I saw cinematic arts had their own thread, so I decided to start one.
Did anyone do video auditions or have experience with how many get accepted through video auditions?
Good luck everyone!! If you would like post stats, audition stories, and ask questions! 
Hey! Ahhhh yes so glad you made this thread! My audition is this Saturday and I’m losing so much sleep over it! Good luck! I didn’t submit a video to USC, but I did to Chapman and I personally think the video gives you more liberty to express yourself without all that unnecessary pressure our minds create by bring in front of someone. Good luck!!! Also, have you noticed on the SDA webpage of the class of 2018’s stats it says “a weighted GPA of 3.9 (on a 4 point scale)”? What does that mean? The weighted and 4.0 scale threw me off!
@chloebyoung I wish you the best of luck!!! That is so true I feel my acting ability definitely is hindered by the nervousness, but I guess that is the point!
For the GPA, I guess what they mean by weighted is you get an extra bump for AP and honors–which makes your GPA higher. That is why sometimes people have over a 4.0!! I hope they take the audition into account more because my test scores were definitely not on par with USC!
Best of luck to you too! Yeah I usually end up getting really nervous when it comes to the interview segment and saying something unintelligent! Ahaha!!
I hope the same as well! USC seems to be such a wild card!! I get so mortified when I read how people with 4.0’s and 2300’s get rejected!! I thought weighted meant on a 5 point scale, so that’s kinda what puzzled me!
I just had my phone interview for the BA, I totally forgot about it even though I scheduled it. The person I talked to was very nice, and I feel like I didn’t say anything very eloquently because I can never speak what’s on my mind so that others can really understand. I’m glad it wasn’t a face to face interview because I would even look like an idiot lol.
^ I just had my audition today and I will say my interview went well, but the audition was only fine. It was in a tiny room and the auditors didn’t ask many questions and because of the tiny space I felt a little constricted and unable to project without feeling I was screaming at them. I don’t know if I stood out, but it was still great! Let’s hope for the both of us! I’m sure your interview was great!!
That is good to hear the interview went well, and the audition being fine is better than it being bad, right? Now the wait…
I suppose so! Oh, the suspense!! #:-S
Good Luck to you both! I also applied for USC’s BA program. My interview went well, but I am definetly a little worried about my test scores! I had messaged some students over instagram that were in the BA program and I talked to them about test scores and whether or not they heavily apply when you apply to the BA program and they both said that yes they look at them, but they are not as important as you think. They look at your applicaton, inlcuding your interview and audition holistically.
I’m assuming nobody has heard from USCSDA yet? This wait is killing me and it’s only March 1st! I forgot about it until the BFA audition survey email went out!
Haven’t heard anything yet either!
There is no online admissions status, right? It’s all by mail?
As far as I know, it’s by mail. I wish YouSC had the status! This is agony!!
Nothing here. They usually send out notifications toward the end of the month. The open house is April 9th. I think that is earlier than last year. I wonder when they will send the open house invites. Ugh, I look forward to the mail, then hesitate when checking. My D is calm and I’m obsessive. Well at least one of us s rational.
The admissions process is so interesting. I was looking through old mail and came across the save the date postcard again which seems like such a cruel thing to do to someone who has not been accepted. The postcard date was 1/22 I believe. Who knows though–been stalking the mail for “The Postcard.” I gotta get out more LOL!
^^ relatable!! Last year The Postcard was reported to have been recieved around the 22nd of March!! So close to the admission decision! Praying for us both!!
I checked out last year’s posts (crazy, I know) but it doesn’t seem as if the March postcard was sent out last year. I think 2014 was the last year USC sent out the invite. So much for clues!
They did send out the Open House Invite in 2015. My son received it about 4-7 days before the admission packet. Good luck to those waiting. My son is very happy at USC.
@RALdad Thanks for the info. I’m glad your son likes USC. So it’s back to mailbox watching!
My D got the postcard last year too. She received it on Sat 3/21/15 and the big admittance package arrived 3/27. Good luck to you all. My D absolutely loves USC and SDA.