I really wish they would send me that damn letter so I can start making financial decisions for this next fall.

Besides filming, the only other thing I ever did good was filming.

I shall be attending Florida State University. They have a well-respected film school down there. I feel lonely on this board though. Everyone is either going up north or west. Except for my bud Tommy!!! Who is going to Savannah College of Art and Design.

Nota Mondo,
Thanks for the reply. I agree that the economy is playing a huge role in masters program applications! Up until this slump, I was a working Avid editor (corporate, mostly) and a college dropout. Now I'm back finishing up my degree because there is little or no work. (and trying to get into features)

Out of curiosity, what program were you applying to at AFI? I have the misfortune of trying to get into their Editing discipline in a few years... A discipline in which they accept half the number of students per year in comparison to the others. That's a whoping total of 15 accepted per year!!!


Alan Denton,
Where are you going that costs $44k? Has the school offered sugestions as to where you might secure private loans to make up the difference?

-Steve Maio
"Edit Everything"