<p>"Filmmaking is a REAL job, "</p>
<p>lol…yes…I didn’t word that the best way. Sorry! I meant a job that would, from the get-go, provide a salary large enough to pay for his rent and expenses…and pay back his loans. In Calif, that could require a hefty salary that a young person trying to make it in film wouldn’t likely get…meaning that he may feel pressured to take another job (even if waiting tables) just to keep a roof over his head. </p>
<p>Often, when beginning in that field, it can be like starting an acting career. Income can be too low paid or too unrealiable to support themselves. No offense to those working in the “arts”. I meant a job, any job, that would be supporting. </p>
<p>I don’t think young people often firmly grasp how annoying and hard it is to pay back student loans. It seem so “out there” for them…years away…too far away to consider. They want what they want, now. </p>
<p>Now, if the OP’s parents are willing to let him blow-off his free ride to UCSB and pay for USC, then the risk would be a lot lower. But, the title of the thread suggests that parents aren’t an open check book, since he’s asking for a LOT of aid. I’m guessing that parents who are facing the choice of “free” from a very good UC and paying a chunk to USC aren’t going to be that open to paying. </p>
<p>In his previous thread, he backed off on USC once he learned he could only borrow $5,500 for frosh year. I’m guessing that he had thought that he could borrow whatever USC didn’t cover. </p>
<p>It’s a myth that only those who go to USC, Chapman or UCLA for film can make it. Take a look at the winners at annual Hollywood campus film fest. Those kids are from all over. They get noticed and get offers. </p>
<p>The student should look into what UCSB (or another recruiting school) offers for film.</p>
<p>I think his sport is baseball. If so, then he should find out if LMU will recruit him. They have film, I believe. </p>