UCLA Screenwriting MFA 2024

[Nunyabidness]

I know it's super early, but per request, I'm starting this thread. Wishing everyone the best of luck with their applications!

 

[Chris W]

Thanks for starting this thread! Never too early.

For those that haven't applied yet here's our guide to applying to UCLA film school which we just wrote:

UCLA Film School: How to Apply for 2024, Acceptance Rate, and What To Expect as a UCLA TFT Student

As the only film school nationwide where theater, film, television, and digital media studies are concentrated within a single professional school, University of California Los Angeles School of Theater, Film and Television combines rigorous academic coursework with hands-on training in...

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Deadline is November 1, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. PST​

Here's our current stats for the program:

UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) Acceptance Rate (All Programs/All Years)

31.7%

Admitted

130 out of 410

6.3%

Waitlisted

26 out of 410

62%

Not Admitted

254 out of 410

Click here for our full Admission Statistics for this program including interview and acceptance notification dates, accepted GPAs, waitlist acceptance rate, demographics of accepted applicants, $ amount of scholarship awarded, and more...

UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) Acceptance Rate (UCLA - Screenwriting MFA/All Years)

40%

Admitted

66 out of 165

2.4%

Waitlisted

4 out of 165

57.6%

Not Admitted

95 out of 165

Click here for our full Admission Statistics for this program including interview and acceptance notification dates, accepted GPAs, waitlist acceptance rate, demographics of accepted applicants, $ amount of scholarship awarded, and more...

TONS of really cool and useful info in the above link.

Be sure to log your application in our database once you apply so we can improve our data.

Here are all the UCLA Screenwriting applications in our database.

Here's last years threads for some "light reading" to see how it's gone for everyone in the past:

UCLA Screenwriting MFA 2023

Doesn't look like this thread exists yet (very early so makes sense), but creating this here for when people want to chat/update!

www.filmschool.org

UCLA Screenwriting MFA 2022

Here's the official thread for UCLA Screenwriting. Online and Mailed Application Deadline: November 1, 2021 Here are the current acceptance statistics on our site: Click through above link for more demographic data of accepted applicants. Application info...

www.filmschool.org

UCLA MFA Screenwriting 2020

Hi all, new here. I didn't see a thread for this yet so I made one! My name's Priscilla and I'm considering applying to UCLA's Screenwriting program for 2020. I just finished undergrad at the University of San Francisco with a degree in English (creative writing). Anyone else planning to apply? :)

www.filmschool.org

UCLA MFA Screenwriting 2019

Someone has any idea of the status? I have applied to the MFA in Screenwriting.

www.filmschool.org

UCLA MFA Screenwriting 2018 (Fall 2018)

Hi! Has anyone heard back from UCLA's Screenwriting MFA yet (2018)? Just wondering if anyone has already been selected for an interview. If selected, when do you guys think we can expect to hear from them? I know it varies from year to year, just wondering if interviews have already started.

www.filmschool.org

Tons of great info in those threads too.

Good luck everyone!!

 

[Chris W]

I know it's super early, but per request, I'm starting this thread. Wishing everyone the best of luck with their applications!

Thanks for starting this thread and logging your application. How did you find the application went for you? Feeling good about it?

 

[Arthrax]

Has anyone heard anything back from UCLA at all? I've heard absolutely nothing since the deadline and would love to gauge the communication with other applicants

 

[Chris W]

Just merged our UCLA pages into one:

UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT)

UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television teaches film from a theoretical and technical perspective. In 2021, TheWrap ranked UCLA TFT no. 8 in its annual list of the top 50 film schools. And in 2022, U.S. News & World Report named UCLA the no. 1 public university for the sixth consecutive year...

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UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) Acceptance Rate (All Programs/All Years)

31.7%

Admitted

130 out of 410

6.3%

Waitlisted

26 out of 410

62%

Not Admitted

254 out of 410

Click here for our full Admission Statistics for this program including interview and acceptance notification dates, accepted GPAs, waitlist acceptance rate, demographics of accepted applicants, $ amount of scholarship awarded, and more...

You can still filter by program:

UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) Acceptance Rate (UCLA - Screenwriting MFA/All Years)

40%

Admitted

66 out of 165

2.4%

Waitlisted

4 out of 165

57.6%

Not Admitted

95 out of 165

Click here for our full Admission Statistics for this program including interview and acceptance notification dates, accepted GPAs, waitlist acceptance rate, demographics of accepted applicants, $ amount of scholarship awarded, and more...

 

[adriana2023]

Has anyone heard anything back from UCLA at all? I've heard absolutely nothing since the deadline and would love to gauge the communication with other applicants

Hi! I got an email for the interview this past friday but didn't find out till now. I saw someone's post from a couple years back saying to check the spam folder and lord behold, it was there! I almost missed it. So keep an eye on it!

 

[itcomesatnight]

Hi! I got an email for the interview this past friday but didn't find out till now. I saw someone's post from a couple years back saying to check the spam folder and lord behold, it was there! I almost missed it. So keep an eye on it!

