Please rank these 6 schools/programs in terms of prestige

College Search & Selection
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<p>RIT, specifically the School of Film and Animation
Drexel University, specificaly the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
University of Southern California, specifically the School of Cinematic Arts
Skidmore College, for computer science and art
Northeastern University, as a dual computer science/digital art major
Penn State University Park, as a computer science major </p>

<p>(I know prestige isn't everything, but it is one factor to consider. Thx.)</p>

2

<p>USC
Northeastern
Skidmore
Drexel
Penn State
RIT</p>

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<p>Thanks. I would have thought the schools, in general, would be ranked:</p>

<ol>
<li>USC</li>
<li>Skidmore</li>
<li>RIT
4/5. tie: Northeastern, Penn State</li>
<li>Drexel</li>
</ol>

<p>But I’m not completely familiar with the PA schools. I also think Northeastern doesn’t get the credit it deserves.</p>

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<ol>
<li>USC</li>
<li>Penn State University Park</li>
<li>RIT</li>
<li>Skidmore</li>
<li>Drexel</li>
<li>Northeastern(NOBODY out of the Northeast will EVER have heard of Northeastern. I think it gets far too much credit on CC.)</li>
</ol>

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<p>Drexel’s Art and Design is supposed to be good, but the school is a total dump.</p>

6

<p>There’s a key school missing from your list if you are thinking computer science and art for film purposes:</p>

<p>Carnegie Mellon</p>

<p>The department where Randy Pauch (sp?), the professor who gave his Last Lecture, a very downloaded YouTube video, taught before his death.</p>

7

<p>Good thought, but CMU is in a different league – much harder to get into than anything else on that list. (If Skidmore and USC are “slight reaches”, then CMU is unnattainable.) But again, for someone in the top 5% of their class, a good idea.</p>

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<p>jec’s about right.</p>

9

<p>I have been told that the SC School of Cinematic Arts only admits about 5% of the applicants. (That is not from an official source). The admit rate for other programs may be higher, but the School of Cinematic Arts is extremely selective.</p>

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<p>one more vote for Jec’s list, agree 100%. USC and Penn State are quite a notch higher than the rest.</p>

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<p>I vote for RIT.</p>