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UCLA - Production/Directing - Narrative (2026)Thank you! I am still waitlisted for Fall, but I've decided to go for Spring (or Fall if I'm admitted off the waitlist).- featherless
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UCLA - Production/Directing - Narrative (2026)Schaweet! 🎉🎉🎉 Update your USC application with the admitted off waitlist info. Congrats!!!! Let us know how it goes.
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Application 'UCLA - Production/Directing - Narrative (2026)'
Spent the majority of the time working on the treatment. In the end, I felt that it was fairly strong. However, I was revising my Statement of Purpose and Personal Statement up until the deadline...- featherless
- Comments: 17
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Application 'USC SCA Film Production - Fall 2021'
I was admitted for Fall 2021 after being taken off the waitlist!- cgold
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Application 'Chapman Film Production 2019'
Film production, Early Decision (binding)- RTS
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Application 'FSU MFA'
The process went very well. Having to fly to Florida for the interview was a challenge to fit in my schedule but it was very fun and I made friends during the interview.- Words
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Application 'AFI MFA Editing - Fall 2026'
Well enough. It mainly only consisted of me deciding what two editing examples I wanted to send for consideration and making a narrative statement specifically focused on my editing background...- Pryde Pierce
- Comments: 12
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Application 'AFI - Screenwriting 2019'
ONCE AND FUTURE UPDATE: I have paid down my deposit for AFI, which I guess marks an end of the three year long "application" phase of the graduate school process for me. The hardest part, of...- Septopus7
- Comments: 17
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Application 'FAMU Directing - Fall 2026'
There were a lot of materials for this one, the statement of intent (basically a series of short answers) was pretty demanding creatively (at least for me). Quite a few questions asking you to...- dangerk1d
- Comments: 4
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Application 'AFI Cinematography 2026'
The application process takes quite a while...- VinnieJacked
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Application 'LMU - Film Production Fall 2021'
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Application 'DRAMATIC WRITING MFA FALL 2026 NYU TISCH'
It's gone well! I completely rewrote my pilot like three days before it was due, which probably wasn't the best decision, but I ended up being really happy with it. I had two really solid...- toucanna
- Comments: 4
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The process was very smooth. I worked on it...
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Screenwriting
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 15, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 2, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 16, 2026
- Willing to share application materials?
- No / Prefer not to share
Second time applying; got waitlisted last year
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Cinematography
- Attempts
- Second Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 26, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 20, 2026
- Interview Date
- Jan 26, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 16, 2026
- Willing to share application materials?
- Yes (DM me privately)
First time applying.
- Film Program & Degree
- NYU Tisch - Graduate Film MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 16, 2026
Very straightforward application. Long wait for decisions!
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Screenwriting
- Attempts
- Second Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 15, 2026
- Interview Date
- Jan 30, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 16, 2026
nter the date that the school contacts you to...
- Film Program & Degree
- NYU Tisch - Graduate Film MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2025
First time applying, and an interesting / time intensive application process. In lieu of a short film, NYU has you do a “Video Self-Portrait,” along with a few feature pitches, a short story, and a dialogue scene.
- Film Program & Degree
- NYU Tisch - Graduate Film MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 16, 2026
First time applying - Ignore interview date
- Film Program & Degree
- UWM - Film MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Oct 4, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Mar 12, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 12, 2026
First Time Applying
- Film Program & Degree
- Duke - Experimental and Documentary Arts MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 6, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 11, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 16, 2026
So far so good. I can't say I remember much...
- Film Program & Degree
- NYU Tisch - Dramatic Writing MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 27, 2025
- Interview Date
- Mar 9, 2026
Application process was fine. I'm just waiting...
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Jan 20, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 13, 2026
Requirements posted publicly were in fact what...
- Film Program & Degree
- ArtCenter College of Design (MFA)
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Jan 14, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 11, 2026
Made some changes to my personal statement...
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Directing/Film Production MFA
- Attempts
- Second Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 11, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 6, 2026
- Interview Date
- Jan 7, 2026
Preparing all the materials took a while such...
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Directing/Film Production MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 7, 2026
- Interview Date
- Jan 9, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 15, 2026
- Willing to share application materials?
- No / Prefer not to share
I applied with my photography rather than a...
- Film Program & Degree
- NYU Tisch - Graduate Film MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 4, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 25, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 13, 2026
Applied to NYU Film MFA with a primary...
- Film Program & Degree
- NYU Tisch - Graduate Film MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 4, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 23, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 13, 2026
Unique statement of purpose format, otherwise straightforward! Great interview.
- Film Program & Degree
- Columbia - Writing for Film & Television MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 3, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 26, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 12, 2026
- Scholarship Notification
- Mar 12, 2026
First time applying. Very rigorous but enjoyed it.
- Film Program & Degree
- Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 14, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 11, 2026
- Interview Date
- Mar 18, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 12, 2026
- Scholarship Notification
- Mar 12, 2026
I found this application to be more rigorous...
- Film Program & Degree
- Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 9, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 11, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 18, 2026
- Willing to share application materials?
- Yes (DM me privately)
This was the only program that I ended up...
- Film Program & Degree
- Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 16, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 11, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 20, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 12, 2026
- Scholarship Notification
- Mar 12, 2026
- Willing to share application materials?
- Yes (DM me privately)
Smooth application, only 2 letters of...
- Film Program & Degree
- DePaul - Directing/Film Production MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 4, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 23, 2026
- Interview Date
- Jan 26, 2026
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