<p>Hello there I'm new to this forum and am a recent high school graduate who just started college a few months ago. I'm an Acting major and have been ever since I fell iin love with Audrey Hepurn when I was 5 years old. I intially didn't even want to go to college since I just wanted to break into Hollywood as soon as possible. However my dad forced me to go to college since he thinks I need something to ''fallback'' on. Unfortunatly I couldn't go straight to University since I was a poor student in High School and had a 2.55 GPA plus have yet to take the SATs or ACTs. I am currently a first semester freshman at Santa Monica CC and am currently taking Acting 1 and am panning on taking a rigours Acting curriculm until I transfer to either UCLA or USC since I heard those two schools have the best Acting programs. My questions however are....</p>
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<li><p>Have I missed my time?? I've been lurking this forum recently and have read that it's next to impossible to go to any good BA or BFA Acting programs as a transsfer student. Please say this isn't so. </p></li>
<li><p>What about LMU and CSULA I hardly hearthose mentioned in this forum... I've read that they have great Acting programs but is that not true??</p></li>
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<p>Please answer these questions and help this poor first sememster transfer freshman out. Thank you.</p>
<p>I transferred after one semester of college into the BFA program at BU. I took the second semester off though, because I wanted to give myself time to concentrate of re-applying and auditions and such. It’s not too late for you to transfer. It’s actually never really TOO late…we have one transfer in my freshman class who has already completed two years of college. </p>
<p>Most BFA programs will require you to complete four years of the program, however, so you have to start off as a freshman again. You can just opt out of some liberal arts credits, depending on how many credits transfer over. </p>
<p>It is really difficult to get into a BFA program as a transfer student. I won’t lie. At my program, our assistant director said that there were close to 85-100ish transfer auditions, and only 5 were accepted. We yeilded 4 of them though, including myself. You have to be in good academic standing to transfer into many schools, so you will have to take the SATs and/or ACTs. </p>
<p>My suggestion would be to really work on keeping your grades up, and to PLAN AHEAD if you’re going to try to transfer for fall 2011. The transfer auditions will most likely happen while you’re still in school, so I’d encourage you to start applying immediately and working on your audition pieces as well.</p>
<p>In contrast, transferring to a non-audition BA program is no different than a “normal” liberal arts transfer. There are loads of excellent BA programs with excellent opportunities to transfer as long as you are academically a strong transfer candidate in general.</p>
<p>If you are attempting to transfer into a program where you will not be starting over, or if you are transferring into a program like BU that only likes to take a small amount of transfers, then you will have a harder chance.</p>
<p>But if you are a transfer student and are willing to start over at a 4 year BFA program, you’re chances of getting in are no worse than any high school seniors auditioning. You are put into the same pool, and in some cases, being a transfer can really help you out because you can really show the schools you are auditioning for that this is what you really want to do. People will tell you auditioning to be a transfer is hard, and maybe not even worth it. But if this is what you truly want to do, go out there and audition. </p>
<p>2 years ago I was not accepted to any BFA program I auditioned for, and I found myself in a BA program that really didn’t fit me. Although it was hard, I got back on my feet and did the college audition process for a second time. I’m now getting a BFA at my #1 School, and I couldn’t be happier with where I am. If this is really what you want to do, ignore the statistics and go out and get it! It’s worth the risk. </p>
<p>If you have any other questions about the transfer process feel free to ask here, PM me, or take a look at the various transfer threads.</p>
<p>you mentioned “breaking into hollywood” in your initial post. if your intent is to just do film/tv acting, there is no need I feel to go to a conservatory training program since most concentrate on training stage actors. I think you’d be best served by studying something else while taking outside classes around LA and to start auditioning for student film work and working to find an agent. </p>
<p>if you want to do stagework as well, then disregard this post.</p>
<p>Thanks to everyone or the kind advice I just have one more question what are good Universities in California that have excellent BA and BFA programs and are transfer friendly… What’s the best school if I want to make connections in Hollywood as an alumni.</p>
I just have one more question what are good Universities in California that have excellent BA and BFA programs and are transfer friendly… What’s the best school if I want to make connections in Hollywood as an alumni.</p>