<p>rainmama: My D was also accepted into Spring 2009 for Annenberg...After reading over the materials, we realized that there is no guarantee of housing for Spring......There was mention of spots becoming available in the fall, but it didn't sound promising (and it also sounded, as said above, that it is dependent upon availability in certain areas...)</p>
<p>I sent you a PM</p>
<p>I think all spring admits get housing. USC tries to put them all in freshman housing initially, but some get stuck in sophomore housing. However, most spring admits end up reassigning into freshman housing eventually.</p>
<p>Rainmama, I've been sitting here waiting for the kids on the SCA board to be accepted in this wave, and I'm so glad your S is in, even though it's for spring. There actually have been a couple of SCA kids on CC talking about perhaps not being able to come for various reasons (like if FA doesn't work out, or East Coast kids preferring NYU) and there are certainly kids turning down one SCA major in favor of another; maybe this will help in terms of changing from spring to fall. If it has to be spring, you probably already know that the only film course most SCA freshmen will have taken by that point is a big intro to film course. (There is a big push to get all general ed requirements out of the way as quickly as possible. Especially for Production, this is supposed to happen in the first three semesters.) I'm wondering how your S would feel about an internship of some kind duing the fall quarter (Many studios have them. The unpaid ones usually say that the student has to receive college credit, but maybe something could be worked out with USC/SCA under the circumstances.) If he did this, he might find himself starting film school feeling ahead of the game with real world experience instead of behind. He might also conceivably get rid of some general ed requirements through a community college, which would let him start USC on the same academic schedule as other second semester freshmen. Good luck with all this!</p>
<p>Rainmomma,</p>
<p>Congratulations on your son getting in! Most film classes begin the second semester sophomore year or first semester junior, after the general ed classes are out of the way. My daughter has no AP classes nor community college classes so she will be perhaps taking longer to finish her general ed requirements than some students. Like Nestor said, your son can always take community classes in the fall to chip away at the general ed. I think the spring admission is still an admission to a fantastic program! Just the timing is different. In one year it probably won't make much a difference.</p>
<p>Rainmama, that's just fantastic that he got in. I have a D who started at USC last fall but one of her older sisters started at a different college in the spring semester and she used that fall break to take an amazing trip and have a good break from academia. She started and finished college in February and got a big jump on other job seekers. It has all worked out so wonderfully and she doesn't regret it a bit.</p>
<p>Hey guys, thanks for all the encouragement and great ideas. We're feeling more positive about this now that we've had a chance to think about it and discuss as a family. I mean it's USC Film School, for cryin out loud!!! S is really happy to be in, and we are all looking forward to visiting this month. Oddly enough, his top 3 choices are all places we have not visited, so I've got to start making some travel arrangements!</p>
<p>kerryl - sorry about your D's bad news from USC, but it looks like she's got excellent options. That's a wonderful thing to have a good fallback.</p>
<p>Rainmama, it's great your son got in. We haven't heard yet from production and are thinking rejection since his status says 3/29. If he were a Spring admit I am sure he would take it, since as you say it's the best in the country. Your son has lots of options for the Fall. The best of luck to you and your son.</p>
<p>ACCEPTED!!!!</p>
<p>I just found out today. Can't believe it. Totally blown away. I'm a spring admit, too, though.</p>
<p>Awelex, congratulations!!! What does your status say? My son has the dreaded
acted on 3/29.......</p>
<p>Funnily enough, my status changed about an hour ago. Up to then, it was "we are reviewing...".
So, is spring admission to SCA guaranteed or is it on a first-come-first-served basis?</p>
<p>collegebound - Thanks, and I'll keep my fingers crossed for you today.</p>
<p>curious1 - sorry about your bad news (from the other thread), but UT has a great film program. So congrats on that!</p>
<p>awelex - Ah, company in the spring admit world... congrats! As I read the admission folder, you are guaranteed admission into the SCA major if you say yes. Were you production? My S applied only to critical studies, but it doesn't say that on the letter.</p>
<p>Also, I just checked status. Like awelex, it changed today to the "committee has acted" status.</p>
<p>High five, rainmama! Looks like I'll meet your son next year ;)
Yes, I'm production. However, it says "Cinema-Television" on the letter. But from what I've heard, we're supposed to get separate mail from SCA.</p>
<p>Is your son going for sure?</p>
<p>USC is definitely the frontrunner for him right now. He needs to visit, and will also look at Arizona State's Barrett Honors College. He can go there essentially for free because of National Merit, and we've been really impressed by everything we've heard about the honors college. ASU has a very new film production program and media studies program. While obviously nowhere near as prestigious as USC, it could present some opportunities being in a developing program. S was really impressed to read about their students working on Prison Break and Medium, two of his fav's. But he's not sure he could go that long without rain ;)</p>
<p>Yay, rainmama's S, awelex, Rodney'd D, and anyone I missed (sorry). And congratulations to all here for surviving college app season '08. Now that our kids have their decisions in hand, have ridden the roller coaster of ups and downs, and are looking closely at who has made offers (and the $$ involved) isn't it interesting? Comparing colleges at this point is entirely different than before, since each acceptance (hope most here have at least 2 possibles) is real--not just a dream. I wish all of us luck in sorting through the choices. I know the students really can't go wrong. </p>
<p>It is a great idea to visit the campuses. My s and I just spent several days at WashU, where he was interviewing for a scholarship, and it was incredibly enlightening to compare one school to another--with the knowledge that he is accepted at both. Also, the colleges treat their accepted pre-froshes extremely well. Now that they have accepted you, they really really want you to come. After all those months (years) dreaming and hoping they want you, it's so nice to have the shoe on the other foot!</p>
<p>I'd love to hear about your decisions and thoughts. Best of luck.</p>
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<p>Kerryrl, my S is planning for Chapman. You D might enjoy this facebook group: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=25059925303%5B/url%5D">http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=25059925303</a> (if link doesn't work, search groups for "dodge college").</p>
<p>Also, here is a promo video for Chapman film school: <a href="http://vidshadow.tv/video_player.asp?videoid=8247%5B/url%5D">http://vidshadow.tv/video_player.asp?videoid=8247</a> It might help your D with her decision.</p>
<p>Sorry to throw this stuff into the SCA discussion, but I thought since a lot of people on here are rejected by SCA, it might be relevant. :-)</p>
<p>Thanks, Timely, for your message.</p>
<p>There are lots of great film schools out there - USC, Chapman, UT, FSU, and NYU. New programs are cropping up which also present exciting opportunities...the Arizona one, for example. I also know of a Pasadena school which is highly acclaimed in graphic arts. They now have a film program which I expect to do well. Check it out: Art Center School of Design. My daughter had planned to apply there if she did not get into USC. If you did not get in this year to film school, I'd call the Admissions Dept and ask how you might strengthen your application. Maybe they want to see first year college grades or better letters of rec.</p>
<p>Best of luck to everyone! We've all worked hard these past several months (parents included!) and I am so glad I had you all to chat with on this forum.</p>
<p>Out of curiousity, did any of you apply and get accepted into FSU Film?</p>
<p>I applied to FSU, went for an interview, and just received notice that I'm on the wait list for the film school. Doesn't matter to me much anyway at this point, since I have already committed to USC.</p>
<p>Chinaski, sorry to hear that you didn't get into USC. Will you be heading to Chapman then, or somewhere else?</p>
<p>Chapman, Miami, or Loyola Marymount...not sure yet. I wish Chapman was in LA, I wish LMU gave me more money, and I wish Miami was closer to Hollywood. They're ll great schools, I just want to make sure I make the correct decision.</p>