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Admitted but Not Attending (After Interview)
Columbia College Chicago - Film and Television Directing
First time applying. Applying on March 1st, far later than I wanted, but opted to finalize a short film which would be the centerpiece of my application.
- Film Program & Degree
- Columbia College Chicago - Cinema and Television Directing (MFA)
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Mar 1, 2026
- Interview Notification Date
- Apr 15, 2026
- Interview Date
- Apr 17, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Apr 21, 2026
- Scholarship Notification
- Apr 21, 2026
- Willing to share application materials?
- Yes (DM me privately)
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Admitted but Not Attending (After Interview)
AFI MFA Editing - Fall 2026
First year applying for Film MFA programs. At this point I have been waitlisted for Screenwriting and denied for Directing. As part of the Directing denial I was invited to apply for Editing and have done so.
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Editing
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Mar 17, 2026
- Interview Notification Date
- Apr 7, 2026
- Interview Date
- Apr 10, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Apr 16, 2026
Admitted but Not Attending (After Interview)
MFA Film - NYU
First time applying.
- Film Program & Degree
- NYU Tisch - Graduate Film MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 30, 2025
- Interview Date
- Feb 17, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 13, 2026
- Scholarship Notification
- Mar 17, 2026
Attending (Admitted w/o Interview)
Art Center - MFA - Film
Nothing complicated. The intent word limit was short, so I struggled to distill my 3 page intent into 400 words.
They did want a film with sync sound and dialogues. My film has sync sound but no dialogue, so I had to use a chopped scene with dialogue into the narrative to meet that requirement.
- Film Program & Degree
- ArtCenter College of Design (MFA)
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 11, 2026
Admitted but Not Attending (After Interview)
CMU Dramatic Writing Fall 2026
It went okay, I didn't feel great after the interview just on an interpersonal level. The gap from when I interviewed to when I was offered a spot makes me think I may have been waitlisted at first, but I didn't receive notification. Decided to go to another school where an assistantship was...
- Film Program & Degree
- Carnegie Mellon Dramatic Writing MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 30, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 5, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 17, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 27, 2026
- Scholarship Notification
- Apr 7, 2026
Attending (Off Waitlist After Interview)
Chapman - Directing MFA
Chapman's application was a lot of fun. I thought the personal essay, where you can't show your face felt really unique from other application materials. Was super excited to get an interview and thought the interviewer was really kind and approachable. I left the interview more excited about...
- Film Program & Degree
- Chapman - Directing MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Oct 20, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 23, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 26, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 16, 2026
- Admitted Off Waitlist Date
- Apr 17, 2026
Attending (Off Waitlist After Interview)
AFI MFA Directing - Fall 2026
AFI is my dream school and the only school I applied to for directing. I am so excited. I truly can't believe it. Thankfully, I got off the wait list really early.
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Directing
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 15, 2026
- Interview Date
- Jan 22, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 16, 2026
- Admitted Off Waitlist Date
- Apr 20, 2026
Attending (Off Waitlist After Interview)
Columbia Film MFA - Writing for Film & TV
I lost contact with one recommender and wasn't able to remove them from the list since it's already passed the application ddl (within the letters of recommendation ddl, which has a week extension). I emailed the admissions office and they were very friendly and helpful on this, also replying to...
- Film Program & Degree
- Columbia - Writing for Film & Television MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 16, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 3, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 26, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 31, 2026
- Admitted Off Waitlist Date
- Apr 14, 2026
- Willing to share application materials?
- No / Prefer not to share
TOEFL: ## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Admitted (After Interview)
LMU MFA film and tv production
Application went pretty smoothly. Their interview was one of the first I received, and the first one I ended up doing. Thought I semi bombed the interview and was surprised to see I got accepted. So ig it didn’t go as bad as I thought.
communication with the school has been very direct and...
