Who's applying to NYU Dramatic Writing this year?
1. NYU Tisch Graduate Application: Submit these required materials by the deadline:
3. Creative Portfolio: Identify the medium of your portfolio (not equated to your concentration). Next, provide a single, complete work that reflects your best dramatic writing and tells a complete story. You must also be the sole creator. If your sample falls outside of the following major categories, address how it relates to dramatic writing in a short addendum:
Full instructions here:
tisch.nyu.edu
Read up on how last year's applicants did by reading last year's application thread:
www.filmschool.org
Also, our application database has over 129 applications to the program. Remember to log your application once you apply so that we can improve all our statistics to the program such as notification dates and accepted GPAs.
Click the above link for even more admission stats to the program.
www.filmschool.org
Good luck!
Deadline is December 1st!
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How to apply
1. NYU Tisch Graduate Application: Submit these required materials by the deadline:
- Two Letters of Recommendation:
- Resume/CV
- Personal Statement — Explain in 750 words or fewer why you want to attend the Dramatic Writing Department, your academic/professional goals, and your interests as a writer
3. Creative Portfolio: Identify the medium of your portfolio (not equated to your concentration). Next, provide a single, complete work that reflects your best dramatic writing and tells a complete story. You must also be the sole creator. If your sample falls outside of the following major categories, address how it relates to dramatic writing in a short addendum:
- 1. Full-length screenplay (up to 120 pages)
- 2. Screenplay (90-120 pages)
- 3. Original episodic pilot (25-60 pages
Full instructions here:

Graduate Application Requirements
The Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing is highly selective and provides an academically and creatively demanding curriculum.
Read up on how last year's applicants did by reading last year's application thread:
NYU Tisch Dramatic Writing MFA Fall 2023
Apps were due yesterday so I figured I would start a thread so we can chat while we wait for decisions to be made! Who else applied? What kind of script did you submit? I submitted a 30 minute pilot. Good luck to everyone!

Also, our application database has over 129 applications to the program. Remember to log your application once you apply so that we can improve all our statistics to the program such as notification dates and accepted GPAs.
Click the above link for even more admission stats to the program.
Admission statistics for NYU Tisch Kanbar Institute of Film & Television ()
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Good luck!
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