<p>I'm not sure about a few things right now but I thought I might as well express some of the things I am feeling right now and I thought this forum might be interested in hearing them. So anyway, here you go, read if you want:</p>
<p>I have known that I wanted to be a filmmaker ever since I was in middle school. I'm not exactly sure what about it that captured my imagination. I like the power, I like the process, I like the influence. I have made movies and independently honed my skills all throughout my high school career. When it came around the time to start researching colleges I knew exactly what I wanted: the most prestigious and incredible film program I could find. Many people pointed me to NYU and after visiting the campus and NYC it seemed like the perfect place for me.</p>
<p>I would not say that I am a typical student because of this. I am not only passionate about film but other subjects as well and because of all my extracurricular activities I am willing to take a hit when it comes to my GPA. In my opinion the time spent out of school seems to be so much more worthwhile and original than getting say an A in calculus. I have created my own path more than I have followed one. Instead of becoming the editor of the magazine at my school and distributing around its campus I started my own magazine and distributed it around my community and sent it for friends to distribute in other cities. Instead of joining the debate team I have lobbied numerous organizations (federal and private) on teenage prohibition and submitted editorial pieces to The New York Times and other newspapers. Instead of taking film classes and submitting to student festivals I have independently produced my own movies and created a web-site to showcase them all. My work has screened at underground (and over-ground) festivals in California and has aired on PBS. My website (<a href="http://www.codyb.com%5B/url%5D">http://www.codyb.com</a> ) is linked from many places around the web (including a movie from Sony Pictures Classics) and to this day has received over 75,000 hits. A few months ago I was featured, among a few others, in an LA Weekly feature about the next generation of artists. </p>
<p>This morning I opened a rejection letter from NYU, I wasn't even waitlisted. I honestly don't understand this. For the past few years I have been in contact with many students from the program who all said my reel was great and would get me in. I have talked with an NYU professor who said that she really enjoyed my reel as well. The only thing that I can see that may have caused this was my A-B grades (3.4 GPA-unweighted) and my SAT scores which no matter how hard I studied I performed poorly on because I am a slow test taker (580, 560 and I included a note about this in my application). I can see how this might have been a problem for them, but if they really cared about creating the most talented and creative class possible, to a degree, this would be the first thing they overlook.</p>
<p>I may have not been so frustrated with all of this if I had not recently seen the reels of many students who were accepted to Tisch for film. At first, I couldn't believe it. They either were produced so poorly that it was embarrassing to watch them or the content was so overwhelming clich</p>
<p>Well if your that upset ask them why they rejected you. Sorry about it I know it must suck to hear the news. No one takes rejections good. Are there any other schools u are thinking about attending?
Keep your head up!</p>
<p>though I think you need to work on the way you might come off to people (as you said yourself) I think it sounds like you have a great gift and that this will just be a small obstacle in your life. Keep going, pursue your dream, and in the end... NYU will be kicking themselves in the head...</p>
<p>im just going to repeat what i said on the other post.</p>
<p>if you had a low sat score but they still really wanted you, they would have put you in gsp (i know everyone says tisch kids dont get put in gsp, but they fact is, they can be, and this year i know somebody did: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com...t=163731&page=5%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com...t=163731&page=5</a> post #68) and i had virtually no ecs (and none relating to film) or volunteer work, and my gpa was the same as yours (3.4 unweighted) and i got in to film/tv with a s@ts invite. and i dont think my video was amazing or anything. and i dont have a high efc either.</p>
<p>i went to your site and watched your demo reel. i dont know if this is what you sent in, but if it is, i think i know why you were rejected now. i really love the music you used, and your camera angles are impressive (i will be the first to tell you that my camera angles need a whole lot of work), but NYU has been very specific that what they are looking for is storytelling ability. the first video on your demo reel is just a bunch of kids running around strangely, the second is just some people in a tshirt, the third does tell a short story about the water fight, but then the fourth is just a water bottle that has different color lights shining through it. i mean, these all look cool, but im just telling you that what nyu was looking for was storytelling, and im afraid thats something your demo reel lacked. now, if you submitted something else entirely, then i dont know, and ignore everything i said.</p>
<p>Quit your *****ing man! Life sucks and is unfair, and you should know that better than most people since youre sooo in tune with everything. A university CANNOT overlook your weak factors simply because you have "exceptional" talent. If they did, I wouldve gotten D's in all my classes and found a cure for cancer. If universities did do this, then people who honestly worked hard in school to do things like, , oh, lets say economics, would never have a chance against the ones that devoted so much time into making films.</p>
<p>I would say, more importantly, that the road ahead will be filled with moments like these, so you better start to get used to it. In a career like film, no matter how talented you are, you will receive rejections constantly, and your road to the top will be filled with obstacles that will put your NYU rejection to shame. You sound focused, but your success will depend soley on how you take the adversities (like this one) in life. This is just the begining.</p>
<p>Had you worked as hard on your application Essays as this little complain you eat right here, you would most likely to get in and certainly at least (not literally) to be waitlisted. I hope I can transfer my admission to NYU to you but unfortunately you are not even waitlisted. Life is unfair, but who knows why. There is no God to expect but your self. Anyway, I am sympathetic about your concern.</p>