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    What is USC MFA Film Production really like? AMA with Current USC Film Production Student

    Yeah absolutely to your first point! For the acid element, the main annoyance is just have the drive formatted for one or the other - only the main editing computer for each room has a software on it that can use both formats. Why each one doesn’t have that, idk, but it just is an annoyance...
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    What is USC MFA Film Production really like? AMA with Current USC Film Production Student

    Strengths Faculty - you have some really amazing teachers who have had some key roles in many iconic Hollywood films. I’ve only had one teacher so far that was not that great, and I think that was more due to something going on in their personal life. They were very knowledgeable but just...
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    What is USC MFA Film Production really like? AMA with Current USC Film Production Student

    This is something I’m still trying to get an understanding of, I’ll have a better answer for you in a day or two But yes, regarding the being offered in both semesters - but 581/582 (thesis) is a 4 semester commitment, and your last chance to be qualified or eligible to do it is the summer of...
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    What is USC MFA Film Production really like? AMA with Current USC Film Production Student

    Yes, if you’re asked to come off the waitlist within a few weeks of the semester starting, and you tell them it would just be way too hard to do with moving cross country/internationally on such short notice and if it would be possible to simply wait to start in the spring, they’ll let you...
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    What is USC MFA Film Production really like? AMA with Current USC Film Production Student

    I was! It was…stressful, if I’m being honest I know of a few people who got off of it during the summer, around late June and mid July, I think 2-3 of them. Then 4 of us in the waitlist group chat we had going (there were about 21 people in it at the time) all got a call 2 weeks before classes...
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    What is USC MFA Film Production really like? AMA with Current USC Film Production Student

    it’s actually a lot of fun, despite all of the stuff that sounds daunting above. It’s honestly not daunting, you just need to be mentally prepared to commit that much of your time and of yourself to the process the first year
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    What is USC MFA Film Production really like? AMA with Current USC Film Production Student

    Fixed - can you tell I’m hungry?
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    What is USC MFA Film Production really like? AMA with Current USC Film Production Student

    I’m so sorry for the delay, here ya go: You aren’t allowed to TA in your first year, and it’s for the better. I refer to the first year as bootcamp. It’s pretty intense - totally manageable and whatnot, but being on campus for 13-15 hours was something that happened quite a few times. 507 and...
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    What is USC MFA Film Production really like? AMA with Current USC Film Production Student

    Hey everyone - I just finished my first year in the program (was a dream come true, 10/10 would recommend). I wanted to extend myself/my experience to you all and answer any questions you may have about what Year 1 is like. Feel free to ask here or hit up my DM’s
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    USC Film and TV Production MFA - role of screenwriting

    finishing up my first year: There are 4 classes we have access to. This. I’m finishing up my first year in production, and production students have access to 4 CTWR courses. We are not allowed to take the writing classes that the writing cohort takes, these 4 classes are specifically for...
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    USC SCA Spring 2026

    If anyone gets accepted and plans on going, shoot me a DM. There’s an IG group chat with all of the Fall waitlist people who didn’t get off the waitlist for Fall but have been accepted for Spring and have already paid their deposit/will be attending USC in Spring 2026. Would love to connect...
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    USC MFA Fall 2025 Waitlisted Applicants (any discipline)

    Someone from the group chat just got off of the waitlist yesterday fwiw, so it seems like there is finally some movement of some kind.
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    USC MFA Fall 2025 Waitlisted Applicants (any discipline)

    Just sent you a DM on here!
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    USC MFA Fall 2025 Waitlisted Applicants (any discipline)

    Congrats to you with the waitlist as well! Yeah, I have been seeing that. Hopefully the other schools follow suit. We’ve got this
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