Thought I'd make a topic for everyone to post what school they plan to attend in the fall. This is for all undergrad (freshman or transfers) and grads (once you all know where you've been accepted and have made your decisions).

Let us all know!

It looks like I'm going to be attending Watkins Film School in Nashville this fall. Not the most well known school, but I was very impressed with my visit and have pretty high hopes for it.

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Oh, I should probably put my place too.

USC.

.....

NYU.

USC, baby.

LMU

GOD, I wish I knew the answer to this.
I have until the end of april to give my answer... but there UCLA, NYU, or Columbia...

And I'm just no closer now than I was an hour ago to making a decision.

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Originally posted by tomorrowsNIGHT:
NYU.

hey TomorrowsNIGHT-what are you planning on studying at NYU? are you grad or undergrad?

Oh, by the way, when you post, let us know if you're grad or undergrad and what you'll be focusing on (major for undergrad, focus for grad).

I'm undergrad, USC (again), Critical Studies and maybe Business (Cinema-Television focus).

I'm an undergrad (Watkins) and am currently focusing on directing. That may change to cinematography eventually if it possible.

Graduate, Screenwriting.

USC: Waitlist
UCLA: Accepted
AFI: Will know Monday, interviewed.

USC Undergrad, Production.

Graduate

USC or Chapman.

Graduate

Probably CHapman
But maybe UCLA

Up in the air (MFA Directing):

Accepted Columbia
Accepted UT Austin
Waitlisted NYU
Interviewed USC, waiting
Interviewd UCLA, waiting
Interviewed AFI, waiting

But the only schools I'm really considering (before I visit Los Angeles anyway) are Columbia, NYU and UCLA. Leaning toward Columbia, I think they have an amazing program even though people don't consider it top 5.

I totally consider it top five! Columbia's program is amazing.

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Columbia, I think they have an amazing program even though people don't consider it top 5.

I agree Philly; according to a lot of major publications Columbia is in the Top 5.

The only reason Columbia doesn't get as much 'hype' as the others is because of it's humanistic approach to film and that they cultivate individuality. They aren't as interested in the hollywood game, so to speak.

Not to say they haven't had some of their alumns hit the big time: case in point-Simon Kinberg, the guy who wrote Mr & Mrs Smith.

Wow, kids...this site attracts the cream of the crop.

Yay, us.


God, I hated Mr and Mrs Smith.

On Columbia, I think that the program is really up and coming and I've heard from a few people now that it's increasingly becoming a force for NYU to contend with. But personally I don't think the two are comparable in a way...NYU has a long-standing name but I believe that is focused mostly around technical expertise and that the stories and direction are hit or miss (I've been sitting in on their First Run Film Festival this week). Of course all student film fests are hit or miss to some degree. The interesting thing about Columbia is that the craft that they concentrate on is writing and directing, with the philosophy that good writing must come before cinematography and sound design, etc. I think it's quite a vibrant scene in terms of film schools, and I'm glad there is some level of competition between the schools here. I don't know the Los Angeles film school scene except for what I've read and heard from others (though I'm visiting next week), but I have also heard from students in the New York circuit that many people they know who have gone to school in New York have had to move to LA soon after because they couldn't make a living here, and thus were stunted in relation to the LA folks because they hadn't made the necessary connections, etc.

I guess this thread has morphed into an undergrad and grad thread...?