Hey all. I have an interview with Columbia College Chicago in mid-March. Just checking if anyone else out there applied and what thier expecting from thier interviews.

Hey, When did you hear about an interview. I also applied and hoping to hear soon. Congrats and Good luck with the interview!

Thanks for the congrats.

I got a call from 'em on Feb. 4th. I was pretty shocked cause I wasn't expecting to hear from any of my schools until late February at the earliest.

I asked 'em how many they were interviewing and they said less than 30. My interview is March 12th!

I'm not sure if they're still calling, but I hope you hear something soon.

Good luck!

Hey all. Havn't been on in a while what with all the traveling for interviews and what not.

But anyway, I had my Columbia College Chicago interview today, and all I can say is Wow!!! This program has sooooo much to offer.

Here's a list of all I learned:

1) The faculty seem to be very devoted. My interview was only supposed to last 30 minutes max, but it went on for close to 90 minutes. They just kept on chatting with me. Good times.

2) The other students I met in the program were great: level-headed, focused, excited, passionate...you know, the kind of people you want to work with.

3) The facilities and equipment give NYU a run for their money. You definitely won't be limited by resources here. I mean they've got Red One 4K cameras available!!! I don't know of any other film school that has that. The editing suites, the mixing studios, the foley stages, the 300+ seat screening room -- it was so amazing, and from what the current students told me, were all easily accessible.

4) The film program is seamlessly integrated with the schools other programs. There are animation students located in the same building, the M.F.A. music students are right across the street, the theatre department is less than a block away -- all of them apparently dying to be involved with your films. The composers, from what I've heard, are some of the hardest working people when it comes to your film. As one student put it, "even if every aspect of your film sucks, you can rest assure that the score will be top notch".

5) The undergraduate program is stocked full of students looking to serve on graduate film projects. I had a chance to see some of the undergrad cinematography work when I toured the Avid Symphony Nitrous editing suite -- the footage was beatifully shot.

This school was originally at the bottom of my list. However, after interview with NYU and experiencing the Columbia University program, I'm hands down sold out for Columbia College Chicago. Although I havn't heard from my west coast schools yet, Columbia is currently at the top of list tied with Chapman. When and if I interview and tour Chapman, however, I'll know for sure.

Plus, it's not even half the price of NYU or Columbia. And Chicago rents are about less than half the price of NYC rents, but you get twice the quality.

Ok. That's enough. Just thought I'd fill youns in on my amazing experience today. For anyone who's considering reapplying next year, I highly recommend giving this school a look. You'll get a top education full of perks at a bargain price. All that's lacking from this school is name recognition, but I can live with that. Who knows... maybe you or I could be the one to one day put Columbia College Chicago on the map.