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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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- Comments
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First time applying.
- Film Program & Degree
- CalArts - Directing/Film Production MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Jan 5, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 27, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 19, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 28, 2026
- Undergrad Program
- UCLA
Applied in Oct, interviewed in Feb, waiting on...
- Film Program & Degree
- UCLA - Screenwriting MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Oct 30, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 15, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 2, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 19, 2026
- Undergrad Program
- Duke University
Went well. Submitted my applicaiton and...
- Film Program & Degree
- UWM - Film MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Jan 15, 2025
First Time Applying
- Film Program & Degree
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) - Film, Video, New Media, and Animation MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 26, 2026
- Undergrad Program
- The University of Alabama
The most unique part of this application was...
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Directing/Film Production MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 18, 2026
- Interview Date
- Jan 22, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 26, 2026
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- UCLA - Screenwriting MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 1, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 23, 2026
- Undergrad Program
- Grand Valley State University
- Willing to share application materials?
- Yes (attached or included with this logged application entry)
The application was less hectic the second...
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Directing/Film Production MFA
- Applications Submitted
- Second Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 14, 2026
- Interview Date
- Jan 15, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 21, 2026
- Undergrad Program
- Howard University
- Willing to share application materials?
- Yes (DM me privately)
Application was super straightforward. I...
- Film Program & Degree
- University of Utah - MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Jan 5, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 10, 2026
required samples of academic writing instead...
- Film Program & Degree
- zPLEASE ADD MY PROGRAM
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Feb 1, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 20, 2026
- Scholarship Notification
- Feb 20, 2026
This application was from my very first batch...
- Film Program & Degree
- UT Austin - Media Studies MA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 10, 2026
Seemed like a pretty normal application...
- Film Program & Degree
- USC Cinema Studies MA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 19, 2026
- Scholarship Notification
- Feb 19, 2026
I went to undergrad here, and so I'm familiar...
- Film Program & Degree
- Temple - Film/Media Arts MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 9, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 23, 2026
Admitted (w/o Interview)
UC Riverside - MFA in Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts - Fall 2026
The current students and faculty are so...
- Film Program & Degree
- UC Riverside - Writing For The Performing Arts MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Jan 2, 2026
I was interviewed at the start of January and...
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Directing/Film Production MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2025
I love applying to these programs because it...
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Directing/Film Production MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 13, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 8, 2026
- Interview Date
- Jan 12, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 22, 2026
- Undergrad Program
- Cal State Fullerton
- Willing to share application materials?
- No / Prefer not to share
It's been a long but rewarding journey...
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Producing
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 13, 2026
- Interview Date
- Jan 30, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 17, 2026
- Undergrad Program
- Beijing Film Academy
Submitted one hour drama pilot and one...
- Film Program & Degree
- UCLA - Screenwriting MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Oct 31, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 16, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 5, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 18, 2026
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
It was a relatively easy application. There...
- Film Program & Degree
- DePaul - Directing/Film Production MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 15, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 22, 2026
- Interview Date
- Jan 27, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 17, 2026
- Undergrad Program
- UMass Amherst
Very simple application process.
- Film Program & Degree
- MSU - Dramatic Writing MFA
- Applications Submitted
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Apr 16, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Apr 29, 2025
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