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Originally posted by bscofield:
you are considering going to FSU instead of USC? It's hard for me to imagine why this would be a difficult decision.

Thanks for the advice bsco and Allen! Not that I'm taking the side of FSU, but to elaborate on why it's a difficult decision, in all honesty I feel like FSU has a better program for teaching you how to direct a good film, especially if you want to go the writer/director route after graduating. Of course, USC is a fantastic school with a phenomenal reputation and connections and I'm sure they teach you how to make really good films as well, but FSU has won pretty every major student film award in the past couple of years (I can't remember which award it is, but some kind of oscar they've won more times in a single year than any school in history) and there are people signing deals with studios like Tristar and selling scripts straight from the program.

Yes, the program is still in its infancy, but they want to compete with the LA and NY schools so badly, that they're ratcheting up notches on the scale at an incredibly rapid pace. They are working and trying harder than anyone else right now and I like that, probably because I can relate to it--they are dreamers who are young, inexperienced, and desperately want to prove themselves. I almost feel kind of like its similar to trying to catch Marlon Brando in his first performance in A Street Car Named Desire versus casting an old and proven actor like Al Pacino in The Devil's Advocate who does really well, but not brilliantly, in the role....it could be a huge mistake that you regret for the rest of your life, or it could be the thing that works the miracle for you. Just for me personally, I'm also the type of person who likes to pick the slight underdog in a race rather than the horse everyone else is betting on, so that's playing into my thought process as well.

Also, whoever is planning their marketing scheme is an absolute genius. When I visited there I was blown completely away by how well they present themselves (from websites to in person) and at how impeccably they're organized. They made UCLA and USC look like kindergarden when it comes to marketing. I want that person presenting me to studios and trying to sell my film.

That being said, UCLA and USC don't really need to market....

Sorry, I didn't mean to get so long winded/argue for FSU. USC is a fantastic school with an impeccable record--George Lucas went there for Christ-sake---I just thought I should explain my thought process so that I don't look like a complete idiot for considering Florida State. They're both great schools, I guess it just depends on what you're looking for. Film School is a risk, and it's gonna be a risk either way--they both have big pluses and minuses attached to them.... $200 k? ugghh.

Ah! Decisions, decisions......

congrats, pythagoras!

so... any signs of rejection letters?

Got my acceptance email this morning! With a scholarship too.

I am stunned. I thought I blew them away during the interview at UCLA, and I thought that they didn't want to have anything to do with me at FSU. A gross misconception i guess.

I can't wait to use one of those 8 new Red cameras..

I was also accepted to USC but haven't heard from Florida State yet. I would honestly be really surprised if USC had better equipment than Florida. Their facilities are amazing. But I hope USC can get me into the industry, so I think I'm probably going there.

congrats deus_ex and rhanna!

i've been waitlisted. bummer... more waiting.

rhanna... i see that you're a fellow arkansan. where are you located? i'm from jonesboro...

i was waitlisted a week and a half ago for the writing program and just got my acceptance email.

shortest waitlist ever. congrats to everyone else who got in, i'll see you in the fall. With the size of the writing program (6 people) I was completely surprised by my acceptance, so you never know. Hang in there if you got waitilisted and good luck!

Hey bromus,

Are you on facebook or myspace?

I'll be at FSU in the fall for production.

See you there

What did you put on your resume to get into FSU?

I really want to go but I don't think I'm "good enough" yet.

For those who were excepted, what did your resume look like?

Hi Folks,
I'm on the wait list (MFA Production)... any idea how do they select a candidate from a wait-list ? btw is there anyone who is declining FSU?


Fingers Crossed,
Rix
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