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  1. Thanks a lot for the replies ejuliast and HelloFeminists. =) My specialty would be less production oriented, but the rental situation is certainly indicative of the atmosphere at each program. Thanks again!
  2. Ah yes, another thread depicting the psychological breakdown of a potential grad student. Only this one is clearly tinged with a rivalry grown over decades of mutual hatred... which is nice. I'm in at USC and UCLA Film Critical Studies M.A. programs, and am bringing my family. I have collected a fair amount of information on both schools, but I'd love any opinions people might have about the film studies departments at both of these schools, or about the degree of prep that their programs offer for PhD candidacy to other schools. My specific concerns are about faculty (though my decision won't be primarily based on that), and I'd love any insights on personalities within the departments. For that matter I'd love any general opinions anyone could offer... Anything... Please...
  3. Thank you so much for the NYU info, it's really helpful to get first hand insight. Does anyone have the lowdown on USC, UCLA, or Columbia MA in Film/Cinema Studies?
  4. Sorry I forgot to specify that those are critical studies programs.
  5. You know that's a pretty difficult thing to rank, but I can tell you what schools I applied to based on advice from faculty from many institutions: U of Chicago Yale UC Berkeley Iowa UW Madison NYU USC UCLA Northwestern Columbia There are several other top notch institutions, these were mostly just geared toward my interests so there may be several other that could be suggested.
  6. portraitinflesh - Nothing showing on my application page. I don't know if that's good or bad news, but there it is...
  7. You know I was wondering the same thing about the NYU Cinema Studies M.A. I'd heard that there were interviews (though those could have been PhD only), and I know that they are usually really late to send out notifications, but to wait list so early makes me wonder if they're not already notifying acceptances. In any case, I'm in the same boat, has anybody heard anything? Along those same lines, has anyone heard anything from UCLA? They were in the first wave of applications I sent out so I thought they'd get back to me by now, but...
  8. hey, thanks a lot for the suggestion, I'll definitely do that.
  9. You know, I got accepted at USC and the letter they sent didn't even mention funding (which I assumed to mean that I was out of luck). In the back of my mind, though, there's this little voice saying, "maybe they're just waiting to finalize their budget," but I just don't know. It sounds like some of you are in the same boat. What do you guys think, am I SOL? Are any of you USC Film Studies applicants that received funding?
  10. nyfilmfest - I sympathize greatly with the tension you're feeling, but it's important to remember how arbitrary a process this is. As one who has been rejected from a wide variety of schools thus far (many of whom I thought would accept me), a few realities have hit. For one, a school may be rejecting an individuals admission, but not the individual themselves. We are all excellent candidates for our field, in large part because of the passion we have for our given subjects, but that won't change if a school we covet rejects us. Also it is important to remember that chance plays a rather large part in all collegiate admissions, but particularly when so many great candidates apply to the same program. Sometimes a student has just the right combination of GPA and test scores, or a single line in their SoP captured the imagination of someone along the line. I would also suggest that the shrinking of budgets at many of these schools inflate the rejection numbers because there are fewer spots for a larger number of applications. I guess what I'm really saying is that you need not feel consternation in the face of acceptance or rejection. I'm sure you'll do just fine, and remember that either way it certainly says nothing about your viability as an academic. Good luck! (I can't wait much longer either)
  11. I'm glad to hear such good things about Columbia, I've applied there too (obviously haven't heard anything yet). I also applied at: NYU USC (accepted) - no word on funding, so it's not looking good UCLA U of Chicago Yale Northwestern (reject) - Not a great fit in any case UC Berkeley (reject) - Same as Northwestern Harvard (reject) - I'm kind of surprised by this one, but such is life Anybody know anything about an ETA on Yale applications?
  12. I too am among those still waiting on NYU (for Cinema Studies). Lorelei17- Was the e-mail you received a mass e-mail or was it in response to something you'd sent them?
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