Zebras4Ever

It’s part of the process, it happened to me before. I know it’s hard but try not to let it discourage you. Most people have to apply 2-4 times before they get interviews and finally get in somewhere.

If there’s anyone reading who got an interview to Yale (or anywhere else) but doesn’t want to post here, could you post it on the results page? That’s anonymous so no one will know who you are -
https://www.thegradcafe.com/survey/post.php

If there’s anyone reading who got an interview to Yale (or anywhere else) but doesn’t want to post here, could you post it on the results page? That’s anonymous so no one will know who you are -
https://www.thegradcafe.com/survey/post.php

I emailed Yale this morning to see if there are any updates and to ask about the timeline. I will let you all know if I hear anything back!

Hey all,
I was a finalist last year for Yale and heard from them Feb. 8, 2022. Based on previous grad cafe reporting, that was kind of early last year, but not hearing anything yet this late also is unusual. I’ve heard of friends of friends applying to other Yale MFA programs already getting called for interviews, including for directing and theater management. So I have a feeling they’ve also already informed their playwriting finalists and just none of them are on grad cafe. I think those of us who haven’t heard but haven’t been rejected are probably some kind of back up list. It’s that or they are behind all the other departments this year. I’m a pessimist by nature which is why I think it’s the former. We’ll see : /

To play devil’s advocate, prospective MFA playwriting students are a relatively small, self-selecting group & it’s difficult for me to imagine that no one here is friends with/knows of/is a social media follower of someone who got an interview if ALL of the notifications have gone out, even if that person isn’t actually on GradCafe. Undoubtedly, we are approaching a critical point here, but I still don’t feel like we can assume rejection for most places just yet. Except for Brown lol. 
Obviously I could be totally, totally wrong, but that’s my random (and personally rare) piece of positive thinking for the day. 

Hey all,
I was a finalist last year for Yale and heard from them Feb. 8, 2022. Based on previous grad cafe reporting, that was kind of early last year, but not hearing anything yet this late also is unusual. I’ve heard of friends of friends applying to other Yale MFA programs already getting called for interviews, including for directing and theater management. So I have a feeling they’ve also already informed their playwriting finalists and just none of them are on grad cafe. I think those of us who haven’t heard but haven’t been rejected are probably some kind of back up list. It’s that or they are behind all the other departments this year. I’m a pessimist by nature which is why I think it’s the former. We’ll see : /

Hey all, sorry to be the bearer of bad news - I've heard through the grapevine that Brown and UT Austin have already done their interviews, so those of us that haven't heard anything from them probably aren't going to.

Just got my rejection from Hunter, where they named my play correctly and let me know that I was a semi-finalist, but somehow managed to deadname me... which makes me suspicious as to whether or not they actually read my play, since my name is on... every single material I submitted.

Sorry once again to be the bearer of bad news, but I've heard Brooklyn has already chosen their people. I think, if I remember correctly what other people wrote in previous years, that Brooklyn is notorious for not telling people they are rejected until very late in the season.

Sorry once again to be the bearer of bad news, but I've heard Brooklyn has already chosen their people. I think, if I remember correctly what other people wrote in previous years, that Brooklyn is notorious for not telling people they are rejected until very late in the season.

Sorry once again to be the bearer of bad news, but I've heard Brooklyn has already chosen their people. I think, if I remember correctly what other people wrote in previous years, that Brooklyn is notorious for not telling people they are rejected until very late in the season.

Hey there! I have not yet I will let you know when I do for sure. I'm assuming a rejection from Hunter, Brooklyn and Columbia on my end (my interview was fine but I didn't feel they were as interested in me as say, Carnegie), so the last two I'm waiting on are Carnegie to hopefully bump me from the waitlist to admission or Boston to offer me an acceptance. 
I'll be honest though I have been considering forgoing grad this year and staying in the city another year. I really love my apartment, I love my night job, and I produce a lot of my own theatre in the city and overseas and have a wonderful circle of collaborators who are itching for the next thing both here in NYC and across the pond. I really want to go to grad school to learn screenwriting because I think it's my weakest space (I just don't understand how to connect action to plot to shots in the way filmmakers do), but a few filmmaking friends of mine also have offered to collaboration in that direction, so I may get my start and see where that takes me? It's been a back and forth for me; I want to make films and video games but I also see my place as a playwright, so figuring out where to go next with that has been the journey. If I got into Carnegie or Boston though I'd likely go, but I also have a production offer that I'm contemplating taking for the fall that would absolutely conflict with grad school. I'm also considerably young and have had some amazing opportunities outside of school to develop my work; and I've noticed that being as young as I am isn't always the biggest interest to grad schools (I often get the good ol' "why are you applying at this age? go experience the world etc etc" haha) which is okay! 
Either way I think it's important in these grad cycles to remember that whether or not you get in and go isn't a determination of your talent or who you are as a person, really every program is looking for someone they can say they are proud to have as an alumni while also looking for someone they can teach. If they feel you are beyond their teaching or going to learn the same stuff without paying the graduate tuition, they may just be sparing you the pain of student loans for what may be as promising of a career ahead of you. That's how I'm taking it in, at least. Whether or not I go to grad school doesn't determine my worth as a writer, and it shouldn't determine yours as well. 

btw, checked UT MyStatus to find the official denial of my Michener application, if ur looking for closure it's there
 
 

just got a columbia interview request... screaming, crying, throwing up etc 

Hi, I am posting an update to Zebra's post. Heard that a friend's friend was admitted to UT Austin. Also heard Yale finished finalists' interviews this week and Brown had done theirs. Good luck to everyone and think positive.

Hey all, sorry to be the bearer of bad news - I've heard through the grapevine that Brown and UT Austin have already done their interviews, so those of us that haven't heard anything from them probably aren't going to.

Hey all, sorry to be the bearer of bad news - I've heard through the grapevine that Brown and UT Austin have already done their interviews, so those of us that haven't heard anything from them probably aren't going to.

Thanks for letting us know! I appreciate the intel even if it's not good news-- I'd rather just know!

Hey all, sorry to be the bearer of bad news - I've heard through the grapevine that Brown and UT Austin have already done their interviews, so those of us that haven't heard anything from them probably aren't going to.

Just chiming in to say I haven't heard from Brown either, or UT-Austin. I'm assuming UT-Austin has already interviewed people, based on timeline reports from previous years. But Brown seems to contact people in mid-to-late February, so maybe they are running behind this year? Or I'm just wishful thinking ?

Got accepted to The New School this morning and also just got a rejection status update from Yale. I was totally expecting to be rejected from Yale because my application for them was a mess, but I'm curious because in the letter they said they encourage me to apply again after gaining more professional experience. Just wondering if they tell that to everyone they don't accept or if it genuinely means I need more professional experience. Would love to know if anyone else got that update from Yale today! 
Also congrats everyone on the interviews!

Got an interview request from NYU today! Super stoked!

Hi all, I just got an individual email for an initial virtual/phone interview with UCSD this week!
Sending out the best vibes for this excruciating waiting process!

I haven't heard from UT yet either