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Admitted but Not Attending (After Interview)
LMU - Production - 2026
One of the nice things about LMU's application is that, if you are applying to other schools as well, you can repurpose many of the components for other applications. Overall, it was fun.
- Film Program & Degree
- LMU - Film and Television Production MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 11, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 5, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 18, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 17, 2026
- Scholarship Notification
- Mar 17, 2026
- Willing to share application materials?
- No / Prefer not to share
Admitted but Not Attending (After Interview)
Chapman - Directing - 2026
Overall it has been good. Chapman's application is fun with lots of interesting creative challenges. It helped that I applied last year and had about 9 months (after the rejection) to plot my comeback.
- Film Program & Degree
- Chapman - Directing MFA
- Attempts
- Second Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 13, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 23, 2026
- Interview Date
- Mar 2, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 16, 2026
- Scholarship Notification
- Mar 18, 2026
Admitted (After Interview)
Chapman Film Directing MFA
I was quite frustrated by the creative prompts for this application, which included a "three to five minute visual essay about yourself, telling your story without showing yourself on screen." This was kind of a red flag for me—why am I being required to make a non-film about myself without me...
- Film Program & Degree
- Chapman - Directing MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2025
Admitted (After Interview)
USC School of Cinematic Arts Directing MFA
Had to create a two minute short film based around the prompt "this is the last chance" for the application. I interviewed with Robert Yeoman, Wes Anderson's DP, who, I am delighted to say, quite enjoyed how the film was shot. He asked me about some of the projects I listed on my resume before...
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Directing/Film Production MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2025
Admitted (After Interview)
UCLA MFA - Directing/Production Narrative
No newly created short film was required for this application, just existing materials + interview. Interview went very well, and I was confident of getting in after our discussion.
- Film Program & Degree
- UCLA - Directing/Film Production MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2025
Admitted (After Interview)
AFI MFA - Directing - 2025
First time applying to AFI with a focus in Directing.
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Directing
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 3, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 21, 2025
- Interview Date
- Jan 27, 2025
Admitted (After Interview)
CalArts - Film Directing (2026)
First time applying.
- Film Program & Degree
- CalArts - Directing/Film Production MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Jan 5, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 27, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 19, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 28, 2026
- Scholarship Notification
- Mar 19, 2026
Denied (After Interview)
UCLA Producers Program
first time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- UCLA - Producers Program MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 1, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 20, 2026
- Interview Date
- Mar 4, 2026
Denied (w/o Interview)
NYU Tisch - Graduate Film MFA - 2026
1st time applying, I have my bachelors in creative writing from FSU and work as a freelance practical SFX artist
- Film Program & Degree
- NYU Tisch - Graduate Film MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 16, 2026
- Willing to share application materials?
- Yes (attached or included with this logged application entry)
Admitted (After Interview)
AFI Producing
Smooth, straightforward, and enjoyable application. First time applying for graduate programs, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect. Out of some of the other programs I applied to, I appreciated the simplicity of AFI's application. It really cared about your story and materials and didn't have...
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Producing
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 30, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 14, 2026
- Interview Date
- Jan 30, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 18, 2026
Denied (After Interview)
UCLA MFA Cinematography Fall26
Required materials are all writings. Personal statement, Statement of purpose, and an essay of cinematogrpahy... Please note that their application system is tricky; the writing requirements on the submission page are different from the application requirements page. SO I suggest checking the...
- Film Program & Degree
- UCLA - Cinematography MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Oct 20, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 26, 2026
- Interview Date
- Mar 7, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 17, 2026
Denied (After Interview)
UCLA Producers Program Fall 2026
Process was pretty easy, didn’t have too much trouble but it could be tedious at times. The hardest part was the waiting for a while afterwards for any updates.
- Film Program & Degree
- UCLA - Producers Program MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 1, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 19, 2026
- Interview Date
- Mar 4, 2026
Waitlisted (After Interview)
NYU 2026
Pretty tough. Lots of writing samples to do but I had a lot of fun with them to be honest. Interview was pretty intimidating and I think some of my answers might've been what pushed me to the waitlist.
- Film Program & Degree
- NYU Tisch - Graduate Film MFA
- Attempts
- Second Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 30, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 5, 2026
- Interview Date
- Mar 18, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 16, 2026
- Willing to share application materials?
- Yes (DM me privately)
Admitted (After Interview)
AFI Directing - 2026
Application was pretty straightforward except for making a new short film. Worse and directed that by end of November, and submitted it with a different short I made a few years back. Interviewed over zoom and thought it went well.
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Directing
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 15, 2026
- Willing to share application materials?
- Yes (DM me privately)
Admitted but Not Attending (w/o Interview)
Columbia College Chicago
Screenwriting and development MA
- Film Program & Degree
- Columbia College Chicago - Cinema and Television Directing (MFA)
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 17, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 17, 2026
- Scholarship Notification
- Mar 17, 2026
Admitted (After Interview)
LMU - MFA in Film and TV Production
Straightforward application. I enjoyed creating a film from the given prompt. A reasonable amount of work to submit. It took a while to hear back. I submitted in November and interviewed over a month ago.
- Film Program & Degree
- LMU - Film and Television Production MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 5, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 12, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 17, 2026
- Scholarship Notification
- Mar 17, 2026
Admitted (After Interview)
LMU Film&TV Production (Cinematography) Fall26 MFA
Not that hard. The application system is built by themselves, so a very slow speed to upload videos. DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST DAY. I encountered a problem when I did the self-introduction video because you have to record on the webpage, not upload your done video. Also, I found that the...
- Film Program & Degree
- LMU - Film and Television Production MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 12, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 6, 2026
- Interview Date
- Feb 12, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 17, 2026
Admitted (After Interview)
UAL Screenwriting
Went really quick procress it was weird i had to email all my material too them,meeting went great, probably not going,but such a nice professor and great looking program!
- Film Program & Degree
- University of the Arts London (UAL) - MA Screenwriting
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 10, 2025
- Interview Date
- Dec 20, 2025
Admitted (After Interview)
De Paul Screenwriting MFA
It was pretty easy, i really thought i bombed the interview as i went in nervous but it must have won them over somehow, the tour is really neat and really sells you the program
- Film Program & Degree
- DePaul - Screenwriting MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 15, 2026
Waitlisted (After Interview)
NYU Dramatic Writing
The process was pretty simple i wrote the sample in one draft for NYU so i'm shock that i got waitlisted. It's pretty straightforward process i'd recommend getting your Letter of Recs as soon as possible as it took them forever to come in
- Film Program & Degree
- NYU Tisch - Dramatic Writing MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 14, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Mar 4, 2026
- Interview Date
- Mar 5, 2026
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 17, 2026
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