<p>I'm currently a first year at a liberal arts school, and so far I've been having an overall good experience and have been doing well academically--however, I'm just not sure if the whole liberal arts thing is for me. I've always been interested in film and even thought about applying to film schools when I was doing the whole college admissions thing last year, but I didn't think that going to film school would make for a secure future.</p>
<p>I'm now having second thoughts, and I think I'm going to go ahead an apply to some film schools and see how things go from there. I know schools like NYU, USC, UCLA, and Northwestern have pretty good programs--problem is, they're also very selective. I have somewhat of a portfolio established, just some some class projects and some freelance stuff (I've never taken any film classes or won any awards, but I'm hoping that's not necessary to get into a good film school.)</p>
<p>I've heard that the School of Art Institute of Chicago has a pretty good film program, and they're not as selective as other film schools. Can anyone shed light on their program, and other film schools/programs out there?</p>