Has anybody been asked for a Skype interview with an SCA professor?
Yes! My daughter was! I was afraid to post anything because I didn’t want to worry anyone if they didn’t get it. She is doing a Skpe interview with a professor tomorrow. She is so incredibly excited, but we don’t know what this means for her chances. Anyone else know anything??
I was asked for one, too! Quite a shock as I was not expecting this at all! I didn’t even know they did interviews. Not quite sure what this means. Do you think this is a good sign? Let me know how the interview went. Best of luck to your daughter! @dana37
Wow, these are going out earlier than last year. My D applied last year (as a jr applying thru the RHP at USC) and she did a Skype interview with one of the professors, but she did not get in. But I think it was at least late Feb or early March before those requests went out. She’s hoping to make it in this year but no interview request as of yet. Also last year a lot of applicants had the interviews and a lot of them didn’t. Several got into SCA without interviews at all and several had them. And several like my D interviewed but did not get in. So it’s not like UCLA where I have read that every film student accepted was interviewed. Good luck!
I wish her the best of luck! Hopefully we’ll be going to SCA together in the fall! Last year, how did she think the interview went? What kind of questions did they ask her?
It’s hard to remember much but he asked her a lot of questions about her video. He told her he loved it and wanted to know exactly what she did in it as she had listed herself as co-director, co-writer, etc. This year she made sure she did everything herself in case that was what went against her last year. He asked her some questions about her other aspirations that are unique to her situation and where she saw herself in 5 - 10 years, that kind of thing. I think he was trying to piece together what she was MOST interested in because she had a couple of other things she was doing professionally besides filmmaking that take up significant time. She was only 16 at the time and she was very nervous so it was probably not the best interview! Better prepared this year and a year wiser! Good luck 
So, my d interviewed yesterday, through Skpe. Overall she felt good about it, but its so hard to tell! She was so nervous leading up to it, but I know she usually presents herself very well. We still don’t know what getting this interview even means for her chances. After reading the post from @catzxo, I’m inclined to think the interviews are for students “on the bubble”. But, who know? I’d love to hear from any other students now, or in the past that have been through this!
@dana37 I interviewed yesterday, too! So nerve wracking. From past interviews, it seemed like most of the kids who got interviewed were accepted, but it seems like people who were interviewed in more recent years were equally accepted and rejected. I’m not sure what to think at this point.
@catzxo Thanks! I had my interview yesterday, and I think it went pretty well. I wish your daughter the best of luck! I’d love to see her application video if she’s posted it online! 
Congratulations on having an interview.
What kind of questions do they ask? I’m going to apply for fall 2017, any info you can share on the interview process is highly appreciated. I hope I get that far next year.
Best of luck to both of you.
Thank you and I’m glad you feel your interview went well! @filmdreamer23 I’ll ask her if she is ok with publicly posting it when she gets home. Don’t want to overstep my bounds!
@Justshootme Thanks! I’m sure you’ll do great next year! They asked me questions like how do I think my background has affected who I am? Do I like any other art forms and why? Tell me about your application video. Stuff all relating to my art and films.
And they don’t interview everyone. I definitely wasn’t expecting an interview because I didn’t even know they occasionally gave them.
Sounds good! Haha. I bet it’s great!
Thanks filmdreamer. I love your video by the way. Very well done.
Thank you very much for the compliment @Justshootme ! I hope it’s enough to get me in though.
Just watched as well, @filmdreamer23. Beautiful work!
@catzxo Thank you! Can’t wait to hear from the admissions committee! I think at this point we are all waiting for April 1!
you’ll know sooner than 4/1 if tradition continues. Last year, notices went out around 3/24!
You certainly told a story well and it is definitely memorable.