Looking to transfer to a top school with a film program

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<p>I'm currently a freshman in college, will have my Associate's by the end of the spring (14 credits this semester, 19 next semester) with a 3.7-4.0 GPA. I got into a lot of good schools (like NYU Tisch) when I applied last year, but we couldn't afford any of them so I decided to do a year at CC rather than going to a financial safety that I didn't really care about. I also could only apply to a limited amount of schools last year because of our financial situation, but we're a lot better off now so I'm going to reach for schools I was hesitant about before. :)</p>

<p>My high school grades weren't stellar... W GPA was 3.9 and I was in the top 20% (or maybe it was 25, I forget), I'm not sure about unweighted because my HS didn't tell us but I think it's in the neighborhood of 3.0-3.4. My test scores were pretty good though, 31 ACT and 2090 SAT (CR 710 M 650 W 730) so that probably helped me get in before. I have a wide range of ECs related to my interests (film, theatre, marketing/advertising) and a couple hundred hours of community service like most people on here so I'm not going to bother listing those because I'm not really looking to be chanced.</p>

<p>These are the schools I would like to apply to this year, and I'm looking for other recommendations. Ideally, I would like some advice about schools that meet full financial need. So, here's the list (in no particular order except for the first).</p>

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<li>USC (my number one choice by far. I love their film school and they have an awesome Consumer Behavior minor that I would pursue. It combines economics, sociology, psychology, marketing, and advertising.)</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon (I know they don't have a film program but I really like CMU and I wrote a great essay for them last time because I love their Creative Writing major/Cinema Studies minor)</li>
<li>University of Chicago (I'm a Chicago native and I love the city)</li>
<li>Northwestern University (I got rejected last year, but it's worth another shot... plus it's close to home)</li>
<li>Columbia University (great film school)</li>
<li>Yale (awesome/underrated film program too)</li>
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<p>So, I was wondering if anyone has any other suggestions that I might've overlooked. :) Please don't suggest NYU, I'm really not interested in applying there again.</p>

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<p>Full Sail Univ.-Excellent private funding… top equipment.
SFSU- Awesome school, for a decent price if you happen to be in state… Steven Zaillian went here.
Univ. Texas Austin- Very hands on and always encouraging students to attempt new cutting edge techniques
FSU- Assigns students in the film major a mentor to help them find a job w/in 12 months of graduation.
Ohio Univ. Not really familiar with this program but from what I understand it is phenomenal.</p>

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<p>I have no first-hand experience, but there is a parent who has posted a lot of in-depth information about the Ohio University program. Search on cc for (I think) digmedia’s posts… but even if they’re not his, search Ohio University film.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the suggestions. :D</p>