Okay guys, let's take our minds off of the whole admissions waiting game (I know I am...)

...for a few minutes at least...

In the next few months we will all hopefully be accepted to a school we can call home for the next few years. Then the forum will go quiet... haha! Exciting time. This is when most of us will begin a whole new process of finding a new home and job. From reading the posts I can safely assume that most of us don't live down the street from our dream school. That would be nice tho!

No pressure guys, I'm not trying to freak anyone out. Hear me out:

Let's try to look ahead guys. We all care about our futures. Recently, so that I could take my mind off of my admission/interview status I began to plan out my future ...hypothetically at least. Just in case I don't get into any of my schools (knock on wood)

How about work? You guys start thinking about that yet? I need to pay for stuff like gas, food, movies, supplies...yada yada. Internships? Are there plenty of internship opportunities near our schools? Access to these is golden. Some schools help you in this area but its up to us to be proactive so to gain experience and perhaps open doors for future employment.

Just keeping it real...

How many of us are going to work full or part-time while in school? I know most grad schools have classes at night. While Grad school isn't easy (or cheap...) we still have to make some money right?

I guess this is a question directed at those already in grad school like Winter, jayimess and all the other 2007 kids who still check these boards (others feel free to to chime in as well)

By the way, you 'veterans' are an awesome source of insight. How has your experience been in terms of work/internships in addition to school? How do you guys have time to go to school/intern/work/network/have a social life and all that? I would really appreciate the insight.


Best of luck everyone!

-Alex

UCLA (Producer's program)
Chapman (Producing program)
U of Miami (Producing program)

I had a work study job for about three weeks during first semester, and I had to quit it because my work was suffering...the few people that do work, work once a week. The writer's strike really impacted us on internships, unfortunately...the intern opps are popping up on my blackberry once an hour, it seems, but I can't comprehend fitting one into my current schedule...and don't plan on being a night student. You're a 24/7 student here.

This is from me, a girl who worked full time and interned 30 hours a week her last year in undergrad.

I can't work, and I hate the feeling.

But I'm here to learn, so I have to get over it.

The work study converted back to loans, and I have the money I would've earned and not had to pay back, but I'm focusing on school.

I don't know anyone outside of USC SCA unless my roommate or one of my classmates introduced us. I am working on school stuff every Friday, every Saturday.

This is grad school, I keep telling myself. The time for fun was your last summer before you moved here, the time for fun was when you did your BA.

I do suggest living with someone outside of your program if possible. My roommate is a classmate from back home, and she grounds me. My other classmates in similar living situations say the same...not that those living with fellow SCA students are complaining.


Ah, crap. Was that even slightly helpful?

And if that sounded whiny, it wasn't meant to. I'm really happy here. I love love love it.

Swear.

LOL that was a great post jayimess. It seems like you're really enjoying your time. Anything you have to say feel free.

I'm interested in knowing what folks like you have to say. It gives me an idea of what to expect. Hey jayimess do you still keep in touch with a lot of the other 2007 peeps? You should gather a bunch of them and do a reunion post lol.

Winter is the only one who still posts on here, the rest of the folks I met here either have classes together or are on facebook.

Don't underestimate the connections you make here.