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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.- Category: FilmSchool.org Guides
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UT Austin-Screenwriting MFAI’m considering attending. I like everything this program offers
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2nd time applying.
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Directing
- Submission Date
- Dec 4, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 17, 2025
- Interview Date
- Jan 24, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
This application went well for me. In addition...
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Producing
- Submission Date
- Dec 4, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 24, 2025
- Interview Date
- Jan 31, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
My second time applying. Last time I got waitlisted but this year I got accepted.
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Producing
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 24, 2025
- Interview Date
- Jan 31, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
Second time applying - applied 2 years ago in 2022.
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Directing
- Submission Date
- Dec 3, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 6, 2025
- Interview Date
- Feb 13, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
First time applicant. Have a little bit of experience since I minored in film at UCLA during undergrad.
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Screenwriting
- Submission Date
- Dec 4, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 24, 2025
- Interview Date
- Feb 13, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
The application process has been really...
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Cinematography
- Submission Date
- Dec 2, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 21, 2025
- Interview Date
- Jan 31, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
It was a pretty straightforward application...
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Screenwriting
- Submission Date
- Dec 2, 2025
- Interview Date
- Feb 6, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
Second time applying to AFI, first time applying to Screenwriting program. Previously applied (and was admitted to) Editing program.
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Screenwriting
- Submission Date
- Dec 4, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 17, 2025
- Interview Date
- Feb 10, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
First time applying to AFI's screenwriting program
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Screenwriting
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 17, 2025
- Interview Date
- Jan 27, 2025
First time applying to AFI and to somewhere in the United States of America.
Let's see how it goes!
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Directing
- Submission Date
- Dec 3, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 21, 2025
- Interview Date
- Jan 31, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
Not an easy process. I've applied to NFTS...
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Cinematography
- Submission Date
- Nov 29, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 22, 2025
- Interview Date
- Jan 29, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
This is a sample Application to showcase the various features of the Tracker
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Editing
- Submission Date
- Jan 14, 2019
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 15, 2019
- Interview Date
- Feb 4, 2019
- Decision Notification Date
- May 14, 2019
- Admitted Off Waitlist Date
- Jun 24, 2019
- Scholarship Notification
- Jun 24, 2019
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- Visual Samples (Video)
- Short Film
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First time applying.
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Screenwriting
- Submission Date
- Nov 29, 2023
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 18, 2024
- Interview Date
- Feb 20, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 15, 2024
- Scholarship Notification
- Mar 18, 2024
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
It has gone really fast so far. I got most of...
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Production Design
- Submission Date
- Mar 22, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Mar 26, 2024
- Interview Date
- Mar 28, 2024
- Scholarship Notification
- Apr 17, 2024
The application process was great...
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Screenwriting
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2023
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 12, 2024
- Interview Date
- Feb 5, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 15, 2024
This was my first time applying to AFI.
I...
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Directing
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2023
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 23, 2024
- Interview Date
- Feb 22, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 15, 2024
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Editing
- Submission Date
- Nov 30, 2023
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 13, 2024
- Interview Date
- Feb 12, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 15, 2024
The challenge was writing the narrative...
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Editing
- Submission Date
- Nov 30, 2023
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 13, 2024
- Interview Date
- Jan 25, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 15, 2024
The application was a fun learning experience...
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Directing
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2023
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 26, 2024
- Interview Date
- Feb 22, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 15, 2024
This is a test of the new copy feature
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Editing
- Submission Date
- Jan 14, 2019
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 15, 2019
- Interview Date
- Feb 4, 2019
- Decision Notification Date
- May 14, 2019
- Admitted Off Waitlist Date
- Jun 24, 2019
- Scholarship Notification
- Jun 24, 2019
Application Materials attached:
- Portfolio
- Visual Samples (Video)
- Short Film
ACT: ## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
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)
TOEFL: ## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
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For example:
- AFI Conservatory - American Film Institute
- USC - Film and Television Production (MFA)
- Columbia University - Screenwriting/Directing (M.F.A.)
- NYU - Tisch Film and Television (M.F.A.)