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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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Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema Brooklyn College Film MFA - Fall 2024Alright best of luck- Waleed Tariq
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Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema Brooklyn College Film MFA - Fall 2024HI! I will be attending Columbia instead!
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Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema Brooklyn College Film MFA - Fall 2024Are you attending.?
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Application Tracker statistics
- Application Periods
- 18
- Series
- 1
- Applications
- 4,421
- Views
- 2,904,155
- Comments
- 3,899
First time applying.
- Film Program & Degree
- Columbia - Directing/Screenwriting MFA
- Submission Date
- Dec 18, 2023
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 7, 2024
- Interview Date
- Feb 21, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 18, 2024
- Scholarship Notification
- Mar 22, 2024
Application Materials attached:
- Portfolio
- Personal Statement
- Writing Samples
- Visual Samples (Video)
- Short Film
Doing a good application is intensive and...
- Film Program & Degree
- USC School of Cinematic Arts (BFA)
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2023
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 18, 2024
- Interview Date
- Feb 19, 2024
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First time applying but I'm very excited by the program and would like to attend it.
- Film Program & Degree
- LMU - Writing and Producing for Television MFA
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2023
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 25, 2024
- Interview Date
- Feb 5, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 21, 2024
- Scholarship Notification
- Mar 21, 2024
There was a glitch in their system in 2023, so they extended the deadline to May 31, 2023.
- Film Program & Degree
- PLEASE ADD MY PROGRAM
- Submission Date
- May 25, 2023
- Decision Notification Date
- Jun 20, 2023
First time applying, international
- Film Program & Degree
- UT Austin - Film and Media Production MFA
- Submission Date
- Dec 20, 2023
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 10, 2024
- Interview Date
- Feb 23, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 1, 2024
I started the application few weeks ago but...
- Film Program & Degree
- SCAD - MFA Film and Television
- Submission Date
- Mar 20, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Apr 2, 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
Admitted but Not Attending (w/o Interview)
DePaul MS Film & Television (Cinematography Concentration)
The process was the easiest compared to other programs because there were no requirements, at least for international students, except for IELTS
- Film Program & Degree
- DePaul - MS Film and Television
- Submission Date
- Dec 15, 2023
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 1, 2024
Admitted but Not Attending (After Interview)
MFA Production (Cinematography) - Florida State University
This was my first time applying as an international student
- Film Program & Degree
- FSU - MFA Production
- Submission Date
- Nov 30, 2023
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 31, 2024
- Interview Date
- Feb 26, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 7, 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
It wasn't bad. But then again, I tackled the...
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2023
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 20, 2024
Application Materials attached:
- Writing Samples
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
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- Film Program & Degree
- NYU Tisch - Graduate Film MFA
- Submission Date
- Nov 30, 2023
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 5, 2024
- Interview Date
- Feb 22, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2024
- Scholarship Notification
- Mar 15, 2024
Yay!!!!
- Film Program & Degree
- Chapman - Screenwriting MFA
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2023
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 30, 2024
- Interview Date
- Feb 19, 2024
The only school I applied to in the UK because of the campus and quality of education. Also a world top 100
- Film Program & Degree
- PLEASE ADD MY PROGRAM
- Submission Date
- Feb 10, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 23, 2024
Playwright applying with a full length play. First time applicant.
- Film Program & Degree
- NYU Tisch - Dramatic Writing MFA
- Submission Date
- Nov 27, 2023
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 27, 2024
- Interview Date
- Mar 29, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 12, 2024
- Scholarship Notification
- Mar 12, 2024
Hi! This is my first time applying for MFA programs. I am fresh out of undergrad, and I graduated in May 2023 with a BA in English Literature.
- Film Program & Degree
- NYU Tisch - Dramatic Writing MFA
- Submission Date
- Dec 2, 2023
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 26, 2024
- Interview Date
- Mar 4, 2024
The essays are deceivingly difficult despite...
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Peter Stark Producing Program
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2023
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 24, 2024
- Interview Date
- Feb 15, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 7, 2024
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