USC Peter Stark Producing Application 2025

[chowlover1]

Did anyone else not receive an interview? Wondering if that means you should expect a rejection or not.

 

[whatshername11]

I didn't interview.

 

[productionapplicant81]

I received my acceptance letter yesterday as well (I had an interview and I am not international). I'm unsure about accepting. It's a lot of money and considering that hollywood is in turmoil does anyone else have reservations? How selective is this program?

I’m in your shoes, too. The program is definitely selective (several hundred apply for 24 slots) but selectivity doesn’t guarantee post-grad success. I want to talk to students, faculty, and alumni before making a call.

 

[productionapplicant81]

Did anyone else not receive an interview? Wondering if that means you should expect a rejection or not.

Only one user in the history of this website has reported getting in without an interview, so it’s not impossible, but exceedingly rare. This year, it looks like everyone who has reported being accepted (so far) did interview.

 

[chowlover1]

Only one user in the history of this website has reported getting in without an interview, so it’s not impossible, but exceedingly rare. This year, it looks like everyone who has reported being accepted (so far) did interview.

Good to know! Interviewed with UCLA so hoping for some good news from them

 

[marie09348]

I received my acceptance letter yesterday as well (I had an interview and I am not international). I'm unsure about accepting. It's a lot of money and considering that hollywood is in turmoil does anyone else have reservations? How selective is this program?

It’s definitely selective, with only 24 people getting in and you’re with the cohort throughout the two years (you only take classes with other Peter Stark students but correct me if I’m wrong). There’s some good Reddits threads about this like this one (

https://www.reddit.com/r/FilmIndustryLA/comments/155v445/how_is_the_peter_stark_producing_program

) but I would say it’s definitely what you put in you’ll get out. Take advantage of resources and I think it’s worth it, but I understand you’re uncertainty with tuition and costs.

 

[Chris W]

Did anyone else not receive an interview? Wondering if that means you should expect a rejection or not.

Only one user in the history of this website has reported getting in without an interview, so it’s not impossible, but exceedingly rare. This year, it looks like everyone who has reported being accepted (so far) did interview.

Yes this link has the breakdown of admits with/without interview:

Admission statistics for USC School of Cinematic Arts ()

Acceptance rate, minimum GPA, SAT, GRE, and demographics of admitted applicants for USC School of Cinematic Arts calculated from our database of thousands of film school applications.

www.filmschool.org

 

[helloyellow]

Yes this link has the breakdown of admits with/without interview:

Admission statistics for USC School of Cinematic Arts ()

Acceptance rate, minimum GPA, SAT, GRE, and demographics of admitted applicants for USC School of Cinematic Arts calculated from our database of thousands of film school applications.

www.filmschool.org

This can't be accurate? How many people report their admission on this website?

 

[Chris W]

This can't be accurate? How many people report their admission on this website?

Can't be accurate in terms of percentages or can't be accurate in terms of getting in without an interview?

We have 152 applications for stark in the database but that's from all years. Ideally we'd like everyone to log theirs so it's more accurate.

Only one person has ever reported getting in without an interview. Could be an error on their part in logging as it's from 2018. EDIT - it was an error from doing some sleuthing. Fixed.

Attending (Admitted After Interview)  USC - Peter Stark Producing 2018

Second time applying, got phone call

• Anja
• Dec 6, 2018
• Updated Mar 12, 2025
• Category: 2018 Fall Entry
• producing

 

[Chris W]

Can't be accurate in terms of percentages or can't be accurate in terms of getting in without an interview?

We have 152 applications for stark in the database but that's from all years. Ideally we'd like everyone to log theirs so it's more accurate.

Only one person has ever reported getting in without an interview. Could be an error on their part in logging as it's from 2018.

Attending (Admitted After Interview)  USC - Peter Stark Producing 2018

Second time applying, got phone call

• Anja
• Dec 6, 2018
• Updated Mar 12, 2025
• Category: 2018 Fall Entry
• producing

It's an error in logging... here they are saying they had an interview:

A

Post in thread 'USC Peter Stark Producing Program 2018'

Feb 28, 2018

@Operator I had an interview in early February and was accepted today

• Anja

Fixing data in the application.

 

[Chris W]

Only one user in the history of this website has reported getting in without an interview, so it’s not impossible, but exceedingly rare. This year, it looks like everyone who has reported being accepted (so far) did interview.

Did some sleuthing and that was an error in logging - they were interviewed.

A

Post in thread 'USC Peter Stark Producing Program 2018'

Feb 28, 2018

@Operator I had an interview in early February and was accepted today

• Anja

 

[Chris W]

This one was an error in logging too. Fixed.

Admitted (Off Waitlist After Interview)  USC - Peter Stark 2020

• mcooper
• Mar 9, 2020
• Reaction score: 1
• Category: 2020 Fall Entry

M

Post in thread 'USC Peter Stark Program Fall 2019 Entry'

Dec 9, 2018

how was your chat with them?

Sorry for the delayed response! It was pretty good, although super casual. There wasn't any sort of tour or info session (at least not the days I was visiting), but I had been in touch with the office admin for the Stark program prior to my visit. So I was able to swing by and chat with the woman in the office for a bit and have my questions answered. Larry also stuck his head in from his office just to say hello and good luck. But it was also nice just to walk around campus and get a feel for the school.

• mcooper

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[whatshername11]

I'm cooked then lol

 

[Chris W]

I'm cooked then lol

It's pretty darn competitive and sometimes it takes a while... See this article for inspiration:

After Three Years of Rejection, I Got Into The Two Best Film Schools in The World. Here Are The Five Things I Learned...

So...you’re applying for film school, huh? I mean, that’s just my assumption. Not sure why you would bother reading this otherwise, especially with where we are currently in The Cycle of Applications. These next couple weeks are pretty much when all the major film school programs have their...

• Septopus7
• Nov 19, 2020
• 5.00 star(s) 2 reviews
• Comments: 9
• Reviews: 2
• Category: Applying to Film School

 

[val_rose10]

Did anyone else not receive an interview? Wondering if that means you should expect a rejection or not.

I didn't interview.

 

[whatshername11]

Anyone hear anything today?

 

[marie09348]

Anyone hear anything today?

I haven't heard anything so far, but I'm noticing they tend to come out between 12-3 PM PST. Could be wrong but I usually double check during that time frame if anything has come in.

 

[whatshername11]

I haven't heard anything so far, but I'm noticing they tend to come out between 12-3 PM PST. Could be wrong but I usually double check during that time frame if anything has come in.

Did you interview?

 

[marie09348]

Did you interview?

I did not

 

[whatshername11]

I wonder why the gap between notifying everyone is so long...anticipation is killing me