Thank you so much for the heads up. I got one last Friday, too, and never would've thought to check Spam. Good luck with your interview!

 

[Chris W]

Hi! I got an email for the interview this past friday but didn't find out till now. I saw someone's post from a couple years back saying to check the spam folder and lord behold, it was there! I almost missed it. So keep an eye on it!

Awesome congrats! When's the interview?

Don't forget to log your application in our database to help with our data for the school. It's very helpful for other applicants.

Application Database

A database of thousands of film school applications to calculate acceptance rates to film programs and the minimum GPAs, minimum SAT and GRE scores, experience of accepted applicants, and much more....

www.filmschool.org

 

[adriana2023]

Hi! I apologize for the late reply, I just had my interview fifteen minutes ago. Good luck to everyone!

Awesome congrats! When's the interview?

Don't forget to log your application in our database to help with our data for the school. It's very helpful for other applicants.

Application Database

A database of thousands of film school applications to calculate acceptance rates to film programs and the minimum GPAs, minimum SAT and GRE scores, experience of accepted applicants, and much more....

www.filmschool.org

 

[Arthrax]

Hi! I apologize for the late reply, I just had my interview fifteen minutes ago. Good luck to everyone!

Yay! Good luck, I hope it went well! I’ve got my interview in about two hours.

Super weird for me, I never received an email inviting me to interview, but then received a follow-up one reminding me to book a slot! It’s super late over here, my interview is going to be about 10:30 - 11pm at night my time so I’m a bit tired lol

I hope your interview went well!

 

[Arthrax]

Just had my interview! I really enjoyed it and loved learning more about the programme, it sounds so exciting! It was also absolutely lovely to be able to talk to the faculty (Phyllis Nagy is such an inspiration to me so it was such a 'meeting my idol' moment!). Would love to know what everyone else's experiences with their interviews have been

 

[iheartmfa]

Just had my interview! I really enjoyed it and loved learning more about the programme, it sounds so exciting! It was also absolutely lovely to be able to talk to the faculty (Phyllis Nagy is such an inspiration to me so it was such a 'meeting my idol' moment!). Would love to know what everyone else's experiences with their interviews have been

OMG you got to talk to Phyllis Nagy?!?!? That's insanely cool!!!!

 

[erinmaryh]

Does anyone know when decisions will start rolling at and if its by mail or email? I had my interview last week but almost missed it because the emails kept going to spam so I want to make sure I don't miss anything haha

 

[Nunyabidness]

Does anyone know when decisions will start rolling at and if its by mail or email? I had my interview last week but almost missed it because the emails kept going to spam so I want to make sure I don't miss anything haha

Interviewed with Phyllis and Jill last Friday. They told me decisions would come out March 1.

 

[zabj11]

Does it mean I'm rejected that I don't receive any replies so far...
or they would review these materials in batches?

 

[Arthrax]

Hi everyone! I know some of us were told decisions would be out around 1st March but I’ve seen at least one other person receive a decision now after the interview - so has anyone else heard anything? I’m nervous as I never received an email about an interview in the first place, just a follow up asking why I hadn’t booked an interview, so I’m curious to see if anyone else has heard!

 

[adriana2023]

Hi everyone! I know some of us were told decisions would be out around 1st March but I’ve seen at least one other person receive a decision now after the interview - so has anyone else heard anything? I’m nervous as I never received an email about an interview in the first place, just a follow up asking why I hadn’t booked an interview, so I’m curious to see if anyone else has heard!

I thought you said you had an interview in the earlier thread?

 

[Arthrax]

I thought you said you had an interview in the earlier thread?

Oh I did! Basically I never received the initial email inviting me to interview when they all got sent out - it wasn’t in my junk or anything, I just never got it. A few days later after everyone else had received one I got a an email out of the blue ‘reminding’ me to book an interview slot because I hadn’t done it yet… but I never received the initial email, which was super weird. So I have had my interview and that’s why I was wondering if people had heard because my emails are apparently not reliable

 

[adriana2023]

Oh I did! Basically I never received the initial email inviting me to interview when they all got sent out - it wasn’t in my junk or anything, I just never got it. A few days later after everyone else had received one I got a an email out of the blue ‘reminding’ me to book an interview slot because I hadn’t done it yet… but I never received the initial email, which was super weird. So I have had my interview and that’s why I was wondering if people had heard because my emails are apparently not reliable

Got ya! I haven't heard anything but I will get back to you when I do. Good luck to you!!

 

[Nunyabidness]

Hi. Person who was told March 1 here. My situation is a bit unique from most, I think. First off, my admission denial letter did not come from TFT. It came from UCLA's Diversity, Inclusion, and Admission Department. Jill and Phyllis explained this to me during my interview. They pick who they want based on the interviews and everything else, then they send that list over to DIA for review. Some people will be removed because of wider university policies. In my case, I suspect it was my undergrad GPA, even though I graduated over 20 years ago and already have another graduate degree from Columbia. Anyway, I'm pretty sure I failed that next step of the process.

Also, DIA posted my decision notice to my UCLA Application portal. It did not come to my email. Just check your application portal about your status