omg i was just looking at admission information for USC and UCLA and it says the AVERAGE GPA of students admitted is 3.950!!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? i was a 4.0 student in middle school but in high school i'm working my ass off to get a 3.5!! I feel like all my hopes just went down the DRAIN. can someone offer me some words of...well, ANYTHING!?!

I had a 3.5 and got into NYU.... if that helps.

usc and ucla arent the only film schools on the planet, i have a good friend going to ithaca who loves it. once you get older you'll figure out what your doing, dont try to plan your life out.

its pretty sad when whether or not they think you can make a film depends on your IQ or grades.

These schools are not only film schools. They are universities (the most exclusive ones, at that) and they want you to have a balanced education. They also want to make sure that, seeing as space is limited, they give the openings to those with the best academic record.

when i went to cap college in north van, (even though its no nyu or ucla) they had a minimum 50% average or like grad equivalent to get into the program, even though the rest of the college had different, higher standards. I found that the best people there usually just squeeked by in hs too.

I havent applied for any universities or anything yet, and I dont know if I will.
Its a joke really.
Why should I have to get a good score in Maths or Science to be able to make a damn film!
The world is so stupid.

I'm not saying I totally agree with it. But it's how they work.

I felt the same way about a half a year ago, when I was applying to school. I wanted to go to NYU and USC badly. But i realized as someone said above, those arent the only two good film schools. Im at Emerson this year, great film program, great city, and i didnt need a 4.0 to get in (I had a 3.5)....a friend of mine is going to Ithaca, he was never anything special academically, and thats a great school...Hampshire...Temple...you have a lot of great options...dont be afraid to apply to schools that are out of your league though...they are n ot going to reject you automatically because of your grades..if you have strong filmwork and writing skills, you might be able to get in...good luck

Yeah, UCLA especially has very high standards. I knew a lot of people who had 4.5's coming in.

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Originally posted by The Company:
I havent applied for any universities or anything yet, and I dont know if I will.
Its a joke really.
Why should I have to get a good score in Maths or Science to be able to make a damn film!
The world is so stupid.

Spoken like a true high school graduate (if at that). As I've said before, there is a reason why they make you take all those math and science classes. One day you'll realize why. That's also the day you'll become a better filmmaker.

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Originally posted by duders:

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Originally posted by The Company:
I havent applied for any universities or anything yet, and I dont know if I will.
Its a joke really.
Why should I have to get a good score in Maths or Science to be able to make a damn film!
The world is so stupid.

Spoken like a true high school graduate (if at that). As I've said before, there is a reason why they make you take all those math and science classes. One day you'll realize why. That's also the day you'll become a better filmmaker.

The more well-rounded you are, the better. Everything goes into the mix.

Yeah, I guess so. But still, its really boring.

If you're smart enough to figure out Calculus and Physics, you're smart enough to make a movie.

look into syracuse. either the art program and/or newhouse. i have plenty of friends who got accepted to nyu film, but went here instead becaues its an awsome campus. u get to work ur second year, for me, but i think starting in 2006 (when ull get be attending) u can start working second semister of first year. i think there trying to compete with emerson. when i was first applying to schools, i called emerson and asked who their competators were in film. they said "nyu, bu, usc, ithaca, syracuse". i dont know if that helps. i mean if those schools are in close compitition with usc, its worht looking into

I thought Syracuse was more TV broadcast based...?

newhouse, the communication school is like top 3 (argueably number one) in tv broadcast, etc. u are right about that. yet vpa is for film art, etc. i think i was told that like a couple hundred apply a year, and they only accept 30. they are really growing in their rep cuz they have new avid stations and the syracuse int. film festival. i also got that "film school confidencial" book, which is a bit old, like 10 years, but syracuse vpa film is mentioned as being a top school, and its only grown. i know alot of people are gonna wanna argue with me on that, tho

Money... the reason is money...

I had a 3.5 in high school and I applied to USC's film school and didn't get in. I was thinking of transfering for next year but i have a better chance of getting into Chapman's film school. Princeton review's counsoler o matic told me to put UCLA as a "reach school". Loyola Marymount also a good film program..going to apply there as well.

Well good luck.