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Hey everyone. I've been accepted to both schools and am pretty torn between the two. I know several of you are also in the same boat and I'd love to get some conversation going about this. Let me know what you think!

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Would really appreciate any tips and suggestions on where to look and where to steer clear! Personally, right now the only school I've heard back from is Loyola Marymount (MFA), but I'm still also waiting to hear from UCLA, so any input on housing for either school would be greatly appreciated...

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Congrats to all the incoming AFI and USC MFA students for Fall '17! It seems like there is a large number of us looking for housing for August in the following areas of Central/East L.A.: -- Hollywood, Little Armenia -- Los Feliz, Silverlake, Echo Park -- Atwater Village, Eagle Rock, Highland...

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Hi everybody! I know it's a little too soon but Im pretty excited because Im attending this huge event with a project I just finished with my friends. I would like to share the info with you so you can expose your work as well "Pitch Your Script to more than 120 production companies, agents...

Hey everyone, So my name is Nabil and I am 18 years old and am from Palestine. I was accepted into LAFS and was wondering how is it like, and more importantly how is life in LA as an international student following filming for a career. What are things I should know before going (which is in a...

Hi all! Thought I'd create this thread for those attending or thinking of attending Chapman's Film Production program in Fall 2016. I actually graduated from Chapman's Digital Arts undergraduate program a few years ago (albeit I was originally in Screenwriting), and am returning there for my...

Hi, This is my first post so hopefully I started this thread in right section. Currently Im in my senior year at cinema&tv departmant in a Turkish university.Here's the thing.I'm planning to go a film school in los angeles.My intentions are staying at there and working in film industry.But I'm...

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Hello! I am so torn between USC and NYU. I want to work in the TV field as like a producer. I've always dreamed of living in New York and I absolutely love NYU's campus. Everything about it is just great. But, after I spend a few years in NYC, I plan on spending the rest of my life in LA county...

My life has been on the move the last three years. I grew up in California and went to a Jr College there where I studied film. I jumped onto several film and tv sets (15 films, dozens of reality tv) and then I got a bit burnt out. I was doing PA work, Van driving and camera work mostly. I...

Hi all you USC/UCLA/AFI/LMU/other L.A. schools that I'm forgetting people! I'm by no means an expert on housing in L.A., but I've lived here for four and a half years, and I spend more time than I should reading Curbed, so I figured I'd start a thread for people who are looking for more...

Just curious how reasonable it is to think I might be able to work while in a MFA program. I'm going to have to take out loans regardless, but I'm trying to figure out ways that I might be able to keep my borrowing as low as possible. Does anybody have experience with this? I'd like to be able...