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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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I liked the given prompts from USC.
Felt like...
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 14, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 20, 2026
This was my first time applying. I found the...
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 14, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 22, 2025
- Undergrad Program
- Theatre and English Literature
It was great. Ended up putting off for too...
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 22, 2025
- Undergrad Program
- UCLA
The application process was pretty...
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 22, 2025
First time applying.
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Oct 18, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 22, 2025
- Undergrad Program
- Eastern Kentucky University
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 22, 2025
- Undergrad Program
- NYU Tisch School of the Arts
25, Female, Middle Eastern, first time applicant
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2023
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 20, 2024
- Undergrad Program
- University of Illinois at Chicago
This is my second time applying. I simultaneously enjoyed and stressed about the different writing prompts. Decided to just have fun with them though and really focus on the type of stories I want to tell.
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Applications Submitted
- Second Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2022
- Decision Notification Date
- Apr 7, 2023
- Scholarship Notification
- Apr 10, 2023
- Undergrad Program
- New York University
- Willing to share application materials?
- Yes (attached or included with this logged application entry)
Lots of prompts. This is my first time applying, but it is my alma mater (which made it even more stressful). I enjoyed it!
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2022
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2023
- Scholarship Notification
- Mar 27, 2023
- Undergrad Program
- The University of Southern California
- Willing to share application materials?
- Yes (attached or included with this logged application entry)
Writing samples attached; for non-paywalled description of writing samples see my post in the USC Writing for Screen & TV MFA Fall 2023 thread.
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2022
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 25, 2023
- Undergrad Program
- Prefer not to say (private liberal arts college, 4-year Bachelor's degree)
- Willing to share application materials?
- Yes (attached or included with this logged application entry)
First time applying. Domestic applicant.
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 5, 2022
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 25, 2023
- Undergrad Program
- College of William & Mary
First time applying.
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2022
- Undergrad Program
- University of Kent
First Time Applying
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 5, 2021
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 27, 2022
- Undergrad Program
- Macalester College
First time applying to grad school
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2021
- Undergrad Program
- UCSB
First time applying!
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 9, 2021
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 26, 2022
- Undergrad Program
- Universidade Federal Fluminense
Second time applying.
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Applications Submitted
- Second Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 14, 2021
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 27, 2022
- Undergrad Program
- Media and Information
First time applying, international student, 4...
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2021
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 26, 2022
- Undergrad Program
- National University of Singapore
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2021
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 27, 2022
- Undergrad Program
- B.A. in Creative Writing, B.A. in Film at Southwestern Assemblies of God University
First time applying!
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2021
- Undergrad Program
- Vanderbilt University
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2020
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 27, 2021
- Undergrad Program
- University of Houston - B.A. in Creative Writing & B.A. in Sociology
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- 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.)