<p>I know this is probably a long shot, but I'd really like to learn more about graduate school for playwriting. See, I'm a senior in high school right now and I intend on going to grad school. However, I don't want to make the same academic mistakes I did in high school, so I'm setting my goals now, that way I can work on them steadily for four years. </p>
<p>Some schools I have already started looking at. Yale is my first choice, followed by Columbia and Princeton, then UCLA and I guess CUNY Brooklyn as a safety. It's not set in stone, but I would very much like to shoot for Yale. Here are my questions!</p>
<p>*I read on the internet that some playwriting programs only accept two or three people per class. Is this true? If so, what does that make the acceptance rate, percentage-wise? Is there any website I can go to where I might find this information out on my own? </p>
<p>*What is the curriculum like at these schools? How much artistic freedom do you have? How often do you get produced? I also read that some grad schools hire a director and troupe of actors for each playwriting student they have. Is that true? If so, do you have any experience with that arrangement?</p>
<p>*Is financial aid easy to get for graduate school? How much do you get compared to what you got in undergraduate? You probably have a work-study arrangement. What is that like? Do you enjoy the work? Does it pay well?</p>
<p>If anyone can help, thank you so much. If not, then I understand.</p>