Is applying to 4 colleges enough, with all my choices being out-of-state? Are they wise choices?

<p>You need to have more colleges that offer your major.
In addition, NYC is a major film hub (even though FA for NYC colleges isn’t that good, it’s worth looking into, and most of all there are colleges surrounding the city which you can access fairly easily. You could get as far as Marist/Vassar in Poughkeepsie, for instance, and be in NYC in under 2 hours if need be. And there are lots of schools within 1hour to 1H30, too - some of which are rather inexpensive (SUNY New Paltz) or meet 100% need.
UNC-Wilmington is very well-known for films and lots of TV shows are shot there (Sleepy Hollow, Revolution…) However you’d need to get Honors scholarships, applying early, since it’s a public university (30k OOS roughly, without scholarships.)</p>