I Want My Imagination Shown On The Big Screen

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hi everyone,</p>

<pre><code> I should've asked this earlier in my entrance to this site but I may as well ask it now.
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<p>I want to be a screenwriter, meaning that I write for the movies. It is an extremely tough field to get into and not a guaranteeed chance of success. If I want to be a screenwriter, what should my major be? i have a love for theater arts but I never took any acting classes in high school. I only started taking Improv class this summer and had a great time with it.</p>

<p>I want a major where I can easily get a good paying job in case I fail as a screenwriter, though I don't wish to fail lol. I was thinking along the line of an English major and Journalism or perhaps Communications. If so, what schools will be the best fit for me in this scenario.</p>

<p>Many of you know that I want to get into NYU, EMerson, UCLA but my scores aren't that high, so I'm pretty much looking at safetys or schools i can get into.</p>

<p>GPA: 4.5
SAT 1680/2400
Ranked: 3rd out of 31</p>

<h1>1 girl in my class got a 1650/2400 but has a GPA of 4.8/4</h1>

<p>And if I do not make it as a screenwriter, is there a chance the acting field would do for me and what would be the first steps in achivieing a good career. I don't even know how much the average writer gets paid lol.</p>

<p>Thank you !</p>

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<p>Maybe I can become another Charlie Kaufman lol</p>

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<p>i know a few people that have created their own major or double majored in Creative Writing/English and Film studies, so you may have more luck and/or greater options with that path</p>

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<p>will double majoring in these two be extremely tough?</p>

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<p>Go to a state school. Many of the large ones actually offer film degrees and you can minor in writing, or you could find a BFA theater program that has a screenwriting program.</p>

<p>I would be able to tell you more but I've erased all BFA knowledge from my mind because I decided that the BFA isn't the degree for me. I want a BA in theater doubled with a degree in business to fall back on.</p>

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<p>most of the time doing a double major is no big deal, you just take your classes in those two areas.
you also might want to find a school that enthusiastically supports students who design their own majors</p>