• 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 Tracker statistics

Application Periods
18
Series
1
Applications
4,395
Views
2,839,882
Comments
3,855
FCMVS
Views
190
Reaction score
1
Comments
1
The acceptance process is nice, preparing the...
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
Submission Date
Dec 18, 2023
Interview Notification Date
Jan 30, 2024
Interview Date
Feb 20, 2024
Decision Notification Date
Mar 7, 2024
Scholarship Notification
Mar 7, 2024

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

Lyu
Updated
Views
2K
Reaction score
1
Updates
2
Comments
11
I‘m in!!
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
Submission Date
Dec 1, 2022
Interview Notification Date
Feb 1, 2023
Interview Date
Feb 13, 2023
Decision Notification Date
Mar 10, 2023
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
D
Deleted member 28912
Views
627
Reaction score
1
Comments
4
I find this program from a web search and...
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
Submission Date
Dec 12, 2022
Interview Notification Date
Feb 1, 2023
Interview Date
Feb 13, 2023
Decision Notification Date
Mar 10, 2023
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
thep2k2
Views
611
Reaction score
1
Comments
2
First time applicant.
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
Submission Date
Dec 14, 2021
Interview Notification Date
Feb 3, 2022
Interview Date
Feb 24, 2022
Decision Notification Date
Mar 18, 2022
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
jazzyjeff18
Views
943
Reaction score
3
Comments
5
It went smoothly. I enjoyed figuring out my...
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
Submission Date
Dec 14, 2021
Interview Notification Date
Feb 3, 2022
Interview Date
Feb 21, 2022
Decision Notification Date
Mar 17, 2022
ea1
Views
658
Reaction score
1
First time applying
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
Submission Date
Dec 14, 2021
Interview Notification Date
Feb 3, 2022
Interview Date
Feb 15, 2022
Decision Notification Date
Mar 17, 2022
gretamonreau
Views
796
Reaction score
1
Comments
1
I was already directing/producing in Spain and decided to apply last minute - I'm convinced that the interview made the difference for me!
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
Submission Date
Dec 15, 2020
Interview Notification Date
Feb 10, 2021
Interview Date
Feb 18, 2021
Decision Notification Date
Mar 5, 2021
zsablinska
Views
663
Reaction score
1
Comments
2
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
Submission Date
Dec 15, 2020
Interview Notification Date
Feb 10, 2021
Interview Date
Feb 17, 2021
Decision Notification Date
Mar 15, 2021
anniewaits
Views
650
Reaction score
1
Comments
2
First time applying to grad school
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
Submission Date
Dec 15, 2020
Interview Notification Date
Feb 10, 2021
Interview Date
Feb 18, 2021
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
bean
Updated
Views
2K
Reaction score
2
Comments
7
first time applying
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
Submission Date
Dec 15, 2020
Interview Notification Date
Feb 10, 2021
Interview Date
Feb 17, 2021
Decision Notification Date
Mar 7, 2021
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Cody Young
Views
1K
Reaction score
1
Comments
1
First time applying for the Creative Producing Discipline, Previously waitlisted for Directing/Screenwriting
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
Submission Date
Dec 15, 2020
Interview Notification Date
Feb 10, 2021
Interview Date
Feb 17, 2021
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Runa
Views
653
Reaction score
1
Comments
1
First time
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
Submission Date
Dec 3, 2019
Interview Notification Date
Feb 5, 2020
Interview Date
Feb 18, 2020
Decision Notification Date
Mar 10, 2020
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
Submission Date
Dec 3, 2019
Interview Notification Date
Feb 4, 2020
Interview Date
Feb 17, 2020
Decision Notification Date
Mar 10, 2020
Zing Chen
Views
607
Reaction score
1
Comments
1
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
songbird013
Updated
Views
708
Reaction score
1
Comments
1
First time applying
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
Submission Date
Dec 3, 2019
Interview Notification Date
Feb 4, 2020
Interview Date
Feb 25, 2020
Decision Notification Date
Mar 9, 2020
First time applying
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
Submission Date
Nov 27, 2019
Interview Notification Date
Feb 4, 2020
Interview Date
Mar 2, 2020
Decision Notification Date
Mar 10, 2020
qsjourney
Views
443
Reaction score
1
First time applying
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
Submission Date
Dec 3, 2019
Interview Notification Date
Feb 4, 2020
Interview Date
Mar 17, 2020
Decision Notification Date
Mar 11, 2020
HTZZZZ
Views
387
Reaction score
2
First time applying, non-film background
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
Bohan Zhang
Views
639
Reaction score
2
first time
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
Submission Date
Dec 3, 2018
Interview Notification Date
Feb 1, 2019
Interview Date
Feb 14, 2019
Decision Notification Date
Mar 22, 2019
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Dasha
Views
632
Reaction score
1
First-Time Applying - Columbia Only
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
Submission Date
Dec 2, 2018
Interview Notification Date
Jan 31, 2019
Interview Date
Feb 5, 2019
Decision Notification Date
Mar 11, 2019

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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.

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

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