• 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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JSLyu
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First time applicant to AFI Screenwriting.
Film Program & Degree
AFI - Screenwriting
Submission Date
Nov 25, 2018
Interview Notification Date
Jan 16, 2019
Interview Date
Feb 22, 2019
Decision Notification Date
Mar 15, 2019
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Byungseon
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1K
Reaction score
1
Comments
1
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Directing/Screenwriting MFA
Submission Date
Dec 14, 2020
Interview Notification Date
Feb 18, 2021
Interview Date
Feb 25, 2021
Decision Notification Date
Mar 24, 2021
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
boson wang
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1K
Reaction score
1
Comments
3
ACCEPTED - First Time
Film Program & Degree
USC - Directing/Film Production MFA
Submission Date
Dec 28, 2019
Interview Notification Date
Jan 23, 2020
Interview Date
Feb 6, 2020
Decision Notification Date
Mar 3, 2020
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
mac_53156
Updated
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985
Reaction score
1
Comments
2
1st time applying to a graduate school
Film Program & Degree
Brooklyn College Feirstein - Directing MFA
Submission Date
Jan 15, 2020
Interview Notification Date
Feb 11, 2020
Interview Date
Feb 25, 2020
Decision Notification Date
Mar 16, 2020
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
mcama
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806
Reaction score
1
Comments
2
2nd time applying
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Directing/Screenwriting MFA
Submission Date
Dec 15, 2021
Interview Notification Date
Feb 10, 2022
Interview Date
Feb 22, 2022
Decision Notification Date
Mar 25, 2022
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
TorrianR
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578
Reaction score
1
Comments
1
First time applying
Film Program & Degree
Brooklyn College Feirstein - Screenwriting MFA
Submission Date
Mar 26, 2020
Interview Notification Date
Apr 4, 2020
Interview Date
Apr 13, 2020
Decision Notification Date
Apr 17, 2020
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Batsy
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780
Reaction score
2
Comments
4
Scheduled a quick phone interview with the...
Film Program & Degree
Stephens College - TV & Screenwriting MFA
Submission Date
Mar 8, 2021
Interview Notification Date
Mar 10, 2021
Interview Date
Mar 11, 2021
Decision Notification Date
Mar 11, 2021
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Batsy
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962
Reaction score
1
Comments
4
I turned in a few treatments and 15 pages of a...
Film Program & Degree
Brooklyn College Feirstein - Screenwriting MFA
Submission Date
Jan 15, 2021
Interview Notification Date
Feb 11, 2021
Interview Date
Mar 10, 2021
Decision Notification Date
Mar 19, 2021
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
mucus
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514
Reaction score
1
Comments
1
Film Program & Degree
LMU - Writing for the Screen MFA
Submission Date
Dec 11, 2020
Interview Notification Date
Feb 5, 2021
Interview Date
Feb 16, 2021
Decision Notification Date
Mar 11, 2021
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
GRE Verbal Reasoning: ### (Data visible for Supporting Members)
GRE Quantitative Reasoning: ### (Data visible for Supporting Members)
GRE Analytical Writing: #.# (Data visible for Supporting Members)
iYaro
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736
LA interview. Admitted under probation for the...
Film Program & Degree
UCLA - Screenwriting MFA
Interview Notification Date
Feb 7, 2016
Interview Date
Feb 18, 2016
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Skype Interview. w/ scholarship
Film Program & Degree
AFI - Directing
Interview Notification Date
Feb 1, 2017
Interview Date
Feb 16, 2017
Decision Notification Date
Apr 4, 2017
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
GRE Verbal Reasoning: ### (Data visible for Supporting Members)
GRE Quantitative Reasoning: ### (Data visible for Supporting Members)
GRE Analytical Writing: #.# (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Zeno
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781
First time applying to Directing program
Film Program & Degree
AFI - Directing
Submission Date
Dec 1, 2017
Interview Notification Date
Jan 25, 2018
Interview Date
Feb 23, 2018
Decision Notification Date
Apr 2, 2018
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
cms9607
Views
856
Reaction score
2
Comments
1
Columbia's application was interested compared...
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Directing/Screenwriting MFA
Submission Date
Dec 15, 2021
Interview Notification Date
Feb 7, 2022
Interview Date
Feb 18, 2022
Decision Notification Date
Mar 23, 2022
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First time application (Back up)
Film Program & Degree
DePaul - Screenwriting MFA
Submission Date
Feb 11, 2021
Interview Date
Mar 25, 2021
Decision Notification Date
Mar 31, 2021
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
First time applying
Film Program & Degree
Columbia - Directing/Screenwriting MFA
Submission Date
Dec 1, 2019
Interview Notification Date
Feb 7, 2020
Interview Date
Feb 25, 2020
Decision Notification Date
Mar 25, 2020

Application Materials attached:
  1. Portfolio
  2. Visual Samples (Video)

GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
wrongmatt
Views
656
Reaction score
1
First time applying
Film Program & Degree
AFI - Cinematography
Submission Date
Nov 27, 2019
Interview Notification Date
Jan 31, 2020
Interview Date
Feb 13, 2020
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
JLWilco
Views
657
First time
Film Program & Degree
Chapman - Producing MFA
Submission Date
Dec 1, 2017
Interview Notification Date
Feb 2, 2018
Interview Date
Feb 13, 2018
Decision Notification Date
Feb 27, 2018
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
imenergetic
Updated
Views
1K
Reaction score
1
Comments
4
Chapman MFA/MBA Producing
Film Program & Degree
Chapman - Producing MFA
Submission Date
Nov 20, 2020
Interview Notification Date
Jan 13, 2021
Interview Date
Jan 22, 2021
Decision Notification Date
Mar 19, 2021

Application Materials attached:
  1. Personal Statement
  2. Writing Samples

GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
GRE Verbal Reasoning: ### (Data visible for Supporting Members)
GRE Quantitative Reasoning: ### (Data visible for Supporting Members)
GRE Analytical Writing: #.# (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Alex_G
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297
Reaction score
2
Smooth process - straightfoward...
Film Program & Degree
Chapman - TV Writing & Producing MFA
Submission Date
Dec 1, 2021
Interview Notification Date
Jan 28, 2022
Interview Date
Feb 10, 2022
Decision Notification Date
Mar 15, 2022
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
hcmartinez13
Views
489
Reaction score
1
Comments
2
First time applying
Film Program & Degree
AFI - Producing
Submission Date
Dec 1, 2021
Interview Notification Date
Jan 11, 2022
Interview Date
Jan 28, 2022
Decision Notification Date
Mar 14, 2022

Application Materials attached:
  1. Portfolio
  2. Short Film

GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)

Latest Accepted Applications


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.

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

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