<p>I'm (almost)a junior at The University of South Florida and wondering if anyone could offer some suggestions because I don't know where to start.
I have a 3.3 college gpa and average SAT scores but I'm highly active in extracurriculars(I write for USFs school paper, president of two campus clubs, etc).
I'm looking for a school with a good theater/film department. I would like to major in cinema studies(the operative word being "studies", I don't want to go to film school per se) and minor in Theatre.
I would love to transfer to a small, liberal arts type school and get away from from the noisy city. My ideal situation would be a college where almost everyone lives on campus- a very close knit sort of deal.</p>
<p>university of miami
university of florida</p>
<p>Here are some ideas for liberal arts schools. Some would be reachy for a transfer with a 3.3, others would be good solid target schools. They also have a lot of different personalities. But, this will give you a starting point towards figuring out what you might be looking for:</p>
<p>Rollins, Sewannee (the College of the South), Eckerd, Dickinson, Lawrence U, Pitzer U, Davidson, Macalester, Muhlenberg, Wesleyan, St. Lawrence U, Mt. Holyoke or Smith (if female), Hampshire, Dension, U of Redlands-Johnston Center.</p>
<p>There are quite a few other LACs that might fit the bill as well, but this will give you a starting point. </p>
<p>Also, you might want to consider some small universities. They'd give you the small size intimate feel you are looking for, and will broaden your options.</p>
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<p>Good list of suggestions by Carolyn. Also, if you want to cross the country, try Pitzer College, which is a small school but part of the Claremont (CA) consortium (about an hour outside of L.A. in a town that will remind you more of New England than Hollywood). There, you can also take classes at the four neighboring colleges ... all highly respected (Pomona, Scripps, Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd). In fact, as a Media Studies major you would be required to take classes at the other schools (see Welcome</a> to the Media Studies Website ) but I think you'd find it a best-of-both-worlds situation (i.e., small, friendly campus community but not confining).</p>
<p>Thank you. I'm looking these schools up and they're excellent suggestions. :)</p>
<p>FSU, although getting in is less likely than winning the lottery.</p>
<p>Yeah, I already tried FSU. They're only taking transfers from CCs right now(every FL school is getting crazy budget cuts, so I don't blame them). But maybe it's for the best.</p>
<p>Fordham. You also might read through the Musical Theater section of CC. There are stray posts there in topics other than just MT and even if not, if you post your inquiry, many people there know the theater world inside and out. Plus they are nice and helpful. Worth a try.</p>
<p>Also maybe look at Emerson, Wagner, Syracuse.</p>
<p>Well if you're willing to come up north, you should definitely look at Temple.</p>
<p>Temple looks pretty cool. Roughly how many people are in the communications and theatre department? I'm having trouble finding numbers.</p>
<p>I have absolutely no idea, but they're both quite popular departments.</p>
<p>look at Oberlin, which has a strong film studies program and lots of theater and community and it is "suburban" though fairly accessible to a big city; it might be a reach, but so are most of the other schools mentioned.</p>
<p>Chapman in Orange, California is a possibility and they have a very good film school (and are fairly near Hollywood, compared to many of the other schools recommended).</p>