<p>Cody-
I may have only gotten into GSP, but after a year, I'm going to Tisch. Essentially, I'm taking the same classes as all the Tischie freshman except instead o taking a liberal arts class with potentially 50 -100 people I'm only taking it with 15. And since my hs has only 88 kids in my class (the largest class ever mind you), I will probably be more successful anyways. I think scrapnel made some good points and so did you. However, I think it is easier to teach good technique than good storytelling. However, since you have have been doing "professional work" maybe you don't really need to go to a film school like NYU. Anyhow, enjoy Chapman. I'm sure that if you keep working on your weaknesses and improve you strengthed.
Good luck</p>
<p>"Cody-
I may have only gotten into GSP, but after a year, I'm going to Tisch. Essentially, I'm taking the same classes as all the Tischie freshman except instead o taking a liberal arts class with potentially 50 -100 people I'm only taking it with 15. And since my hs has only 88 kids in my class (the largest class ever mind you), I will probably be more successful anyways. I think scrapnel made some good points. However, since you have have been doing "professional work" mayeb you don't really need to go to a film school like NYU. Are you considering any other schools?
Good luck"</p>
<p>I am familiar with how the GSP-Tisch connection works, I know someone who went through it. That's cool, I attend a small high school as well (62 kids in my whole school) but have taken college classes (my high school is also on a university campus) where there are many more students. </p>
<p>I can't detect your tone and if you are being sarcastic when you quote "professional work" but that has simply been the case and I do not see what is wrong with pushing to make the highest quality work possible. And yes, I have thought about avoiding film school (and college) in favor of taking up an internship. If you would have read my entire post you would have noticed that I am seriously considering Chapman University. Also, I am still waiting to hear back from Columbia Universities School of General Studies. Should hear back in a couple weeks. </p>
<p>Good luck, and enjoy Tisch. Congrats.</p>
<p>-cody</p>
<p>-- Cody</p>
<p>isn't the Columbia's School of General Studies for people who have had a disruption in their education...and these are normally adults who had to serve war, or other reasons...think of it as an adult school?</p>
<p>it just seems odd to me that you've applied there.
although i'm considering NYU...I know a lot about Columbia...with great sincerity (it's really hard, i agree on the internet) good luck with everything!</p>
<p>micheeatsfish--</p>
<p>Columbia's School of General Studies has quite the reputation on this board. Yes, it is typically for nontraditional adult students who have had breaks in their education but it is also for high school students who have careers and can only attend part-time. GS students fresh out of high school are fashion models, concert pianists, ect. </p>
<p>When I was looking at schools I was looking for a university that would allow me to pursue both my professional and academic ambitions simultaneously. I could either go to a top film school where I would be able to take great liberal arts classes in conjunction with pursuing filmmaking in a classroom setting or I could attend a university part time and develop my filmmaking work independently. I have always been more interested in the latter which was why I was so thrilled when I discovered GS. </p>
<p>However, you have the right idea, students my age in that program are rare. You have to jump through a few hoops in order to apply and I would highly recommend talking to someone on the admissions board before you apply (and not after) if you are considering applying as a high school student. It is all clear now but I had to submit an extra letter explaining why I had to attend school part time.</p>
<p>I should hear back from them in a couple weeks and I am really anxious about it because it is still my top choice (even though I originally really wanted to attend NYU).</p>
<p>-cody</p>
<p>Cody- I wasn't being sarcastic, I promise (the disadvantage to the internet... tone). Best of luck again. By the way, I did see you were seriously considering chapman... I was just throwing it out there. Best of luck.</p>
<p>Alright, well, I was just trying to point out that even if grades and tests are below par for NYU, you can still be considered. They say they weigh academics and talent equally, and I still strongly believe that's true. When I went up there this past weekend, they told us that their reasoning behind that is they want to make sure the students they admit are able to do well enough in all their gen ed courses to be able to devote much of their time to film. And that makes sense to me. (I mean, yeah, it kinda sucks cuz I'm pretty sure most of us aren't looking forward to the gen ed classes, but it's a requirement at all "regular" universities.) </p>
