Mature student, do I have a chance.

[scottish_jimmy]

<p>Hi folks, I live in Scotland and I have always wanted to study at Yale ever since i've learned about the place. I would love to study the MA in Playwriting at the Yale School of Drama. </p>

<p>I just wanted to ask; does experience count towards your application as much as university/college results?</p>

<p>I have a third in my BA (Hons) Film & Media, a partial HNC in Practical Journalism, i've been credited by a Scottish national tabloid for a college project, I have had articles published in regional papers and I have completed two feature length screenplays for film. I am now 30 years old and I was thinking I may be a bit long in the tooth for studying there lol.</p>

<p>I also have experience in the music business (managing bands, also worked for a label for a while), I have worked as a B2B salesman in the past and I am an experienced lifelong drummer and percussionist.</p>

<p>I only managed to get a third for my degree but I was battling an illness at the time (now fully recovered).</p>

<p>Any help would be very much appreciated.</p>

[Booklady]

<p>Yes, experience is a big consideration. The Yale School of Drama website says this:</p>

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An applicant to the Playwriting department should submit for consideration an original play, either full-length or one-act. Adaptations and collaborations may be submitted, but are reviewed only as supplementary to original and individual work. Musical scores, tapes, and CDs of musical works may be submitted, but cannot be returned. All writing samples are not returned. Special attention is given to the applicant’s statement of purpose. The resumé should include a list of plays written and produced, as well as all other theatre experience, such as acting, directing, or positions held within the theatre. Three letters of recommendation must be submitted.

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<p>[Application</a> Requirements by Program: Yale School of Drama](<a href=“http://drama.yale.edu/admissions/application_requirements.html]Application”>http://drama.yale.edu/admissions/application_requirements.html)</p>

[scottish_jimmy]

<p>Thanks Booklady. I’m going to be working on my theatre experience in the coming year and I am currently getting into writing plays (i’m not applying to Yale right now) I realise that my working writing experience is mainly editorial stuff (but I have been a lifelong writer). I am just wondering; can you still apply for an undergraduate degree even if you have already obtained one?</p>

[Booklady]

<p>I don’t think you can. But you can e-mail them and ask: <a href=“mailto:student.questions@yale.edu”>student.questions@yale.edu</a></p>

[taptele]

<p>You can’t get a BA,but good luck applying for an MA</p>