<p>I was wondering how well-taught or well-developed the film program at yale was. I know that it's not as good as USC or others like that, but is it pretty decent?</p>
<p>Yale has a large filmmaking community among its students, with large grants available for independent projects (hey, it's Yale after all, they have more money than g-d and lavish it on undergraduates). There is a well-funded digital media center on the central campus that caters to these kinds of needs, lending out equipment and such.</p>
<p>The film studies program is really very good. I'd say it's one of the best compared to comparable universities, definitely more advanced than VES at Harvard and the few courses at Princeton. The program has existed for longer and so it's had more time to grow.
I'm planning on majoring in film studies and after I got in a current student showed me a lot of information about the program. It's amazing, and there are many, many courses you can take.</p>
<p>Wesleyan University is another great place to look.</p>
<p>does Yale recruit for film?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Efsc/%5B/url%5D">http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~fsc/</a></p>
<p>If you had a lot of experience and drive in this area (or any other), i.e., beyond that of just about any other student in the country, of course they would recruit you.</p>
<p>I have won numerous awards for films I've been involved in, do I have a shot at recruitment?</p>
<p>They probably won't actively "recruit" you at this point, but if you apply and are truly outstanding and they plan to admit you, someone from the University might indirectly contact you, try to get you to visit the school and/or encourage you to go there once accepted.</p>
<p>For example, in the past, Intel Science Talent Search winners have been invited to visit the Yale campus and go on laboratory tours with top professors, including Nobel Prize recipients.</p>