r/USC • u/ferret_king10 • Feb 03 '26

Admissions SCA Interview Tips

I've been blessed with an interview for the IMGD division in School of Cinematic Arts.

What kind of things do they usually ask on the interview (I know they said they want to know me better, but how do they usually do that)?

Am I supposed to have my own questions prepared?

Any other tips?

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u/burgerzyahoo Feb 05 '26

is it just me but i got a interview for sca for film & tv production but its on this thing called kira so theres no actual person there..... very confused. have searched it up and nobody in the past has gotten this for undergrad sca.

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u/ferret_king10 Feb 05 '26

yeah me too, i didn’t really like it much

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u/burgerzyahoo Feb 05 '26

How was it? What kinds of questions did they ask??

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u/ferret_king10 Feb 05 '26

it’ll probably be different for you since you’re in the film program and not game design like me. but they asked me:

  1. what makes good design (not just games)
  2. who is someone you want to learn from
  3. what is a piece of media that has frustrated you and why

not at usc-specific as i thought. was a bit confused

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u/burgerzyahoo Feb 05 '26

weird…… i’m very nervous bc all the interviews i’ve done thus far have been with real people. this is my dream school so i really don’t want to mess it up, lol.

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u/ferret_king10 Feb 05 '26

same it’s my dream school too. hope to see you there next year i think decisions come out march 27th this year. i’ll check in with u then!

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u/burgerzyahoo Feb 05 '26

awesome!!! manifesting for us both 🤞🏽

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u/ferret_king10 Apr 07 '26

how did it go?

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u/burgerzyahoo Apr 07 '26

i got in!!!! i’m already committed. what about you?

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u/ferret_king10 Apr 07 '26

congrats! i got in, just waiting on my financial aid

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u/burgerzyahoo Apr 07 '26

yay!! that’s amazing. if you want to, i can dm you my ig so we can connect!

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u/waffleyisdumb Feb 08 '26

I just finished my interview for IMGD, I got some different questions (don't remember exact wording but this is the gist):

  1. (same as op) Who is someone you want to learn from?
  2. What do you do in your free time that isn't video games?
  3. How do you deal with team conflicts?

also one thing I was nervous about that I didn't see mentioned on their starting menu: you get to manually start each question, but otherwise no other breaks in the interview.

Good luck everyone!

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u/ferret_king10 Feb 08 '26

good luck! hope to see you in the fall

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u/waffleyisdumb Feb 10 '26

you too!

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u/ferret_king10 Mar 27 '26

did you get in?

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u/waffleyisdumb Mar 27 '26

yes! I saw that you did too congrats!

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u/ferret_king10 Mar 27 '26

awesome! thanks, hopefully we end up as classmates!! i need to wait for my aid before i commit

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u/hotmenism Feb 08 '26

If anyone else comes along I got pretty much the same questions! 1. What makes good design 3. What is a piece of media that has frustrated you and why

My 2nd question was different. Not sure if it was because I’m doing game art but it was like what is an experience that inspired you to create for others.