• How to use the Film School Application Database & Tracker

    How to use the Film School Application Database & Tracker

    Thanks to our many members, the FilmSchool.org Application Database and Tracker consists of over 4,000 applications that date back to 2015, making it one of the most advantageous tools on the website. Its basic function is to track film schools’ rates of acceptance, minimum GPAs, accepted test scores, in addition to each program's many notification and decision dates.

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Application Periods
18
Series
1
Applications
4,423
Views
2,942,960
Comments
3,906
hcoles
Views
386
Reaction score
1
Comments
1
First time
Film Program & Degree
Chapman - Screenwriting MFA
Submission Date
Dec 1, 2022
Interview Notification Date
Feb 22, 2023
Interview Date
Mar 1, 2023
Decision Notification Date
Mar 16, 2023
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
D
Deleted member 28912
Views
690
Reaction score
1
Comments
4
I find this program from a web search and...
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
Submission Date
Dec 12, 2022
Interview Notification Date
Feb 1, 2023
Interview Date
Feb 13, 2023
Decision Notification Date
Mar 10, 2023
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Lyu
Updated
Views
2K
Reaction score
1
Updates
2
Comments
11
I‘m in!!
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
Submission Date
Dec 1, 2022
Interview Notification Date
Feb 1, 2023
Interview Date
Feb 13, 2023
Decision Notification Date
Mar 10, 2023
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
MaddsL
Views
2K
Reaction score
1
Comments
1
Great School! Light supplemental compared to other schools.
Film Program & Degree
UT Austin - Department of Radio-Television-Film (BS)
Submission Date
Nov 1, 2022
ACT: ## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
OneEighthJ
Views
854
Reaction score
1
Comments
2
First Time Applying
Film Program & Degree
USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
Submission Date
Nov 5, 2021
Decision Notification Date
Feb 27, 2022

Application Materials attached:
  1. Portfolio
  2. Personal Statement
  3. Writing Samples

GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
jordanaparis
Views
650
Reaction score
1
Comments
1
Second time applying.
Film Program & Degree
USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
Submission Date
Nov 14, 2021
Decision Notification Date
Feb 27, 2022
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
tylergenet
Views
620
Reaction score
1
Comments
1
Coming right out of undergrad, first time applying
Film Program & Degree
Emerson - MFA Writing for Film and Television
Submission Date
Dec 15, 2021
Decision Notification Date
Feb 28, 2022

Application Materials attached:
  1. Portfolio
  2. Personal Statement
  3. Writing Samples
  4. Resume

GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
tomkristensen311
Views
1K
Reaction score
2
Comments
2
The application and interview were smooth and...
Film Program & Degree
DePaul - Directing/Film Production MFA
Submission Date
Feb 15, 2022
Interview Notification Date
Jan 21, 2022
Interview Date
Jan 24, 2022
Decision Notification Date
Feb 1, 2022
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Ctbck
Updated
Views
734
Reaction score
1
Updates
1
Comments
1
DePaul MFA Directing First Year Applying
Film Program & Degree
DePaul - Directing/Film Production MFA
Submission Date
Oct 25, 2021
Interview Notification Date
Jan 21, 2022
Interview Date
Jan 24, 2022
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
nook
Views
626
Reaction score
1
Comments
1
first time applying
Film Program & Degree
AFI - Screenwriting
Submission Date
Dec 1, 2020
Interview Notification Date
Jan 19, 2021
Interview Date
Feb 10, 2021
Decision Notification Date
Mar 15, 2021
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Tianyu Yang
Views
608
Reaction score
1
Comments
2
First time applying
Film Program & Degree
AFI - Producing
Submission Date
Nov 30, 2020
Decision Notification Date
Mar 15, 2021
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
GRE Verbal Reasoning: ### (Data visible for Supporting Members)
GRE Quantitative Reasoning: ### (Data visible for Supporting Members)
GRE Analytical Writing: #.# (Data visible for Supporting Members)
zqw
Views
648
Reaction score
1
Comments
2
First time applying
Film Program & Degree
LMU - Film and Television Production MFA
Submission Date
Dec 9, 2020
Decision Notification Date
Mar 13, 2021
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
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clairebarnett
Views
665
Reaction score
1
Comments
1
first time applying
Film Program & Degree
Stony Brook - MFA in Film Directing
Submission Date
Jan 7, 2021
Interview Notification Date
Jan 16, 2021
Interview Date
Jan 19, 2021
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
clairebarnett
Views
1K
Reaction score
1
Comments
1
first time applying
Film Program & Degree
NYU Tisch - Graduate Film MFA
Submission Date
Nov 15, 2020
Interview Notification Date
Feb 8, 2021
Interview Date
Mar 15, 2021
Decision Notification Date
Mar 14, 2021
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
hbr
Views
1K
Reaction score
1
First time applying
Film Program & Degree
NFTS - Directing Fiction
Submission Date
May 30, 2020
Interview Notification Date
Jul 17, 2020
Interview Date
Jul 29, 2020
Decision Notification Date
Aug 14, 2020
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
afilmcionado
Views
662
Reaction score
1
Comments
1
First time applying
Film Program & Degree
USC - Directing/Film Production MFA
Submission Date
Nov 15, 2019
Interview Notification Date
Jan 19, 2020
Interview Date
Jan 23, 2020
Decision Notification Date
Feb 29, 2020
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Nelste
Views
473
Reaction score
1
First time applicant.
Film Program & Degree
Stephens College - TV & Screenwriting MFA
Submission Date
Feb 26, 2020
Interview Notification Date
Mar 6, 2020
Interview Date
Mar 9, 2020
Decision Notification Date
Mar 9, 2020
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Nelste
Views
848
Reaction score
1
Applied for the 2020 low residency MFA program.
Film Program & Degree
Emerson - MFA Writing for Film and Television
Submission Date
Feb 21, 2020
Decision Notification Date
Apr 7, 2020
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
ShondaGrimes
Views
812
Reaction score
2
1st time applying. skype interview. Decision: Apr-24-2019
Film Program & Degree
UCLA - Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media (B.A.)
Submission Date
Jan 11, 2019
Interview Notification Date
Mar 19, 2019
Interview Date
Mar 24, 2019
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Olivia Wang
Views
623
Reaction score
1
Film Program & Degree
Chapman - Directing MFA
Submission Date
Dec 1, 2018
Interview Notification Date
Feb 7, 2019
Interview Date
Feb 22, 2019
Decision Notification Date
Mar 15, 2019
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)

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Acceptance Data
For up to date Film School Acceptance Rates, including Minimum GPAs, Minimum Test Scores, After Interview and Off-Waitlist Acceptance Rates, Film Experience and Undergraduate degrees of accepted applicants, Age data, and other acceptance statistics for your film program of choice simply navigate to the Acceptance Rates tab on each film school's page in our Film School Database.

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