<p>Hi everyone,</p>
<p>I'm a perspective MFA student from the UK, and I'm looking to garner some information and opinions on the top acting/screenwriting MFA programs in the US?</p>
<p>I'd also be eternally grateful if anyone had advice on the application and audition process; any tips, tricks or handy hints to make everything run smoothly would be wonderful!</p>
<p>And if there is anyone enrolled in these programs, do they have advice on funding for them?</p>
<p>Ben.</p>
<p>I should also add that I have a first class honours degree from the University of Warwick, with a year abroad at UW-Madison, which is kind of like a 4.0 equivalent. So I wondered if, like with the BA/BFA programs, there were any more academic programs which I could apply to as well, perhaps providing good funding/scholarship options. </p>
<p>Although, my degree was in the entirely unrelated subject of history and politics, in which case, maybe an MFA isn’t the best place to start?</p>
<p>I’ve recently been looking at acting schools and conservatories, and wondered how these compared with more tradition grad schools and mfa programs, reputation wise, final qualifications, and career prospects etc. </p>
<p>Thanks for all your help!</p>