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As I just officially accepted my offer and received my last rejection this week... 
Here is my update (in order of preference):
YALE: Interview & Rejection
IOWA: Interview & Acceptance (Attending)
UT AUSTIN: No Interview 
UCSD: No Interview
ASU: Interview & Acceptance (Not Attending)
CMU: Interview & Self-Withdrawal 
UCLA: Interview & Self-Withdrawal 
 
Crossing my fingers for you @Directorial... Would be awesome if two classmates came from this thread! 
Hope everyone's final interviews went well. 
While I know that Iowa is literally the perfect program for the work I want to make, a small part of me regrets not applying to Brown or DePaul. Oh well, it wasn't meant to be. As I am 30 this year, I promised myself this would be the last year I'd apply. 

Congrats @boseph16, sincerely. I also heard from Iowa and am on the waitlist. It was a very nice, encouraging call. Iowa really has lovely people in their program. Cést la vie.

Just received an offer from one of my top choices: IOWA!!!!!
This morning I got an email saying Alan wanted a 15 minute follow-up phone call. I had no idea what that meant, but he just wanted to let me know over the phone. Flipped out on the phone a bit... so much for playing it cool HAHA 
Still waiting to hear about final rounds at Yale and first round at UT Austin and UCSD. Yale trumps all schools, but I can't decide about the other two. Iowa does seem like the absolute perfect program for me... 

I think the hardest part about the waiting is reflecting back on my interviews, picking them apart, and overthinking every little thing I could have done better.

Hey all! Last years forum was extremely helpful and wonderful to read and gain insights— but that still didn't prepare me for the actual mental mind f*ck of this process! Anyone else wish they could quit their survival jobs and make this whole thing a full time job? 
 
This is my first year going through this process and as of now I'm for certain applying to six programs. I am still contemplating applying to a few others though, if I feel I can handle it financially... and without losing my mind! BTW, I am not doing URTAs this year. 
 
I've already applied to Penn State (October deadline), YSD, and Columbia. I made it past the first round of Penn State and had to send in additional materials and more recommendation letters as well as write a three page pitch on a production "I've been hired to direct" choosing one of two hypothetical premises (unlimited budget; or $5,000 budget performed in a 99 seat theatre in a church basement) and between Oklahoma      and Into the Woods. Round two was due the 28th and now I wait... ( I believe there are 4 rounds).
 
The others I'm for sure applying to are Northwestern, Carnegie Mellon, and UCSD. Which will all be submitted within the next two weeks! 
 
I'm also interested in Boston, UT Austin, Brown, DePaul, CalArts and Iowa. I need to make a decision ASAP if I am going to go ahead and apply to DePaul and UT! 
 
@KillerWingfield you mentioned Washington. That's a program that's piqued my interest for several years and I would love to apply for their program, but I don't think they're recruiting this year... or are they now? IIRC, they weren't recruiting again until Fall 2019 admittance? 
 
I look forward to discussing this crazy process with all of you! This is extremely exciting and also terrifying. And with a less than 3% average acceptance rate overall, lets hope those of us on this board are apart of the 3% with offers left and right!