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Application 'UCLA - Production/Directing - Narrative (2026)'
Spent the majority of the time working on the treatment. In the end, I felt that it was fairly strong. However, I was revising my Statement of Purpose and Personal Statement up until the deadline...- featherless
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Application 'Aalto University / Master's Programme in Film and Television'
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Application 'AFI Cinematography - Fall 2026'
Application process was difficult but rewarding. As this was my second time applying, I had learned from the first attempt and tried to level up the quality of the submissions, taking special care...- jonathanjlee
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Application process has gone well, NFTS' main part of the application is the eight short answer essay questions, so I spent most of my time working on that process, rewriting the answers multiple...- Mattczopek
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It has gone well, The application was simple though stressfull. I have been very nervous about results, but quite excited for possibilities. I was contacted over trouble for my third film...- Claudio361
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Application 'AFI Cinematography 2026'
The application process takes quite a while, and there's a lot of material to prepare, but it was much easier for me this time since I am reapplying and already familiar with the process.- VinnieJacked
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- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 26, 2026
- Admitted Off Waitlist Date
- Apr 29, 2026
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Expanded Animation Research MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2024
The application was simple enough. If your...
- Film Program & Degree
- Ohio - MFA Film
- Submission Date
- Nov 20, 2023
- Interview Notification Date
- Mar 4, 2024
- Interview Date
- Mar 5, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Apr 22, 2024
- Scholarship Notification
- Apr 22, 2024
this one was interesting - didn't require any...
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2023
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 1, 2024
- Admitted Off Waitlist Date
- Jul 20, 2024
Easy application process, but those video recordings are a doozy
- Film Program & Degree
- Boston University - Screenwriting MFA
- Submission Date
- Jan 29, 2023
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 23, 2023
- Admitted Off Waitlist Date
- Apr 27, 2023
First Time Applicant
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2021
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 2, 2022
- Admitted Off Waitlist Date
- Apr 25, 2022
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- Cal State Northridge (CSUN) - MFA in Screenwriting Program
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Jan 15, 2021
- Decision Notification Date
- Apr 11, 2021
- Film Program & Degree
- LMU - Film and Television Production MFA
- Submission Date
- Dec 11, 2020
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 11, 2021
- Admitted Off Waitlist Date
- Apr 22, 2021
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- LMU - Film and Television Production MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 11, 2020
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 11, 2021
- Admitted Off Waitlist Date
- Jun 18, 2021
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2020
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 2, 2021
- Admitted Off Waitlist Date
- Jun 14, 2021
- Film Program & Degree
- Chapman - Cinematography MFA
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2019
- Decision Notification Date
- Apr 20, 2020
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Producing
- Film Program & Degree
- Chapman - Editing MFA
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2019
- Decision Notification Date
- Apr 3, 2020
- Willing to share application materials?
- Yes (attached or included with this logged application entry)
- Film Program & Degree
- Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
- Submission Date
- Dec 6, 2019
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Directing/Film Production MFA
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2019
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- UT Austin - Film and Media Production MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2019
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- Film Program & Degree
- Chapman - Screenwriting MFA
- Submission Date
- Nov 2, 2019
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 13, 2020
First time applicant
- Film Program & Degree
- UCLA - Directing/Film Production MFA
Admitted from waitlist 5/2/16
- Film Program & Degree
- NYU Tisch - Dramatic Writing MFA
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 22, 2016
- Interview Date
- Feb 23, 2016
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 11, 2016
- Admitted Off Waitlist Date
- May 2, 2016
- Film Program & Degree
- San Francisco State University (SFSU) - MFA Cinema Film
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