E. Karenina

@Hamidoo I'm so glad to hear your interview went well! I'm glad to know I'm not in the boat alone waiting on Northwestern (and others). This process is a practice in patience. 
@ctbck Thanks for the info! That's good to know.
@MadamDirector and @Squidpunk Did you both respond "Ummm... ... ... because you're Yale." ?  

Had my Yale interview. That was intense. I felt pretty great about it afterwards, but now I'm picking it apart.
The one topic that keeps coming up is that "I don't seem to need graduate school" since my career is going well -- this feels like a pretty tricky thing to navigate. I don't want other people deciding what's best for my career after only speaking to me for an hour...

@E. Karenina My interview with UCLA went well. All the committee members were friendly and we had a good conversation. The questions were general as it was expected. I haven't heard anything from CNU and Northwestern too. It is frustrating.  

@Eccyclema @Hamidoo @E. Karenina Thank you all for the good vibes! 
Reporting back after my Yale interview: Yuri was super laid back, friendly, and easy to talk to. Asked about my reasons for applying (of course), a really inspiring show I'd written about seeing in my application, and a lot about the show I'm currently working on. Also got a chance to choose and talk about a highlight from my past shows. Overall a really positive experience. 
Best wishes for all of you with interviews coming up soon! 

@E. Karenina you are so right! It definitely beats a plane ticket from the southeast to Seattle, but still...