dr.know
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What I mean is that I received an offer from CalArts, but I know someone who also applied and hasn’t yet heard. So not all responses have gone out. While for Northwestern, I’ve heard all decisions: (Acceptances, Waitlist and Rejections) have all gone out.
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@Gingerkid99Congrats on East 15!! Offers have gone out for CalArts and decisions have gone out for Northwestern. Congrats everyone on the acceptances coming in! Where are folks thinking about going?
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Thank you!! Good seeing you too, haha! I'm still waiting on a few other schools before making a final decision.
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I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news. I got an offer on Saturday 3/5 from Columbia. But congrats on being the alternate at Northwestern! I have yet to hear anything from them, so probably a rejection. But a friend of mine was accepted there, so that's how I heard offers went out.
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Hi all! As far as I've heard, offers have gone out for UT Austin and Columbia. No word from Northwestern or CalArts yet. UPDATE: Offers went out recently for Northwestern.
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Hi kjhstage, this is the second year I've applied, this year I applied to 6 schools including Northwestern and UCSD and received interviews at all of them. However, I don't think there's a secret to applications. In most of my interviews, the parts of my application that came up in conversation were my personal statement, my resume, and some past productions (that weren't even included in my portfolio). As far as I can tell, the schools were interested in me because I have enough experience under my belt to be at a place where I'm aware of what is missing in my practice and that I was able to articulate it in a convincing way. I've met others with less experience but still a clear idea of why grad school now, which I do think is the most important question you can ask yourself and articulate in your materials. Don't give up hope, there's always next year! PS: I didn't get in my first year applying, and it was the best thing that could have happened to me. I believe in "one door closes, another one opens."
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MFA Directing 2022
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Hi All, I’m hearing that offers are slowly starting to go out for various schools and it would be amazing to hear what offers you all are getting!
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I did. Final audition is in-person this week. They offered a Zoom audition as well, but I decided to go in person so I can have a feeling for the school.
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Hey WRRabbit, I'm sorry you haven't heard from Yale! This is my 2nd time applying there. I hear many people apply multiple times. I met a Yale Directing grad that applied 4 times before he got it. So if Yale is where you want to go, don't give up hope and definitely re-apply! I got a callback at Yale and a prelim interview at CalArts. But I got rejected after the first round interview at UCSD.
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To those who are curious: Yale and UCSD sent out finalist invites and CalArts sent out first round invites this week. Anyone hear anything else?
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For NU, you interview with almost all Directing faculty. I found them all to be incredibly kind and excited to meet me. Their questions were your typical grad school questions: why now? why here? why have you chosen directing as a life path? what brought you to this moment? what production would you direct and how if you were given a ton of money? what are your strengths and weaknesses? what questions do you have for us? I felt really great about the interview and if you just show them who you are, then I'm sure you'll do great!
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Hi All and welcome heyolicorice! I also had issues creating an account, so it might definitely be the reason we have less engagement this year. Or maybe there's another forum on a different website that I haven't found yet. I tried looking on Reddit, but tbh, I still don't *exactly* get reddit. I had my UT Austin interview this week and apparently they interviewed their top 9, then a small group will be invited to campus for a final round. Also had my NU interview and they are conducting interviews until mid February, but this is the only round of interviews. So acceptances will go out probably by early March. Totally agree with WRRabbit regarding questions they ask. Great summary! Yes, everyone is asking "Why graduate school and why now." Ghostwriter: I chose specific productions to discuss that will illuminate who I am and the work I'm interested in, instead of trying to run through everything. Sort of, what are the pillars of my career so far. Hope that helps and best of luck to you! Also waiting on CalArts!
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Ghostwrtier: Yep! Also got one for UT Austin. 20 minute conversations seem short to me, but I'll take it! I'm doing Seagull for UCSD. Love Mud, but one of my good friends directed it and I can't top her production, so won't even try! haha! WRRabbit: Yale went well! I feel confident and the conversation was really great! How did yours go? I also heard from Northwestern this past week. They invited me to campus for an interview but aren't providing lodging or transportation. So I'm going to do a Zoom interview. I'm now only waiting on CalArts. Anyone hear from them?
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Hi ghostwriter! Indeed quiet! I also heard from UCSD. Which play are you picking to discuss? Anyone hear anything from CalArts or UT Austin?
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Hi friends, glad to see others on this forum! I heard from Yale on Dec 20 and Columbia yesterday. Also waiting on Northwestern and a few others. Hope you both hear back from CMU soon, they have a great program!