Does anyone know if Chapman or UCLA has started contacting people for interviews for their Grad Program? I'm assuming that they should start contacting people by the end of this month, or in early march

I'm wondering the same thing. My guess is that UCLA should be contacting us now since they mail their decisions out in April according to their FAQ on their website. I don't know about Chapman, but am also wondering what the deal is with them also.

nothing yet

I'm also waiting on UCLA. I applied to the Producer's Program.

Just got my UCLA rejection letter today. Hopefully, I can get an interview with Chapman.

I still haven't heard.

Chapman does interviews? What other schools do interviews for MFA, cuz only NYU says they do, but the rest dont!!

hey...i asked ucla for their MA program they dont have any interviews.i dont know about their MFA.
umcp grad, did you apply to them for a MA or MFA?

Chapman does interviews, and i think you can do that by phone instead of in person.

I actually applied to the MFA for UCLA; and yes they do interviews. But I was not aware Chapman did. I also just learned that Columbia does too, but not for everyone!

Hey Kurt, How is it going? Heard back from any schools yet? When did you turn in your apps for Chapman? If you finished it by their priority, they should have contacted you with their decision by now.

I heard back from UCLA... didn't get in there.

Still working on the Chapman application since I didn't meet the priority deadline. I have a few things to finish up with that application and will probably send it out soon.

I'm wondering, What's the admissions process at Chapman if you send your application before the May 1st regular deadline? Do they evaluate the applications as they arrive at their office? Or do they evaluate everything after May 1st when their done with evaluating the priority applications? Another words... does it make any difference whether I send my application next week, next month, or even April 30th. The people at admissions haven't given me an answer to this.... anyone know? thanks

Wow, you all heard back really early! UCLA says that they don't notify people till late March-April. I still haven't heard - the wait is killing me!

Just a question, did you guys hear through the mail or email?

I heard through email... they wrote that a decision has been made on the application and I had to log into their website to view the decision.

If you don't mind me asking, which problem did you apply to? Sorry about not getting in; I know how much work goes into applying to all these schools. I turned my last app in early February and it was such a load off, but now it's the waiting.

I applied to the directing. And honestly, i didnt put that much work into UCLA's cuz I wasnt really dying to go there. But yeah, they might be considering you for a waitlist or something if you havent heard from them through email. Make sure they have the right email address cuz they should have emailed everyone's decisions early this week.

Kurt,

You should really apply as soon as possible, they review your app as soon as they get it and the decision comes like a few weeks after.

Hm. I'm sure they have my correct email address because I applied online and to the Producer's Program itself. It just seems really really early to already know since the website says late March-April. I checked the decision status and says that there's no decision that's been made yet.

I also hear that finalists get called in for an interview. I've checked my email and spam box a million times, still nothin'. How nerve-wrecking!

I wrote Chapman, asking when I should expect to hear back from them with a decision. They told me that if I don't hear anything by the end of March, then I should call back. I applied priority (before Feb 1st). I figure I should know something within the next few weeks...

Yeah I applied priority as well, but my application was missing 1 rec. letter. It was finally complete on the 28th, I dont know if that makes a difference in the timing of my notification. Chapman usually notifies its applicants early; on the website it says 'you will hear from us shortly after we recieve your application'. Other programs that had deadlines in December dont get back to us till April-ish, so I guess Chapman is comparably quicker with a deadline in February.

Tima, Did anyone at Chapman give you a time frame as to when you should hear back from them?