<p>And as for the reels of other admitted students that youve seen, if they really are as bad as you say (I don't think NYU takes how well they were produced into account as much as they do potential), then all I can offer is that maybe their dramatic essays were exceptional.</p>
<p>Also, I agree with you that, clearly, there are going to be other people needed in aspects of film besides "storytellers," but again, from going and visiting this weekend, I gathered that the philosophy of the faculty seems to be that you should be able to tell a story through everything. In the Sound class, they make you put together a story with only sounds. In the Visual Imaging class, they make you tell a story with only different still pictures, and rearranging them to see how that changes, etc. Even camera men need to understand storytelling aspects, otherwise they might shoot from an angle that, while it may look cool, emphasizes something other than what should be emphasized. Same with all the other positions available in the film industry. Does that make sense? (Not saying this in a snooty condescending way, just sometimes my thoughts don't make sense to other people.) That's just the conclusion I came to about what NYU's point of view might be after this weekend (and personally I consider myself first and foremost a writer so I agree with that philosophy, but I'm sure other people see differently). Another thing - when I was there this weekend, there was actually almost as many girls as their were guys at Saturday at the Square (I'm a girl myself). I was surprised at that, actually, but since that was a point you made, I thought I'd mention it.</p>
<p>And hey, that still might not be it. There could be another reason entirely besides storytelling or academics that NYU chose to reject you, who knows? A lot of times these college decisions really are quite baffling.</p>
<p>But anyway, like the others, I still wish you the best of luck and hope you are able to make a decision between schools (or internships) that will be the most profitable for you. This rejection from NYU could be best, if what you intend on doing is pursuing professional work immediately. College isn't the best option for everyone. I know personally I want to go because I know I still need a safe place to experiment and figure out just what I want to do and how I want to do it. But if you already have that figured out, or want to do it through 'real world' experience, then that's great. And Chapman looks pretty nice, too.</p>
<p>Oh, and as for the video I sent in, the file is too big for me to get online right now (a little more than 400mb. I have enough web space because I recently bought space for reconstructing my website, but it's just been an issue trying to get it up - I have dial-up Internet), but when I can find a decent free compressor (or if you know of any by some chance), I would be more than glad to let you see it. Although to be honest, I didn't think it would get me in. It pretty much looks done, but really I didn't entirely finish it (for reasons relating to my maniacal job that was scheduling me almost 40 hours a week literally up until the DAY after the NYU deadline), it was...quite different from other things I'd done, and as I said before, I will willingly admit that actual camera work is not my strong point right now. Your producing abilities definitely surpass mine. But like I said, I'd be glad to show it to you if I can get it up.</p>
<p>hey scrapnel-- I'm just as interested to see your website if you have one already up. What is the link...I don't do film but I'm interested...I do some photography work</p>
<p>well, here's my old website:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/emo2/nobodyshero%5B/url%5D">http://www.angelfire.com/emo2/nobodyshero</a></p>
<p>(obviously) its hosted on a free site though, so there's lots of ads, and just as a heads up, i found out recently that the webdesign isn't fully compatible with firefox browsers.</p>
<p>but, mainly, i just never posted the link cuz i made that site the summer after my sophomore year of high school and haven't updated it with anything recent since then hehe. so its pretty basic. plus all those videos were from specific assignments because sophomore year is when i took the one and only video class at my high school.</p>
<p>but you guys are welcome to look around and i can still let it be known when my current site is going to be up and running. if all goes as planned i should have it finished by the end of may.</p>
<p>Just so you know it's not on SATs, I didn't have amazingly high results - similar to yours actually, and I got accepted to Tisch for acting. But I'm from the UK, so I suspect that helped.</p>
<p>Don't worry, if you're as good as you say you are, it's their loss. :)</p>