• 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
19
Series
1
Applications
4,446
Views
3,428,618
Comments
3,956
Chris W
Updated
Views
9K
Reaction score
1
Updates
1
Comments
2
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

Application Materials attached:
  1. Portfolio
  2. Visual Samples (Video)
  3. Short Film

SAT: #### (Data visible for Supporting Members)
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)
Logan
Updated
Views
550
Reaction score
3
Comments
2
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
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Ares
Views
234
Reaction score
3
Comments
1
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
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:
  1. Portfolio
  2. Visual Samples (Video)
  3. Short Film

SAT: #### (Data visible for Supporting Members)
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)
atymtima
Views
809
Reaction score
2
Comments
1
First time applying. An international...
Film Program & Degree
AFI - Editing
Submission Date
Nov 30, 2022
Interview Notification Date
Jan 21, 2023
Interview Date
Jan 26, 2023
Decision Notification Date
Mar 15, 2023
Rock Hudson
Updated
Views
2K
Reaction score
1
Comments
10
First Time Applying
Film Program & Degree
AFI - Editing
Submission Date
Dec 1, 2022
Interview Notification Date
Jan 20, 2023
Interview Date
Feb 4, 2023
Decision Notification Date
Mar 15, 2023
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Khonman
Views
588
Reaction score
1
Comments
3
Second time applying. Got waitlisted for Screenwriting last year. First time for Editing
Film Program & Degree
AFI - Editing
Submission Date
Jan 2, 2023
Interview Notification Date
Jan 20, 2023
Interview Date
Feb 3, 2023
Decision Notification Date
Mar 15, 2023

Application Materials attached:
  1. Portfolio
  2. Personal Statement
  3. Visual Samples (Video)

boilingcrappy
Views
448
Reaction score
1
Comments
1
First time applying
Film Program & Degree
AFI - Editing
Submission Date
Nov 30, 2021
Interview Notification Date
Jan 13, 2022
Interview Date
Feb 4, 2022
Decision Notification Date
Mar 14, 2022
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Lu Li
Views
1K
Reaction score
1
Comments
1
Second time applying
Film Program & Degree
AFI - Editing
Submission Date
Dec 1, 2021
Interview Notification Date
Jan 13, 2022
Interview Date
Feb 3, 2022
Decision Notification Date
Mar 14, 2022
TOEFL: ## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
AoCarter Silvergrass
Views
478
Reaction score
1
Comments
1
First time applying
Film Program & Degree
AFI - Editing
Submission Date
Nov 29, 2021
Interview Notification Date
Jan 14, 2022
Interview Date
Feb 3, 2022
Decision Notification Date
Mar 14, 2022
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Jinna Dee
Views
886
Reaction score
1
Comments
1
first time applying
Film Program & Degree
AFI - Editing
Submission Date
Jan 3, 2022
Interview Notification Date
Jan 14, 2022
Interview Date
Jan 29, 2022
Decision Notification Date
Mar 14, 2022

Application Materials attached:
  1. Portfolio
  2. Personal Statement

GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
lskel
Views
743
Reaction score
1
Comments
2
first time applying!
Film Program & Degree
AFI - Editing
Submission Date
Dec 1, 2021
Interview Notification Date
Jan 13, 2022
Interview Date
Feb 15, 2022
Decision Notification Date
Mar 14, 2022
Superdeng11
Views
700
Reaction score
1
Comments
1
first time applying
Film Program & Degree
AFI - Editing
Submission Date
Dec 1, 2021
Interview Notification Date
Jan 13, 2022
Interview Date
Feb 1, 2022
Decision Notification Date
Mar 14, 2022

Application Materials attached:
  1. Portfolio
  2. Personal Statement

editor
Views
627
Reaction score
1
Comments
1
First time applying!
Film Program & Degree
AFI - Editing
Submission Date
Nov 19, 2021
Interview Notification Date
Jan 13, 2022
Interview Date
Jan 20, 2022
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Ziyang
Views
728
Reaction score
1
Comments
1
Film Program & Degree
AFI - Editing
Submission Date
Nov 30, 2020
Interview Notification Date
Jan 12, 2021
Interview Date
Feb 3, 2021
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)
filmmakerZA
Views
666
Reaction score
3
Film Program & Degree
AFI - Editing
Submission Date
Nov 30, 2019
Interview Notification Date
Jan 17, 2020
Interview Date
Feb 3, 2020
Decision Notification Date
Mar 13, 2020
Guanqing Lin
Views
2K
Reaction score
1
Comments
8
Film Program & Degree
AFI - Editing
Submission Date
Dec 2, 2019
Interview Notification Date
Jan 10, 2020
Interview Date
Jan 21, 2020
Decision Notification Date
Mar 13, 2020
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
MaryMa
Views
575
Reaction score
1
Film Program & Degree
AFI - Editing
Submission Date
Jan 7, 2019
Interview Notification Date
Feb 12, 2019
Interview Date
Mar 5, 2019
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
suki17
Views
645
Film Program & Degree
AFI - Editing
Interview Notification Date
Apr 2, 2016
Interview Date
Apr 8, 2016
Film Program & Degree
AFI - Editing
Interview Notification Date
Apr 2, 2016
Interview Date
Apr 8, 2016
Decision Notification Date
Apr 22, 2016

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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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Log your own Application with our application database to help improve the site's acceptance data.

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