Hello! I am very new to this whole graduate school process - let alone, TOTALLY new to the whole Film graduate school process. I fear that I do not know what I am doing, or if I am doing it correctly. I am seeking to apply to film schools in Fall 2021 and I am currently looking at the following schools and their programs:
1) UCLA - Producers Program
2) USC - Writing for Screen & Television
3) NYU - The Graduate Film Program
4) Columbia University - School of the Arts Film Program
5) Emerson College - Film and Media Art
6) Art Center - Film
7) American Film Institute (AFI)
8) New York Film Academy
For some of these schools, I know that they have announced when their Fall 2021 application will go live, but for others I am still unsure, and want to be prepared for when they announce that they are now accepting new applications for the next school year. I’ve made a spreadsheet of any deadline dates, portal passcodes, number of letters of recommendations and anything pertaining to what the school will be requesting. Some of the questions that I have are the following:
1) Should I start now in preparing for applying to these schools? Or should I wait until the information for their 2021 application goes live?
2) For my undergrad I did not major in film and (ironically by my senior year) I took a bunch of film classes and realized that I really liked it a lot. Will that work for me, or against me?
3) I enrolled in Emerson’s certificate program and obtained my Digital Media Certificate from the school. Do these MFA programs accept letters of recommendation from professors who taught for my certificate program, or does it have to be professors primarily from my undergrad school?
4) From the list of schools that I’ve provided is there one that is hard to get into? (I heard that NYU only accepts around 35 students per year - YIKES!)
I am nervous because I want to do well on this, and want to give it my best shot. Any recommendations or tips that you may have would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
1) UCLA - Producers Program
2) USC - Writing for Screen & Television
3) NYU - The Graduate Film Program
4) Columbia University - School of the Arts Film Program
5) Emerson College - Film and Media Art
6) Art Center - Film
7) American Film Institute (AFI)
8) New York Film Academy
For some of these schools, I know that they have announced when their Fall 2021 application will go live, but for others I am still unsure, and want to be prepared for when they announce that they are now accepting new applications for the next school year. I’ve made a spreadsheet of any deadline dates, portal passcodes, number of letters of recommendations and anything pertaining to what the school will be requesting. Some of the questions that I have are the following:
1) Should I start now in preparing for applying to these schools? Or should I wait until the information for their 2021 application goes live?
2) For my undergrad I did not major in film and (ironically by my senior year) I took a bunch of film classes and realized that I really liked it a lot. Will that work for me, or against me?
3) I enrolled in Emerson’s certificate program and obtained my Digital Media Certificate from the school. Do these MFA programs accept letters of recommendation from professors who taught for my certificate program, or does it have to be professors primarily from my undergrad school?
4) From the list of schools that I’ve provided is there one that is hard to get into? (I heard that NYU only accepts around 35 students per year - YIKES!)
I am nervous because I want to do well on this, and want to give it my best shot. Any recommendations or tips that you may have would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!