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Congratulations Teethwax. I think you win for most interesting application process of the year!

I've decided to stay in NYC and go to Columbia. It was fun to think about California (and to visit), but I think this is best for me. And I'm super excited to take classes with Chuck Mee.

Got a rejection from Brooklyn College and a letter from the O'Neill saying my play had not moved on the finalist round yesterday. In many ways it's nice to have some of these decisions made for me, even if you feel the slight twinge of rejection. @EccentricDreamer that's awesome news and such an exciting adventure. Mazel Tov!

I believe NYU takes 24? 12 who focus on playwriting and 12 who focus on screenwriting. But I don't know if that's always true. (I've never applied, so I've never looked into it, that's just what I hear.). There's something very interesting about the ageism debate. I've realized recently that a lot of playwrights are older than you think they are. That they've stuck around and paid their dues and maybe they had a bit of success when they were younger, but have really been hoofing it since. Very few people just emerge fully formed the way the media/theater companies lead us to believe. My favorite example is Caryl Churchill. She didn't start writing plays and getting them produced until she was in her 40s and had had kids. There are so many ways of making a career in the theatre work. The key is to write plays that you're proud of and do what you can to get it in front of an audience. It's hard not to constantly want more than what you have, but it's important to be proud of what you've done and are doing.

has anyone else heard from columbia? i got a phone call from kelly saying i had been accepted but nothing "official."

Sorry to hear that teethwax! Buckminster-- Tanya's very very nice, which is a huge plus. I would definitely recommend having questions, but it really is just an informal chat. I heard on Thursday that I've been accepted at UCLA. Still waiting on Columbia, Brooklyn and Juilliard. It's so hard not to take all of this personally, isn't it? The good and the bad. Hope everyone's making sure to do things that make them happy while they ride it out.

teethwax-- totally jealous of your yale experience. sounds amazing. i met with both kelly and chuck in person. it felt as awkward as the possibility of a cat butt on a skype screen... failsafe-- i also had that thought about tanya's play/juilliard. when i interviewed last year, i got the call on 2/14 interviewed soon thereafter and was notified that i was a finalist in mid march (and was told i was in the "first batch of finalists"), but then didn't get the final no until the end of june... i feel like if i can survive that, i can survive anything this business throws my way.

teethwax-- your columbia interview sounds a lot like mine, so i empathize!

I've heard good things about Neva, let us know what you think. I found out yesterday that I've been accepted to CalArts! As a New York playwright I'm very tempted by three years in sunny California, but still waiting to hear from East Coast schools.

Have been reading this for a little while and thought I would add my experiences to the forum. I applied to Juilliard last year on a whim and ended up being very surprised to be a finalist (though I didn't get rejected until the end of June!). I decided to apply to more schools this time around and had interviews at both UCLA and Cal Arts last weekend and have a Columbia interview in March. Still waiting on any word from Brown, Yale, Brooklyn College and Juilliard. Anyone else having trouble (or success) communicating with the Brooklyn College admissions office? Any tips would be appreciated.