Institution	Program (Season)	Decision & Date	St1	Date Added	Notes
UCSB (University Of California Santa Barbara)	Film And Media Studies, PhD (F17)	Rejected via Other on 7 Apr 2017	A	9 Apr 2017	Called to find out when notifications were coming; the person I spoke to said that there were no more acceptances being issued, and that they didn't have a wait list this year. Very disappointing news.
(University Of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)	Cinema And Media Studies PhD, PhD (F17)	Other via Other on 4 Apr 2017	A	4 Apr 2017	has anyone heard from just the cinema/media studies phd program yet?
The University Of Southern California (USC) - School Of Cinematic Arts (SCA)	Cinema & Media Studies, Masters (F17)	Wait listed via E-mail on 26 Jan 2017	I	1 Apr 2017	This is my top choice, so if any of you who are already admitted, but want to go to other programs, please let them know asap! :)
‌Boston University	Emerging Media Studies, PhD (F17)	Rejected via E-mail on 29 Mar 2017	I	29 Mar 2017
Berkeley	Film And Media Studies, PhD (F17)	Rejected via Website on 22 Mar 2017	I	22 Mar 2017
UO: University Of Oregon	Media Studies, PhD (F17)	Accepted via E-mail on 20 Mar 2017	A	21 Mar 2017	So excited! UO was my top choice!
NYU	Media Studies, Masters (F17)	Accepted via E-mail on 16 Mar 2017 Undergrad GPA: 3.20 GRE General (V/Q/W): 148/154/5.00 GRE Subject: n/a ♦	A	17 Mar 2017	TOP CHOICE SCHOOL!!! Couldn't be happier!!!
UCLA	Cinema And Media Studies, Masters (F17)	Accepted via E-mail on 13 Mar 2017 Undergrad GPA: 3.80 GRE General (V/Q/W): 153/146/3.50 GRE Subject: n/a ♦	I	14 Mar 2017	Still waiting for the Financial Aid results, they have invited me to star for the PHD. So happy!
University Of Western Ontario (UWO)/Western University	Media Studies (MA), Masters (F17)	Rejected via E-mail on 28 Feb 2017	O	14 Mar 2017
(University Of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)	Cinema And Media Studies, Masters (F17)	Accepted via E-mail on 10 Mar 2017	A	13 Mar 2017	Also received preliminary acceptance to the PhD program and full tuition funding.
(University Of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)	Cinema And Media Studies, Masters (F17)	Accepted via E-mail on 10 Mar 2017		11 Mar 2017	Beyond thrilled! Good luck to everyone else!
(University Of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)	Cinema And Media Studies, Masters (F17)	Accepted via E-mail on 10 Mar 2017 Undergrad GPA: 3.87 GRE General (V/Q/W): 148/144/5.00 GRE Subject: n/a ♦	A	11 Mar 2017
University Of Western Ontario	Media Studies, Masters (F17)	Rejected via E-mail on 10 Mar 2017	I	10 Mar 2017
University Of Amsterdam	Media Studies, Masters (F17)	Other via Other on 9 Mar 2017	I	9 Mar 2017	For the OP below: would you mind sharing your stats? Also, do you know what the timeframe is for AES results?
University Of Amsterdam	Media Studies (research), Masters (F17)	Accepted via E-mail on 8 Mar 2017	I	9 Mar 2017	No word from AES yet
University Of Florida	English (Film And Media Studies), PhD (F17)	Accepted via E-mail on 8 Mar 2017	A	9 Mar 2017
Penn State (PSU) University Park	Media Studies, Masters (F17)	Rejected via E-mail on 9 Mar 2017	I	9 Mar 2017
Columbia University	Film And Media Studies, Masters (F16)	Accepted via E-mail on 9 Mar 2017	A	9 Mar 2017	Informal email, funding to be announced. So excited!
UCLA	Cinema And Media Studies, PhD (F17)	Rejected via E-mail on 8 Mar 2017	A	8 Mar 2017
UCLA	Cinema & Media Studies, PhD (F17)	Rejected via E-mail on 8 Mar 2017	A	8 Mar 2017	3 out of the 4 letters came top UCLA alumni (with published books), met with the POI, and was still rejected. Hitting me super hard.
University Of Kentucky	American Studies & Film And Media Studies, Masters (F17)	Accepted via E-mail on 8 Mar 2017 Undergrad GPA: 3.89 GRE General (V/Q/W): 158/158/4.50 GRE Subject: n/a ♦	A	8 Mar 2017	Outstanding program! Very excited to receive this acceptance.
(University Of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)	Cinema And Media Studies, PhD (F17)	Rejected via E-mail on 8 Mar 2017 Undergrad GPA: 3.83 GRE General (V/Q/W): 165/164/4.00 GRE Subject: n/a ♦	A	8 Mar 2017
University Of Texas At Austin	Media Studies (Radio-Television-Film), Masters (F17)	Rejected via Postal Service on 7 Mar 2017	A	8 Mar 2017	Sad I didn't get in because I thought I had a very strong application. Here's hoping that UCLA, my top choice, says yes!
Syracuse University (S.I. Newhouse)	Media Studies, Masters (F17)	Accepted via E-mail on 6 Mar 2017 Undergrad GPA: 3.97 GRE General (V/Q/W): 155/160/4.00 GRE Subject: n/a ♦	O	8 Mar 2017	American (highest degree - International)
University Of Texas Austin	Media Studies, Masters (F17)	Rejected via Website on 7 Mar 2017	A	7 Mar 2017	Was trying to transition from marketing, so didn't have a lot of papers, etc. Guess I'll find another way into the industry!

Status¹ Key: A: American; U: International, with US degree; I: International, without US degree; O: Other; ?: Unknown.