NYU Tisch MFA Dramatic Writing 2025

[highlandspring]

Who's applying? Good luck!

 

[Chris W]

Good luck everyone! Be sure to log your application in our database once you've submitted it to the school.

Here are our current stats for the program. Lots of useful info contained in the link below.

NYU Tisch Kanbar Institute of Film & Television Acceptance Rate (NYU Tisch - Dramatic Writing MFA/All Years)

22.3%

Admitted

35 out of 157

28.7%

Waitlisted

45 out of 157

49%

Not Admitted

77 out of 157

Click here for our full Admission Statistics for this program including interview and acceptance notification dates, accepted GPAs, waitlist acceptance rate, demographics of accepted applicants, $ amount of scholarship awarded, and more...

 

[wildrutabaga]

Hi! I submitted a half-hour pilot. Was waitlisted last year, reapplying this year.

 

[highlandspring]

Hi! I submitted a half-hour pilot. Was waitlisted last year, reapplying this year.

Ah I hope you get in this year! I submitted a play. What was the interview like?

 

[wildrutabaga]

Ah I hope you get in this year! I submitted a play. What was the interview like?

Thanks you too! I interviewed with James last year and it just felt like a conversation. We didn’t talk about my sample but I got to tell him more about myself and my life and the type of work I like. He emphasized that if you get an interview that means they think you have what it takes to be in the program, but what it all comes down to is them trying to carefully assemble a class with diverse writing styles, interests, and backgrounds.

 

[nikifish]

I have applied too. This is the first time I have applied to film schools. I submitted a One-hour TV pilot, which took me a lot of time. I'm an international student, and writing in English for a so much long script made me exhausted and learned a lot hhh. I'm happy to have a place to share messages with applicants.

 

[highlandspring]

Thanks you too! I interviewed with James last year and it just felt like a conversation. We didn’t talk about my sample but I got to tell him more about myself and my life and the type of work I like. He emphasized that if you get an interview that means they think you have what it takes to be in the program, but what it all comes down to is them trying to carefully assemble a class with diverse writing styles, interests, and backgrounds.

Ah I met James when I went to visit, super nice guy. He said the same thing to me during the meet and greet. Hopefully you get him again. If I get lucky to get one myself, ngl I’m nervous about which faculty member it would be… The waiting game is long!

 

[nikifish]

Has anyone here heard about something like the interview from NYU? I don't know if they need to interview all applicants or be casual.

 

[Ronister]

Boosting this up because another thread mentioned this

 

[Ronister]

Has anyone gotten an interview for this program?

 

[mranderson67]

Haven’t heard anything this year but last year I got an interview request on February 27. If the timeline is similar I assume requests will be sent out a little later in the month?

 

[itskeiter]

I'm assuming that interview invitations will be sent out this week based on the timeline from the past two years?

 

[Interested Party]

I hope so!

 

[bg29736]

Anyone hear anything about interviews yet? I’m getting antsy!!

 

[Interested Party]

Anyone hear anything about interviews yet? I’m getting antsy!!

Nothing!

 

[Interested Party]

Nothing!

And it seems later than the norm!

 

[itskeiter]

This year's spring break seems to be later than the past few years. That may be why it is later than the norm?

 

[Ronister]

Anyone hear anything about interviews yet? I’m getting antsy!!

Literal crickets haha

 

[itskeiter]

The silence is stressing me out lol

 

[renrichichi]

I know! I had a professor of mine tell me that it may take longer for decisions to come out of NYU, because their academic calendar changed (she also teaches there), so I’m trying not to read too much into it. Nonetheless, I’m stress checking my email every few hours.