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Waitlisted (After Interview)
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY DIRECTING/SCREENWRITING 2026
I spent about 6 weeks on the application. Feeling pretty nervous about if I'll hear back, but I'm proud of what I accomplished! If I have any regrets it's that I wasn't able to submit any video except for one piece that I had written, but I did pleasantly surprise myself with what I wrote.
- Film Program & Degree
- Columbia - Directing/Screenwriting MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 16, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 9, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 21, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Apr 7, 2026
Denied (w/o Interview)
Columbia Directing and Screenwriting MFA
Once I realized I did not get interviewed my expectations fell significantly. However it did take an absurd amount of time to get a response back from them.
- Film Program & Degree
- Columbia - Directing/Screenwriting MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Jan 10, 2026
Waitlisted (After Interview)
Screenwriting/Directing - Columbia MFA
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- Columbia - Directing/Screenwriting MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 30, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 6, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Apr 7, 2026
Admitted (After Interview)
Stony Brook MFA
Pretty smooth process. Interview was short, only 15 minutes. Turnaround in terms of scheduling interview, and providing a decision/financial aid offer was very fast (all in Feb/March).
- Film Program & Degree
- Stony Brook - MFA in Film Directing
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Jan 14, 2026
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 31, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 4, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 11, 2026
- Scholarship Notification
- Mar 25, 2026
- Willing to share application materials?
- No / Prefer not to share
Admitted but Not Attending (After Interview)
DePaul MFA Creative Producing
Application went really well. Applied last minute and received an interview invite in late January. Interviewed early February and received an application decision about a month later. Interview was really easy — they talked to me about the program for the first half and the second half we...
- Film Program & Degree
- DePaul - Creative Producing MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Jan 15, 2026
- Interview Notification Date
- Mar 2, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 4, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 2, 2026
- Willing to share application materials?
- No / Prefer not to share
Admitted but Not Attending (After Interview)
Brooklyn College
I applied last minute as a backup in case I didn't get into any other schools. I did an interview, which felt more like a quiz than an interview and left me deciding I wouldn't be attending regardless of whether I got in or not. Did not receive a scholarship.
- Film Program & Degree
- Brooklyn College Feirstein - Producing MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Jan 15, 2026
- Willing to share application materials?
- Yes (DM me privately)
Denied (w/o Interview)
UBC Film Production and Creative Writing MFA
I had to do quite a bit of work with the treatment on top of the regular submission documents. The treatment had to be formatted very specifically with a budget sheet also attached. Did not hear anything up until they sent me their decision.
- Film Program & Degree
- University of British Columbia (UBC) - Film Production and Creative Writing MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Jan 12, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 16, 2026
Denied (w/o Interview)
NYU Film MFA
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- NYU Tisch - Graduate Film MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 8, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 16, 2026
- Willing to share application materials?
- Yes (DM me privately)
Waitlisted (After Interview)
Columbia - Writing for Film & Television - 2026 Fall
First time applying.
- Film Program & Degree
- Columbia - Writing for Film & Television MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 9, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 3, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 24, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 31, 2026
Admitted but Not Attending (After Interview)
Stony Brook - Screenwriting - 2026 Fall
First time applying. I really enjoyed the application process and the communication with the faculty.
- Film Program & Degree
- Stony Brook - MFA Screenwriting
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Jan 14, 2026
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 30, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 4, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 10, 2026
- Scholarship Notification
- Feb 10, 2026
Admitted but Not Attending (After Interview)
DePaul - Screenwriting - 2026 Fall
First time applying to the Standard concentration.
- Film Program & Degree
- DePaul - Screenwriting MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 14, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 17, 2026
- Interview Date
- Jan 27, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 12, 2026
Denied (w/o Interview)
USC - Writing for Screen and TV - 2026 Fall
First time applying.
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 14, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 12, 2026
Admitted but Not Attending (After Interview)
LMU - Writing for the Screen - 2026 Fall
First time applying. Everything went smoothly.
- Film Program & Degree
- LMU - Writing for the Screen MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 11, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 24, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 17, 2026
Denied (After Interview)
Columbia writing for film & TV
I forgot to write the whole application in Courier, but everything else went pretty smoothly. I enjoy the treatment writing.
And that's pretty much it.......
- Film Program & Degree
- Columbia - Writing for Film & Television MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 16, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 4, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 20, 2026
Admitted but Not Attending (w/o Interview)
Chapman - Film and Television BFA
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- Chapman University - Dodge College of Film and Media Arts (B.A. & B.F.A.)
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 1, 2024
- Willing to share application materials?
- Yes (attached or included with this logged application entry)
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Denied (After Interview)
USC SCA - Film and Television Production BFA
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- USC School of Cinematic Arts (BFA)
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2024
- Willing to share application materials?
- Yes (attached or included with this logged application entry)
Attending (Admitted w/o Interview)
Screenwriting - BU Fall 2026
First time applying, felt nervous about the KIRA assessment
- Film Program & Degree
- Boston University - Screenwriting MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Jan 31, 2026
- Willing to share application materials?
- No / Prefer not to share
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Admitted but Not Attending (w/o Interview)
Writing for Film and Television - 2026 Fall Emerson
First time applying, semi self-taught with screenwriting (majored in American Studies), graduated undergrad in 2023.
- Film Program & Degree
- Emerson - MFA Writing for Film and Television
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Jan 31, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 24, 2026
- Scholarship Notification
- Feb 24, 2026
- Willing to share application materials?
- No / Prefer not to share
GPA: #.## (Data visible for Supporting Members)
Attending (Admitted After Interview)
LMU Writing for the Screen MFA
Application process was smooth! I enjoyed it and the prompts and things they ask for were more flexible than some of the other programs, and because of that I felt like I was able to submit my best work. What stood out was the video introduction portion of the application I was a bit nervous to...
- Film Program & Degree
- LMU - Writing for the Screen MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 15, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 11, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 17, 2026
- Willing to share application materials?
- No / Prefer not to share
Attending (Admitted After Interview)
UT Austin - MFA Film and Media Production 2026
The application process was fairly straightforward. Most of my time was spent reviewing my projects and deciding which materials would be the best fit for the school. I also dedicated a significant amount of time to developing and refining my statement of purpose.
- Film Program & Degree
- UT Austin - Film and Media Production MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 15, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 2, 2025
- Interview Date
- Feb 4, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 4, 2026
- Scholarship Notification
- Mar 25, 2026
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