Hey all, I'm new here and in need of some advice. Here's my situation:

I applied to York Film Production and Screenwriting and Film Studies but alas, got rejected to both. The competition there is pretty crazy for first year students apparently. However, I applied to Arts Major Undecided for the first year and am planning to re-apply in my second year. I'll be taking two Film Studies courses open for freshmen students and a introductory photography course. I'm assuming that if I take a few courses geared towards film one way or another, It'll boost my chances of getting admitted in the second year.

I've also applied to Ryerson, but haven't received word from them yet.

I applied to Concordia U's Film Studies program and got accepted. The thing is, in the end I want to direct and write (who doesn't?) but Film Studies is, to me, imperative to developing an understanding of the aesthetics of film. So majoring it for four years isn't my top priority.

Here's the dillema: Should I go to Montreal for the first year and take film studies in hopes of getting admitted and transferring at either Ryerson or York in my second year? Or should just stay at York and take those courses I outlined (including photography) to hone my technical abilities (and eventually shoot a short film on MiniDV during the first year) and re-apply?

Do I have a higher chance of transferring if I stay in Montreal and take the film studies program which, for some reason, is under the BFA degree?

Does anyone have any experiences of transferring or re-applying that might prove to be helpful? Anything at all, please. I would gladly appreciate it

Do film schools generally look kindly to transfer students at all? From either a different university or program?

Again, if any of you are current film students or have graduated with either a BFA or MFA, any related stories would be a huge sigh of relief.