I'm with you, Sophie. If I don't hear in a week or so I'm going to call and ask.

I have an interview on April 12 at 2PM. Anyone else in the same boat (with an interview on Saturday that is)?

Might be fun to commiserate after the interview.

Nope, I haven't gotten an interview! That's ok though, some students have gotten in without. Best of luck Deus.

I'm a transfer applicant for UCLA film program. I haven't got any message from them about an interview. Is there any difference between transfer applicants and freshman ones about the interview?

I got a rejection email from UCLA today. It said I was in the top 25%, though.

I'm only 23 and am just now graduating from undergrad, so I'm sure that hurt me some.

yes|thief,

Give yourself a pat on the back. If you made it to the top 25% on your first attempt at applying to what is arguably the toughest graduate film program in the country, your effort deserves praise. I didn't even apply to graduate school for first time until I was 27, five years after I completed my undergraduate studies. Fast forward three years later: I just got my third consecutive rejection from UCLA and it took me until now to even break into the top 25%.

You have a little more than six months before the next application deadline. If you decide to reapply, use that time to improve (and increase) your skills and add to your resume. Apply to other schools, too. After all, you can always catch more fish with a bigger net. You're getting into film school, dude. All you have to do is persist.

Respectfully,

J.G.

Kaz,Freshman don't get an interview. They must apply to UCLA as "undeclared", and then re-apply for their TFT department after their sophomore year.

Hey guys, any more UCLA screenwriting news or emails today? I wish I just knew either way! But I'd think it would be too late for an interview so I must have gotten a rejection, unless UCLA's schedule is really funny...

For Kelmo--I couldn't stand it anymore and asked UCLA lol, they said we should know either way in the next few days. So hang in there, it's almost over but we've made it to the very end!

Haha! Thanks Sophie. I actually tried to call this morning but got their voicemail and didn't end up leaving a message.

If you end up hearing anything let me know, and I'll do the same.

My theories:
1) Our applications were so awesome they sent us to the super special application committee to give us full ride scholarships + stipends
OR
2) We didn't get in and they've been too lazy to send out official rejection letters.

Wonder which one is a more realistic option...? hehe.

Haha I really can't figure it out, but I'm hoping that it's the first theory! Best case scenario would be that they're deciding between a few last applications, holding on to hope that because we weren't rejected early, they still have decisions to make and we actually did make it to the end. Otherwise yeah, it's your second theory

To People who got screenwriting acceptance/non acceptance emails:

Have you gotten official (paper mail) letters from UCLA of your status? I still haven't heard a peep from them one way or the other and I was wondering if they just hadn't sent out official notice yet, or if my application was really in some sort of weird inexplicable limbo state!

Thanks.

I haven't heard anything either, KelMo. Can't tell you what it means, but know that, well, you are not alone. *clutches KelMo's hand across cyberspace*

Nothing new from me either. So Kelmo, Bacon, myself are in some kind of limbo state, anyone else?

I haven't heard from them either. i wonder if it's a bad sign or not.

Me too! Though, I have to say, after my interview limbo is probably preferable to whatever's comming...haha.

lol I haven't even gotten an interview invite from UCLA but apparently you can get in without one? Or maybe they are doing another round of interviews? I hope so

Well that's why I'm wondering if people who have heard have gotten "the letter"...

I assume they'll just do standard rejections via paper mail, but as they did email notifications a couple weeks ago I sort of thought they'd have the paper notifications out by now!

I interviewed for the UCLA screenwriting MFA, but have heard nothing since. I'm guessing people like me are on an unspoken waitlist.

I just called to see what was up and the woman told me that they "weren't finished" making up their minds and that we should know by this Friday or next.

Vague enough for you?