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  1. How to get into USC Film School (or any film program) - PART 1: The Personal Statement

    How to get into USC Film School (or any film program) - PART 1: The Personal Statement

    USC receives thousands of applications per year. How are you going to stand out? What are film schools looking for? In this article series I've gathered some of the best advice from the past 17 years on the forums on applying to film school. According to the FilmSchool.org Application Tracker...
  2. Chris W

    Columbia Film School Acceptance Rate & Minimum GPA

    According to data from our Application Tracker the reported acceptance rate and minimum GPAs for Columbia MFA in Film are the following: Columbia - Creative Producing FilmSchool.org Columbia Acceptance Rate: [0]=ColumbiaCreativeProdu']63% (41 out of 65 applications) Lowest Reported Minimum...
  3. COLUMBIA FILM SCHOOL STUDENT PROFILE: Patrick Clement - Screenwriting & Directing MFA

    COLUMBIA FILM SCHOOL STUDENT PROFILE: Patrick Clement - Screenwriting & Directing MFA

    "I went to Columbia because I wanted to be a better storyteller and understanding structure... and I do think my storytelling has gotten better and more complex and deeper and I'm really grateful to Columbia.... they delivered exactly what I expected them to deliver." Recently I had the...
  4. y0shek

    Columbia U or AFI for Film Directing?

    Long time lurker on the site here! Hi! I have the wonderful situation to have been accepted to both Columbia University Directing/Writing as well as AFI. I've had one short french-language film distributed that won several awards at smaller film festivals. Made a micro-micro budget feature a...
  5. d890

    AFI Screenwriting vs. Columbia Screenwriting

    Is anyone else here debating between the two?
  6. d890

    COLUMBIA VS NYU TISCH

    Hey all, I'm in the ridiculously fortunate position of having been selected by both Tisch and Columbia. I don't know which one to pick. Columbia's emphasis on storytelling and writing is a big plus for me, and I just cannot gage how much writing is done at Tisch... I see myself as a...
  7. D

    Admitted After Interview Columbia University - Creative Producing 2019

  8. d890

    SCREENWRITING: Columbia vs. AFI?

    Hi all, I am just thinking things through, and wondering what the pros and cons of each school are in terms of the screenwriting mfa... Anyone else debating between the two? Thoughts?
  9. Fernando González Ortiz

    Decision Time Columbia or Chapman

    Hi everyone, so the time has come. To be honest I already have a pretty hefty spreadsheet with overall costs and overall scholarships. Also, I'm just finishing my very personal Pros/Cons list. So I got accepted at Chapman for the MBA/MFA and at Columbia for Creative Producing. Now I need to...
  10. d890

    Admitted After Interview Columbia - Directing / Screenwriting - FALL 2019

  11. I

    Denied After Interview Columbia - Directing/Screenwriting 2019

    First time applying. This was the only out-of-state school I applied to. Although preparing them was challenging, I really liked the range of materials asked for in the application. Update: I've scheduled to do the interview in-person.
  12. StellaZ086

    Waitlisted Without Interview Columbia - Directing/Screenwriting 2015

  13. A

    Admitted After Interview Columbia - Directing/Screenwriting 2015

  14. smooshie

    Denied Without Interview Columbia - Directing/Screenwriting 2015

  15. R

    Admitted After Interview Columbia - Directing/Screenwriting 2015

  16. A

    Applied Columbia - Directing/Screenwriting 2015

  17. Patrick Clement

    Admitted After Interview Columbia - Directing/Screenwriting 2015

    Accepted offer.
  18. Nalcsart

    Admitted After Interview Columbia - Directing/Screenwriting 2015

  19. LaGuionista

    Applied Columbia - Directing/Screenwriting 2015

  20. A

    Denied Without Interview Columbia - Directing/Screenwriting 2015

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