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Flyrail, I don't know anything about New School's program (other than what I've read on this thread), but I had an interview at Juilliard last year--I was a nervous wreck (I had applied on a whim!) and if I had it to do over again, I would be more quietly confident and relaxed (easier said than done, to be sure!). I think I may have come across as a bit too starry-eyed and overly eager, if not plainly bowled over by the recognition, which I think can easily be received as gumshoe and "not quite ready". When you get a callback in acting, they say that they just want to see if you can do the same thing over again. I think with playwriting interviews, they just want to see that you are who they thought you were when they read your application. Clearly, they think you are amazing or you would not have gotten the interview! So you don't have to be a salesman (or woman), just be yourself. Just remember they already like you. That should give you a lot of confidence! Good luck! :-)

I just called Columbia and they are still reviewing applications. I asked if she thought that finalists would be notified by next week and she said she hoped so. Looks like another week (or more) of hope/dread...

@heckleher--thank you for checking and for updating us! does that mean they aren't interviewing at Brooklyn College, or that their decisions regarding interviews will be made in the next week or two? has anyone else applied to columbia/heard anything from them? (perhaps if not, my odds are better there!)

the yale e-mail says finalists will be notified in "very early march" so that has to be this week! (if it wasn't already last thursday or friday, gulp...) i am now thinking i was maybe in a special tier of tisch rejections that got notified early in case we wanted to go to singapore, after all...i'd said "no" on my initial application. (which kind of feels like, "as punishment for ALMOST making the cut for NYC, we would like to exile you to the 3rd world!") i'm also dubious about their claim that all nyc slots have now been filled, because wouldn't those people want to wait and see if they got in other places before accepting? as for brooklyn college, i've still heard nada. i didn't even get that e-mail telling me the decision would be in 6 weeks until Feb 15 (which also said my application had just been forwarded to the department, which is BS because i know for a fact they had my manuscript in hand by the end of january). kind of wishing now i wasn't bound to the nyc area, with only four schools/four shots at a program. at any rate, this WAITING is cruel and unusual for a classification of people who are by reputation neurotic! i really appreciate that yale actually told us when to expect these things by...is that really so difficult?

@heckleher, i got my form rejection e-mail from NYU-Tisch this morning, inviting me to apply to NYU-Singapore (no thanks!). the letter said all nyc spots had now been filled, but who knows? maybe they are still whittling down from a shorter list and just know they have plenty of people to fill the slots. have to say i was surprised, i got to the interview stage at juilliard last year (only place i applied to then). just goes to show how subjective these programs are! still waiting on yale, brooklyn college and also columbia...