MFA screenwring: What are they looking for?

[Drufur]

Hi all,

Wondering if MFA screenwriting programs are looking for students that already know the basics, or even advanced elements, of story structure? I get the feeling that they might not even care about it, and instead prefer a "blank slate" of a student who they can then indoctrinate into their way of writing/doing..

Any ideas??

Thanks!

And congrats to all that recently got accepted into programs!