Trinity999
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Okay, I know the title might throw some people off but I'd like to go to a school where people are more on the alternative side. Let me explain, I attended a film program a year ago and it and the administration were a complete disaster. I am a non traditional adult graduate student, I really thought this was going to be my chance to get and MFA and learn a trade/career that I'm passionate about. The school is a private catholic university and on the west coast; that's all I'll use to describe it besides the fact they treat Grad students/adult learners like shit. I really want to find a place where I feel welcomed but I honestly am traumatized by my experiences at the previous institution; I say institution because it was ran like a combination of jail and psych ward. You can say I'm being facetious or full of s**t but ask anyone who isn't white, hetero or under 34 who went there. I could say a lot more but won't. My thing is I would like to attend a place that's more inclusive, including adult learners who don't fit the general mold of the average student. I'm also very heavily involved in visual arts, so maybe a film program inside of an art school would be best. I tried getting into USC but I think they're very traditional and I scared them off with my portfolio- short films. They're not polished, more experimental than narrative; I've been to USC campus and I like it there but I don't know how I'd fit in at very D1, athletic/wealthy school; I do love downtown LA ALOT; like I could find a film school there besides USC but weirder (if that makes sense) I'd apply there in a heartbeat. I want to continue to study my craft, there's a lot I don't know bc I spent over a decade dealing with illness/poverty and didn't get a chance to create a lot or study film like I planned.
My ideal place would be a film school/program where they encourage experimental filmmaking but will still give the tools to make narrative films; maybe even stuff for art installations. They have a high graduate success rate and help students gain employment, have scholarships/grants and funding for student films - my last school had none of that. Does a school like the one I described exist? If you all have any college/university suggestions please let me know.
My ideal place would be a film school/program where they encourage experimental filmmaking but will still give the tools to make narrative films; maybe even stuff for art installations. They have a high graduate success rate and help students gain employment, have scholarships/grants and funding for student films - my last school had none of that. Does a school like the one I described exist? If you all have any college/university suggestions please let me know.
