How is their film program?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Carnegie Mellon University
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<p>Hey CC posters. I'm in the midst of my college search as a high school Junior.
I really like the looks of CMU, but how is their film program? I'm split between computer engineering type stuff and film production, but currently leaning more towards the latter. I need to find someplace where I've got a lot of options- freedom to figure out which direction I want to go without being locked on to one major or the other freshman year.</p>

<p>That being said, I know CMU is great computer engineering-wise, but how about film? I know colleges like UC Berkley and Umich have "film programs" that are really 90% study and 10% application. This is NOT for me, I'd really like someplace where we actually produce things as students.</p>

<p>My academics are not as chock-full of APs and extra-curriculars as a lot of the people posing their "what are my chances" threads here, and my unweighted GPA is ~3.7. I think my chances are pretty good though, because my high school, OHS, has some prestige (within top 2% in nation, high graduation rate, 45% students involved in AP classes).</p>

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<p>CMU doesn’t really have a film program. I’m a current freshman applicant and I’m also going into film. My top choices are USC and NYU’s film schools but I like CMU too. I applied to H&SS for Creative Writing and if I end up going there I plan on minoring in Film (they do have that). I’d imagine it’s mostly study though and not that much application.</p>

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<p>Yeah, dream’s correct. The closest you’re going to get would be screenwriting or directing, with a minor in film.</p>

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<p>I think University of Pittsburgh has a good film program</p>