USC MFA - Film and Television Production - Fall 2025

[abtfilms]

Hey if it doesn’t work out, I think we’ll all suited to become private eyes lol

Do you know how long yours has been saying action required? bc he said something like nothing would pop up if you weren't considered for admissions. I haven't chaecked mine until today so I have no clue how long it's looked like that.

Again not 100% sure just curious lol

 

[Allison]

Do you know how long yours has been saying action required? bc he said something like nothing would pop up if you weren't considered for admissions. I haven't chaecked mine until today so I have no clue how long it's looked like that.

Again not 100% sure just curious lol

I haven’t looked at any of that stuff until today, I wish I knew!

 

[abtfilms]

I haven’t looked at any of that stuff until today, I wish I knew!

Ok I'll just take it as a win for us bc I am partly delusional

 

[pmj]

Ok I'll just take it as a win for us bc I am partly delusional

I’m pulling for you, and all of us!

 

[nicky2024]

Does anyone know how many people are typically accepted into this program each semester? Keeping fingers crossed for all of us!

 

[pmj]

Does anyone know how many people are typically accepted into this program each semester? Keeping fingers crossed for all of us!

I may be totally off base here but something tells me it’s 60 - I think I’ve seen that number before

 

[nicky2024]

I may be totally off base here but something tells me it’s 60 - I think I’ve seen that number before

Now that you've said 60 I think I've heard that number before too. Thank you!! Curiosity was killing me haha

 

[pmj]

Now that you've said 60 I think I've heard that number before too. Thank you!! Curiosity was killing me haha

Of course!

 

[pmj]

how is everyone holding up?

 

[Allison]

Not super optimistic and just want to know either way! Haha

 

[Chris W]

New fun cinematography quiz posted to help with wait.

Lens and Light

Understanding lenses begins with understanding light. Test your knowledge with the quiz designed by Tal Lazar Tal Lazar, (@TalLazar), a filmmaker and educator for some of the top film schools. Read our interview with Tal here:

www.filmschool.org

 

[shyaboutmyart]

Is anybody black on this thread ?

 

[abtfilms]

Is anybody black on this thread ?

I am!

 

[Nicolas Hosea]

I'm really stressed out right now, like I checked the website countless times per day

 

[Chris W]

Don't forget to log your application on our site if you haven't yet.

Application Database

A database of thousands of film school applications to calculate acceptance rates to film programs and the minimum GPAs, minimum SAT and GRE scores, experience of accepted applicants, and much more....

www.filmschool.org

 

[abtfilms]

I'm really stressed out right now, like I checked the website countless times per day

I don't think we'll get any updates the week tbh. Decisions seem to consistently come out at the end of February.

 

[pmj]

I'm really stressed out right now, like I checked the website countless times per day

So I had some downtime at work today and looked at all of the data for this specific program on this site over the last 10 years.

Outside of 2019, acceptance notifications came out either the week of or the week after President's Day (2/17 this year) and only once did the acceptance notifications get sent out in early March. So given the decade worth of data on here, I'd say the middle of next week is when we can legitimately start to expect hearing something. 7 of the 10 years had the decisions coming out between 2/24-2/29

Until then, do whatever you can to distract yourself. Watch movies and shows, go for a walk, read, anything

 

[Nicolas Hosea]

Thank you for the assurance. Are notifications also sent via email? Or just in the yousc?

 

[pmj]

Thank you for the assurance. Are notifications also sent via email? Or just in the yousc?

It seems like it’s an email saying to check your youSC portal

 

[Chris W]

It seems like it’s an email saying to check your youSC portal

Yes this.

When I was applying to college in the 90s it was huge 9x11 envelope in mail = accepted. Regular letter =