@ItsJustSchool your advice is stellar, I’ll grant, and my surroundings are incredibly cinematic (it’s the state’s only redeeming quality) but with a focus on writing, I’m worried any physical attempts to /film/ would end in bitter disaster. I’ll see if I can reach out to the state news, and do my best to raise my ACT score to at least a 32. A big project will be difficult, but it’s all about creativity involved, but it may be an easier bet to make connections with any local productions. As for out of state summer programs, there’s no chance in Hell my parents will stomach the fees involved. (Emerson’s financial stats, especially in aid, break my heart, truly.)