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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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Columbia - Writing for Film & Television MFA - Fall 2025Congrats! Please let us know how it goes.
I'm not sure if you know about it but some students create a blog on our site in the student blog...
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Filmmaking mastersCongrats! Also, FYI the application materials check marks are for when you attach or paste your materials here on this site with your...
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USC Film & Television Production MFA - Fall 2025Thank you! I’m actually an LA native and have always lived here, so it worked out really well (and that was probably one of the reasons they...
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USC Film & Television Production MFA - Fall 2025Congrats that's awesome! That's short notice though so I hope you don't have to move far. Good luck with everything!
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syracuse has two film courses from different department;vpa and newhouse, and I applied to newhouse since it aligns with my interest and covers diverse part in media.
- Film Program & Degree
- Syracuse - Film MFA
- Submission Date
- Jan 15, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 18, 2025
- Interview Date
- Jan 18, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 11, 2025
- Scholarship Notification
- Feb 11, 2025
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This was my first graduate application and I was waitlisted for crossing the deadline; eventually accepted with a 55% renewable scholarship.
- Film Program & Degree
- Syracuse - Film MFA
- Submission Date
- Feb 5, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 10, 2024
- Interview Date
- Feb 17, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 17, 2024
- Admitted Off Waitlist Date
- Apr 13, 2024
- Scholarship Notification
- Apr 13, 2024
Very smooth. Application didn't ask a lot to...
- Film Program & Degree
- Syracuse - Film MFA
- Submission Date
- Oct 8, 2023
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 9, 2024
- Interview Date
- Feb 14, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 8, 2024
- Scholarship Notification
- Mar 8, 2024
first time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- Syracuse - Film MFA
- Submission Date
- Jan 15, 2022
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 22, 2022
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- Syracuse - Film MFA
- Submission Date
- Jan 26, 2022
- Interview Notification Date
- Mar 2, 2022
- Interview Date
- Mar 6, 2022
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 8, 2022
first time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- Syracuse - Film MFA
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2021
- Interview Notification Date
- Mar 1, 2021
- Interview Date
- Mar 5, 2021
first time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- Syracuse - Film MFA
- Submission Date
- Jan 15, 2021
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 9, 2021
- Interview Date
- Feb 16, 2021
- Film Program & Degree
- Syracuse - Film MFA
- Submission Date
- Feb 1, 2021
I did not apply to Syracuse but the film School was no where on the list. It is a MPS Directing Program at School of Visual Arts in New York City
- Film Program & Degree
- Syracuse - Film MFA
- Submission Date
- Jan 12, 2021
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 4, 2021
first time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- Syracuse - Film MFA
- Submission Date
- Jan 26, 2021
- Film Program & Degree
- Syracuse - Film MFA
- Submission Date
- Jan 7, 2020
- Interview Notification Date
- Mar 2, 2020
- Interview Date
- Mar 9, 2020
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 26, 2020
2nd time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- Syracuse - Film MFA
First time applying. I really enjoyed the...
- Film Program & Degree
- Syracuse - Film MFA
- Submission Date
- Jan 29, 2020
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 24, 2020
- Interview Date
- Feb 25, 2020
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 10, 2020
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Syracuse University Newhouse School--Television Radio Film MA - Fall 2020
Syracuse TRF MA
- Film Program & Degree
- Syracuse - Film MFA
- Interview Date
- Jan 13, 2020
first time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- Syracuse - Film MFA
- Submission Date
- Jan 17, 2020
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 18, 2020
This is my first attempt at applying to film schools. Would love to hear more about how the process works and what would help aid my application.
- Film Program & Degree
- Syracuse - Film MFA
- Submission Date
- Oct 1, 2019
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first time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- Syracuse - Film MFA
- Submission Date
- Feb 1, 2019
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- Syracuse - Film MFA
- Submission Date
- Feb 1, 2019
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 29, 2019
- Film Program & Degree
- Syracuse - Film MFA
- Submission Date
- Jan 9, 2019
- Interview Notification Date
- Mar 15, 2019
- Interview Date
- Mar 16, 2019
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 20, 2019
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