Did she mention whether it would be email or postal mail?

Unfortunately not.

She was very quick to respond, so part of me feels like she could have just been making it up since she doesn't really know herself. But maybe that's just the pessimist in me?

Limbo here too. Kelmo, Bacon, sophiedog, K-MEE, pintobeans, we're all is the same boat. I'm guessing it will either be (a) acceptances, or (b) rejections. (Humor intentional.)

Hopefully we're (a)'s and they didn't need to interview us, because we're just THAT awesome, or perhaps we're (b)'s because they're still deciding between a few of us to round out the 1st-year MFA class depending on (1) writing talent, or at least, writing promise, (2) minorities, (3) men to women ratio, and (4) likelihood of professional success. And if we're good-looking.

There were more applications than normal this year for all graduate schools because of the economy, so maybe they are just taking their (sweet) time looking through all of the materials.

Anyway, the wait will soon be over...

radiantfalco

Oops, I forgot to include you, A Plan Unfurled. Sorry!

My intentions are not to be cold, but I have never heard of anyone being admitted into UCLA's TFT program without an interview. Furthermore, I spoke with Cheri Smith from the TFT department about a week ago and she informed me that all candidates who were chosen for an interview, both undergrad and grad, have been notified, and interviews will wrap up this weekend.

Once again, I have no ill will, but I imagine that a lot of wondering people would enjoy some closure. Hope this helps.

Thanks for the info, ToThePoint! Yeah I'd like closure, but I do think it's a bit strange that some people have already gotten their rejections and our limbo group is still waiting. If we'd already been rejected we should have heard by now, so maybe the UCLA woman really was told the committee isn't finished making up their minds. Oh, check out Rola's post in another discussion--she got into UCLA and I remember she said her friend got in without an interview. I'll probably be rejected, I know, but keeping that tiny bit of hope alive!

By all means, and best of luck to you, Sophie.

Undergrad interviews (may be transfer students only since I am a transfer student) are tomorrow, Friday the 18th, from 8:30 to 5:00pm.

I have an interview. And I'm nervous!

Not sure if this helps the Graduate applicants or not :-P

I'm new to the board. Got my rejection e-mail, which told me to log on the graduate website for the decision (I already knew I got rejected since I didn't get an interview call). It was a form letter from the graduate school division of UCLA, signed by a chancellor or dean, not the film school.

Ah, well. Time to spend the year improving; will try again next year.

So bummed, though.

Yup got the same letter, was sent out at 2:59 am. It was dated April 14, wish they would've sent it out then to get it over with already!

I just logged in and got this message:

"To date, no decision has been made on your application. You may want to check the Application Status page to see if the department or program has listed any items that are missing from your file.

Please note that most decisions on graduate admissions for fall term are made in the months of March and April and therefore you should not anticipate a decision much before that time period."

I checked and nothing is missing from my file... It's just perplexing to me why they can't/don't do all the notifications at once (or, at the very least, all the rejections at once!)

i got the exact same letter as you Sophiedog.

KelMo,

I logged in and got the same message, but, to my knowledge, tft doesn't even use the Application Status page so if we were missing something there'd really be no way of knowing at this point.

But, then again, if we were missing something crucial, you'd think they'd have rejected us by now.

Either way - I think I'm sort of enjoying the ambiguity...

Hey, Plan--

Do you have a first choice b/t USC and UCLA?

--IA

Hey everyone, I just got my rejection email as well. Guys, look at the decision status page, not the application status page, that will direct you to the decision they have made.

I'm bummed but not that upset, seeing as the limbo had led me to think this was a possibility. The way I see it, is this gives me more time to apply myself to writing and working on my craft in the real world!

My friend works at ICM and we are writing partners with access to many agents and his brother is a Hollywood player, who has every intention of opening doors for us. This is the only way I can convince myself that perhaps this is what was "meant to happen," because opportunities will come from other directions, or perhaps it is my consolation prize, and a way to feel OK about the decision, but of course it does smart.

And, it makes me think that as a published playwright, perhaps I should stick to writing plays! (But that's just my wounded ego talking.)

In any case, to quote a very wise person, "At the core of every true talent there is an awareness of the difficulties inherent in any achievement, and the confidence that by persistence and patience something worthwhile will be realized. Thus talent is a species of vigor." - Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)

Best of luck to all on the forum, and may UCLA be good to those who will be attending, and to those of us who aren't, may life be just as good.

Best regards,

radiantfalco

Definitely USC.

My interest in UCLA is more curiosity than anything - even if I do get in (and admittedly that's a big IF) I doubt I'd seriously consider going for a variety of reasons: quarter-terms, little-to-no collaboration between departments, their emphasis on quantity rather than quality, and the fact that I hear very few MFAs actually graduate in two years.

On top of all that, I just didn't like the vibe I got from my interview.

Unfurled and KelMo, I was content, riding the ambiguity for a while. I entertained some unrealistic fantasies (maybe they're still interviewing...), and it stung when I found out for sure.

Best of luck to you guys. I hope there are still good news to members on this board.

Does anyone else plan on trying again if rejected?

I think I'll try again but I'll still be at the very young end of their applicant pool in the fall(a student in the program told me the admissions committee told him they prefer older applicants, like the closer to 30 the better!) and I'm just graduating from my undergrad this year. So I won't be much older or have much more life or work experience...but I really want to go so I might try again anyway..

well i've been looking everyday at my status of my application and it's still saying it's under review. if some people are saying that they are getting rejection letters, and i'm hearing they are wrapping up interviews last week, why would my application still be under review? the suspense is killing me. i got another question. if ucla does reject me, i have been accepted to a few other schools as a back up plan: uc san diego, san diego state, long beach state, & uc santa barbara what other school would u suggest from these options? and i would like to know what kind of GPA's some people are getting that applied, especially the one's that have been called for interviews. mine was a 3.56

My gpa is 3.85 but I don't think they even care that much if your gpa is very high. They're looking for different things than most other schools, who knows what exactly. I'm not familiar with the grad film programs at the other schools you mentioned but good luck with it!