Columbia Film School MFA Applicants 2026 (4 Viewers)

[MsUni123]

My portal page never changed through the whole process. I had a "congratulations" email when they asked for an interview but nothing has ever changed on my portal. How strange.

 

[armaan2412]

I noticed the "Congratulations" tab being removed quite a while ago for me. Also not too sure what that indicates or whether there's any sort of correlation to acceptance or not.

 

[gibs9000]

Mine still has the congratulations for whatever that's worth. I'm assuming they'll have to let us know by tomorrow since other program deadlines begin next week. It’s pretty frustrating at this point.

 

[hannathatsit]

i feel like this wait has been kind of ridiculous at this point. like what on earth could they still possibly deciding? everyone else has sent out decisions weeks ago... they really are waiting for the final hour jfc

 

[RPA]

i feel like this wait has been kind of ridiculous at this point. like what on earth could they still possibly deciding? everyone else has sent out decisions weeks ago... they really are waiting for the final hour jfc

Yeah I agree. Internally they might have a million issues they are trying to figure out, but in general they should've organized this decision announcement a lot better. Even if there was a delay, they should send a communication to us notifying us of the delay(regardless of whatever decision it maybe). Even a generic notification would've been appreciated a lot, instead of us pestering them for updates frequently.

 

[NicoleNee123]

Just got the rejection letter about half an hour ago so I’m officially retiring this thread and submitting my intent to enroll at my other offer! Lol

It’s been a wild ride and congrats to everyone here that got acceptances to any film programs regardless! We did it!

 

[MsUni123]

Best of luck to you and happy creating!!

 

[RPA]

Just got the rejection letter about half an hour ago so I’m officially retiring this thread and submitting my intent to enroll at my other offer! Lol

It’s been a wild ride and congrats to everyone here that got acceptances to any film programs regardless! We did it!

Good luck

 

[thatnonblonde]

Just got the rejection letter about half an hour ago so I’m officially retiring this thread and submitting my intent to enroll at my other offer! Lol

It’s been a wild ride and congrats to everyone here that got acceptances to any film programs regardless! We did it!

Good luck on your future endeavors!!

 

[thatnonblonde]

General question: Do we own the intellectual property of the Dramatic writing sample and of the feature film treatment? I wanted to hopefully make the dramatic writing sample and the feature film. Just wondering cause when we submitted it said that Columbia owns the materials but I thought that meant they keep a record of the submission.

 

[MsUni123]

General question: Do we own the intellectual property of the Dramatic writing sample and of the feature film treatment? I wanted to hopefully make the dramatic writing sample and the feature film. Just wondering cause when we submitted it said that Columbia owns the materials but I thought that meant they keep a record of the submission.

I'm not a lawyer but there is no way that they own your creative ideas for a submission. I will absolutely be making films from both of my submission materials.

 

[Aryansh.y]

Just got the rejection letter about half an hour ago so I’m officially retiring this thread and submitting my intent to enroll at my other offer! Lol

It’s been a wild ride and congrats to everyone here that got acceptances to any film programs regardless! We did it!

You got a rejection for s@d?

 

[NicoleNee123]

You got a rejection for s@d?

For Writing for Film/TV, but I also selected to be considered for S&D when I did my app. To be honest, after reading how everyone else’s interviews went, I felt like my interviewers weren’t great. The only questions they asked me are what film and series have sparked to me lately and what I’m writing/working on currently. They didn’t even bother to ask me about my submission materials, why Columbia, why I’m passionate about the program and writing, etc. I feel like I had to insert answers because it seemed like they didn’t care to ask additional questions, yet my interview was still 30 minutes of mostly me just talking. Regardless, I sent a thoughtful thank you note as a follow up. Kinda a red flag from that point on so I’m not too entirely surprised that it was a no lol. But I’m a firm believer in that everything happens for a reason! I received a hefty scholarship from LMU (I’m based in LA), and when I interviewed with them, the vibe was completely different and so positive. I intend to enroll this fall!

 

[Chris W]

But I’m a firm believer in that everything happens for a reason! I received a hefty scholarship from LMU (I’m based in LA), and when I interviewed with them, the vibe was completely different and so positive. I intend to enroll this fall!

Congrats! Let us know how it goes and don't forget to log your applications to help people next year.

 

[Aryansh.y]

Any updates on S&D?

 

[gibs9000]

Yeah I agree. Internally they might have a million issues they are trying to figure out, but in general they should've organized this decision announcement a lot better. Even if there was a delay, they should send a communication to us notifying us of the delay(regardless of whatever decision it maybe). Even a generic notification would've been appreciated a lot, instead of us pestering them for updates frequently.

Yeah it’s pretty shocking. They’ve said we’d hear by today but I’m doubtful at this point

 

[Aryansh.y]

Yeah it’s pretty shocking. They’ve said we’d hear by today but I’m doubtful at this point

Well they also said that we’d hear mid to late march it’s funny at this point.

 

[MsUni123]

Any updates on S&D?

Not on my end yet.

 

[MsUni123]

Do we have yet to hear about any "regular" admits? Those without any scholarships?

 

[Aryansh.y]

Do we have yet to hear about any "regular" admits? Those without any scholarships?

I haven’t heard of any admit without a scholarship yet. Holding out hope!