I created a new Interview Questions forum to have a place for all the... interview questions that people have. :)
https://www.filmschool.org/forums/interview-questions.206/
I also renamed the Application Interview Acceptance forums to just Application Year Threads to avoid confusion. Is that a...
I've revamped the Film School Lounge forum by using thread prefixes to categorize the different thread types.
https://www.filmschool.org/forums/film-school-lounge.121/
The lounge is for instructions and fun threads to pass the time while applying to film school and or waiting to hear back from...
I've added a general "Application Materials Description" to the tracker as I think it will be helpful to other people to see a general description of what people submitted. What writing prompts they chose or what portfolio option they did... Etc...
(This would only visible to site members and...
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A new feature has been added today... Now when you review a film school in our film school database you can select if you would recommend the school or not:
Please edit and update your reviews to add that info if you can.
It will also show how many people recommended the school on the review...
I'm happy to announce the following great new features on the site. Enjoy!
Similar Threads
In addition to a list of similar threads at the bottom of posts, now when you post a new thread it will show a list of other threads that may be similar to what you are about to post in case you want to...
New feature... you can now easily toggle into dark mode for night reading by clicking the LighBulb 💡 icon in the top right (on desktop)....
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I added the 2021 categories this morning to get ready for the next year's batch.
https://www.filmschool.org/applications/
2,621 applications in the tracker and only 16 more 2020 applications needed to beat 2019. :)
Thanks to the help of the site's Supporting Members I'm now able to launch a new feature for the site... Classifieds!
https://www.filmschool.org/classifieds/
You can post ads in categories such as:
Student Housing
Filmmaking Textbooks
Filmmaking Equipment
Film Help Wanted
Casting Calls...
Thanks to our AMAZING and wonderful Supporting Members I've been able to finance the development of a sorting and filtering feature for the Film Schools on the site just as you can sort and filter applications in the application tracker.
https://www.filmschool.org/reviews/
You can now sort...
The site has a a Top Posters leaderboard and a Highest Reaction Score leaderboard.
@dorkydiana has made it into the top 10 of the highest reaction one. :)
@Septopus7 is there closest to breaking through into the top 10 of the Top Posters one. :)
Prior forum member and current USC Film School Admissions faculty member @USCSCAAlumni/Faculty has generously agreed to be interviewed for an article on this site next week. (Awesome and thank you!)
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Thanks to our many members, the FilmSchool.org Application Database and Tracker consists of over 2,900 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, and decision...
The Student Club system is a perk for Supporting Members that allows accepted applicants, current students, or alumni to have private discussions that are not visible to non-members and el Google. Think of it as similar to Facebook's Private Groups.
It's a safe place for you to share more...
You don’t have to be a current student or an alum to write a review for a film school! Whether you’re an applicant, interested student, faculty member, current student, or alum, we want to hear from you.
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Interview was with three faculty members, was very personal and lasted over 30 minutes, I had time to ask all my questions. Very supportive and responsive faculty. Not the most impressive facilities for those interested in more traditional filmmaking, but good resources for installation and...
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to see the GPAs, SAT scores, GRE scores, portfolios, etc...
that were submitted with this application. (If provided by applicant)
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to see the GPAs, SAT scores, GRE scores, portfolios, etc...
that were submitted with this application. (If provided by applicant)
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