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  1. LilyMunster

    USC admits fall 16 stats

    Hi everyone, I am going to apply to usc for fall 2017(unless they have spring admissions for 2017; do they?). Anyway, if you were admitted to their mfa in writing for film/tv would you share your stats? Your gpa, etc. My gpa is a 3.48 and I just want to know if I have a chance. I was already...
  2. IndecisiveElle

    LMU - GRE?

    I'm curious for those who are applying to LMU (or even better got in!) if you took the GRE and if you are submitting a score? As I'm several years out of undergrad and have been working professional in the film industry I have not previously taken the GRE - my undergrad grades easily meet their...
  3. J

    Peter Stark Producing Program Fall 2016

    Hi Anyone have any hints or tips on how to get accepted into this program?. I am curious to see how many people applied to the Stark program for Fall 2016. I applied already and the interview with Richard Shepherd, went well but you never know. How do they select the candidates, based on what...
  4. J

    Interning as a grad student?

    Are internships generally open to graduate film students? As an undergrad, I've only had one summer internship in a foreign country. I'll be going to USC this fall and I'd like to work part-time while pursuing the MFA, but was thinking I may need to intern first for the experience. So... does...
  5. Jung-min Yeo

    Is a campus tour helpful?

    Hello, it is my pleasure to write my first thread in this forum. I think many of you are passionate students who would like to succeed in the field of film. Recently, I got a chance to attend NYU as a visiting student in this summer and will stay in New York City for 6 weeks. Although I am in...
  6. E

    How Long Is Long Enough (for film school)?

    I'm currently deciding between grad school television programs. My goals (for now, at least) are in showrunning, and LMU's Writing and Producing for Television program and BU's Television MS with a focus in Writing/Producing seem to be the best fits. My issue with both however is lengths. At...
  7. M

    advice on schools

    I am 34 and i am thinking about going to grad school to get my MFA in screenwriting. I graduated fall 2013 from a school in northern california with a degree in film studies so internships, there were none. I wanna be able to teach that is my reason to go back to school and if i sell a script...
  8. Lucky Director

    2015 Narrative Film Directing MFA - UCLA Only - Did you get your interview?

    A thread for applicants to the 2015 UCLA graduate program in directing. What's your background? What kind of stories do you intend to tell? What do you think of the way the program is organized? Has your interview request come in yet? Etc.!
  9. J

    UCLA MFA Application Procedures

    Could someone clarify this for me? The UCLA Screenwriting MFA Application procedures says to both UPLOAD and MAIL the departmental application along with the statement of purpose and writing samples. Is it just me or does this seem rather strange? I'm mostly concerned because I'm living abroad...
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  10. Haisu

    2015 Fall Producing Master degree application

    Hi guys, I am a Chinese student, who just graduated from Boston University, Major in Film & TV and Economics. I am planning to apply some producing programs. Right now, I started my application in USC, UCLA, Columbia, Chapman and some media management program in Northwestern, Syracuse, and BU...
  11. D

    MA in Cinema/Critical Studies

    Hello fellow film lovers! I'm currently an upcoming senior at USC who is finishing up a degree in Psychology. Now, you're probably wondering why the hell did I not go into the film school, right? Well, I just simply did not want to study it here. I got into the Critical Studies program when I...
  12. E

    AFI Production Design Program

    Hi All I just wanted to reach out to anyone interested in the AFI Production Design program. I graduated with an MFA from it in June 2012 and would be more than happy to answer any questions about the program, my experience, what brought me there, AFI etc. Please reach out with any questions...
  13. E

    AFI Production Design Program

    Hi All I just wanted to reach out to anyone interested in the AFI Production Design program. I graduated with an MFA from it in June 2012 and would be more than happy to answer any questions about the program, my experience, what brought me there, AFI etc. Please reach out with any questions...

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