Columbia Film School MFA Applicants 2026 (3 Viewers)

[cyberpeach]

Congratulations!!! Not that it probably matters, but do you remember who you interviewed with?

I don't remember the names I was way too nervous, but they were two writer-directors, both very young, one man one lady.

 

[aliceleigh123]

I don't remember the names I was way too nervous, but they were two writer-directors, both very young, one man one lady.

Ah I see - probably not the same people that I interviewed with, Tom and Trey. Thank you though!

 

[cheeseplank]

Received a mail around 2:37 and just got off the call with Eric Mendelsohn, I got into the mfa screenwriting and directing program with a scholarship!

Interviewed with professors (Elizabeth) Kling and (Bette) Gordon

 

[mcox]

I was logging my application. No it's not an assumption.

Did you join a one on one zoom with your interviewers? or was it a group sort of thing? Congratulations!!!!!

 

[aliceleigh123]

Received a mail around 2:37 and just got off the call with Eric Mendelsohn, I got into the mfa screenwriting and directing program with a scholarship!

Interviewed with professors (Elizabeth) Kling and (Bette) Gordon

Congrats!!! Thank you for sharing all those details

 

[Aryansh.y]

Received a mail around 2:37 and just got off the call with Eric Mendelsohn, I got into the mfa screenwriting and directing program with a scholarship!

Interviewed with professors (Elizabeth) Kling and (Bette) Gordon

Congratulations!!! Who was the email from? Eric or the uni?

 

[cheeseplank]

Congratulations!!! Who was the email from? Eric or the uni?

Thank you!! it was from a Columbia uni email by Victoria L. Sheffer. also it was for a zoom call with the link and you could email them back to rearrange the appointment if needed

 

[armaan2412]

Still radio silence on my end. I applied for Writing for Film and TV, but said I was interested in Screenwriting and Directing.

 

[iammclovin]

Still radio silence on my end. I applied for Writing for Film and TV, but said I was interested in Screenwriting and Directing.

sameeee curious if u submitted a visual sample

 

[armaan2412]

I did not, so I'm not really sure what to expect haha

 

[jingwen.felix]

Got admitted writing and directing with $60,000 per year scholarship

 

[Aryansh.y]

Got admitted writing and directing with $60,000 year scholarship

Congratulations!!! Did you get an email?

 

[jingwen.felix]

Congratulations!!! Did you get an email?

not yet, just eric's zoom call

 

[hannathatsit]

not yet, just eric's zoom call

was it an email to a zoom call? also what time if you dont mind me asking

 

[jingwen.felix]

was it an email to a zoom call? also what time if you dont mind me asking

yeah its an email. 7:46am PST is the time i got the email

 

[Chengxuan]

I have two questions for everyone:
1、For Columbia’s admissions, do they always notify applicants with a Zoom call first? Has anyone received an offer directly without a Zoom call?
2、Are the Zoom call emails all sent out within a single day? If I didn’t receive one yesterday, does that mean I’ve been rejected or waitlisted?

 

[Aryansh.y]

I have two questions for everyone:
1、For Columbia’s admissions, do they always notify applicants with a Zoom call first? Has anyone received an offer directly without a Zoom call?
2、Are the Zoom call emails all sent out within a single day? If I didn’t receive one yesterday, does that mean I’ve been rejected or waitlisted?

I don’t think they make a call to everyone because it’ll be a nightmare for them to do so in 48 hours. I think they send out the zoom links only to the ones who have scored a scholarship.

 

[Aryansh.y]

Any more calls/emails guys?

 

[lulalalulala]

I just got the Zoom email. I'm in

 

[Chris W]

I just got the Zoom email. I'm in

CONGRATS! Log your application when you can. I see you applied and got in 2020 as well?