- Film Program & Degree
- LMU - Film and Television Production MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 6, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 12, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 17, 2026
- Scholarship Notification
- Apr 16, 2026
Admitted but Not Attending (After Interview)
MFA Film - Creative Producing - 2026
Loved the process, got accepted, had to decline
- Film Program & Degree
- Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 16, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 12, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 26, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 12, 2026
- Scholarship Notification
- Mar 12, 2026
- Willing to share application materials?
- No / Prefer not to share
TOEFL: ## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Declined Admission (Off Waitlist After Interview)
AFI - Producing 2026
Second time applying, but initially applied for Cinematography last year. I interviewed with Sandy Stern and Nikit Doshi. Sad I was waitlisted, but I think I would be a lot more upset if I hadn't already been admitted to Columbia. Thankful for the opportunity!
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Producing
- Attempts
- Second Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2025
- Interview Date
- Jan 29, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 16, 2026
Admitted but Not Attending (After Interview)
Brooklyn College fall 2026
Was a smooth process that took a bit longer to get information from than other schools. Had an interview that went very well as we talked very casually about films.
- Film Program & Degree
- Brooklyn College Feirstein - Directing MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Jan 12, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 17, 2026
Admitted (w/o Interview)
City College of New York MFA in Film
First Time Applying. The whole process is smooth and straightforward.
- Film Program & Degree
- City College of New York - MFA in Film
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Feb 1, 2026
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 20, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 26, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 4, 2026
Attending (Off Waitlist After Interview)
FAMU International - Directing Cinema and Digital Media
My second time applying. The overall process was challenging but fulfilling.
- Film Program & Degree
- FAMU - Directing MFA
- Attempts
- Second Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Jan 23, 2026
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 23, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 27, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 6, 2026
- Admitted Off Waitlist Date
- Apr 10, 2026
Attending (Admitted After Interview)
AFI Cinematography - Fall 2026
Second time applying; got to the interview stage back in 2021.
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Cinematography
- Attempts
- Second Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 27, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 26, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 12, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 16, 2026
- Willing to share application materials?
- Yes (attached or included with this logged application entry)
Admitted (After Interview)
AFI Screenwriting - 2026
Application process was pretty chill. I was already applying to other MFA programs and was grateful AFI wanted three pages of personal statement instead of one or two because it was more comfortable to articulate my story, my influences, and what I wanted out of the program. I was lucky enough...
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Screenwriting
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 15, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 9, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 16, 2026
- Willing to share application materials?
- No / Prefer not to share
Attending (Off Waitlist w/o Interview)
Bachelor of Arts: Screen Production 2026
First time application, rural student straight out of college. 5 min short film, 3 min "My Story" application video.
- Film Program & Degree
- Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) - BA Screen Production
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Sep 27, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Nov 24, 2025
- Admitted Off Waitlist Date
- Dec 17, 2025
- Willing to share application materials?
- No / Prefer not to share
Admitted (w/o Interview)
SAMPLE MFA Application 2019
This is a sample Application (and not an actual AFI application) to showcase the various features of the Tracker
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Editing
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Jan 14, 2019
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 15, 2019
- Interview Date
- Feb 4, 2019
- Decision Notification Date
- May 14, 2019
- Admitted Off Waitlist Date
- Jun 24, 2019
- Scholarship Notification
- Jun 24, 2019
- Willing to share application materials?
- Yes (attached or included with this logged application entry)
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GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
GRE Verbal Reasoning: ### (Data visible for Supporting Members)
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TOEFL: ## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Attending (Admitted After Interview)
Columbia MFA 2026
This was my first time applying. Overall I think it was a great experience.
- Film Program & Degree
- Columbia - Creative Producing MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 16, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 11, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 16, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 12, 2026
Admitted (After Interview)
UCLA Screenwriting MFA - Film Track
The application process has gone well. I believe the hardest part was the two original screenplays required in the materials, as it was the longest work in all applications. Overall, it went well.
- Film Program & Degree
- UCLA - Screenwriting MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Oct 28, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 15, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 5, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 23, 2026
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