<p>Hi, I want to transfer to NYU Tisch Film & Television but I have a few questions.</p>
<p>First off, how detrimental is it that I never took the SATs or ACTs in high school? I will be transferring as a junior though, so I'll already have two years of college under my belt.</p>
<p>How much weight (percentage wise) is put on portfolio and GPA?</p>
<p>Is the program like USC's film school where it's a total four year program even if I transfer with junior-level credits? That is, I'll have to stay there for four years after I transfer.</p>
<p>And finally, how is financial aid like for an out-of-state student? I know NYU has a reputation of being a very expensive school, but my family makes very little income. Are they generous with grants/scholarships (not loans) when it comes to very needy students?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I'm guessing you're transfering from a community college? Yeah, once you're in college, they don't care about your high school grades or SAT scores at all, just how well your college transcript is. </p>
<p>You probably have to take an extra year or summer sessions for the core film production credits and other stuff. Your other credits should transfer.</p>
<p>NYU doesn't give any good financial aid period, in state or out of state. Still I think it's worth it. :) </p>
<p>There are portfolio requirements if you want to transfer to Tisch Film. You can find the requirements here[/url</a>]. You should make a short film if you have time. I'm applying for freshman admission, my creative submission's on my youtube if you want to check it out. [url=<a href="http://youtube.com/chrisbima%5DYouTube">http://youtube.com/chrisbima]YouTube</a> - chrisbima's Channel Tell me what you think! :]</p>
<p>What I can say is that every person in Tisch I've talked to has said that academics and the portfolio are weighed 50/50</p>
<p>So does that mean it's OK that I have no SAT scores at all? And I wonder why NYU isn't generous with financial aidl? I believe they have a pretty good endowment. </p>
<p>As for the portfolio, I want to do screenwriting, so I'll send in some of my creative writing samples. Speaking of which, how good is the screenwriting program there? I've always heard the big difference between NYU and USC is that USC focuses on films for the broader audience, while NYU is more into indie type films.</p>
<p>And yeah, I'm currently at a community college in California. I probably can't even imagine the culture shock if I do end up going to NYU.</p>
<p>limelight, I don't know the answer to any of your art related questions, but in reguards to financial aid:
NYU does have a huge endowment, but they also have a huge student body, so the amount of funding they have for each kid is not so exceptional.</p>
<p>NYU would be a good culture shock, haha.</p>
<p>Well if you want to go into screenwriting, Tisch also has the Dramatic Writing major which is a little easier to get into just because of less competition but also less spots. </p>
<p>The same difference between NYU and USC I think is that USC teaches a lot about the film industry and NYU is more about storytelling in the films itself. NYU's also more hands-on I feel</p>
<p>So is dramatic writing the closest thing NYU has to screenwriting?</p>
<p>Also, will I at most be staying an extra year at NYU (for a total of three years) once I transfer? Most of the classes I will be taking are gen ed, English, and film courses which are all transferable to the UC system.</p>
<p>BTW, thanks for the help, Chris.</p>
<p>Yeah they don't have a specific screenwriting major but there are specialty screenwriting classes. A lot of aspiring film critics and people like that do dramatic writing too.</p>
<p>I'm not sure about the years, you should call in and ask. No prob man, just helping out.</p>
<p>Sorry, it's been a while since I've been on. I have another question: Exactly how many transfer students does Tisch admit for screenwriting (or whatever is closest to it)? How competitive is it to get into the program compared to, say, USC and UCLA's film school?</p>
<p>Also, what is Tisch's writing program primarily focused on? I'm not interested in becoming a film critic; I want to get right into the thick of screenwriting for film and television.</p>