Northwestern 2025 - Documentary Media

[cccecilia]

Happy Chinese new year and i hope everyone who are here in this website could all get the offer they want! Wish our the best luck! I am wondering if there is anyone who also applied Northwestern MFA documentary media program this year and how's the interview went, please discuss together since i feel so anxious right now, especially known that the program size dropped to only 4 students since last year. And if there's anyone who used to applied to this program and interviewed, please also shot me some informations too, cause its so hard to find any informations and discussion (beside from the school website ) from firsthand perspective. Thank you all!!! WISH OUR THE BEST LUCK AGIAN!

 

[Chris W]

Good luck! Remember to log your application when you can. It's very helpful to people.

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[lusho]

Hello! I did not apply to Northwestern but I did apply to Stanford's documentary program. I think there tends to be a lot of overlap in the people who apply for each of those programs, so wanted to mention that here!

 

[Monteurr]

Happy Chinese new year and i hope everyone who are here in this website could all get the offer they want! Wish our the best luck! I am wondering if there is anyone who also applied Northwestern MFA documentary media program this year and how's the interview went, please discuss together since i feel so anxious right now, especially known that the program size dropped to only 4 students since last year. And if there's anyone who used to applied to this program and interviewed, please also shot me some informations too, cause its so hard to find any informations and discussion (beside from the school website ) from firsthand perspective. Thank you all!!! WISH OUR THE BEST LUCK AGIAN!

Hello mate, I've also applied to the program and I haven't received an invitation to the interview! have you?

 

[cccecilia]

Hello! I did not apply to Northwestern but I did apply to Stanford's documentary program. I think there tends to be a lot of overlap in the people who apply for each of those programs, so wanted to mention that here!

Definitely! Have u interviewed yet?

 

[cccecilia]

Good luck! Remember to log your application when you can. It's very helpful to people.

Application Database

A database of thousands of film school applications to calculate acceptance rates to film programs and the minimum GPAs, minimum SAT and GRE scores, experience of accepted applicants, and much more....

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will do! Thanks Chris!

 

[cccecilia]

Hello mate, I've also applied to the program and I haven't received an invitation to the interview! have you?

Hi there! I’m so glad to meet someone who is always applied to this program this year! and yes I already interviewed with the committee, the date was Jan 28th.

 

[lusho]

Definitely! Have u interviewed yet?

No, have you? I haven't heard anything from them!

 

[cccecilia]

No, have you? I haven't heard anything from them!

I didn’t apply Stanford, I only applied northwestern this year. And yea I had the interview with northwestern mfa on 28th

 

[charles]

Hi! I haven't heard anything either. How was the interview? Best lucks!

 

[cccecilia]

Hi! I haven't heard anything either. How was the interview? Best lucks!

The interview was general than I thought… I thought they gonna ask me something more focus on my portfolio or the treatment that i submitted, but they didn’t ask any of it. Just super general questions. But now I’m wondering if this program a rolling system?

 

[hade]

Hi I also did an interview…agree that it was more general questions but I think I screwed up..kinda..
lol
didn’t know there were only 4 cohorts..
I think last year they had 6 cohorts but only 4 registered i think?
cause when I saw the statistics of the program, it said 6 were accepted but only 4 people registered.
I assume they didn’t give waitlist?

 

[bootstrap]

Hi I also did an interview…agree that it was more general questions but I think I screwed up..kinda..
lol
didn’t know there were only 4 cohorts..
I think last year they had 6 cohorts but only 4 registered i think?
cause when I saw the statistics of the program, it said 6 were accepted but only 4 people registered.
I assume they didn’t give waitlist?

All the best! I wanted to ask how much in advance did they let you know about the interview? Asking to see if I still have a shot

 

[cccecilia]

Hi I also did an interview…agree that it was more general questions but I think I screwed up..kinda..
lol
didn’t know there were only 4 cohorts..
I think last year they had 6 cohorts but only 4 registered i think?
cause when I saw the statistics of the program, it said 6 were accepted but only 4 people registered.
I assume they didn’t give waitlist?

Hi! Thank you for replying, it’s feel so warm to find someone who also had the interview. And i completely feel you since i feel I screwed it up as well… many things i prepared didn’t asked or answered at all… and yea I don’t think waitlist super important for this program. And also I’m very concerned about the funding bases gonna be change or not since Trump just banned lots of fundings in many universities… :/

 

[cccecilia]

All the best! I wanted to ask how much in advance did they let you know about the interview? Asking to see if I still have a shot

I got the interview invitation about 2-3 weeks in advance before interview. And the interview spots for me to choose was about 2 days (27th-28th)

 

[cccecilia]

Hi I also did an interview…agree that it was more general questions but I think I screwed up..kinda..
lol
didn’t know there were only 4 cohorts..
I think last year they had 6 cohorts but only 4 registered i think?
cause when I saw the statistics of the program, it said 6 were accepted but only 4 people registered.
I assume they didn’t give waitlist?

May I ask you a bit your background? Like where are you from? Cause I’m aware that this program is extremely diversity.

 

[hade]

All the best! I wanted to ask how much in advance did they let you know about the interview? Asking to see if I still have a shot

yeah, I also got the invitation 2 weeks before!

 

[cccecilia]

I am an international applicant from East Asia region!
Currently an independent documentary director, but earn a living as another job. I’m 28 years old!
HOw about you?

I’m an international student from Beijing and I used to study in Vancouver. Are you also from China?

 

[ngtvmn]

Happy Chinese new year and i hope everyone who are here in this website could all get the offer they want! Wish our the best luck! I am wondering if there is anyone who also applied Northwestern MFA documentary media program this year and how's the interview went, please discuss together since i feel so anxious right now, especially known that the program size dropped to only 4 students since last year. And if there's anyone who used to applied to this program and interviewed, please also shot me some informations too, cause its so hard to find any informations and discussion (beside from the school website ) from firsthand perspective. Thank you all!!! WISH OUR THE BEST LUCK AGIAN!

Hi!

I also applied this year and had my interview on the 28th. I thought my interview went well but likewise, I thought it was pretty general. I was prepared to talk about much more haha.

Did someone from NU confirm that the cohort is only 4 students this year during your interview? I also saw that info on last year's post, but I didn't know if it was accurate for this year.

Best of luck!

 

[cccecilia]

Hi!

I also applied this year and had my interview on the 28th. I thought my interview went well but likewise, I thought it was pretty general. I was prepared to talk about much more haha.

Did someone from NU confirm that the cohort is only 4 students this year during your interview? I also saw that info on last year's post, but I didn't know if it was accurate for this year.

Best of luck!

Hi there! I don’t think any one confirm there’s only 4 people this year. All we know that is last year was only 4, and waitlist might not be a thing for NU this program.

Did you happen to ask them when is the result comes out? Cuz I checked last year and the year before last year, it seems like pretty long and they don’t have a certain time.

Best luck to everyone!