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  1. My acceptance from U of Hawaii was a 1 page letter, regular envelope. It said I would get something else from Graduate Admissions, but haven't gotten it yet. Guessing that's the big envelope.
  2. This is a bit delayed, but I will give you my opinion about Irvine. I HATE Irvine. The University is beautiful and awesome, but the city sucks big time. I hate all of Orange County. It's all shopping and annoying people. I'm from So Cal originally. I did undergrad in San Diego and law school in Orange County, and I just moved back to San Diego because OC is a terrible place to live. It's fine if you like superficiality, but it's awful if you like cool little areas.
  3. Yeah I know... at first I thought it was just a job. When I looked at the application again, though, I realized it was actually an assistantship, which would give me all the nice funding things they offer. I think it's strange, too, that the costume shop offers assistantships, lol. I went to undergrad at a top theatre school, and I KNOW they didn't do anything like that for the grad students. But, hey... I'll take whatever I can get.
  4. I applied to U of Hawaii for an MFA in theatre with a concentration in playwriting. I emailed them Feb. 22 and asked when they were making decisions. I got a response that said they were going to start discussing the applications March 7 and from then till the end of the month, make decisions on admission and financial aid. When I applied I had to fill out an application for graduate assistantships. If I got one, I would get at least a half tuition waiver (maybe full, if I got a half time position), plus a stipend, and possibly health insurance. Hawaii makes you tell them which assistantships you think you might be qualified for, so I just marked EVERYTHING down that I might POSSIBLY qualify for. Examples: Acting Lecturer (I also act in musicals, as well as write, although I have never acted professionally); Children's Theatre Coordinator (I submitted a childrens' play and have worked with children in the past); Costume Shop Assistant (I sew Ren Faire and other period piece costumes). The teaching assistant position was also an option, and I marked it down as well. They all give the same amount of money/benefits, so it just depends on what they can offer you. I just got an email from the Costume Shop. She wants to talk to me about my experience with sewing. The application I filled out specifically says that MFA design students are given priority for the costume shop assistantships. So... my question is: does this sound like a good sign for admission? I haven't even heard that I was admitted. It just seems strange to submit a potential candidate for an assistantship if I wasn't a strong candidate for admission. And then, on top of that, why would they submit a playwriting student for the job if there were other, more qualified design students. Any thoughts?
  5. I applied to 4 playwriting programs. Where did you apply? I haven't heard from any of them yet. I don't expect anything good from Yale and NYU's program was the musical theatre writing program (not expecting anything from them either). The other 2 were UC Riverside and U of Hawaii. Neither have made decisions yet.
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