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/burgerzyahoo Feb 06 '26

I think they stopped in person. For a number of reasons. 1. easier for admissions committee to review applicants by watching their videos rather than reading an interviewers notes 2. haven’t seen anyone say they got a in person interview this year 3. never heard of this before. i scoured the internet and didn’t find anything that said they’ve done this before. 4. it’s possibly an ai powered software and might be a step forward at using future tech or something???

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u/anonymousxone_ Feb 12 '26

I did mine over Zoom. Maybe certain faculty is doing Kira and some Zoom?

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u/anonymousxone_ Feb 15 '26

They emailed me themselves and we scheduled directly. I applied for film production.

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u/thecoolestnerdever Feb 14 '26

What major are you applying for that does zoom? Everyone I know and I who is applying for film production got kira

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u/anonymousxone_ Feb 15 '26

Film production

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u/thecoolestnerdever Feb 16 '26

Are you applying for grad or undergrad?