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How to use the Film School Application Database & Tracker
Thanks to our many members, the FilmSchool.org Application Database and Tracker consists of over 4,000 applications that date back to 2015, making it one of the most advantageous tools on the website. Its basic function is to track film schools’ rates of acceptance, minimum GPAs, accepted test scores, in addition to each program's many notification and decision dates.- Category: FilmSchool.org Guides
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Admitted but Not Attending (After Interview)
MFA Film and TV Production
The process was good and the interview was quite interactive. You just got to be yourself and let the interviewer know how dedicated are you towards storytelling and learning about film. Don't hold yourself back in talking elaborately about the life experiences that have brought you to where you...
- Film Program & Degree
- LMU - Film and Television Production MFA
- Submission Date
- Dec 15, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 5, 2025
- Interview Date
- Feb 12, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 18, 2025
- Scholarship Notification
- Mar 18, 2025
Attending (Off Waitlist After Interview)
Columbia - Writing for Film & Television MFA - Fall 2025
This is my first time applying to Columbia's MFA program. Admitted off the waitlist for Screenwriting & Directing instead of Writing for Film & TV... which I'm okay with! Attending.
- Film Program & Degree
- Columbia - Writing for Film & Television MFA
- Submission Date
- Dec 3, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 5, 2025
Admitted (After Interview)
Filmmaking masters
Very easy and fast! Almost makes me wonder if they just let anyone in... they didn't publish start dates and told me the day of the interview that the course started the next day, which was a bit jarring. I belive they are still admitting people even though the course has begun.
- Film Program & Degree
- Raindance MA
- Submission Date
- Aug 24, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Aug 25, 2025
- Interview Date
- Sep 1, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Sep 1, 2025
Application Materials attached:
- Portfolio
- Resume
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- SCAD - BFA Film and Television
- Submission Date
- Aug 1, 2025
Admitted (After Interview)
LFS MA-FILMMAKING
This was my third application. At first, I was very casual about the application documents, and my oral performance in the interview was not good either. The second time, I didn't change the materials and took a gamble, but failed. The third time, I put a lot of effort into upgrading the...
- Film Program & Degree
- London Film School - MA Filmmaking
- Submission Date
- Jul 16, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jun 16, 2025
- Interview Date
- Jun 18, 2026
Application Materials attached:
- Portfolio
- Personal Statement
- Writing Samples
- Short Film
- Resume
Attending (Off Waitlist After Interview)
USC Film & Television Production MFA - Fall 2025
Second time applying, though it has been 9 years since the last time I tried.
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Directing/Film Production MFA
- Submission Date
- Nov 13, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 6, 2025
- Interview Date
- Jan 12, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 21, 2025
- Admitted Off Waitlist Date
- Aug 22, 2025
Applied
NYU Grad Film
First time applicant
- Film Program & Degree
- NYFA MFA in Filmmaking
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2024
Applied
UCLA - Directing
First time applicant
- Film Program & Degree
- UCLA - Directing/Film Production MFA
- Submission Date
- Nov 1, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 19, 2025
- Interview Date
- Feb 22, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 19, 2025
Attending (Admitted After Interview)
NFTS - Screenwriting
Put a lot of emphasis on my voice and my experience throughout the essay questions. My failures, my victories. Everything that led me to this course. Plus of course 12 pages of my feature length script.
- Film Program & Degree
- NFTS - Screenwriting
- Submission Date
- May 1, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jun 26, 2025
- Interview Date
- Jul 10, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Aug 1, 2025
Attending (Admitted After Interview)
NFTS MFA Directing Documentary - 2026 Spring Entry
First time applying to Directing Documentary. Applied for Directing Fiction 2 times before with no interview.
Pleasant interview, but with challenging questions – trying to really dig deep into your motivation/thought processes.
Invited for a selection workshop (final 20 candidates – 10 would...
- Film Program & Degree
- NFTS - Directing Documentary
- Submission Date
- Apr 30, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- May 22, 2025
- Interview Date
- Jun 9, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Jul 24, 2025
Interview Scheduled
MFA Directing Animation 2026
Have interview/workshop scheduled for September.
- Film Program & Degree
- NFTS - Directing Animation
- Submission Date
- Jun 4, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Aug 1, 2025
- Interview Date
- Sep 1, 2025
Denied (After Interview)
NFTS MA Screenwriting, Spring 2026 intake
First time applicant
- Film Program & Degree
- NFTS - Screenwriting
- Submission Date
- Apr 30, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jun 25, 2025
- Interview Date
- Jul 11, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Aug 1, 2025
Admitted (After Interview)
2025 Entry - Royal Central School for Speech and Drama MA in Writing for Theatre, Film, Radio and Television
So far so good! CV, 20 page sample, and at least one letter of recommendation. But interactions with the program thru online informational sessions have been very helpful!
Interview was 30 minutes. Casual chat with a senior lecturer. Discussed why the program, what I’m working on, and the...
- Film Program & Degree
- The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama - MA/MFA Writing
- Submission Date
- Jan 16, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Apr 2, 2025
- Interview Date
- Apr 25, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- May 15, 2025
Attending (Admitted After Interview)
NFTS Sound Design MFA - 2026
First time applying; answered some short essay questions, submitted the mandatory sound design exercise, and attached another ten minute video I sound designed
- Film Program & Degree
- NFTS - Sound Design
- Submission Date
- Apr 29, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- May 29, 2025
- Interview Date
- Jun 11, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Jul 24, 2025
Applied
USC Film Production MFA
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Directing/Film Production MFA
- Submission Date
- Jul 18, 2025
Admitted (After Interview)
NFTS Directing Fiction MFA 2026
I applied last year but unfortunately didn’t make it to the interview. I was planning to give up this year, but on the day before the deadline, I decided to apply and managed to prepare all the materials within a day. The overall application process was quite smooth — it only required answering...
- Film Program & Degree
- NFTS - Directing Fiction
- Submission Date
- May 1, 2025
- Interview Notification Date
- Jun 20, 2025
- Interview Date
- Jul 10, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Jul 21, 2025
Admitted (Off Waitlist After Interview)
UCLA MFA in Narrative Directing
First Time Applying
- Film Program & Degree
- UCLA - Directing/Film Production MFA
- Submission Date
- Nov 1, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 18, 2025
- Interview Date
- Feb 28, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 19, 2025
- Admitted Off Waitlist Date
- Jun 17, 2025
Attending (Admitted After Interview)
MFA in Film - Ohio University
First time applying. The application was straightforward. The interview went very well.
- Film Program & Degree
- Ohio - MFA Film
- Submission Date
- Nov 16, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 23, 2025
- Interview Date
- Feb 28, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 10, 2025
- Scholarship Notification
- Mar 10, 2025
straightforward. There was an issue with the uploading video they pushed back the deadline a couple days. I really liked the prompt where they give you the opening scene and you had to complete it. The interview procsees was easy. I was given only wo different days to choose from but there were...
- Film Program & Degree
- Columbia - Directing/Screenwriting MFA
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2024
Admitted (Off Waitlist After Interview)
AFI Screenwriting 2025
It was a bit daunting for sure because this is my first time applying to film schools, and I had no expectations of getting into AFI. The interview went a bit okay- like IDK if there was some internet issue that there was some kind of lag, but there were some awkward pauses, but I guess it was...
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Screenwriting
- Submission Date
- Dec 4, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 17, 2025
- Interview Date
- Jan 31, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
- Admitted Off Waitlist Date
- May 14, 2025
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