<p>Thank you everyone! I am so thrilled to receive responses from people that understand that screenwriting is not just a “phase” and that try to encourage him to do something more concrete and secure.</p>
<p>That being said, as great of a school UNC is, he’s not exactly the let’s go tarheels type. He loves everything they have to offer academically, but socially he feels it is not the best fit. GW on the other hand is intellectually everything he wants in a school, he loves the city environment and he was offered admission into the honors program. He spoke to the Creative Writer director at GW and was assured that yes, there was a creative minor he could pursue, however the closest thing to a screenwriting class is playwriting. </p>
<p>So…do you go to UNC, an environment where you don’t have “that feel” but on paper appears perfect? Or do you go to GW, an environment you love, but on paper does not offer everything you are looking for? This is his dilemna.</p>
<p>I also agree with the MFA in screenwriting. This way he can have the undergrad experience he always envisioned, and if the screenwriting fire is still burning within him, he can continue that path in grad school. We also have him registered in a screenwriting class this summer at a local university, in hopes that it will either fuel his passion or douse it. </p>
<p>Thanks again for your time and support!</p>