<p>When they ask for the films you've liked the most in the past year... do they mean only films that have come out in the past year? Or films you've seen in the last year?</p>
<p>Dumb question, I know.</p>
<p>I think they mean films from 2010. </p>
<p>I just put 2010 films.</p>
<p>i’m pretty sure they mean any films that you enjoyed in the past year, even if they didn’t come out in the past year. for example, i greatly enjoyed donnie darko this past year, and i put that down. lol</p>
<p>Hmmm. I was thinking about this as well… Furthermore, I wasn’t sure if the movies had to be viewed in theater. If we are talking about 2010, are straight-to-DVD/independent movies excluded?
Finally, I realized that there is no sense in the question. They ask about novels that you enjoyed in the last year… One would never conclude that the novels had to have been published in 2010. So, the novels and movies you have enjoyed in the past year is just a time frame to limit the number you can include, yet is also a way to find out more about the applicant.<br>
In conclusion, the question definitely means films that you have seen in the past year (regardless of when they came out). Hope this helps.</p>
<p>makes sense.</p>
<p>^ I think your logic makes perfect sense. My son put down films that he enjoyed this year, both new releases and older films he saw on DVD.</p>
<p>Wow. That’s a lot of dedication to one question.</p>
<p>Just to put it to rest: it should be obvious that the question is asking what movies you’ve enjoyed in the past year, regardless of what year those specific movies were made.</p>
<p>I understand why everyone is worrying about getting the Columbia supplement interest questions “right” and understanding them correctly. They’re different than most supplements, and it’s not clear as to what exactly they want to see. I’ll admit, I was freaked out about them too. However, I think all of us should remember that these are the types of questions that are pretty difficult to screw up… you really can’t get them “wrong” per se. And if even if you manage to do so, it’s not going to be the one thing on your application that gets your rejected.</p>
<p>If you’re asked something on a supplement, you’re asked for a reason. Even if that reason is as simple as, say, Columbia genuinely wanting to know what you enjoy doing or what you find interesting. Who’da thunk it?</p>
<p>Honestly, the Columbia supplement questions, though somewhat ambiguous in their wording, are a lot more straightforward and easy to answer than the supplementary questions in most essays. To answer your question, OP, I believe it refers to films you have seen in the last year. I, and every other applicant I know of, included many films from before 2009/2010.</p>